Authored by: Michael G. Head Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor: Prof. dr. F.G.J. Cobelens Copromotor(s): Prof. R. Atun, Dr. G.B. Gomez Guillen Date of thesis defense: 17/05/2016 This thesis addresses a topic that continues to be of great importance, that of the distribution of research investments for infectious diseases. There...
Authored by: T.S. Boender Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor(s): T.F. Rinke de Wit, M. Boele van Hensbroek Copromotor(s): K.C.E. Sigaloff, J.C.J. Calis Date of thesis defense: 20/05/2016 As HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa mature, there are rising concerns about the long-term sustainability and quality of these programs. Increasing levels of HIV drug...
Authored by: Hanneke Borgdorff Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor(s): J.H.H.M. van de Wijgert, T. van der Poll Copromotor(s): S.E. Geerlings Date of thesis defense: 24/03/2016 A healthy vaginal microbiota is dominated by lactobacilli. Disturbance of the microbiological vaginal microbiota balance (“dysbiosis”) is associated with an increased risk of acquisition of sexually...
Authored by: Abdallah Mkopi Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor(s): F.G.J. Cobelens Copromotor(s): F.C.M. van Leth, E. Geubbels Date of thesis defense: 05/11/2015 The main aim of this thesis was to describe and assess the efficacy of the Patient-Centred Treatment (PCT) strategy for the delivery and supervision of tuberculosis (TB) treatment...
Authored by: John B. Rusine Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor(s): M.D. de Jong Copromotor(s): P.L.A. Ondoa, J.H.H.M. van de Wijgert Date of thesis defense: 29/10/2015 Since the roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART), few data have been generated on outcomes and outcome predictors of ART in adults and children in Rwanda....
Authored by: Philippe R. Mutwa Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor(s): P. Reiss Copromotor(s): S.P.M. Geelen, K.R. Boer Date of thesis defense: 29/10/2015 This thesis reviews the Rwandan pediatric HIV program as an introduction, followed by the presentation of data from seven qualitative and quantitativeclinical studies. Read more...
Authored by: S. Cohen Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor(s): T.W. Kuijpers, P. Reiss Copromotor(s): D. Pajkrt, Date of thesis defense: 15/10/2015 Despite the drastic decrease of mortality and morbidity since the introduction of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in 1996, children with a chronic HIV-infection remain vulnerable to multiple complications that...
Authored by: Samuel O. Oti Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor: K. Stronks Copromotor(s): C. Kyobutungi, C.O. Agyemang, G.B. Gomez Date of thesis defense: 14/10/2015 The goal of this thesis was to provide evidence of a double burden of disease inthe slums of Nairobi and to make a case for an...
Authored by: Steven Van de Vijver Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor(s): K. Stronks Copromotor(s): C. Kyobutungi, C.O. Agyemang, G.B. Gomez Date of thesis defense: 14/10/2015 We can no longer ignore the increasing presence of the cardiovascular risk factors in the African continent. This thesis shows that among the urban poor...
Authored by: M.K. Mwaniki Thesis Universiteit van Amsterdam Promotor(s): M. Boele van Hensbroek, C.R.J.C. Newton Copromotor(s): P.A. Kager Date of thesis defense: 08/10/2015 Although the common causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality are known, there is paucity of information on many aspects that are required for effective management of neonates...