Eurasia, South and Central Asia region news, resources and funding for global health researchers

Fogarty fosters partnerships between U.S. scientists and their counterparts in Eurasia through implementation of international agreements and other activities which support international collaboration. Each year, U.S. scientists, both at government and university laboratories and institutions, undertake joint projects in all areas of biomedical and behavioral science with their colleagues from throughout this region. Collaboration is carried out through fellowships and exchanges, joint grant awards, and under the auspices of high-level government commissions.

Countries in Region

Armenia, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, Belarus, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Republic of Moldova, Nepal, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey (Türkiye), Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

NIH Funded Research Impacting Eurasia, South and Central Asia

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

Regional News

• Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication — Pakistan, January 2023–June 2024
  CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), September 12, 2024
• Empowering Through Climate Education, profile of Fogarty’s Josh Rosenthal
  Span, U.S. Embassy New Delhi, August 2024
• Can acceptance dismantle stigma and reduce HIV rates in Nepal?
  Global Health Matters, July/August 2024
• Empowerment Among Adolescent Girls in Nepal: A Concept Mapping Exploratory Study, co-authored by Fogarty International Research Scientist Sara Elizabeth Baumann
  Global Health: Science and Practice, June 27, 2024
• Melioidosis in Patients with COVID-19 Exposed to Contaminated Tap Water, Thailand, 2021
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, April 2024

Funding/Training Opportunities

• DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance - offers a variety of Research Fellowships
• e-Asia Joint Research Program
  
• Pakistan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperation Program - Implemented by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in the U.S. and by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) in Pakistan, and co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• U.S.-India Science and Technology Forum Visitations & Fellowships 

U.S. Government Resources

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Europe/Eurasia Office
  
• NIH Resources in Asian and Pacific Island Languages
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Global Research in South and Central Asia
  
• US Agency for International Development (USAID) on Europe and Eurasia
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on Asia

Other Resources

• Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) reports:
  • The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy - Europe and Central Asia Regional Edition
  • The Global Burden of Disease: Generating Evidence, Guiding Policy - South Asia Regional Edition
    
• American International Health Alliance - Eurasia
  
• Center for Strategic and International Studies - Russia and Eurasia Program
• Eurasia Foundation
  
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Kennan Institute
  
• IndianBioscience.org
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• Indo-US Science Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
• International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)
  
• National Informatics Center, India
• World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for South-East Asia
  

Fogarty Contact

Ranjan Gupta, Ph.D.
Regional Program Director for Eurasia and South and Central Asia
Division of International Relations
Fogarty International Center
National Institutes of Health
Building 31 Room B2C11
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220
Telephone: 301-402-6212
Fax: 301-480-3414
Email (preferred): ranjan.gupta@nih.gov

NIH News & Resources

• NIH Clinical Center Sabbatical in Clinical Research Management
  
• NIH Office of Technology Transfer International Mentoring Opportunities
• NIH Visiting Program
• NIH Clinical Center Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research
• NIH Information for Foreign Applicants and Grantees
  

Updated September 13, 2024