A newly launched consortium is tackling one of the most pressing global health issues: increase human resource capacity to prevent and control antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Funded through a grant from Fleming Fund, the AMR fellowship Alliance brings together multiple institutions to provide custom made in service...
If we want better results from the aid we give to low-income countries, we need to give aid in smarter ways, according to a recent publication in the Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE is the highest ranked journal in Economics). Youdi Schipper, senior researcher at AIGHD,...
Completing his PhD not only helped him develop as a researcher, it helped him grow a lot as a person. Dr. Shaikh Shahed Hossain started his PhD at KNCV, the Tuberculosis Foundation, in 2008. His area of research was the tuberculosis epidemiology in Bangladesh, and his...
As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, we’re looking back on some of our milestones. Follow our celebrations through #AIGHDturns10. [Photo above and below: Members of the AGEhIV team from AIGHD, Amsterdam UMC and GGD] Dispelling previous beliefs about HIV and ageing, inspiring similar cohort studies and...
For PhD candidate Eveline Verheij, diversity in her studies is important – and AIGHD is a perfect fit. “I did a lot of research before I applied for my PhD at AIGHD and was attracted to this PhD position because the work is so versatile. It's...
For Assoc. Prof. Frank van Leth, research is more than just a career – it’s a passion that he hopes will help improve health care around the world. “For me, the purpose of research has never been to do it just for the sake of doing...