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....
The inaugural address of Dr Fransje W. van der Waals, Professor Global Health Education at the UvA, is titled Blended learning for healthcare workers: closing the gap in global health. The address will take place on October 1st in the auditorium of the University, entrance...
Division: Public Affairs / Communications Contract type: Fixed-term (12 months) Hours: Fulltime / 40 hours The Content and Media Officer is responsible for implementation and optimization of effective marketing strategies and is able to translate ideas to a broad audience. You are representing both organizations, acting as the...
Division: project operations Contract type: temporary (duration PhD) Hours: Fulltime / 40 hours The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD), in close collaboration with the AMC Department of Global Health and the Division of Infectious Diseases, is recruiting a PhD student to coordinate an ongoing observational...
Disturbance in the microorganism environment of the vagina (‘dysbiosis’) is associated with increased HIV acquisition. However, the mechanisms remain largely unknown. To investigate the association between the vaginal microbiome and the mucosal immune response, we compared cervicovaginal human proteins of 50 Rwandan female sex workers who...