Between 2000 and 2021, the number of babies born with sickle cell disease (SCD) surged by 13.5%. Researchers studying SCD in Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda and Nigeria discuss their work and the potential benefits for patients worldwide.
Dr. Kaiyuan Sun is a research scientist in Fogarty’s Division of International Epidemiology and Population Studies (DIEPS). In this Q&A, he discusses his recently published papers and his collaboration with Dr. Cheryl Cohen's team at NICD (National Institute for Communicable Diseases), South Africa.
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For his Fogarty-funded project, Dr. Justen Manasa aimed to leverage the advances in sequencing and bioinformatics technologies to provide increased understanding of HIV drug resistance among patients in Zimbabwe. Manasa joined the Fogarty Global Health Fellows and Scholars program, now known as LAUNCH, in 2016.
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The African Postdoctoral Training Initiative (APTI) is a joint effort by the African Academy of Sciences, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the National Institutes of Health that aims to bolster scientific research capacity in Africa. Fellows spend two years in an NIH lab and an additional two years at their home institutions. Four fellows reflect on the first year of their journey and their plans for the future.
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Director Kathleen Neuzil summarizes a plenary talk that she recently delivered about the impact of vaccination programs. Over the past half century, vaccines are estimated to have averted 154 million deaths and saved 9 billion years of life. Yet mpox has had an outsized effect on African children in recent months.
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The U.S. government is the single biggest investor in malaria control and prevention in the world. The inaugural meeting of the Federal Malaria Research Network in June brought together representatives from various U.S.-led malaria efforts. This meeting aimed to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing among researchers.
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Dr. Kathy Neuzil attended the seventh annual African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) symposium as part of her listening tour as Fogarty’s new director. AFREhealth is an interdisciplinary society that works with ministries of health, academic and training institutions, and other stakeholders to improve the quality of health care on the continent through research, education, and capacity building.
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