UAB and the University Teaching Hospital/University of Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia have collaborated on a project titled “Interventions to Reduce Infant Mortality and Morbidity in Low Resource Settings,” which has been continuously funded since 2003. The funding for the ongoing[…]
RFA: Telehealth Pilot Grants The mission of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH) is to promote healthy lives through training and mentorship of global health scholars, innovative scientific research, and ground-breaking service initiatives embedded in genuine collaboration, trust,[…]
Alan T. N. Tita, M.D., Ph.D., director for the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH) and associate dean for Global and Women’s Health, recently visited South Africa to attend the International Maternal Newborn Health Conference (IMNHC) 2023 and visit the[…]
In this installment of MHIGH's Partner Profiles series, Dr. Isabel Scarinci shares about her life and work in global health.
Students will have the opportunity to learn from experienced, diverse faculty with a range of international partners working in interdisciplinary, global health research and practice.
Extended research has been conducted to understand how Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) can remain in the body for many years without causing any symptoms of the disease, only to suddenly become active and cause an explosive outbreak of tuberculosis (TB).
Representatives from the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Service (CBCHS), a partner of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, recently visited UAB’s campus.
The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker German Henostroza, M.D., on June 6, 2023.
The Mary Heersink Institute aims to improve health outcomes through a global telehealth initiative facilitated by UAB and led by Eric Wallace, M.D.
In this installment of MHIGH's Partner Profiles series, Drs. James Johnston and Martina Gonzalez Gomez share about their lives and work in global health.
UAB holds its administrative professionals in the highest regard. April 26, 2023, is Administrative Professionals Day – allowing us to recognize and celebrate our administrative professionals while also highlighting the administrative resources offered by UAB. Most recently, the Developing Emerging[…]
The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker Nelly Mugo, MBChB, MMed Obs/Gyn, MPH, on April 4, 2023.
RFA: Global Health Pilot Projects The mission of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH) is to alleviate the most pressing global health challenges and promote healthy lives through training and mentorship of global health scholars, innovative scientific research,[…]
