Center for International Health (CIH)

The Teaching & Training Unit at the Institute of Tropical Medicine with a focus on infectious diseases and tropical medicine is part of the Center for International Health (CIH). The Center for International Health (CIH^LMU) is located at the LMU Klinikum München. Together with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), the LMU Klinikum and academic and healthcare institutions worldwide, the CIH^LMU has been promoting international cooperation in the field of medical education and research since 2009.

The vision and overarching goal of the CIH^LMU is to empower healthcare professionals. With this vision, the CIH strives to address health-related challenges through capacity building in education and research. With the OH-TARGET (One Health Training and ReseARch Global NETwork) project, CIH^LMU 's vision has expanded to include a more participatory and interdisciplinary approach to improving global health conditions.