(Photo caption: The memorial plaque commemorating Joep Lange. [L to R] Prof Tobias Rinke de Wit (AIGHD), Dr Bernard Desderius (co-Principal Investigator), Mr. Max Lange.) A newly opened lab will improve screening and monitoring of HIV treatment for people living in rural Tanzania. The Joep Lange Laboratory officially...
The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development extends congratulations to Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award in Research 2018 from the Carlos Slim Foundation. Dr. Bottazzi is member of consortium for HOOKVAC, an AIGHD-led project that seeks to develop and test...
A project aimed at increasing earlier testing and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) in Tanzania officially launched on Saturday. Led by the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD), IBUA TB kicked off in Shinyanga, Tanzania and was attended by more than 40 guests, including...
It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Professor Ogobara Doumbo, AIGHD's WARRiOR consortium leader, on Saturday, June 9, 2018. Ogo inspired us all. His passing is an incredible loss to his extended family and his friends, his colleagues and...
A diverse group of delegates recently united at the 12th INTEREST Conference to work toward a common goal: ending the HIV epidemic. The conference provides a platform to share pivotal findings, promote collaboration, and transfer experiences across several fields and many continents. Active participants totaled 592...
The annual Product Development Partnership (PDP) meeting, hosted by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took place on May 23, 2018 in Leiden. The meeting brings together key private and public partners to discuss health themes. This year’s meeting focused...