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UNC's Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases mobilizes people and resources to advance research, teaching and service in global health.
Chapel Hill | Global
Joined February 2009
In a pilot study, Dr. Lauren M. Hill and Dr. Benjamin H. Chi evaluated a strategy to support HIV antiretroviral therapy for pregnancy and breastfeeding in Malawi. @UNCMalawi @UNCOBGYN @PLOS .-.Read more here⬇️.
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Dr. David Wohls describes COVID-19 symptoms evolving, saying that people can experience a "razor blade" sore throat caused by the nimbus variant of COVID-19. @UNCpublichealth .View the article here: .#nimbus #Omicron #COVID19.
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Dr. Edward P. Browne and Dr. Audrey Pettifor compared self-reported vaccination to vaccine card data to assess concurrency in a sample of Black young adults in Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina. @UNCDeptMedicine @UNCpublichealth.-.Read more here⬇️.
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RT @UNCOBGYN: 📸 Check out these photos from the 2025 Oliver Max Gardner Award ceremony, where Dr. Jeffrey Stringer was honored for his tran….
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RT @UNCOBGYN: The Gyn Onc team at OBGYN graduation this past weekend 💐 Drs. Olivia Lara, Linda Van Le, Leslie Clark, and Dr. Marci Willis-G….
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Dr. Fischer, Dr. Wohl & @UNC_Health_Care #SPARC team @asprgov are testing & validating how to safely & securely transport patients w/high-consequence #infectiousdiseases based on their extensive work in the hot zones🦠#ebola #liberia #lassafever @UNCDeptMedicine @UNC_ID @UNC_SOM
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Aisha Mahmood, a medical student interested in specializing in neurology and global health equity, has been awarded the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Medical Student Research Award.🏆👏 .@UNCDeptMedicine @UNC_SOM @UNCneurology .-.Read more⬇️.
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Zika virus caused outbreaks in South America and the Caribbean, leading to abnormalities in neonates. Dr. Aravinda de Silva published an article describing a pathway to the development of #Zika virus vaccines. @UNCpublichealth .-. Read more:
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Read about Claire Pederson's inspiring story from being a COVID-19 volunteer to a future global physician 🩺. “The infectious disease physicians here are the ones I look up to—they practice medicine exactly how I want to.”. @UNC_SOM @UNCMalawi .-.
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HIV care has faced challenges in #Malawi. Sarah E. Rutstein and Vivian Go published an article describing the factors influencing health care workers and their learning of the Technology Acceptance Model, which impacts #HIV care. @UNCMalawi .-.Read more ⬇️
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Dr. Weiming Tang published an article that explored how sexualized drug use affects sexual behavior in Chinese Men who have sex with men. @UNCpublichealth @UNCDeptMedicine @ResearchGate .-.Read more here⬇️
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Congratulations, Dr. Stephen Cole, Dr. Dirk Dittmer, and Dr. Jonathan Juliano, for being recipients of the 2025 University Distinguished Professorships.🥳 @UNC_Lineberger @unccfar @UNCDeptMedicine @UNC_SOM.- .Read more about these doctors here ⬇️
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Dr. Thibaut Davy-Mendez, Sonia Napravnik, and Joseph J. Eron examined non-AIDS disease prevalence among people with aids. @unccfar .-.Read more here⬇️
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Dr. Joseph Tucker conducted a study aimed at identifying how adolescent health and well-being can be improved in communities most affected by HIV. @UNCDeptMedicine .@UNCpublichealth @ResearchGate .-.Read more ⬇️
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Dr. Mina Hosseinipour conducted research to understand the barriers to blood donation among secondary school students in Malawi, as Malawi has a 27% deficit in required blood supplies nationally. @UNCMalawi .-.Read more:
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Dr. Becky White has been selected to receive the 2025 Ada Adimora Citation Award for her leadership in improving #HIV care and reducing health disparities for incarcerated women with HIV.🏆 @UNCpublichealth @UNCDeptMedicine @UNC_SOM .
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RT @JosephTucker: Advocate for increased domestic HIV prevention funding: important msg from @IHRIOfficial Nittaya to expand access to LEN….
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Adolescents and young adults have the highest rates of drug use in most low- and middle-income countries. Dr Joseph Tucker performed a study to see whether they had ever used drugs or shared needles. @UNCpublichealth @UNCDeptMedicine .-.Read more:
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A new study led by Jean-Claude Mwanza, MD, MPH, PhD, characterizes ophthalmological manifestations and associated inflammatory markers in Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survivors in the post-treatment era. @UNCpublichealth.- .Learn more: https:
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