2022 - CGH Spotlight Blog
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World AIDS Day: Focusing the Lens on Equity for HIV-Associated Cancers - the Case of Kaposi SarcomaThis December 1st, World AIDS Day 2022, is a chance to reflect on the global burden of HIV/AIDS, the lives, lost, and the advances of science and community in the four decades of the epidemic. This year’s theme “Putting Ourselves to the Test: Achieving Equity to End HIV “ emphasizes accountability and action, and puts the spotlight on equity.
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New Awards for NCI’s Institutional Training Initiative: Strengthening Capacity in LMICs for Global Cancer ResearchNCI awards 2nd cohort in the global cancer research training initiative to strengthen institutional capacity in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) for global cancer research. Utilizing the D43 funding mechanism, this program sought applications from US institutions in partnership with LMIC institutions to build scientific expertise and leadership skills to conduct innovative global cancer research. We made the first set of awards in 2021 and have now issued a second group of four awards. These projects extend longstanding global research collaborations and share common goals of developing capacity relevant to the research priorities of the collaborating LMICs. They also aim to strengthen the mechanisms for cancer research administration and seek to develop regional linkages – such as with ministries of health, policymakers, and regional research institutions – to facilitate sustainable research training in these settings.
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Supporting Childhood Cancer Survivors and Their Caregivers: Observations From Cancer Centers in IndiaChildhood cancer awareness month is recognized every year in September. This blog, written by global cancer researchers, focuses on survivor-centered research in global settings and the development of culturally and linguistically relevant interventions by considering lived experiences of families with cancer in India.
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Cancer and Co-Infection from Soil Transmitted Helminths, A Fellow's Capstone ProjectAllison Frank discusses her post-bachelor Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) fellowship capstone project exploring cancer and co-infections from soil transmitted helminths in Low-and Middle-Income Countries.
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Global Health Summer Reading ListRecommendations for great global health reads to add to your summer, (or anytime) reading list.
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Working Together to Advance Cancer Control and Reduce Stigma: Anal Cancer Prevention in the Nigerian SGM CommunityPride month reminds us to take the time to honor those in sexual gender minority (SGM) communities and their continued struggle to secure one of life’s most basic rights: the right to live free from stigma and discrimination. Although some progress has been made in securing these rights, SGMs continue to face unrelenting pressure to keep their true identities hidden from their families and communities in most of the world. This institutionalized discrimination contributes to poor health outcomes in all aspects of healthcare including cancer control.
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Tobacco Growing and the Environment: an Unfolding Global DisasterThis year’s World No Tobacco Day highlights the complex relationship between tobacco and the environment. Tobacco cultivation is a scourge for the environment, as well as public health, in many low- and middle-income countries, destroying fragile ecosystems and otherwise potentially productive land, and impoverishing millions of families.
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Dr. Ophira Ginsburg Joins NCI’s Center for Global Health as the New Senior Advisor for Clinical ResearchOn February 28, we welcomed Dr. Ophira Ginsburg as CGH’s new Senior Scientific Officer, Senior Advisor for Clinical Research. Hear from Ophira on International Women’s Day, about her start in global health, opportunities for NCI, and her passion for diving and ocean conservation.
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Toward a Diverse and Inclusive Global Cancer Research Workforce: London Global Cancer Week 2021NCI's Center for Global Health led a session at London Global Cancer Week 2021 focused on Cancer Research training. The discussion, moderated by CGH, included a panel of early-career investigators and global cancer research mentors who shared their experiences supporting and conducting LMIC-led cancer research.