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A systematic review led by Dorian Ho (UNC BSPH-2025), and Joseph Tucker, co-director of UNC Project-China and a member of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, found that givers leveraged altruism, agency, and relationality with recipients to improve distribution and use of health services in their social...

Cindy Gay, MD, MPH, and David Margolis, MD, and the UNC HIV Cure Center have launched two ambitious studies that are poised to advance HIV Cure science closer to ending the epidemic. The first uses highly engineered antibody-like molecules to help the immune system find and clear HIV‑infected cells, uniting...

Cedra Ali, a senior Honors student in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, presented her research at the 4th Annual Global Health Scholars Symposium in February. She was the only undergraduate presenter at the event, which primarily featured doctoral trainees, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty researchers from all over the globe....

Chapel Hill, NC— A newly published case study in the Journal of Correctional Health Care urges immediate action to strengthen syphilis screening protocols for pregnant individuals in U.S. jails and prisons. Researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases recently published “Syphilis Screening Among Pregnant Individuals in Carceral...

The 4th Annual Global Health Scholars Symposium—sponsored by the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and the Gillings School of Global Public Health—opened February 13 recognizing the resilience of UNC’s global health programs and the enduring partnerships that withstand today’s challenging landscape. The event brought together trainees, faculty, and...

Dr. Ross Boyce, a researcher with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, tested a military uniform treatment idea on wraps used to carry babies in many parts of Africa and South America. Would treating these baby wraps with permethrin protect babies in Uganda from malaria? The answer...

William A. Fischer II, MD, Director of Emerging Pathogens at UNC’s Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and Joe Eron, MD, UNC Chief of Infectious Diseases and chair of the ACTG, co-authored a study that found tecovirimat used to treat mpox does not shorten time to lesion resolution, reduce...

A trial led by Joe Eron, MD, a researcher with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, marks a significant milestone toward what could become the first complete long‑acting HIV regimen requiring dosing only twice per year. This new report is considered the first Phase 2 study to...

Dr. Myron Cohen, who has been an infectious disease researcher and administrator at UNC Chapel Hill for more than four decades, was lauded worldwide in 2011 for leading a seminal study showing a stunning result:  Treating people with HIV with antiretroviral drugs could keep them from passing along human immunodeficiency...

Myron (Mike) Cohen, MD, Yeargan-Bate Professor of Medicine, Microbiology, and Epidemiology and Associate Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, will conclude his tenure as Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) at the end of June 2026. Dr. Cohen is internationally recognized for his research on HIV...

When Alexia Dayan Lecaros Zavalla, a 23-year-old medical student from Lima, Peru, arrived in Chapel Hill in October, she was greeted with an opportunity that would help to shape her future. In her sixth year at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, one of Peru’s most prestigious private medical schools, Lecaros was...

Chapel Hill, NC—A new study led by researchers at the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill shows an urgent need for improved detection and treatment of Lassa fever, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Lassa fever–a severe...

Chapel Hill, N.C. — A Phase 2 study led by Dr. Joe Eron, a member of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, shows an investigational once‑weekly, all‑oral combination of islatravir (ISL) and lenacapavir(LEN) maintains high levels of virologic suppression through 48 weeks in adults living with HIV....

The UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) provides learners at all levels the opportunity to do global health research. This includes Master of Public Health (MPH) students at the Gillings School of Global Public Health. Many of these students are mentored by IGHID investigators leading research in...

Since 2008, new HIV diagnoses in the US have been reduced by about half; however, progress is not equally distributed. In 2022, only about 65% of people diagnosed with HIV in the US—and North Carolina—were virally suppressed, falling short of the national target of 95% viral suppression. Southern states, including...

Chapel Hill, NC — Researchers with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID), in collaboration with the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, and UNC Project-Malawi, found adults receiving rituximab as part of cancer treatment face a significantly higher risk of developing symptomatic malaria in an endemic region....

A UNC Vietnam team led by Vivian Go, PhD, and Bill Miller, MD, PhD, researchers with the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases–in collaboration with Hanoi Medical University and the Vietnam Ministry of Health–found that tailoring implementation strategies to local clinic needs significantly improved the delivery of a...

Talha Khan spent the summer in Munich at LMU German Hospital, gaining firsthand insight into Germany’s healthcare system while observing radiology practice and conducting cost‑effective research at one of Europe’s premier medical centers. Independently, he found his mentor who was willing to sponsor his research experience at LMU German Hospital...

Noor Alghanem completed a clinical externship at American Hospital Dubai, a leading private health care provider in the Middle East. She observed advanced surgical care and reflected on the value of learning from innovative, high‑resource health systems as part of a global medical education. “I know a lot of global...

Through the Office of Global Health Education, students traveled to Africa to engage in immersive hands‑on clinical learning and support research in malaria surveillance, offering a deep look at patient care, public health challenges, and the adaptability required to work in low‑resource settings. Accra, Ghana Toritseju Kpenosen went to Accra,...