“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...
Over the last 20 years, malaria cases have declined across South East Asia. The disease, however, remains a serious issue for people who visit forests in the region. Christopher Pell, a social scientist based at AIGHD, collaborates with researchers from the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit...
Earlier this month, Sebastiaan Verboeket and colleagues published a paper in the Lancet Healthy Longevity journal about the long-term effects of HIV-infection on lung function. As increasing numbers of people living with HIV have access to antiretroviral therapy, they are able to achieve sustained viral suppression...