Jeremy Farrar (left), director of the Wellcome Trust, London, delivered the 2019 David E. Barmes Global Health Lecture on June 19 in NIH’s Masur Auditorium. The lecture was titled, “Global Health in a Changing World.” Jeremy also presented me with a copy of the just-released Wellcome Global Monitor 2018. It offers the results of Wellcome’s survey of 140,000 people worldwide about science and global health challenges. The inside front cover included his handwritten inscription, which he asked me to read aloud to the audience, “Francis and all colleagues and friends at the N.I.H. We admire, respect, and give all our thanks for your leadership and friendship. Very best wishes, Jeremy.” The annual lecture honors the late David Edward Barmes, special expert for international health in the NIH’s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). The NIDCR cosponsors the Barmes Lecture with NIH’s Fogarty International Center. Credit: Marleen Van den Neste.
