An opportunity to attend a course in Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of health programs changed the course of Nwanneka Okere’s career. The PhD candidate enrolled in the course while working as a pharmacist on a HIV project at Doctor’s without Borders (MSF) in her home...
A one-of-a-kind workshop co-led by AIGHD brought together researchers, clinicians and community advocates to help address three major infectious disease threats. On November 18-19, EECA INTERACT 2019, the first scientific workshop on HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), was held in Almaty,...
A recent trip to Amsterdam is one Dr. Cissy Kityo won't soon forget. The Ugandan HIV physician and researcher successfully defended her thesis, Emerging HIV Drug Resistance in sub-Saharan Africa: Effects on Treatment Outcomes at the Agnietenkapel on Tuesday, November 12. The day prior, she presented her...
The commemoration of World AIDS Day, on 1 December 2019, is an important opportunity to recognize the essence of fighting HIV drug resistance through continued quality care at the community level. Find out more about how our work impacts HIV research, education and policy. A visit...
After 4 years of cutting-edge research, work and analyses, Seth Inzaule successfully defended his thesis on November 12. The defense took place at the University of Amsterdam’s Agnietenkapel. At a scientific symposium held in his honor, and in honor of his co-PhD candidate Cissy Kityo, Seth...
A chance encounter inspired a career path for Associate Prof. Wendy Janssens. While traveling through South America in the late 1990s, she and her husband stayed in a hut with a local family in the Andes. There, she met a young couple her age who told...