The INTEREST Conference, the premier scientific conference for HIV in Africa, was established by the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) founder, the late Joep Lange, and the late Dr. Charles Boucher of the Academic Medical Education. Both organizations continue to co-organize the...
Every year, more than two million children in low-resource settings die due to substandard quality of care caused by constraints in healthcare systems. Shortage of staff and lack of adequate equipment lead to millions of children dying from conditions that are treatable at low costs. It...
“My father’s passing was a turning point in my life. I figured that the only way to ever leave my village was my education: it was my get-away. From that point onwards, I worked very hard to fulfill my dream of going to university.” Frackson Shaba...
In a recent publication titled, Epigenetic-age acceleration in the emerging burden of cardiometabolic diseases among migrant and non-migrant African populations: a population-based cross-sectional RODAM substudy, PhD Student at AIGHD Dr. Felix Chilunga and colleagues explore the role of biological ageing in the emerging burden of cardiometabolic diseases...
21 May 2021 marks the Global Health G20 Summit, an annual event where world leaders, heads of international and regional organizations, and representatives of global health bodies unite to discuss and share lessons learned throughout the year in global health. This year, the meeting will...
18 May 2021. In a correspondence article published yesterday in The Lancet, The League of European Research Universities (LERU) and the European Global Health Research Institutes Network (EGHRIN) outline how Europe should take a leading position globally in developing a comprehensive and timely response to...