In this non-randomized study in Kampala, Uganda, we implemented an SMS reminder service to help TB patients to remember to take their drugs and to offer them a line of communication to the clinic. The service was rated highly by the participants but was underpowered...
You are cordially invited to attend the inaugural lecture "The Next Generation" by Constance Schultsz, (Professor of Global Health, in particular emerging infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance) on Thursday 14 September (4pm) at the aula of the University of Amsterdam. "The emergence and spread of infectious diseases, including infections caused by bacteria resistant...
The UNAIDS' HIV this month contains abstracts or summaries of articles and reviews from scientific journals that are carefully filtered from a selection of close to 1000 articles and reviews over a period of one month. The article "Treatment decisions and mortality in HIV-positive presumptive smear-negative...
Zomerrubriek - Jaloerse blikken uit het buitenland; dít doen we goed In het onlangs uitgekomen UNAIDS-rapport, over de voortgang van de wereldwijde hiv- en aidsbestrijding, ontving Amsterdam een schouderklopje. De stad haalde als een van de eerste steden ter wereld de doelstellingen van de Verenigde Naties...
PRESS RELEASE Amsterdam on the way to becoming an AIDS-free city Amsterdam is one of the first European cities to call a halt to HIV and AIDS once and for all. According to the latest report published by UNAIDS on the eve of the international AIDS conference in...
Prof. Peter Reiss, project leader of the Amsterdam H-TEAM was interviewed by Dutch newspaper Het Parool about the significantly lower numbers of HIV diagnoses in Amsterdam, the recently published UNAIDS report announcing Amsterdam as one of two cities in the world to have reached the international...
For the first time, the G20 leaders have jointly declared responsibility for global health, focusing on two broad areas: 1) Safeguarding against health crises and strengthening health systems; 2) antimicrobial resistance. Below is a summary of the G20 leaders' declaration: The G20: Emphasise the importance of universal...
AIGHD is proud to be a part of the RISE team in Indonesia! 'Research on Improving Systems of Education' (RISE) is aimed at conducting high-quality research to build evidence to enhance children’s learning levels throughout the world. RISE aims to gather and interpret data that...
28th June 2017 Today, 33 leading Global Health organisations and members of National Parliaments have issued an open letter to G20 Heads of State, calling for them to increase the prioritisation of health by the G20, and establish the G20 as a permanent global health...
Dear G20 Leaders and Sherpas We are a group of like-minded organisations inspired by the German Government’s prioritisation of global health during its G20 Presidency. Formed by a core group* focused on highlighting the role of global health innovation in, for and by the G20, our...