Search
28 Aug EDCTP asks AIGHD to develop road map for tuberculosis vaccines
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...
28 Aug AIGHD co-organizes world-first workshop on three infectious diseases in EECA
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...
02 Aug Scientific report from 13th annual INTEREST Conference now online
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...
28 Jul Save The Date for the first Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium
AIGHD and the Joep Lange Institute are pleased to host a global health symposium focused on Access to care: making health markets work for the poor. The symposium is free to attend. Half of the world’s population find themselves unable to access essential health services,...
16 Jul Open Call for Abstracts: Interdisciplinary Master Class in Global Health
Are you a PhD candidate or a Postdoctoral fellow and want to share your insights at a Master Class led by world-renowned global health researchers and thought leaders? We invite you to submit your abstract for an interdisciplinary Master Class in Global Health. Led by...
16 Jul AIGHD Remembers Joep & Jacqueline
It’s been five years since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down over Eastern Ukraine. All 298 on board were killed, including our director Prof. Joep Lange and our colleague Jacqueline van Tongeren, who were on their way to the 20th International AIDS Conference in...
04 Jul Chance conversation inspires migrant health career path for newly minted Professor
As a student, Professor Charles Agyemang envisioned a global health career focused on HIV. But after a discussion with his supervisor, he realized he found a new passion: migrant health. This chance conversation turned out to be the start of an extraordinary academic career, marked...14 Jun Study honoring late AIGHD founder published in renowned journal
A comprehensive paper on an innovative workplace treatment program has been published in the well-known HIV/AIDS journal Antiviral Therapy. The paper, ‘Reaching 90-90-90: outcomes of a 15-year multi-country HIV workplace programme in sub-Saharan Africa’ was published last month and highlights a joint initiative between Heineken,...