Center for Global Health and Development

College of Public Health to hold inaugural Global Health Day

A series of events are planned for April 19, including two headlining speakers.

Apr 4, 2023

Stephen Rulisa, MD, PhD, and Manpreet Singh, MB, BChir

Research leadership: James Lawler, MD

Dr. Lawler is director for international programs and innovation for the UNMC Global Center for Health Security.

Mar 6, 2023

James Lawler, MD

Dr. Lowe to lead Global Center for Health Security

The transition to a single director will allow the center to be more nimble in the field of global health emergencies.

Feb 22, 2023

John Lowe, PhD

UNMC hosts Bangladeshi health delegation

The visit reflects UNMC’s efforts to expand its global health network.

Jan 9, 2023

Delegates from the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare visited UNMC on Dec. 19 and 20, meeting with UNMC officials including Wael ElRayes (second from left), MBBCh, PhD, co-director of the UNMC College of Public Health’s Center for Global Health and Development.

Dr. Khan and UNMC reappointed to global outbreak committee

UNMC is one of only two U.S. entities to serve on the steering committee.

Nov 22, 2022

Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH

Japanese delegation visits its ‘role model’ at UNMC

The delegates were from the Japan National Center for Global Health and Medicine.

Nov 2, 2022

The delegates from the Japan National Center for Global Health and Medicine with representatives from the UNMC Global Center for Health Security and iEXCEL

UNMC hosts Ukrainian medical delegation

The physicians learned about the med center’s trauma and disaster preparedness medicine.

Oct 3, 2022

Medical personnel from Ukraine met with UNMC chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, and Jane Meza, PhD, associate vice chancellor for global engagement, on the balcony of the Wigton Heritage Center atrium on Sept. 26.

College of Public Health leads workshop in Egypt

Leaders organized and led the discussion on biosafety and biosecurity.

Sep 13, 2022

At right, Ali Khan (arm extended), MD, MPH, dean of the UNMC College of Public Health, leads a workshop in Egypt along with other members of the college.

Nada Fadul, MD, to discuss work in Sudan

Dr. Fadul is the speaker for the Sept. 16 CHRI Global Health Principal Investigator Seminar Series.

Sep 8, 2022

Nada Fadul, MD

College of Public Health conducts multi-day workshop in Egypt on biosafety, biosecurity

Members of the UNMC College of Public Health (COPH) conducted a three-day workshop in Cairo, Egypt in August. The workshop focused on discussing and updating the existing biosafety and biosecurity directives, regulations and organizational structure in the Egyptian Civil Sector.

Sep 7, 2022

Members of the UNMC College of Public Health (COPH) conduct workshops in Egypt in August of 2022. COPH Dean, Ali Khan, MD, MPH, is seen seated in the center of the photo with his arm extended.
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