Monthly Archives: February 2009

Building a surgery program in Malawi

February 2009 By Myron S. Cohen, MD, Director of the Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases Among the challenges to improving health in resource-constrained countries are a limited health care infrastructure and inadequate workforce. Malawi has one of the … Read More

The AIDS Course: changing lives at UNC and beyond

February 27, 2009 — For many students at UNC, the “AIDS course” has become much more than just another course on the way to graduation; rather, it is a classroom experience which dramatically changes their personal and professional outlook on … Read More

N.C. Public Radio – WUNC to air global health reports as part of ‘N.C. Voices’ series

February 23, 2009 — Starting Mar. 2, North Carolina Public Radio/WUNC-FM 91.5 will air a special series of reports highlighting the public health connections between North Carolina and southeastern Africa. The series “North Carolina Voices: Global Health Connections” examines research … Read More

UNC professors Myron Cohen, MD and David Margolis, MD discuss curing AIDS

February 9, 2009 — Two UNC infectious disease specialists are featured in a Bloomberg News story.

UNC launches Go!, a workshop for undergraduates conducting international service, service-learning and research

February 6, 2009 — IGHID Africa Projects Manager Mamie Sackey Harris contributed to the development of a new program designed to help students evaluate expectations, anticipate potential challenges, prepare for culture shock, and develop intercultural competencies.