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.
Master of Science
The Master of Science in Global Health program provides an engaging science-centric training in the context of global health. The program is a one-year, intensive training that includes two semesters of coursework and one semester of a field practicum.
Recent News
The University of Notre Dame is currently undertaking precautionary measures in relation to COVID-19; therefore, the faculty and staff of the Eck Institute for Global Health and Master of Science in Global Health program are working remotely or working reduced hours. Please visit coronavirus.nd.edu for the latest information, including FAQs on updates to research, travel, & funding.
Case Competition
Six teams competed in ND's 2020 Global Health Case Competition. The competition challenged ND graduate and undergraduate students to develop a plan for delivering vaccinations for measles and Ebola via drones in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The challenges of today cannot be met with the thinking of yesterday. In celebration of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, meet seven outstanding faculty members who are shifting paradigms in their fields as they work to build a better...
There are more bacteria in our mouths than the population of people on the planet, and no matter how clean our houses are, they’re brimming with various types of these micro-organisms. Still, despite bacteria’s ubiquitous influence, there’s so much that...
Notre Dame Professor Jason Rohr’s proposal—Disease, Food, Energy, and Water Solutions: Defusing a Global Crisis—offers a sustainable, local solution to reduce schistosomiasis while at the same time addressing food, energy, and water shortages afflicting marginalized populations throughout the developing world.
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ND Research Explores: The Eck Institute for Global Health
EIGH Master of Science in Global Health Class of 2019
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