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                                 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