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Haroon Ali - Pil biedt homo’s seks zonder angst (deel 1, 10 oktober 2015)   Peter (42) is een consultant uit Rotterdam, die in zijn vrije tijd graag naar het theater gaat en uit eten met vrienden. Alexander (48) is een gepensioneerd danser uit Amsterdam, die nu als...

You are invited to attend the public defense of the thesis: “Patient-centred tuberculosis treatment in Tanzania” by Abdallah Bakari Mkopi, at 10:00 hours   Agnietenkapel Oudezijds Voorburgwal 231 1012 EZ Amsterdam   Thursday November 5, 2015   Promotiecommissie Abdallah Bakari Mkopi: Promotor:                           Prof. dr. F.G.J. Cobelens                               Universiteit van Amsterdam Copromotores:                 Dr. F.C.M. van Leth                         Universiteit van Amsterdam                                               Dr. E. Geubbels                                 Ifakara Health Institute Overige...

New PhD research on how to battle the disease burden in the slums of Kenya   Data suggest that it is only a matter of time before cardiovascular diseases will be the number one cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, very little research has been done...

by Tobias Rinke de Wit The ‘Yellow Wings’ Cessna looks like a half demolished nineteen sixties motorbike equipped with far too tiny wings remotely supposed to keep us up in the ultrathin Kenyan air. My WhatsApp reveals a daunting message from my wife, after she learned...

Male views on female condom use.   Female condoms are under-utilized throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Programs have traditionally presented female condoms as a means of women’s empowerment. However, prevailing gender norms in sub-Saharan Africa assign sexual decision-making to men, suggesting that male acceptance is imperative for increased use....

You are invited to attend the public defense of the theses: • “Antiretroviral Treatment in Rwandan Children Living with HIV: Clinical and Psychosocial Outcomes”by Philippe Rwatana Mutwa, at 12:00 hours.   • “HIV drug resistance and Hepatitis co-infections in HIV-infected adults and children initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Rwanda”by John Rusine-Bahunde,...