international Services
International Highlights
Summary of NIH International Highlights
January-March 2003
Program Developments
Fogarty International Center
FIC Advisory Board
The
Fogarty International Center Advisory Board met on February 11
and heard presentations by Dr. David Fleming, Deputy
Director for Public Health Service of the CDC, on CDC’s
international programs and priorities; Dr. Miriam Stewart,
Scientific Director of the Canadian Institutes of Health
Research (CIHR) Institute of Gender and Health (IGH) on
priorities of her Institute; Dr. Yvonne Maddox, Deputy
Director NICHD and ex officio Board Member, on NICHD-FIC
collaborations; and
Dr. Michael Friedlander, University of Alabama, on a
new UAB-Norway neuroscience initiative.
On January 14, Dr. Gerald
Keusch, FIC Director, met with African Ambassadors posted
in Washington to discuss the global AIDS pandemic, including
research and training needs as well as current opportunities
to support treatment and prevention.
Dr. Keusch participated in the International
Food and Nutrition Forum, held at the National Academies
of Science in Washington, D.C. held on January 29.
Dr. Keusch made a
presentation ”Research Agencies Consortium for Global
Health Research” at a meeting of the Heads of
International Research Organizations (HIRO).
Dr. Zerhouni hosted the HIRO representatives on March 3
in the Stone House.
Dr. Keusch met with Dr.
Zerhouni and Dr. Christian Brechot, head of INSERM in France,
on the margins of the HIRO meeting to discuss the Global
Forum and other topics of mutual concern.
Dr. Keusch was the
moderator of a panel on “Setting Priorities: Looking
Beyond Bioterrorism,” at the 12th Annual
Conference on Global Health Challenges in World Cities of the
International Health Medical Education Consortium, held
March 7, 2003 in New York City.
Dr. Keusch was also a panel member for “Rethinking
Health: Innovative Approaches and Partnerships.”
On
May 19, Dr. Keusch participated as a panel member at the Duke
Center for Genome, Ethics, Law, and Policy discussions on
the Nuffield Council Report on the Ethics of DNA Patenting and
the TB Alliance’s effort in drug/vaccine development.
Dr.
Keusch participated in a National Academy of Science
Roundtable on Science and Sustainable Development, held in
March 20-21 in Washington, D.C.
On
February 6, Dr. Sharon Hrynkow, FIC Deputy Director,
chaired a panel on “Health and Biotechnology” in a
workshop on "S&T in Support of US Policy in
Central Asia," hosted by AAAS.
The panel focused on major regional public health
priorities, current infrastructure and activities, and future
strategic directions for research collaboration with Central
Asia. Ms. Natalie
Tomitch, Program Officer for the Newly Independent States,
also participated in this workshop.
Dr.
Hrynkow represented NIH in an interagency discussion with
Surgeon General Richard Carmona and Dr. Bill Steiger on the
topic of Post Conflict Iran.
Dr.
Hrynkow participated on the Search Committee for the selection
of the DHHS Health Attaché to India.
Dr. Altaf Lal, a CDC employee who had trained early in
his career in the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases at NIAID,
was ultimately selected for this position.
As
part of FIC’s continued effort to address issues of
particular interest to Visiting
Fellows from Developing Countries and Countries in Economic
Transition,
Dr. Hrynkow convened on March 6 one in a series of meetings in
the Stone House with Visiting Fellows from these countries.
The group discussed a proposed pilot program for establishing
NIH Alumni Associations in low- and lower-middle income
nations and heard a presentation from Julia Royall and Kathy
Kwan from the Library of Medicine on the HINARI program,
supported by WHO. HINARI
provides full text journal articles online to developing
country institutions.
Gender and
Global Health
FIC and
ORWH supported the International Symposium on “Global
Impact on Women and Children,” held February 16-21 in
Bangkok, Thailand. Dr.
Hrynkow worked with the Canadian Institutes for Health
Research, ORWH, and other partner agencies in the organization
of major sessions to solicit feedback from participants on
gender and global health issues.
This feedback, combined with results from additional
consultations to be held in the Summer, will inform FIC’s
plans to enhance efforts to highlight gender issues in program
activities.
Dr.
Pierce Gardner, FIC Senior Advisor for Clinical Research and
Training,
attended a NIAID sponsored meeting on Medical
Chemical Defense Research,
held March 19 in Bethesda. Other attendees were representatives from CDC, OHS and DoD.
Multilateral
Activities
Pan
American Health Organization
On
January 31, Dr.
Luis Salicrup, FIC Program Officer for the Americas and the
Caribbean,
attended the swearing-in ceremony of the Pan American Health
Organization’s (PAHO) new director, Dr. Mirta Roses.
Dr. Roses, the first Argentine and first woman to lead
PAHO, highlighted the following as her priorities: restore the
Pan American Health Organization as the main forum for health
in the Americas, opening it to participation by all sectors of
society; build consensus and forge alliances, strengthening
the continental and global solidarity, and gaining new social
actors to defend health; address the new dimensions of health
in the processes of the economic, social and political
integration of the continent; advocate continuous improvement
in health systems, promoting rapid progress in access to
health services and extending social protection in accordance
with the mandates of the summits of presidents and heads of
state; renew the commitment and pride of all health workers
and organizations, emphasizing the importance of quality of
care, accountability, and evidence-based practices; and
convert PAHO into the preeminent health information reference
center, facilitating access to knowledge using all means
available, including modern information systems and mass
communication.
World Economic Forum
Mr.
George Herrfurth, FIC Program Officer for Multilateral
Organizations, was the lead at FIC/NIH in
preparation of background material for
Secretary Thompson’s participation in the World
Economic Forum
held in Davos, Switzerland, January 24-26.
The material included information on biodefense
research, NIH interactions with pharmaceutical companies,
cloning, G8 health issues, and HIV/AIDS treatment in Africa.
Global
Forum for Bioethics in Research
Dr.
Karen Hofman, Director, FIC Division of Advanced Studies and
Policy Analysis, participated in a planning meeting for
the Global Forum for Bioethics in Research (GFBR) held
at INSERM on
February
24 in Paris, France. The
next GFBR will take place at UNESCO headquarters in Spring
2004, hosted by INSERM on the topic of IPR.
Global
Development Network
Dr.
Rachel Nugent, FIC Program Officer, Division of International
Training and Research, participated in the annual meeting
of the Global Development Network in Cairo, Egypt from
January 17-21 where she organized a panel of presenters on
"Health, Environment and Equity," and
coordinated the review process for research medal awards for
developing country researchers.
World
Health Organization
At
a February 6-7 meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Dr.
Lavery, FIC Bioethicist, met with the Tanzanian country
team for the WHO Health Research Systems Initiative to discuss
implementation of activities related to health and bioethics
that he and others developed for WHO.
Human
Frontier Science Program
Dr.
Joe Harford, Director of NCI’s Office of International
Affairs, will represent NIH on the Steering
Committee of the Human Frontier Science Program. Dr. Harford replaces Dr. Wendy Baldwin in that role.
Bilateral
Activities
The
Americas
Canada:
Dr. Rachel Nugent participated in a consultation on Cardiovascular
Disease for Disease Control Priorities in Toronto, Canada
hosted by the Center for Global Health Research on March
20-22. She
presented a framework on Nutrition and Healthy Lifestyle
issues in collaboration with Professor Walter Willett.
Brazil
: On
February 4, Dr. Luis Salicrup represented FIC/NIH at the
second interagency meeting held at the State Department to
continue planning for a summit between Presidents Bush and
Lula, to be held before the end of the calendar year. Dr. Salicrup provided information at the meeting regarding
activities and programs currently underway between ICs and
their Brazilian counterparts. ICs interested in reporting new
collaborative activities and/or issues with Brazilian
counterparts are encouraged to contact Dr. Salicrup (phone:
496-4784).
Asia
and South Asia
Afghanistan
: On
February 4, Mr. George Herrfurth participated with the
Clinical Center and NICHD in an intra-agency briefing provided
by the Secretary’s Office of Global Health Affairs (OGHA) on
HHS assistance activities in Afghanistan.
The Department is currently undertaking an initiative
related to maternal and child health in Afghanistan which is
focused on establishing a model teaching clinic for Afghan
physicians and other medical personnel at the Rabia Balkhi
Women’s hospital in Kabul.
The Department is seeking $5 million from Congress as a
special line item in HHS’ FY04 budget for this initiative.
Malaysia
: A delegation of 7 scientists from Malaysia, led by
Dr. Mohd Ismail Merican, Deputy Director-General of Health,
visited NIH on February 6-7 for meetings with the staff of
FIC, NCI, NCCAM and the Vaccine Research Center, NIAID.
This delegation represented the Malaysian National
Committee for Herbal Medicine Research Development and was
seeking to form partnerships with organizations hat share
their research interests.
During their two-week visit to the United States, the
delegation visited the Research Triangle Institute; the
National Center for Natural Products Research; the Rosenthal
Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Columbia
University; the Harvard School of Public Health; FDA; and
companies interested in research on botanicals, such as Intra
Medicine Inc. The
Malaysian Government has made a major commitment to support
research in bio-prospecting; identification and screening of
biologically active compounds; quality control for extraction
and standardization of botanicals used for medical purposes;
evaluation of the safety and toxicity of botanicals;
optimization of formulations and product development; and
clinical evaluation of all botanicals used in Malaysia.
NIH staff interested in this project may contact Dr.
Allen Holt at 6-4784 for more information.
Africa
Kenya:
Dr. James Lavery participated in a meeting February 3-4
in Eldoret, Kenya, and gave a presentation on how
to develop procedures for ethics review of collaborative
research by Moi University and Indiana University.
Western
Europe
Germany:
On February 24, Dr. Zerhouni, Dr. Keusch, Dr. Hrynkow, and
Ms. Rojo met with Dr. Peter Gruss, President of the Max
Planck Society, to exchange ideas on strengthening the
collaboration between NIH and the Max Planck Institutes.
The very productive exchanges focused on the
possibility of linking the strengths of the Max Planck
Institutes in the physical sciences with NIH’s strengths in
the life sciences.
Russia
and The Newly Independent States (NIS)
Russia
: Dr.
Kenneth Bridbord, Director, Division of International Training
and Research, and Ms. Natalie Tomitch, Program Officer for
Russia, the Newly Independent States and Central and Eastern
Europe, participated in an international workshop hosted in
Russia by St. Petersburg State University (SPSU)
January 21-23. The
meeting, which focused on the establishment of a new school of
public health at the university, brought together
representatives of eight US universities in a roundtable
discussion on the diverse strengths and emphases of the
various US MPH programs.
The meeting also included speakers from existing
educational programs in Western, Central, and Eastern Europe
and Russia who presented information on their models. Participants engaged in an active discussion regarding SPSU's
proposed interdisciplinary program, which would incorporate
faculty from seven faculties.
Following the workshop in St. Petersburg, Ms. Tomitch
met with representatives of the Russian Ministry of
Industry, Science and Technology (MIST) in Moscow on
January 28 to discuss approaches to expanding research
collaboration, in follow-up to the bilateral S&T meeting
in December.
Belarus:
On
February 26, Ms. Natalie Tomitch joined NCI staff in a State
Department briefing on NCI's collaboration with Belarus on
Chernobyl-related health effects and the possible implications
for the projects of a reorganization of the research institute
structure in that country.
Program
Notes
FIRCA
Evaluation
Dr. Linda Kupfer, FIC
Evaluation Officer, recently completed Phase I of the
Evaluation of the Fogarty International Research
Collaborative Award ( FIRCA) program, working with
contract staff and FIC staff.
A proposal was submitted to OD to begin Phase II, which
will be an outcome evaluation.
FIC partner on the FIRCA are NIEHS, NIDA, NIDCR, NIDDK,
and OD.
Program
Update
·
FIC received 107 applications for the new Stigma and
Global Health Research Program.
The peer review for both the AIDS and non-AIDS portions
of the program has been completed.
Dr. Kathy Michels is coordinating co-funding
arrangements for the many meritorious applications received.
·
The first RFA for the FIC/NIH R21 program “Brain
Disorders: Research Across the Lifespan,” resulted in 26
applications, which will be reviewed sometimes in July.
Dr. Kathy Michels is the program officer.
·
The Global
Health Research Initiative Program for New Foreign
Investigators (GRIP),
to be announced soon in the NIH Guide, will be continued in a
PA format. Dr.
Aron Primack is the program contact.
In response to the second RFA, FIC received 33
applications for this cycle.
·
The Global
Infectious Disease Research Training Program
(D43 mechanism) has been converted to a PA format.
The current competition resulted in 38 applications.
Dr. Barbara Sina is the program contact.
·
The AIDS International Training and
Research Program (AITRP) has
been converted to a PA format.
FIC received 31 applications (including competing
supplements) for the current cycle.
Dr. Jeanne McDermott is the
point of contact for this program.
·
FIC received 32 applications for the February receipt
date for the International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups
Program. Dr.
Joshua Rosenthal is the point of contact for the ICBB.
·
For the January application deadlines for the Health
Environment and Economic Development Program, FIC received
nearly 80 applications. Dr.
Rachel Nugent is the program officer.
Recent FIC
Seminars
February 4 – Ms. Jennifer
Rosen on “Malaria and Immunodepression”
March 4 – Dr. Linda Kupfer on
“Strategies to Prevent Brain Drain”
March
20 – Dr. Peter Walsh, Princeton University on “Ebola
and the Catastrophic Decline of African Apes”
National
Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine
Country
Specific Activities
India
NCCAM
received notification from the Indo-U.S. Science and
Technology Forum that the proposal that it had jointly
submitted with the Department of Indian Systems of Medicine
and Homeopathy (Dept. of ISMH), Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of India was approved.
The project will ultimately increase knowledge about
the use and potential benefits of certain ISMH products and
therapies in diagnosing, preventing and treating specific
health-related conditions.
The project involves the development of Indo-U.S.
scientific research collaborations in the area of traditional
medicine/complementary and alternative medicine during a 5-day
program in New Delhi, April 7-11, 2003.
The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum was
established to facilitate and promote the interaction -- in
India and the U.S. -- of government, academia and industry in
science and technology.
Science and Technology
Malaysia
A
meeting was held between the Malaysian National Committee
for Herbal Medicine Research and Development and NCCAM on
February 7th.
Participants included
Dr.
Allen Holt from FIC, and Dr. Josh Berman, Ms. Linda Engel, Ms.
Karen Kun, and Dr. Stephen Straus from NCCAM.
The
Malaysian delegation comprised representatives from the
Ministry of Health Malaysia, as well as university-based
researchers in herbal medicine.
Standards, guidelines and criteria for research
pertaining to traditional medicine and CAM were discussed, as
well as areas in which potential collaboration might ensue.
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
INDIA
-
Joint research between NHLBI Nobel Laureate Dr. Marshall
Nirenberg and a scientist from India, focusing on the
molecular biology of neuronal cells, using drosophila
as a model will continue for six months beginning in March
2003.
IRELAND
- An NHLBI scientist was invited to participate in the January
29 US-Ireland video conference on cystic fibrosis (CF) and
diabetes. The
conference was an outgrowth of the US-Ireland Summit Business
Alliance. Dr.
Zerhouni and Dr Susan Davis, Chairman of the US-Ireland
Summit, co-chaired the meeting.
Ireland has a higher incidence of CF, and the
participants agreed on several areas of potential future
collaborations.
ITALY
- The NHLBI will co-sponsor a US-Italy Symposium on
Biomarkers for the Metabolic Syndrome and Related
Cardiovascular Disease to be held October 20 to 22, 2003
at the University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
A US delegation will participate with Italian
counterparts on the following topic areas:
postprandial lipidemia, endothelial dysfunction, C
reactive protein, coagulation and thrombosis, small dense LDL,
HDL ABCA1 gene mutations, intimae medial thickness, and
homocysteine.
JAPAN
- A joint US-Japan
Symposium on Advances in Genetic Research in Cardiovascular
Disease (CVD) was held February 24-25, 2003 in Osaka,
Japan, with a follow-up Symposium on Bioethics of Genetic
and Molecular Studies at the Ministry of Health, Labor,
and Welfare in Tokyo on February 26.
The Director, NHLBI, lead the US delegation.
The topics for discussion
included: The
association of candidate genes with CVD in the USA and Japan
based on case-control and population studies.
The role of gene-environment interactions in CVD in the
USA and Japan, and their use in targeted intervention
strategies to reduce the risk of CVD in both countries.
Comparative genetic studies of animal models and
population-based human studies.
RUSSIA
Two
exchange scientists in basic research in cardiovascular
disease and in arrhythmia carried out joint research during
visits to the USA September-December.
Two joint symposia are planned for 2003, one in the
United States on basic research, and one in Russia on cardiac
arrhythmia. Also,
the US and Russian coordinators have agreed to expand the
collaboration to a third area: Psycho-social Factors and
Cardiovascular Diseases, and a joint workshop will be held
in Washington, DC in June 2003 on this topic.
VIETNAM
Plans
have been made for a three member working group to visit
Vietnam in April to present lectures on the use of bone marrow
transplantation in the treatment of leukemias. The US and Vietnamese scientists plan to continue their
collaboration in aplastic anemia and bone marrow
transplantation.
National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Presentation
by FIC Director on Global Health Disparities to NACHHD Council
On
January 27, 2003, Dr. Gerald Keusch, Director, Fogarty
International Center (FIC), addressed the NICHD’s National
Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council on the
topic of “Disparities in Global Health: Research to Narrow
the Gap.”
NICHD
Deputy Director’s Presentation to FIC Advisory Council
Dr.
Yvonne Maddox, Deputy Director, NICHD, provided an overview of
the Institute’s international activities to the FIC Advisory
Council at its February 11, 2003 meeting.
Dr. Maddox serves as an ex officio member of the
Advisory Council.
World
Initiative for Soy in Human Health Meeting and Presentation
Dr.
Daniel Raiten, Health Scientist Administrator, Office of
Prevention Research and International Programs (OPRIP), NICHD,
presented a paper, entitled “Beyond
Providing Food in HIV Infection: Distinguishing Between Food
Insecurity and Nutrition,” at a recent conference
on Nutrition, Food and HIV Infection, sponsored by the World
Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH), on February
12, 2003, in Washington, D.C.
Trans-NIH
Sub-Committee on International Nutrition Research (SCINR).
The
next meeting of the SCINR will be held on March 25,
2003 in the FIC conference room.
International
Interest Group added to National Children’s Study
Following
the International Consultation on Longitudinal Cohort
Studies (LCS) that was held last December at the National
Children’s Study (NCS) Assembly Meeting in Baltimore
Maryland, an International Interest Group (IIG) was
established. The
IIG is co-chaired by Dr. Danuta Krotoski, Acting Associate
Director for Prevention Research and International Programs (ADPRIP),
NICHD, and Dr. Jenny Pronczuk de Garbino, Medical Officer at
the World Health Organization (WHO) and Coordinator of the WHO
Task Force on the Protection of Children’s Environmental
Health. The first activity has been to create an IIG portal on the
NCS website’s home page providing a forum for investigators
from many countries to exchange information about longitudinal
cohort studies that are under way or being planned in their
countries.
PAS
on Children Exposed to Violence to be Issued in March 2003
In
July of 2002, the NICHD hosted a research agenda-building
workshop on “Children Exposed to Violence,”
including domestic violence, community violence, and
war/terrorism. The
workshop was co-sponsored by nine other federal agencies,
including the National Institute of Mental Health, the
National Institute of Drug Abuse, the Office of Behavioral and
Social Sciences Research, and the Fogarty International Center
of the National Institutes of Health; the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention; the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration; the Office of Special Education
Programs of the Department of Education; the DHHS Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation; and the
National Institute of Justice.
Based on recommendations from this workshop, the NICHD,
in collaboration with several other institutes and agencies,
is issuing a Program Announcement with Set-aside (PAS) on
this topic in March of 2003.
The PAS will encourage research on the epidemiology of
children exposed to violence, measurement and definitional
issues, consequences, and services and interventions,
including foreign research and international collaborations
among researchers.
AFRICA
Botswana Workshop on HIV-1 Mother-to-Child Transmission
Dr.
Lynne Mofenson, Chief, Pediatric, Adolescent and Maternal AIDS
Branch (PAMA), Center for Research for Mothers and Children
(CRMC), attended an International Workshop on HIV-1
Mother-to-Child Transmission, held in Kasane, Botswana,
January 21-26, 2003. The
meeting was organized by Dr. Gabriella Scarlatti of the San
Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Italy, and sponsored
through funding of the European Union. This meeting was held to gather clinicians and researchers
involved in prevention of perinatal transmission studies from
all over the world to outline the needs of and promote
interaction and integration among health care programs,
interventional trials, and research.
Dr. Mofenson chaired a roundtable discussion on
clinical trials for prevention of transmission, provided a
plenary overview talk on trials currently underway, and
co-chaired the working group on this topic.
Democratic
Republic of Congo Delegation Visit to NIH
During
a weeklong visit (February 24-28, 2003) to Washington, D.C.,
organized by the USAID, the Democratic Republic of the
Congo’s (DRC) Minister of Health and his delegation had the
opportunity to meet with representatives of various NIH ICs.
At the NICHD, on February 28, the DRC delegation,
joined by the Congolese Ambassador to the U.S., met for a
productive set of meetings with the Institute’s Director,
Dr. Duane Alexander, Deputy Director Dr. Yvonne Maddox, Dr.
Danuta Krotoski, ADPRIP, Dr. Anne Willoughby, Director, CRMC,
Dr. Lynne Mofenson, Chief, PAMA, CRMC, and Dr. Susan Newcomer,
Statistician (Demography), Demographic and Behavioral Sciences
Branch (DBSB), Center for Population Research.
NICHD/CRMC grantee, Dr. Robin Ryder, who is conducting
HIV/AIDS-related research in the DRC, hosted a dinner for the
Minister and his delegation and was instrumental in working
with CRMC staff and the ADPRIP to organize the visit to the
NICHD.
THE
AMERICAS
Training
in Brazil for NICHD/HIV Prevention Trials Network P040
Protocol
Dr.
Heather Watts, Medical Officer, PAMA, CRMC, and staff from
Westat, Inc. conducted a
clinical and laboratory training in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, February 3-5, 2003, for the NICHD/HIV Prevention
Trials Network 040 Protocol, “Phase III Randomized Trial
of the Safety and Efficacy of Three Neonatal Antiretroviral
Regimens for Prevention of Intrapartum HIV-1 Transmission.”
Investigators from the Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocroz)
and eight clinical sites throughout Brazil participated in the
training in preparation for starting enrollment into the
trial, which is anticipated to begin in April, 2003.
Operation Smile Train Medical Mission in Honduras
Dr.
Carol Nicholson, Program Director, Pediatric Care and
Rehabilitation Research, National Center for Medical
Rehabilitation and Research, NICHD, will participate in a
medical/surgical mission in La Ceiba, Honduras, March 13-21,
2003. Dr. Nicholson, a pediatric intensivist (critical care
specialist), will supervise the postoperative care of children
undergoing facial reconstructive surgery, mostly involving
repair of cleft lip and palate, at the hospital in La Ceiba.
While participating in the mission, she will teach
hospital staff the basic principles of clinical medicine as
applied to the ill child.
The Smile Train, an international children's
charity, is dedicated to helping children in the world who
suffer from cleft lip and palate.
Since 1999, The Smile Train has provided free cleft
surgery for more than 60,000 children who could not afford it.
The organization support hundreds of cleft treatment,
training and research programs in more than 50 countries.
ASIA
Workshop
on Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in India.
The
Indian Council for Medical Research and the NICHD, the two
nodal agencies for the Indo-U.S. Joint Program on Maternal and
Child Health and Human Development Research (MCHDR), are
sponsoring a workshop entitled, “Strategies to Reduce the
Burden of Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in India,” March
10-12, 2003, in New Delhi, India.
The prevalence of acute lower respiratory tract
infections worldwide is a growing problem, with the situation
in India becoming particularly problematic.
Efforts to develop appropriate diagnostic, treatment,
and care modalities are ongoing and require a continuous
infusion of new evidence-based strategies.
By bringing together researchers from both the U.S. and
India it is anticipated that new research collaborations will
be initiated. The
NIH will be represented by Dr. John Robbins, Chief,
Laboratory of Developmental and Molecular Immunity, NICHD, and
Dr. Danuta Krotoski, ADPRIP, NICHD, whose office serves as the
U.S. Secretariat for the Joint Working Group on MCHDR.
Cambodian
Delegation Visit to NIH
Dr.
Danuta Krotoski and Dr. Susan Newcomer, will describe the
NICHD’s global AIDS programmatic interests at the Cambodian
Delegation visit to NIH on March 17, 2003.
The Office of AIDS Research is coordinating this
opportunity for representatives of NIH ICs to meet with the
delegation, which is led by the Deputy Secretary of Health at
the Cambodian Ministry of Health.
The CDC Global AIDS Program is the overall organizer
for the delegation’s visit, which is focused on HIV policy,
prevention, treatment and care.
EUROPE
European
Science Foundation for Early Infant Developmental Care
Dr.
Tonse Raju, Medical Officer, Pregnancy and Perinatology
Branch, CRMC, NICHD, will participate in a meeting on March
13-15, 2003 in London, England, United Kingdom.
He will moderate a session and participate in
developing a research agenda on "Developmental
Care of the Newborn in the Intensive Care Unit." The meeting is arranged by the European Science Foundation
for Early Infant Developmental Care.
WHO
Consultation on Nutrition and HIV/AIDS.
Dr.
Daniel Raiten, HSA,OPRIP, NICHD, has been asked to serve
as a member of a WHO consultation to develop guidance for
nutritional care of people living with HIV/AIDS that will meet
in Geneva, Switzerland, in
May 2003.
May 2003
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