Fogarty International Center at NIH

??In the latest issue of #GlobalHealthMatters?? ??#SickleCellDisease research in Africa yields benefits worldwide, ?? how partnering with an innovative modeling group extends #Fogarty's reach, ? and APTI's third cohort looks forward to their second year! ??Read the entire issue: https://go.nih.gov/pnvaRmr

The annual DS-I Africa consortium meeting continues this week! ??Check out some more photos of Fogarty's presence at this year's meeting including, Director, Dr. Kathy Neuzil and Fogarty Communication's Director, Andrey Kuzmichev, participating with the group on a conversation, led by #Fogarty Program Specialist Dr. Laura Povlich about Equity in Data Sharing, and and sharing more information about Fogarty with group during a Network Exchange. ??Learn more about DS-I Africa and how supporting #DataScience in Africa benefits the U.S. and the global health community at large: https://lnkd.in/eC4bXTfH

Dr. Sarah Kiguli, a professor at Makerere University School of Medicine has spearheaded a multidisciplinary research training program for #SickleCell disease researchers in #Uganda, focused on the needs of people with #SickleCell at all ages! Read more: https://go.nih.gov/G87STY0

#DYK in 2019, it was estimated that #antimicrobial resistance was directly responsible for 1.27 million global deaths?! This, #WorldAntibioticsAwarenessWeek, read: Reckoning with the global toll of antimicrobial resistance: https://go.nih.gov/E5xdfCk ?? credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

In this week's Fogarty #Funding newsletter: Don’t miss this Thursday's #GFH2R webinar, in collaboration with Elrha PLUS the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Training Program is now accepting applications: https://go.nih.gov/SfEZgFa

The annual DS-I Africa consortium meeting kicked off this week, with a presentation from Fogarty director, Dr. Kathleen Neuzil about how investment in #DataScience in Africa, can have major impact not only Africa, but also at home in the United States and around the globe! ?????? Learn more about DS-I Africa: https://lnkd.in/e2MaQnC

Last month, Dr. Christian Happi, director of the African Center of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Disease-ACEGID and professor of molecular biology and genomics at Redeemer's University Nigeria, gave a lecture during the biweekly National Institutes of Health (NIH) WALS Lecture Series titled "Genomic Surveillance and Characterization of Microbial Threats Facilitates Early Detection and Containment of Disease Outbreaks in West Africa". Afterward, he took time to meet current APTI fellows and Fogarty staff at the Stone House! ??Missed the lecture? Check it out here: https://lnkd.in/eA88jCww #NIH #Fogarty #GlobalHealth #Genomics

??Yesterday, grantees of Fogarty's Global Brain Disorders Research Program met at The National Institutes of Health to discuss their most recent findings and ongoing projects. ??Learn more about Fogarty's Global Brain program: https://go.nih.gov/es9Kgwy #NIH #GlobalHealth #Fogarty #MentalHeatlh #BrainDisorders

Did you know? An estimated 54% of Africans who are living with #diabetes do not know they have the illness? On #WorldDiabetesDay, learn more about the challenge of undiagnosed diabetes in #Africa, and how research in this area can influence #Diabetes care for Africans living in the U.S. https://go.nih.gov/GUIfW6g

??Don't Miss Out! ??Hear from experts at the November 21 webinar hosted by Fogarty, Elrha and International Development Research Centre (IDRC) as they discuss issues and challenges related to health research at the nexus of #humanitarian crises and #climatechange. ??Register today: https://go.nih.gov/qGwcsHT