Fogarty International Center (FIC) Hosts Two-Day Global Health Symposium
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"Global Health: A Challenge to Scientists," a two-day
symposium to explore the importance of supporting research in
global health. |
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| WHY: |
The symposium, which commemorates FIC's 35th anniversary,
spotlights the potential that research holds for diminishing
global health disparities and the benefits to all of investing
in such research. Prominent scientists, members of Congress,
representatives of the U.S. and foreign governments and research
institutions, as well as NGOs and the pharmaceutical industry,
will address four areas: why global health matters, opportunities
and challenges, research across geographic boundaries, and the
impact of research capacity building in developing countries.
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| WHEN: |
Tuesday, May 20-Wednesday, May 21, 2003
2:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 20
8:30 p.m.- 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 21
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| WHERE: |
Natcher Auditorium
Natcher Conference Center (Building 45)
On the campus of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Bethesda, Maryland
For additional information and to register for the symposium:
http://www.fic.nih.gov/35th/35thsymposium.html.
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FIC is the international component of the NIH. It promotes and
supports scientific discovery internationally and mobilizes resources
to reduce disparities in global health. NIH is an agency of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Press releases and
other FIC-related materials are available at www.fic.nih.gov.
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