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Global Health Matters

November - December, 2007  |  Volume 6, Issue 6

Fogarty Grantees Describe Research Training Projects During Capitol Hill Briefing

Fogarty-funded scientists participated in a recent Capitol Hill briefing to inform Congressional staffers about the benefits of research training collaborations.

Dr. Terrie Taylor (center) treats a young patient with malaria at a
clinic in Malawi.

The standing-room-only event was hosted by Families USA, in cooperation with Congressman David Obey, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and Congresswoman Betty McCollum. The event was part of Families USA's Global Health Inititative, which focuses on how U.S. policy supports critical global health challenges.

Moderated by Fogarty Director Dr. Roger I. Glass, the briefing's aim was to illustrate how these collaborations benefit both the U.S. and its developing country partners, and why international partnerships--and in-country scientific expertise--are essential for sustainable progress in global health. The panel included Fogarty grantees Dr. Robert Gilman and Dr. Terrie Taylor, together with their in-country trainees.

Dr. Gilman, of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Luz Caviedes, of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, discussed how their research and training teamwork in Lima, Peru has resulted in a faster, simpler, low-cost diagnostic test for tuberculosis.

Meanwhile, Dr. Taylor, of Michigan State University, and her Malawi partner, Dr. Linda Kalilani, presented details of their collaboration, which has focused on improving the treatment of cerebral malaria among children. The team has now undertaken a research and training program to monitor and evaluate the requirements of the President's Malaria Initiative.