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.

Regional News

• Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Post–COVID-19 Condition during Omicron BA.5–Dominant Wave, Japan 
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, July 2024
• DR2 Expands Network at Conference in Asia
  National Institute of Environmental Health Science’s Global Environmental Health Newsletter, June 2024
• Fogarty fellow capitalizes on crowdsourcing to promote HIV self-testing
  Global Health Matters, May/June 2024
• Vaccine Research Delegation from Japan Visits VRC
  NIH Record, May 10, 2024
• Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus Infection, Guangdong Province, China, 2022
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2024
• Ceftriaxone-Resistant Gonorrhea — China, 2022
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), March 28, 2024
• Associations of childhood BMI traits with blood pressure and glycated haemoglobin in 6-9-year-old Samoan children, co-authored by former Fogarty Global Health Fellow Courtney C. Choy
  Pediatric Obesity, March 4, 2024

Funding/Training Opportunities

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

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

US 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
  

Online 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
  

Updated July 12, 2024