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...
Just how big of an issue is HIV drug resistance? Do we need to be worried? A scientific symposium held November 11 at the Amsterdam UMC, sought to answer both of these questions while highlighting the importance of HIV drug resistance from a public health point...
Complex issues often require creative solutions and antimicrobial resistance is no exception. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a microorganism, such as bacteria or viruses, to stop an antimicrobial (antibiotics, antivirals and anti-malarials) from killing it. It impacts all areas of health care in every...
Figures released today by Stichting HIV Monitoring (SHM) show that the number of new HIV diagnoses in the last three years in the Netherlands has fallen from 941 in 2015 to 664 in 2018. This puts the Netherlands on track to achieve the target of...