National Institutes of Health in the Tropics
- Contributor(s):
- Varmus, Harold American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Publication:
- American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, [July 1998]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Tropical Medicine Global Health
- Genre(s):
- Archival Materials Articles Lectures
- Abstract:
- Presented as the Charles Franklin Craig Lecture at the 46th annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 12/10/97. Varmus described some of NIH's recent initiatives in global health, especially malaria control, and reflected on the connections between political conditions and health. Later, as president of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, he would become more deeply involved in global health efforts through work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 5 pages
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101584926X489 (See in Profiles in Science)
- Profiles in Science ID:
- MVBCDW
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X489
- Archival Collection:
- The Harold Varmus Papers (Profiles in Science)