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...
Consistent, dependable data is the core of any research study. But how accurate is the data being collected when it comes to global health research studies? Senior Researcher Rene Gerrets says not as reliable as we might think – and he’s committed to exploring how practices...
Prof. Frank Cobelens and Remko van Leeuwen have been invited to write a global research and development roadmap in support of the development new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines. Currently, there are several candidate vaccines that show potential but choices have to be made as to which...
A first-of-its-kind workshop seeks to address three of the largest epidemics in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). The first joint workshop on HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV), and Tuberculosis (TB) ever held in the EECA region takes place in from November 18 to 19 in Almaty,...
A recently completed project has shown aligning tuberculosis (TB) screening with existing HIV screening efforts may improve earlier detection and treatment. IBUA TB, which stands for Integrating tuBerculosis screening into a Universal test and treat Approach, was developed after a 2012 TB prevalence survey found that only 37-48% of...