As the World Health Organization pushes to eradicate the Hepatitis B virus (HBV) by 2030, preventing vertical transmission is key, says Peyton Thompson, MD, MSCR, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. But despite widespread availability of effective childhood vaccines, HBV remains endemic throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

A UAB-UNC School of Medicine collaboration found that a single oral dose of the common antibiotic azithromycin reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death by 33 percent in women who delivered vaginally. UNC School of Medicine study leads were Melissa Bauserman, MD, MPH, Carl Bose, MD, and Jackie Patterson, MD, MPH.

Pediatric Global Health Education THURSDAY, APRIL 15TH   12:00-1:00pm via Zoom OFFICE OF GLOBAL HEALTH EDUCATION’S GLOBAL HEALTH FORUM IS VIRTUAL* *Zoom secure link & password will be shared via email one day prior and the morning of the event with our global health listserv. Please check your inboxes. The recording will later be viewable on the OGHE website. The … Read more

Pediatric Global Health Education Spring 2021 Introduction to Global Child Health Course Sponsored by the Children’s National Hospital (CNH) Pediatric Residency Program and Global Health Initiative (GHI), this course is intended for CNH pediatric residents but is also open to all residents, fellows, faculty, nurses, staff, and students outside of Children’s National Hospital. This course … Read more

The UNC Office of Global Health is now accepting applications for the competitive 2021 Resident Global Health Scholars Program. Deadline: April 1, 2021 Two letters of Support deadline: April 15, 2021 Award Decision: May 1, 2021 Program Start date: July, 2021 The UNC Office of Global Health Education, in conjunction with UNC Office of Graduate Medical Education … Read more

The Global Health Advisory Board is excited to announce the selection of the 2021 cohort of Global Health Pathway residents. They come from diverse backgrounds with a variety of experiences but are each committed to careers incorporating Global Health. They will join our current participants in a longitudinal program lasting at least two years consisting … Read more

UNC offers a broad range of experiences in global health clinical care and research, as well as didactic activities covering myriad topics in the School of Medicine, School of Public Health, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease, and others. In order to enhance the professional development of residents who are interested in pursuing global … Read more

The Pediatrics Department’s Global Health program has a limited amount of funding to promote Pediatric Global Health scholarly activity. These funds will be used to help offset the costs of presenting at and/or attending conferences or publishing manuscripts.

Applications for the 2020 Resident Global Health Scholarship are open and the deadline is February 15, 2020. Awards range from $500-$2,000.

GLOBAL HEALTH FORUM | “Community-based VIA and Thermocoagulation for cervical cancer prevention in Rural Malawi” – Fan Lee, MD Resident Physician, OBGYN OGHE Global Health Scholar