Center for Global Health and Development

Reaching across borders to strengthen family medicine

Omaha campus recently hosted 10th annual U.S.-Sino Family Medicine Leadership Development Program.

Jun 26, 2019

Trainees from Shanghai community health service centers and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health worked with faculty and leadership of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine and the UNMC College of Medicine during the two-week event.

Global health expert and alum to speak Friday

Thomas Novotny, M.D., a global health expert, will speak on campus Friday.

Apr 3, 2019

Africa Summit 2019 set for Thursday

Summit will provide forum for members of the university community interested in any country or region of Africa.

Mar 25, 2019

Nebraska, Norway team for nutrition project

Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., and Corrine Hanson, Ph.D., explore how maternal and paternal activity may affect unborn baby.

Feb 8, 2019

From left, Nina Overby, Ph.D., of the University of Agder, is collaborating with UNMC's Ann Anderson Berry, M.D., and Corri Hanson, Ph.D.

Global health expert Adnan Hammad, Ph.D., to speak

Jan. 7 presentation will explore public health conditions in Middle East, North Africa.

Jan 2, 2019

Dr. Khan serves on GOARN steering committee for WHO

UNMC is one of only 20 global institutions with representatives serving on the committee.

Dec 27, 2018

Ali S. Khan, M.D., M.P.H., participates in the GOARN steering committee meeting in Geneva earlier this month.

UNMC is Global Virus Network Center of Excellence

The center will be led by Christopher Kratochvil, M.D., and Howard Gendelman, M.D.

Nov 30, 2018

From left, Howard E. Gendelman, M.D., and Chris Kratochvil, M.D., will oversee the UNMC Global Virus Network Center of Excellence.

Hundreds of refugees receive services at health fair

The event was hosted by Bridge to Care, a UNMC student-led interprofessional organization focused on refugee health.

Nov 19, 2018

Flu shots were given to refugees at the Nov. 3 health fair.

Med center responds to international call for aid

In response to Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this year, med center sends a team of infectious diseases experts to help prevent the spread of the deadly disease.

Oct 3, 2018

UNMC and Nebraska Medicine have responded to a request from an international agency to send a team of infectious diseases experts to Uganda to help prevent the spread of Ebola.

Polio expert to give 2018 Berggren Lecture

Roundtables on public health also will be held at Wednesday event.

Sep 24, 2018