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09 May Nwanneka Okere successfully defends PhD
On 3 March 2022, Nwanneka Okere successfully defended her thesis “Differentiated Service Delivery in HIV Care and Treatment: An Exploration of Sustainability and Impact from Patients and Providers Perspective.” Nwanneka, who moved to the Netherlands from her home country, Nigeria at the beginning of her...
05 May INTEREST CONFERENCE IS BACK IN UGANDA AFTER 16 YEARS
“The driving force behind the INTEREST Conference is to encourage young scientists in our region to become bold and continue with their scientific career,” said Dr. Elly Katabira, Professor of Medicine in the School of Medicine, Makerere University DATE, KAMPALA: 5th May 2022 The International...
14 Apr INTEREST2022: One month left
INTEREST 2022 is just around the corner and AIGHD and Virology Education are gearing up for the first in-person INTEREST in three years. Here are some things you need to know about the event this coming May 10-13. INTEREST will be hybrid this year, so...
11 Apr How staying true to himself led Sebastiaan Verboeket to successfully defend his PhD
For Sebastiaan Verboeket, perseverance and staying true to his passions are the common threads that have weaved his story and led him to different positions within the health field. The most recent path has led him to obtain his PhD in medicine, titled “Disentangling Health...
03 Mar PAVIA project’s achievements in Eswatini gain international recognition
The PAVIA project, led by Prof. Frank Cobelens, was recently featured in a publication of the Uppsala Reports highlighting the evolution of the project since its beginning within the Kingdom of Eswatini. Funded by the European Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), PAVIA focuses on...
28 Feb Paul Farmer: A Global Health Visionary
Paul Farmer was an incredibly kind and caring figure in the global health world and focused on delivering quality healthcare in areas with limited access to medical resources. He was a renowned medical anthropologist and physician who will be remembered as a global health champion...
04 Feb The global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance; first systematic analysis in The Lancet
A recent systematic analysis of the global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance published in The Lancet last week shows that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a major threat to human health around the world, with the largest burden in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The study includes...
06 Jan Uganda Country Director, Henry Tumwijukye, reflects on 8 years at AIGHD and what’s to come
“I look back when talking to my children and realize that collaboration was a turning point in my life. I’ve been blessed to work with top-notch scientists including the late Dr. Joep Lange. You know, the best of the best. Nothing takes that away. Those...