For PhD candidate Eveline Verheij, diversity in her studies is important – and AIGHD is a perfect fit. “I did a lot of research before I applied for my PhD at AIGHD and was attracted to this PhD position because the work is so versatile. It's...
Over the past 30 years, much progress has been made towards understanding and containing the worldwide HIV epidemic. People on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are living longer and new ‘Test and Treat’ approaches are reaching more people than ever. But an emerging global health crisis could...
The Joep Lange Chairs & Fellows Programme Dr. Liv Nymark is a Joep Lange Post-doctoral Fellow at AIGHD. The Joep Lange Chair & Fellows Programme was established in 2015 in memory of the founder of AIGHD Prof. Joep Lange. Funded in part by the Dutch Ministry...
Consistent, dependable data is the core of any research study. But how accurate is the data being collected when it comes to global health research studies? Senior Researcher Rene Gerrets says not as reliable as we might think – and he’s committed to exploring how practices...
Prof. Frank Cobelens and Remko van Leeuwen have been invited to write a global research and development roadmap in support of the development new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines. Currently, there are several candidate vaccines that show potential but choices have to be made as to which...
Half of the world’s population find themselves unable to access essential health services, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Ensuring everyone has access to basic health services without financial hardship is one of the biggest challenges in global health. Hosted by the Amsterdam Institute for Global...
A first-of-its-kind workshop seeks to address three of the largest epidemics in Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA). The first joint workshop on HIV, Hepatitis C (HCV), and Tuberculosis (TB) ever held in the EECA region takes place in from November 18 to 19 in Almaty,...
Over the last three decades, we have witnessed tremendous progress in HIV care. Millions of people all over the world are now living longer with HIV thanks to antiretroviral treatment (ART). While they are living to older ages, research has shown that these people have a...
The 13th International Conference on HIV Treatment, Pathogenesis, and Prevention Research (the INTEREST meeting) was held in Accra, Ghana from May 14-17, bringing together nearly 700 participants from 39 countries. It was the biggest event ever in terms of registrations, attendees, and abstracts submissions. “Each year, we see...
Reporting on HIV research can be a challenging task, especially when it comes to translating complex research studies and jargon for the general public. And it’s something AIGHD’s Prof. Cate Hankins is determined to do something about. Prof. Hankins co-chairs the Media Scholar Program, which takes...