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You are invited to attend the public defense of the thesis: “Patient-centred tuberculosis treatment in Tanzania” by Abdallah Bakari Mkopi, at 10:00 hours   Agnietenkapel Oudezijds Voorburgwal 231 1012 EZ Amsterdam   Thursday November 5, 2015   Promotiecommissie Abdallah Bakari Mkopi: Promotor:                           Prof. dr. F.G.J. Cobelens                               Universiteit van Amsterdam Copromotores:                 Dr. F.C.M. van Leth                         Universiteit van Amsterdam                                               Dr. E. Geubbels                                 Ifakara Health Institute Overige...

26 October, 2015

New PhD research on how to battle the disease burden in the slums of Kenya   Data suggest that it is only a matter of time before cardiovascular diseases will be the number one cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, very little research has been done...

22 October, 2015

by Tobias Rinke de Wit The ‘Yellow Wings’ Cessna looks like a half demolished nineteen sixties motorbike equipped with far too tiny wings remotely supposed to keep us up in the ultrathin Kenyan air. My WhatsApp reveals a daunting message from my wife, after she learned...

22 October, 2015

Male views on female condom use.   Female condoms are under-utilized throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Programs have traditionally presented female condoms as a means of women’s empowerment. However, prevailing gender norms in sub-Saharan Africa assign sexual decision-making to men, suggesting that male acceptance is imperative for increased use....

22 October, 2015

You are invited to attend the public defense of the theses: • “Antiretroviral Treatment in Rwandan Children Living with HIV: Clinical and Psychosocial Outcomes”by Philippe Rwatana Mutwa, at 12:00 hours.   • “HIV drug resistance and Hepatitis co-infections in HIV-infected adults and children initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Rwanda”by John Rusine-Bahunde,...

22 October, 2015

New Partnership with India Aims to Build Vaccine Manufacturing Network for Hookworm, Other Diseases. WASHINGTON, D.C., BANGALORE, AMSTERDAM — October 14, 2015 — The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) and Sabin Vaccine Institute Product Development Partnership (Sabin PDP) today announced a new research and...

14 October, 2015

A third of the world’s population has been exposed at some point in their lives to tuberculosis. If they have no signs of active TB currently, they are considered to have latent tuberculosis infection. In 2015 WHO published guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis...

13 October, 2015

You are invited to attend the public defense of the theses of: "Double burden of disease in the slums of Kenya” by Samuel Oti, at 11:00 hours and “Cardiovascular disease prevention in the slums of Kenya” by Steven van de Vijver, at 12:30 hours.   Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 Aula, Oude...

13 October, 2015

Improving maternal care through a state-wide health insurance program: a cost and cost-effectiveness study in rural Nigeria.   The Nigerian government has made progress towards the Millennium Development Goals but further investments are needed to achieve the targets of post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, including Universal Health Coverage....

02 October, 2015

The inaugural address of Dr Fransje W. van der Waals, Professor Global Health Education at the UvA, is titled Blended learning for healthcare workers: closing the gap in global health. The address will take place on October 1st in the auditorium of the University, entrance...

30 September, 2015
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