For Sebastiaan Verboeket, perseverance and staying true to his passions are the common threads that have weaved his story and led him to different positions within the health field. The most recent path has led him to obtain his PhD in medicine, titled “Disentangling Health...
The WHO estimates that 13 million deaths around the world each year are due to avoidable environmental causes. As a result, there is growing urgency to create sustainable, well-being societies that are focused on creating equitable health that is maintainable for future generations without breaking...
Today, 24 March, marks World TB Day, an annual day that commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. This year’s theme is “Invest in TB. Save Lives.” This theme is meant to convey...
Today, March 8th is celebrated globally as International Women’s Day. It is a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality in areas where it has not yet been achieved....
AIGHD Director, Prof. Frank Cobelens, and colleagues publish review in the Lancet Infectious Disease insisting on the acceleration of research and development for a vaccine against Tuberculosis. For centuries, tuberculosis (TB) has infected 10 million people annually and been the leading cause of death around...
The PAVIA project, led by Prof. Frank Cobelens, was recently featured in a publication of the Uppsala Reports highlighting the evolution of the project since its beginning within the Kingdom of Eswatini. Funded by the European Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), PAVIA focuses on improving...