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15 Aug Shedding Light on Migration and Health
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...
20 Jul Call for Abstracts is OPEN
Call for Abstracts Interdisciplinary Masterclass in Global Health and Development: ‘Migration and Health’ Exact Dates to be Confirmed Led by the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development and the Joep Lange Institute Are you a PhD candidate or a Postdoctoral fellow wanting to...
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...
01 Mar Human immune systems in Europe and US make us more vulnerable to exotic new zoonoses, like COVID-19
AIGHD research fellow, Tobias Rinke de Wit, participated in an event 22 February on how evolutionary medicine helps explain regional differences in pandemic dynamics: immunity, symbiosis, and COVID-19. Data has been mounting for more than 50 years pointing toward the importance of “complex eukaryotic symbionts”...
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...
09 Jul Reframing Education at AIGHD: How the Pandemic Forces Innovation
AIGHD acknowledges that education is pivotal in global health and development, whether it pertains to building health capacity in the global south or training a new generation of researchers here in the Netherlands. AIGHD’s educational ethos―extending from the Research Master’s in Global Health program at...
02 Jul Publication in Nature: The Pandemic’s Lasting Health Burden on People, Societies and Economies
After nearly a year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, we are still grappling with the overwhelming number of deaths and the long-term harmful effects of the disease. In order to best understand the lasting consequences of COVID-19 on the health care system, we...