Resistance to tuberculosis (TB) drugs is a major public health problem threatening progress made in TB control worldwide. In some European and Central Asian countries, over 15 % of new and 50 % of previously treated TB cases have multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) that cannot be treated with...
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....