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18 Dec First-hand experience in Malawian village inspires paper, future research
In rural Malawi, money is constantly circulating. As soon as villagers get money in their hands, they quickly spend it, despite their extreme poverty. In her recently published ethnographic paper, Managing Meagre Means and Reciprocal Reputations: Women’s Everyday Survival Tactics in a Malawian Village, dr....
07 Dec ATHENA cohort celebrates 20th anniversary
The Aids Therapy Evaluation in the Netherlands cohort (ATHENA) is celebrating an important milestone: its 20th anniversary. The cohort started in 1998 as a three-year project and has undergone two decades of developments that have had significant impact for those involved including people living with HIV,...
22 Nov The Netherlands on course to reaching UNAIDS 2020 fast-track targets
The latest figures released today by Stichting HIV Monitoring (SHM) for 2017 reveal a reduction in both HIV diagnoses and the estimated number of newly-acquired HIV infections in the Netherlands. In 2017, fewer people were diagnosed with HIV (750) than in 2016 (820). The figures,...
13 Nov Registration now open for 13th annual INTEREST Conference
For the first time, the 13th annual INTEREST Conference will be held in Ghana. The conference co-chairs are pleased to announce the event will take place in Accra from May 14-17, 2019. Registration has also officially opened. This year’s co-chairs are Professor Kwasi Torpey (Local...
26 Oct Dr. Zlata Tanovic successfully defends development and health economics thesis
The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health & Development (AIGHD) shares in celebrating a wonderful accomplishment by one of our PhD students: Dr. Zlata Tanovic successfully defended her thesis. The thesis defense ceremony took place on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at the Aula – VU University Amsterdam. A...
24 Oct Amsterdam UMC launches new tuberculosis research center
Collaboration is the key to taking on the world’s deadliest infectious disease. That’s the approach of the new Amsterdam TuBerculosis Center (TBC), launched this week by the Amsterdam UMC. The Amsterdam TBC is a collaboration of senior scientists with expertise across the tuberculosis (TB) spectrum...
15 Oct Engaging in high-risk sexual behavior impacts the immune system: AIGHD study
Individuals who engage in high-risk sexual behavior can impact their body’s immune system, according to a recent, AIGHD-led study. As part of the immune system, T-cells play an important role in helping ward off infections. It has been shown in prior research that people living...
05 Oct Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi appointed as Joep Lange Chair
The Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Program brings together experts from different backgrounds and geographies to collaborate on research that will help drive change in the field of global health. The Chair is established by the Joep Lange Institute and is hosted by the Department...