Health and well-being can be attained through channels beyond the healthcare system, like education. January 24th is proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly as International World Education Day, where we celebrate right to education for all, in an equitable manner. Education is a social...
Earlier this week, Stool4TB, a large international project which aims to evaluate a new stool-based test for diagnosis of tuberculosis in children and people living with HIV, held its 3-day kick-off virtual meeting. This 4-year project is funded by the European & Developing Countries Clinical...
In recent years, Eileen Moyer has been increasingly confronted with environmental issues in her research in urban Africa. Examples include flash flooding that makes it impossible to reach research sites, social unrest in urban areas where people are required to pay for scarce water, and...
The abstract “It was totally unexpected” - Dr. Joseph Baruch Baluku was both excited and shocked when he was awarded the Joep Lange Award at the INTEREST2020 conference earlier this month. The award will cover Joseph’s next year’s INTEREST registration costs and travel costs. It was Joseph’s...
The 13th NCHIV, Netherlands Conference on HIV, took place on 24 & 26 November featuring many renowned speakers, all addressing HIV pathogenesis, epidemiology, prevention, and treatment. The conference, which usually takes place in Amsterdam, went online for the first time, and proved to be a great...
Despite being held online, the Masterclass 2020 edition was a great success! The Joep Lange Chair & Fellows Program Masterclass, which took place on November 26 & 27 allowed 9 PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to present their research and receive feedback from their peers...