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,...
New Partnership with India Aims to Build Vaccine Manufacturing Network for Hookworm, Other Diseases. WASHINGTON, D.C., BANGALORE, AMSTERDAM — October 14, 2015 — The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) and Sabin Vaccine Institute Product Development Partnership (Sabin PDP) today announced a new research and...
A third of the world’s population has been exposed at some point in their lives to tuberculosis. If they have no signs of active TB currently, they are considered to have latent tuberculosis infection. In 2015 WHO published guidelines on the management of latent tuberculosis...
You are invited to attend the public defense of the theses of: "Double burden of disease in the slums of Kenya” by Samuel Oti, at 11:00 hours and “Cardiovascular disease prevention in the slums of Kenya” by Steven van de Vijver, at 12:30 hours. Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 Aula, Oude...
Improving maternal care through a state-wide health insurance program: a cost and cost-effectiveness study in rural Nigeria. The Nigerian government has made progress towards the Millennium Development Goals but further investments are needed to achieve the targets of post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals, including Universal Health Coverage....