Fogarty supports scientific global health activities throughout Russia, Eurasia and the Arctic, including the following activities in Russia.
US-Russia Scientific Forum for Biomedical and Behavioral Research
As the premier biomedical and behavioral research agency, NIH leads U.S. government medical research collaboration with Russia. As part of this collaboration, NIH has signed a number of agreements with the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. These agreements are focused on expanding U.S.-Russia collaborations in biomedical and behavioral research, supporting clinical and translational research trainings and facilitating scientific exchanges.
- From the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH):
US-Russia Bilateral Commission
In July of 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian Federation President Dmitry A. Medvedev created a U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission. The Commission includes a Health Working Group, which is led by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, and by the Russian Federation Minister of Health Tatyana A. Golikova. The Health Working Group (HWG) includes the following areas of focus: maternal and child health, healthy lifestyles, global health and scientific collaboration. Fogarty is the leading agency on the scientific collaboration component of the HWG and the U.S.-Russia Scientific Forum is the main mechanism for the implementation of the scientific collaborative activities within the HWG of the Bilateral Presidential Commission.
US-Russia Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Public Health and Medical Science
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the working partner on the Health Working Group of the U.S.-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission together with the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development (MoHSD). As part of the bilateral commission, the DHHS and MoHSD signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on July 9, 2009 on expanding collaborations in public health and medical research. The MOU has three distinct components: maternal and child health, healthy lifestyles and medical research.
Marya Levintova, Ph.D.
International Program Officer for Russia, Eurasia, Arctic Affairs and Canada
Division of International Relations, Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31 Room B2C11
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: (301) 496.5404
FAX: (301) 480-3414
Email (preferred): marya.levintova@nih.gov