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09/25/2025

We're excited to share that a new The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-led study by Dr. Ross Boyce was published in The New England Journal of Medicine! 👏 In much of Africa 🌍 mothers carry young children on their backs in a wrap known locally as a lesu. In this study, wraps were treated with repellent which provided protection against . Dr. Boyce got the idea from his time in the , wearing a permethrin-treated uniform.

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09/24/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Saylor!

Dr. Deanna Saylor served on the expert panel that developed the newly revised 2024 McDonald diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis, published this week

09/23/2025

COVID-19 is making its yearly comeback in Raleigh. However, doctors said it is not the only virus floating around making people sick.

09/23/2025

Big congrats to our Director for Research and Compliance 👏 She keeps the Institute and global research platforms operating efficiently, helping to ensure research excellence everywhere we work!! UNC Global CTU UNC Center for AIDS Research UNC School of Medicine UNC Project Malawi

09/12/2025

09/10/2025

Dr. Myron Cohen and Dr. Joe Eron will be participating in this important event! ACTG NC Health News National Institutes of Health (NIH) UNC School of Medicine

ACTG is proud to support 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research! For more than 40 years, federal investment in HIV research has shaped treatment and prevention, saving tens of millions of lives. That progress is now at risk due to budget cuts, terminated projects, and the weakening of federal scientific capacity. On September 16, starting at 11:00 am ET, scientists, community leaders, and advocates from around the world will convene for 24 hours to illustrate what decades of federal support have made possible—and what we could lose if these cuts move forward. We're especially proud that at 1:00 pm ET, ACTG Chair Dr. Joseph Eron will partcipate in a roundtable with other HIV network leaders to discuss the stakes for research, the communities most affected, and how we can protect the pipeline of discovery. Please register for the Livestream and watch it on YouTube.

09/07/2025

Service to the communities where we work is integral to our mission ➡️ Southern Village Neighbors Magazine features member Dr. Elizabeth Fitzgerald, and her family, doing amazing things at UNC Project Malawi. 💫⭐️She founded the Malawi Children's Initiative and her upcoming event will fund pediatric care!

If you can't attend the event, please consider making a donation here: www.malawichildrensinitiative.org. 🙏🏾🙏🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏿🙏🏻


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The Fitzgerald Family graces our September 2025 cover!

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08/18/2025

Welcome to new and returning students of all levels! Interested in global health research and experiences? Visit our website to learn more about what we do.🌍📚
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08/15/2025

August is . With concerns of recent cases of measles in North Carolina, Dr. David Wohl urges everyone to check their vaccination status. According to Wohl, some individuals may require up to two doses. “One MMR dose will get you about 93% protection; two will get you 97% or so,” Wohl explained.
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08/15/2025

Welcome dental students at UNC Adams School of Dentistry! If you're interested in global health, checkout ASOD-Global short-term experiences around the world which include our UNC Project Malawi and UNC Project Zambia sites. Wishing you a great year! ✨

08/15/2025

Congratulations! Dr. Katelyn Rittenhouse is a an ob/gyn fellow doing work through our UNC Project Zambia.👏 UNC Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Katelyn Rittenhouse Awarded NIH Grant for AI-Assisted Ultrasound Research August 12, 2025 By jasmckoy CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Dr. Katelyn Rittenhouse, Global Women’s Health Fellow, has been awarded a K23 Career Development Award from the NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child...

08/14/2025

A new, portable, and inexpensive ultrasound machine has been developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by Dr. Jeff Stringer to help address maternal health needs in underserved areas.
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