An innovative study offers new insights into how partners in monogamous and polygynous households cooperate, which could impact the way social support programs in Africa distribute resources. There are an increasing number of programs which involve a transfer of either cash or goods to households in...
A recent article in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal outlines the importance of the new SoNAR Global consortium in efforts to prepare for and respond to infectious disease outbreaks and drug resistance across the globe. The piece, co-authored by AIGHD's Prof. Anita Hardon, Prof. Constance Schultsz,...
Investing in global health and innovation should be higher priority in Europe’s new research funding program, according to a newly published Lancet commentary. The piece was developed by members of the European Global Health Research Institutes Network (EGHRIN), whose membership includes research institutes and universities affiliated...
A unique project focused on gaining a better understanding of inequality in one of the world’s biggest countries has wrapped up – and provided important insight. The Inequality in India: Dimensions and Trends project, led by AIGHD is part of the larger United Nations University –...
A team of social scientists and malaria researchers are investigating human behavior to improve malaria prevention and control. Christopher Pell, AIGHD academic staff, is collaborating with a team from Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) based in Siem Pang District, north east Cambodia, to understand forest...
Providing the most effective treatment to patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) – that’s the goal of a recently launched research project. As the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent, TB kills more people than HIV and AIDS, according to the World Health Organization. Currently,...
Each year, more people are killed by tuberculosis (TB) than any other infectious disease. Nearly 4,500 people lose their lives to TB every day and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease. World TB Day takes place each year on March...
The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Health[e]Foundation and the Amsterdam UMC are pleased to host a global health symposium focused on eliminating tuberculosis (TB), HIV and malaria transmission. Registration is free and now open. These major infectious diseases continue to be significant causes of ill health, despite global efforts...
Defining diseases is crucial to effectively treating, researching and monitoring them. Current definitions for tuberculosis are outdated and categorize people with the disease into two categories: dormant (also called latent) infection, meaning they do not have an active form of the disease, and active infection. In a...
International Women’s Day is celebrated each year on March 8 and is a focal point in the movement to support women’s rights. This year’s theme is “Think equal, build smart, innovate for change” and puts innovation by women and girls, for women and girls, at...