Title:

National Institutes of Health in the Tropics

Creator:

Varmus, Harold

Date:

[July 1998]

Description:

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.

Periodical:

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Publisher:

American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Articles
Lectures

Subject:

Tropical Medicine and Global Health

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Varmus, Harold. "National Institutes of Health in the Tropics." American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 59, 1 ([July 1998]): 24-28. Article. Lecture. 5 Images.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. URL. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9684621

Legacy ID:

MVBCDW

NLM ID:

101584926X489

Profiles Collection:

The Harold Varmus Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584926X489

Story Section:

Basic Science and Congressional Politics: NIH Director, 1993-1999