 Programs | Stipends & Benefits | Faculty Trainers | Application | Workshops | Fogarty Fellows Background With the rapid rise in the number of people that test positive for HIV, many are afflicted with AIDS-associated malignancies such as Kaposi’s sarcoma, lymphomas, and cervical carcinoma, resulting in a strong need to train researchers and professionals in developing countries where this currently is or will be a major health issue. Through our training program, we are creating a strong core of specialists trained in building capacity to prevent the transmission of HIV and AIDS-associated diseases. Our program focuses on developing skills to apply molecular techniques and novel medical science approaches to prevent transmission, to diagnose, and to treat the HIV and AIDS-related diseases in order to address local and global health needs for effective disease prevention strategies. Our program targets the countries of Zambia and China by working within the context of research projects and long-standing research collaborations between US institutions; the University of Zambia; the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia; and Nankai University in the city of Tianjin, China. |
