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Vanderbilt awarded global health informatics training grant
The award will support a new partnership with two leading research institutions in India, the National AIDS Research Institute in Pune and the National Institute of Epidemiology in Chennai. The program will have an emphasis on HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
Yifei Hu joins VIGH
Yifei Hu, M.D., M.Sc., recently joined the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health as an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow, a post-doctoral research training program funded by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). She will return to China at the end of the six-month fellowship, in April 2010.
Lan Zhang joins VIGH
Lan Zhang, M.S., has joined Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health as an AIDS International Training and Research Program (AITRP) fellow.
Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health gains new status
The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health (VIGH) has been formally named a University-wide institute.
Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows 2009-2010
Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows Program: 2009 Recipients.
FGH-Mozambique receives grant to alleviate poverty
The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health will receive $4.5 million over the next five years to help implement a unique health and anti-poverty program in the eastern African nation of Mozambique.
Vermund to speak at Physicians for Human Rights’ Southern Regional Advocacy Institute
Vanderbilt's Sten Vermund will speak at the Physicians for Human Rights' Southern Regional Advocacy Institute on Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at Meharry Medical School in Nashville, TN.
Muktar Aliyu joins VIGH
Muktar Aliyu is Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine with the Vanderbilt University Institute for Global Health and directs Vanderbilt University’s Friends in Global Health HIV project in Nigeria.
From the Associate Director's Desk
Dr. Doug Heimburger joined the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health as Associate Director for Research and Training.
Second Training Workshop of China-Tennessee Rural Healthcare Exchange Program completed
The second training workshop of the China-Tennessee Rural Healthcare Exchange Program was completed in June 2009 in Xi’an, China.
Burlison to act as nurse mentor in Zambia
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Grant awarded $44 million to four partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa for the improvement of primary health care systems through support of integrated primary health care and health systems strengthening.
Notes from the Field: FGH-Nigeria
As part of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Friends in Global Health (FGH) is partnering with medical institutions in Kwara and Niger states of Nigeria to implement a comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment program.
Vermund heads HIV Prevention Trials Network
The HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) is an NIH-sponsored collaborative clinical trials group that develops and tests the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of a variety of interventions for preventing HIV transmission.
FICRS/F Support Center Expands
The Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars and Fellows Support Center, managed by VIGH, began its 6th year of programming in July.
New Faculty, Staff & Fellows
The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health continues to grow. In the last year two new faculty members, four new researchers, and two new staff members have joined our ranks.
‘Wrap-around’ approach boosts Nigeria HIV efforts
In its first year of operation, a Vanderbilt University-led HIV/AIDS program in Nigeria established six clinics and provided comprehensive prevention and care services to more than 2,000 clients.
GHESKIO Update: 5-Year Survival of Patients with AIDS Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Haiti
A follow-up to a previous GHESKIO study, highlighting it's successes in administering ART in resource poor settings.
Vanderbilt to help implement health program in Mozambique
The Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health will receive $4.5 million over the next five years to help implement a unique health and anti-poverty program in the southern African nation of Mozambique.
H1N1 vaccine trial begins
Vanderbilt's Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Unit (VTEU) is one of a nationwide network of vaccine units funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
