East Asia and the Pacific region news, resources and funding for global health researchers

Intramural and extramural scientists supported by NIH carry out a number of collaborative research efforts with colleagues in East Asia and the Pacific. While some activities take place under the auspices of bilateral programs, the majority of collaborations are initiated by scientists to meet their own research objectives.

Countries in Region

Australia, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Laos, Macao, Mongolia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Philippines, Pacific Islands, Timor – Leste, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam.

NIH Funded Research Impacting East Asia and the Pacific

• Through grant funding to U.S. universities, NIH facilitates international collaboration throughout East Asia and the Pacific in all areas of the biomedical and behavioral sciences.

Recent News

• Ceftriaxone-Resistant Gonorrhea — China, 2022
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), March 28, 2024>
• The risk of mpox importation and subsequent outbreak potential in Chinese mainland: a retrospective statistical modelling study, co-authored by Fogarty’s Kaiyuan Sun
  Infectious Diseases of Poverty, February 29, 2024
  
• CDC Opens New East Asia and Pacific Regional Office in Japan
  CDC news release, February 5, 2024
• Filling the Eye Care Gap Down Under
  NIH Record, October 13, 2023
• Soon Explores How the Chinese Diaspora Shaped Medicine in the Region
  NIH Record, July 7, 2023
  

Funding/Training Opportunities

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship Opportunities (JSPS)
• Korean Biomedical Scientist Fellowship Program
• e-Asia Joint Research Program

U.S. Government Resources

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Asia and Pacific Office
• NIH Resources in Asian and Pacific Island Languages
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Asia
  

Other Resources

• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation report: The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy - East Asia and Pacific Regional Edition
• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
  
• Asian Development Bank
• Asian Technology Information Program
• International Development Research Centre - Asia
• Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
• South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
  
• World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia
• World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
  

Fogarty Contact

Tina Chung, M.P.H.
Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific
Division of International Relations
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31 Room B2C11
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: (301) 496-4784
FAX: (301) 480-3414
Email (preferred): tina.chung@nih.gov

Updated April 1, 2024