The University of Notre Dame's Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) serves as a university-wide enterprise that recognizes health as a fundamental human right and works to promote research, training, and service to advance health standards and reduce health disparities for all.  The EIGH brings together multidisciplinary teams to understand and address health challenges that disproportionately affect the poor and to train the next generation of global health leaders.

Join the Master of Science in Global Health program MSGH

Join the Master of Science in Global Health program

The two-year Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) program enables students to bridge classroom training with complex, real health needs of low-resource communities around the world through hands-on experience.

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Introducing the Minor in Global Health program Spotlight

Introducing the Minor in Global Health program

Beginning in the fall of 2023, the Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) will launch a new 15-credit Global Health minor, open to all Notre Dame undergraduate students who are interested in studying global health.

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ND joins the fight against West Nile virus and other vector-borne diseases in the Midwest Research

ND joins the fight against West Nile virus and other vector-borne diseases in the Midwest

Along with Purdue University and Indiana University (IU), the University of Notre Dame will now be part of the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases (MCEVBD).

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HIV infection and Cancer: A Global Perspective

Oct
13

About the speaker:

Robert Salata, MD, is the STERIS Chair of Excellence in Medicine and Chairman of the Department of Medicine since 2015 and was Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine for nearly 20 years at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. He is the founding Director of the Infectious Diseases and Immunology Institute in the School of Medicine and also Medical Director of Infection Control and Prevention at UH Cleveland Medical Center. He has been an active principal investigator on HIV/AIDS-related research studies for the Uganda-Case Western Reserve University Research Collaboration since 1997. His clinical interests in the evaluation and management of infections in immunocompromised hosts and healthcare–associated infections. His research interests in the epidemiology of infectious diseases, clinical trials of new therapeutic agents for emerging infections and clinical HIV/AIDS research related to antiretrovirals including in resource-limited settings, as well as the epidemiology and prevention of HIV.…

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American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) Annual Meeting

Oct
18

The Eck Institute for Global Health will host a booth at the American Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH) annual meeting.

The meeting draws tropical medicine and global health professionals representing academia, foundations, government, not-for-profit organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, the military, and private practice.

The meeting is designed for researchers, professors, government and public health officials, military personnel, travel clinic physicians, practicing physicians in tropical medicine, students, and all healthcare providers working in the fields of tropical medicine, hygiene, and global health.…

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