It is with great pride we announce that Arjen Dondorp has been appointed Full Professor. As of 01 November 2022, Arjen Dondorp has been appointed full Professor of Translational Global Health at the University of Amsterdam. His chair resides in the Department of Global Health,...
AIGHD welcomes the new Dutch Global Health Strategy 2023 – 2030. The first of its kind, it will be an essential foundation for concerted government and stakeholder actions to address important health challenges that threaten not only the Netherlands and Europe, but especially low- and...
The movement from one country to another, whether by choice or by force, is a reality that we continue to confront around the world. It is the specific health consequences, physically and mentally, resulting from this movement that sit at the intersection of migration and...
"Yes, yes, yes, yes,” in the experience of Dr. Charles Agyemang, AIGHD Senior Fellow and Professor of Global Migration, Ethnicity and Health, this refrain is an all-too-common experience for doctors seeing a recent migrant for the first time. It might seem efficient but this agreeableness...
The INDIGO project, coordinated by AIGHD, has begun its phase 1 trial of a novel low-dose influenza vaccine that combines 1/5th of a dose of a licensed influenza vaccine with a new adjuvant, an ingredient used in several vaccines to help create a stronger immune...
Register now! Space is limited: https://amc.registraid.com/jl2022/registratie Join us for the Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium where four experts will speak on the timely theme Migration and Health. The event will include fascinating talks, Q&As, and a panel discussion. For those joining us in-person, the Symposium lends...
1,440,000 seconds. 24000 hours. 1000 days. From conception to our second birthday. After almost 25 years of research, it is this period that AIGHD Senior Fellow, Dr. Tessa Roseboom, Professor of Early Development and Health has identified as the most critical to shaping who we...
AIGHD Senior Fellow, Arjen Dondorp, was awarded the Christiaan Eijkman medal in honor of his extensive research in global health, specifically in the management and eradication of falciparum malaria. Over the years, Arjen and his team have worked tirelessly to improve the care for critical...
Earlier this month, we sat down with Prof. Tobias Rinke de Wit, Director of Research PharmAccess, molecular biologist, public health specialist and Senior Fellow at AIGHD, to discuss his pioneering work in digitalizing diagnostics in Africa: ‘Connected Diagnostics’. ‘Connected Diagnostics’ refers to digitalizing rapid point-of-care diagnosis...
With millions of people constantly on the move around the globe, whether due to war, famine, or simply in search of a better life, migration has become a global reality. This phenomenon impacts many aspects of life, shapes world events, and prompts political debates. But...