The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Catherine (Cate) Hankins as Deputy Director, Science. Catherine Hankins BA (Hons) MD MSc FRCPC is a community medicine specialist who joins AIGHD from UNAIDS in Geneva, where she...
Which New Diagnostics for Tuberculosis, and When? In this article AIGHD reseachers Frank Cobelens and Susan van den Hof, together with authors of McGill University (Canada), the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK), the World Health Organization and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, analyze the current...
Ugandan PhD students successfully defend their theses in Europe as part of the INTERACT program. The PhD students contribute to the mission to strengthen research and develop capacity to fight diseases. Two Ugandan PhD students successfully defended their theses. Dr. Pauline Byakika-Kibwika defended her thesis ‘Pharmacokinetics of selected...
The Amsterdam bakery 'Brood' (Bread) has opened a branch in Kampala! Citation: 'Afrika eet zuurdesembrood van de Zeedijk' (Africa eats sourdough bread from the Zeedijk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands), an article published in 'Het Parool' on Tuesday 13 March 2012, p 14 -15 Text and photo by Mark Schenkel Click here...
Meet the Global Health challenge A collaboration of AIGHD, Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, and Athena / VU University Amsterdam For more information visit the website ...
MD Steven van de Vijver writes about his experience in Kenya, where he does research into cardiovascular disease in the slums of Nairobi. Citation: Steven van de Vijver (2012) Welvaartsziekten in sloppenwijken. Medisch Contact | 6 januari 2012 | 67 nr. 1 Click here to read his article. (in Dutch only) Click here to...