Events Calendar
Events in December 2018
- AIGHD Research Meeting
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AIGHD Research MeetingThe AIGHD research meeting takes place three times a month on Fridays over lunch. During these meetings, researchers and students affiliated with AIGHD along guest speakers present their work. The meetings provide a forum for discussing interesting results, fostering collaborations and developing new ideas. All are welcome to join these meetings. Please sign up for the weekly invitation email with speaker topics by emailing secretariat@aighd.org.
- Why Vaccinate? Symposium
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Why Vaccinate? SymposiumThe Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development and Health[e]Foundation are pleased to collaborate once again to host a symposium titled 'Why Vaccinate?'. The purpose of the symposium is to update the medical and social science community regarding access to vaccines; the efficacy and safety of vaccines; the latest achievements in vaccine development; and the reluctance to accept vaccines, both worldwide and in the Netherlands. The round table discussion will create a platform to discuss the role of vaccination in public and individual health.
Date: December 18 from 1600-1800
Address: Collegezaal 4, Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC (Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam)
Contact: vaccines@healthefoundation.euSpeakers for the event are Seth Berkeley (GAVI), Stuart Blume (UVA), Roel Coutinho (UU), Jaap van Dissel (RIVM), Jaap Goudsmit (Harvard), and Bas van den Putte (UVA) with an introduction by the Dean of the Amsterdam UMC Hans Romijn.