UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases

03/11/2026

Last summer, students traveled across South Asia for hands-on clinical experience while working alongside partners to address global health challenges. 🌍
UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
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Learn more about their experiences here 👉https://go.unc.edu/m2CXy

03/10/2026

Don't miss the chance to hear from Dan Olsen, MD, PhD, one of our 2010 Fogarty Fellows. We hope to see you there!
University of Colorado Anschutz
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More information here👉 https://go.unc.edu/Hx95W

03/05/2026

As vaccination rates decline, the economic consequences will increase, research suggests.

03/05/2026

is a growing global health concern that many people have never heard of. Our UNC Project–Liberia team is working to improve detection, "to help those infected and also keep this dangerous pathogen from becoming a threat for those near and far," said Dr. William Fischer.

UNC Health UNC School of Medicine UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health UNC Department of Medicine National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Symptoms can include pain, difficulty breathing, severe vomiting, diarrhea, seizures, confusion and bleeding.

03/04/2026

Please join us for this weeks Pause Seminar to learn how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has evolved and spread in South America. 🦠
UTHealth Houston
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More info here: https://go.unc.edu/Ys2f9

03/02/2026

Meet Ciniso Shabangu, a postdoc working with the HIV Cure Center and the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, dedicated to uncovering how HIV hides in the brain and the technologies driving those discoveries. 🔬🧪
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Read more about Ciniso ➡️ https://go.unc.edu/Xr5c9

02/27/2026

Dr. Myron Cohen speaks on the spread of measles in North Carolina.
The Daily Tar Heel

Cases are concentrated in the state's central and western counties, and most people who have been infected are unvaccinated children.

02/27/2026

UNC Project Malawi is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Mitch Matoga MD, MSc, PhD as Research Assistant Professor in the UNC Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases. Congratulations Doc !!!!!!!!!!!!

02/26/2026

Dr. Ann Dennis is working with a team guided by Respond Carolinas to Improve care in North Carolina.
UNC Charlotte
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Read more in here👉 https://go.unc.edu/d8QBp

02/26/2026

Congratulations, Dr. Tran Viet Ha!👏

🎉🎉🎉UNC Vietnam is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Tran Viet Ha as Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. We extend our warmest congratulations to Dr. Ha on this significant academic milestone and well-deserved achievement.
See link below for information:
https://sph.unc.edu/adv_profile/tran-viet-ha/

02/26/2026

Dr. Linda Van Le, member of the institute, shares what women should know about ovarian cancer. UNC Obstetrics and Gynecology

This reproductive cancer is difficult to catch early.