| The Fogarty International Center and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research at NIH invite you to attend the David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture 2024:  Speaker: Dr. John N. Nkengasong is an Ambassador-at-Large and serves as the U.S. Department of States U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy Introduction by: NIH Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Time: 1:00 p.m. ET (USA) Location: Ruth Kirschstein Auditorium, NIH Natcher Conference Center (Building 45), Bethesda, Maryland, USA Register to attend in person: go.nih.gov/Barmes2024Register Attend virtually: go.nih.gov/Barmes2024Video About Ambassador Nkengasong Dr. John N. Nkengasong is an Ambassador-at-Large and serves as the U.S. Department of States U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy. In this role, he oversees the U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Previously, Nkengasong served as the first director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. As Africa CDC director, he led the COVID-19 response in Africa and helped secure 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines at the height of vaccine scarcity. Hes served as acting deputy principal director of the Center for Global Health, as well as the Division of Global HIV and TBs chief of the International Laboratory Branch at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nkengasongs contributions to global health have been recognized by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Time Magazine, among others. Last year, he was invited to join the National Academy of Medicine and he became the first laureate of the Virchow Prize for Global Health. Nkengasong has been knighted by the governments of Sngal, Cte dIvoire, and Cameroon. About the Barmes Global Health Lecture The David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture series honors the late David Edward Barmes, special expert for international health at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). Prior to joining NIDCR, Dr. Barmes, a public health dentist and epidemiologist by training, served in senior management positions related to oral health, health promotion, and noncommunicable diseases at the World Health Organization in Geneva. The lecture series was established by NIDCR and Fogarty in 2001 to honor his lifelong dedication to research on global health, especially as it relates to people in low-income countries. More information: https://go.nih.gov/Barmes2024 You are subscribed to receive Fogarty News email updates at Email Address. TheFogarty International Center, the international component of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, addresses global health challenges through innovative and collaborative research and training programs and supports and advances the NIH mission through international partnerships. We encourage you to forward this to colleagues who may find it of interest. | 
