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Without antiretroviral treatment (ART), half of all children born with HIV will die before the age of two years. Although increasing numbers of children in resource-limited settings now have access to ART, important challenges remain. The World Health Organization recommends the use of protease inhibitors for...

Constance Schultsz et al. did a prospective study of acquisition of fecal colonisation and carriage with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae in 2001 Dutch travellers (the COMBAT study),2from November, 2012, to November, 2013. Acquisition was defined as the absence of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a fecal swab...

The policy brief of the Ghana NHIS study is published on the INCLUDE-social protection website of NWO-WOTRO. The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), initiated in 2004, aims to realize accessible quality healthcare services for the entire population of Ghana. While this mechanism has been successful in...

We are happy to invite you to attend the (delayed) public defense of the thesis: Development and evaluation of a patient-centered cardiovascular health education program among insured primary care patients with hypertension in rural Nigeria – The QUICK-II study – by Aina Olufemi (Femi) Odusola on Tuesday...

Medisch Contact journalist Marieke van Twillert interviewed Frank Cobelens about his appointment as the new chair of the Excecutive Board of AIGHD, about World Aids Day and the active prevention and care of hiv/AIDS worldwide. And how the battle against tuberculosis can use some aids...

Due to technical travel difficulties, we are very sorry to let you know that the public defense of the thesis of Femi is cancelled. We will let you know the new date as soon as possible.   Aina Olufemi (Femi) Odusola: “Development and evaluation of a patient-centered...