July/August 2011 Global Health Matters Newsletter

Global Health Matters, Fogarty International Center's newsletter, includes the latest information on global health research, and is published by the Office of Communications. The newsletter is distributed by email every two months.

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Inside this Issue

• Noncommunicable disease (NCD) panel highlights need for comprehensive solutions
• Arab Spring provides new opportunities for US collaborations with Egypt
• New research details spread of swine flu virus
• Domesticated foxes provide insight into human behavior
• Focus on the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
• About NIAID
• HIV/AIDS: 30 years of hard-won victories
• Q and A with NIAID Director Dr. Anthony S. Fauci
• NTDs and the skewed burden of disease
• Research targets new diagnostics, drugs and vaccines for TB
• NIAID-funded centers seek to enhance malaria control
• Basis for key parasite function in malaria found
• ICER program fosters research collaborations in developing countries
• Centers expand global reach of influenza research
• NIAID funding and training for foreign scientists and institutions
• Giant steps in the battle against HIV/AIDS: opinion by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass
• Focusing on new medicines for the developing world
• Ambassador Goosby’s long view on the fight against HIV/AIDS
• First Lady Michelle Obama visits Fogarty grantee in Botswana
• Global health briefs
• People in the news

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