People who start antiretroviral treatment early, regardless of their CD4 count, are just as likely to stick to their treatment plan as those who begin their treatment when their CD4 count is low. The mixed methods paper led by the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and...
The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development has a key role in a newly launched project focused on the social sciences. With support from the European Commission, the SoNAR-Global project will build a sustainable network to facilitate an active role for the social sciences in...
It is with great sadness that the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development shares news about the passing of our colleague Anna van Luijn. Anna was our counterpart at the Athena Institute and was responsible for coordinating many MPA internships that took (and continue to...
Pharmaceutical concentration in the world’s freshwater sources have reached the point of potentially causing damaging ecological effects, according to a study published today in Environmental Research Letters. Researchers on the study say levels of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin have increased significantly over the past 20 years and...
A recently completed project took a unique approach to researching an important component of antimicrobial resistance. The VIBRE project's goal was to better understand the extent of antibiotic usage and carriage of antibiotic resistant bacteria in poultry, as well as how that contributes to the larger antimicrobial...
Learn from the past to plan for the future. That’s exactly what 10 second-year Bachelor of Medicine students did this week. The future physicians met with a group of their peers who were the first cohort of the Global Health in Context: Sri Lanka elective course last...
A team of researchers are seeking to better understand and treat a rare neurological disease using a new approach. Nodding Syndrome (NS) is an unexplained neurological illness reported in Uganda, South Sudan and Tanzania and mainly affects children for the first time when they are between...
The report from the recent Clingendael meeting is now online. Members of the global health initiative recently hosted their third meeting to discuss how industry, academia and NGOs can support the Dutch government in continuing to prioritize global health activities. Some of these include creating meaningful...
Diabetes and hypertension are now key global threats. According to the World Health Organization, the number of people with diabetes rose to 422 million in 2014 and its prevalence is on the rise in low- and middle-income countries. Hypertension – high blood pressure – affects...
A recent qualitative study identified factors that influence guideline compliance to the Dutch HIV treatment guidelines for laboratory testing in outpatient HIV care in the Netherlands. Evidence-based HIV care guidelines outline recommendations for health care providers to guide the clinical management of patients living with HIV....