06 Jul Interview Professor Dr Michael Boele
Interview with Professor Dr Michael Boele van Hensbroek, one of the AMC and AIGHD Principal Investigators, for Emma Kinderziekenhuis AMC (in Dutch) Read the interview here. ...
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06 Jul SociaLab contribution KTNET Africa blog
The use of simple and cheap technologies is expected to improve access to quality care especially in areas with limited access to laboratory services. In Senegal, the SOCIALAB project assessed the appropriateness of the use of rapid tests in peripheral health facilities and found practices...
30 Jun Research in Action – Symposium report
Symposium report Research in action: from AIDS to global health to impact. A symposium in recognition of the scientific contributions of Professor Joep Lange On Tuesday 14 October 2014, 850 family members, friends, colleagues, prominent scientists and dignitaries from all over the world gathered in Amsterdam to...
29 Jun Lancet Commission on Defeating AIDS
After more than a decade of major achievements, the AIDS response is at a crucial juncture, both in terms of its immediate trajectory and its sustainability, as well as its place in the new global health and development agendas. In May, 2013, the UNAIDS–Lancet Commission—a...
16 Jun CINIMA newsletter June 2015
The Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA) houses the main departments and laboratories within the University of Amsterdam/Academic Medical Center (AMC) involved in patient care, education and research in the field of Infectious Diseases and Immunity. CINIMA coordinates, integrates and combines the knowledge present...
16 Jun Vaccine hope for hookworm sufferers
If you had a colony of parasites living in your gut and siphoning off your blood, you might not even know. Many of the hundreds of millions of people suffering from hookworm disease are completely unaware of their wriggly lodgers, which can seriously damage their...