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A new framework is helping researchers and manufacturers more efficiently design and evaluate new diagnostic tests for people with early-stage tuberculosis (TB), potentially saving thousands of lives. TB is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause from a single infectious agent, ranking...
A study presented at the recent AIDS2018 conference suggests there may be multiple risk factors that cause reoccurring tuberculosis (TB) infections – not just HIV, as initially thought. Cape Town, South Africa has a very high prevalence of reoccurring TB in its citizens – over 20%...
A new study has shown that frailty contributes to comorbidities and death among the aging population, regardless of whether someone is living with HIV. In treating aging populations, including those living with HIV, a frailty assessment can help physicians to identify patients at risk for developing...
A newly published study suggests the effectiveness of a common childhood vaccine can be improved by altering intestinal bacteria. More than 200,000 children under the age of five die annually from rotavirus. The disease is the leading cause of diarrhea-related death in children worldwide. Though rotavirus...
Delegates at the recent TB2018 conference came from around the world to work towards a common goal: make tuberculosis (TB) history. More than 400 researchers, public health specialists, advocates, physicians and politicians attended TB2018 on Sunday, July 22 at the RAI Convention Centre. The event was...
A presentation on antimicrobial resistance by one of the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development's (AIGHD) board members has inspired a thesis project for Master's student Loes van der Laan. Loes is a Master’s student in the Research Master Global Health program, offered jointly between...
The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development congratulates Professor Peter Reiss for being appointed Ridder in Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw (Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion). Peter was appointed on Monday evening during an opening reception for the AIDS Conference at the...
A special edition of the Amsterdam UMC magazine featuring AIGHD researchers and projects is now available. The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development partnered with the Amsterdam UMC to publish the special edition of the publication (in Dutch), which features stories on the history of...
A once-in-a-lifetime experience. That’s how one student described their experience as part of the new Global Health in Context: Sri Lanka course. The student was one of 10 Bachelor of Medicine students from the Amsterdam UMC along with students from Duke University and the University of Ruhuna,...