INVITATION We are happy to invite you to attend the public defense by Andrew Kerkhoff of his thesis: Anaemia in Patients with HIV-associated tuberculosis in South Africa: Predictive/prognostic value, aetiologies and treatment Thuesday 21 June 2016 at 12.00 hours. Agnietenkapel, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 231, 1012 EZ Amsterdam Promotores: Prof. dr. F.G.J. Cobelens (Universiteit...
Hoe vind je in Nederland de laatste personen die hiv hebben maar het zelf niet weten? Het is essentieel om die paar duizend mensen snel te vinden, omdat ze de belangrijkste verspreiders zijn van het hiv-virus. Komende week is er in New York een VN-conferentie...
Joining forces for an HIV-free future Every year a thousand people still become infected with HIV in the Netherlands. With so many ways to prevent infection nowadays, this shouldn’t be happening anymore. By combining education, prevention, testing and treatment, we can stop the spread of HIV...
Laboratory screening tests which detect medical conditions that threaten maternal and child health, constitute an important component of antenatal care (ANC). The SOCIALAB program reveals that in Senegal, less than a 1/3 of pregnant women receive the complete set of 7 recommended ANC tests. Less...
Please come and join us to attend the public defense by Sonia Boender of her thesis: Long-term effects of HIV treatment in sub-Saharan Africa: from access to quality. Friday 20 May at 12.00 hours. Agnietenkapel, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 231, 1012 EZ Amsterdam Promotores: Prof. dr. T.F. Rinke de Wit (Universiteit van Amsterdam) Prof. dr. M....
TODAY at 14:00 hrs, Heleen Nelissen and Uloma Ogba are going to give a presentation about their study choices and how these fit in with the work they do at AIGHD and PharmAccess. We are also very happy with the help of Puck Pelzer, Kalina...
News from the SPARKS project - What is the impact of technology on healthcare and medicine? Cate Hankins, Deputy Director for Science at the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) and Michiel Heidenrijk, Founder and Executive Director of the Amsterdam health & technology...
The coming five years, no less than five professors will share the Joep Lange Chair. This Chair is initiated by the AMC and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dan Ariely, Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics, and Dr Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the...
INVITATION We are happy to invite you to attend the public defense by Michael Head of his thesis: Research investments in global infectious diseases - a systematic analysis of the UK research portfolio Thursday 17 May at 12.00 hours. Agnietenkapel, Oudezijds Voorburgwal 231, 1012 EZ Amsterdam Promotor: Prof. dr. F.G.J. Cobelens (Universiteit...
Koert Lindijer's article in NRC Handelsblad/nrc.next, now translated in English. About the experience with failing antiretroviral therapy because of increasing resistance to the most commonly used antiretroviral (ARV) drugs. Which is confirmed in a study conducted in 36 countries between 1998 and 2015. Based on...