About Us
History
In 2002 the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors adopted “internationalization” as one of six strategic directions for its long-range plan. With the support of then UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor James Moeser, the university made globalization one of its highest priorities.
The Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases (IGHID) was established in 2007. At that time, health affairs faculty were already working successfully in well over 50 countries, and Chancellor Moeser declared Carolina a “world power in global health” (read the official press release). The institute was created as a pan-university organization that would bolster existing global health efforts and complement the globalization of the main campus.
Mission Statement
UNC-Chapel Hill is committed to improving health in North Carolina and around the world. The UNC Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases (IGHID) seeks to advance this goal by promoting global health research, teaching, and service activities across campus. IGHID recognizes that the most pressing health challenges and emerging diseases know no boundaries: global health is local health. IGHID fosters an environment in which faculty, students, and the broader university community work together in unique and innovative ways to address critical issues in global health, and to shape the next generation of global health leaders.
