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We are a cross-disciplinary research and education institute based in Amsterdam, working to enable "equal opportunities for health for all".

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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 26/05/2026
Through its fellows’ network, AIGHD again will help shape EU health policy for a more resilient future. Senior fellow and director of the @lawhealthlife.bsky.social , Anniek de Ruijter, will serve as a member of the newly formed @thelancet.com Commission on the European Health Union.
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 14/04/2026
In a time of challenges for global health, AIGHD applauds the efforts of the @ec.europa.eu to shore up the field’s resilience worldwide. Read our 5 recommendations for the commission’s new Global Health Resilience Initiative: www.aighd.org/2026/04/14/a...
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 09/03/2026
Fellows are the heart of AIGHD. Once a year, our Fellows gather in person for an annual highlight: the Fellows Fair and Dinner. At the most recent fair, topics ranged from stigma in armed conflict to climate shocks. We look forward to the ideas and future projects that this evening sparked!
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝! Mark your calendars to hear first-hand from these outstanding experts scheduled to speak at #INTEREST2026, taking place in Tanzania in May: 🔵 Glenda Gray 🔵 Friday Saidi 🔵 Penny Moore 🔵 Nomathemba Chandiwana 🔵 Serge Eholie Register at this link: bit.ly/4prNIiC
A banner showing the INTEREST 2026 logo and the pictures of the five confirmed speakers.
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 – 𝟔 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭! The deadline to submit an abstract for INTEREST's 20th anniversary lies just beyond the festive season. Remember to set aside time to polish yours! Abstracts may be submitted in 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 or 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡 & must be <350 words. More info: interestworkshop.org/abstracts
Banner showing photos from previous INTEREST conferences in celebration of its 20th edition in May 2026.
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 15/08/2025
How can the world find its way back to a sustainable and just future for global health? Four thinkers will reflect on this question at the annual 𝑱𝒐𝒆𝒑 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓 & 𝑭𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝑺𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒖𝒎 in Amsterdam on 12 November. Join us at this special event! bit.ly/JLCFsymposium2025.
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 23/07/2025
People living in communities highly burdened by #tuberculosis (TB) may be exposed to the deadly disease up to 5 times per year without necessarily becoming infected. Building on their work to better understand TB transmission, AIGHD Fellows modelled data from sensitive breath sampling studies.
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 08/07/2025
The 2025 Joep Lange Chair & Fellows Symposium – on 12 November in Amsterdam – will feature world-leading experts in public health reflecting on the systems, societies, and solutions required to help the world find its way back to a sustainable and just future for global health.
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 17/06/2025
The #EpiGenEthiopia project that AIGHD spearheads featured in a symposium at the 12th #EDCTPForum in Kigali, Rwanda, this week. EpiGen aims to generate real-time genomic data about pathogens to inform public health action and is one of 10 such projects on the continent forming the GenEpi Network.
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Patane Shilabye (#SouthAfrica) & Clark Joshua Brianwong (#Uganda) won the Joep Lange & Charles Boucher Awards for the highest-scoring abstracts by early-career African scientists at #INTEREST2025! The abstracts they presented were selected from more than 1,700 submissions. Congratulations! 🎉
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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
A new study has confirmed the safety and efficacy of single low-dose primaquine in reducing malaria transmission in young children & could support global #malaria elimination efforts and limit the spread of drug resistant #malaria. www.iddo.org/news/new-stu... @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk
Woman feeding child in hospital, in Liberia. Pic credit Dominic Chavez, World Bank
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Dr. Nyaradzo Mgodi is joining the #INTERESTConference once again on its 19th iteration and she will be sharing her work on the the state of the science of #CombinationPrevention and #Contraception. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗴𝗼𝗱𝗶 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘁 #𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: interestworkshop.org/registration/ #GlobalHealth
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Doctor Corine Karema is coming to the #INTEREST2025 Conference where she will discuss Africa's road to ending #Malaria. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: interestworkshop.org/registration/ #GlobalHealth #INTEREST2025
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Our first speaker is a (very) big name in Global Health. Known for his pioneering work on #infectious #diseases on the African continent, Jean Nachega will present on #Mpox for this year's #INTEREST2025 Conference. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social @suhealthsci.bsky.social @pittdeptofmed.bsky.social
INTEREST 2025 Conference logo on the upper left corner on a white background. "Jean B. Nachega, MD, PhD, MPH, FRCP, DTM&H, FAAS" "University of Pittsburgh / Johns Hopkins University / Stellenbosch University"

"Mpox" 

On the right, a photo of Dr. Jean Nachega, a Congolese man.

Bottom, #INTEREST2025 and the logos of Virology Education and AIGHD.
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INTEREST Conference @interestconf.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Professor Frank Cobelens will be joining us in Namibia for the 19th #INTERESTConference to discuss #TBCaseFinding and the role of #NewTechnologies #TBDiagnostics #Tuberculosis. 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿'𝘀 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: interestworkshop.org/registration/ #GlobalHealth #INTEREST2025
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SPRINGS project @springsproject.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Why aren’t we talking about climate change as a health crisis? 🌍 An analysis of 2.4M social media posts shows only 3.1% mention health impacts, despite growing evidence of #ClimateChange affecting #PublicHealth. Health-focused messaging can boost support for #ClimateAction. 👉https://bit.ly/41mFD6g
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 11/02/2025
#EpiGenEthiopia is a genetic epidemiology and digital health surveillance project to enable better informed public health decisions. They published two genetic profile preprints on the 2023 #dengue outbreak and on #leishmaniasis in Ethiopia. Read on: epigenethiopia.org/publications #EDCTP
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Publications — EpiGen Ethiopia
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Alberto Garcia-Basteiro @agbasteiro.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Great work led by @dinis.nguenha and many other colleagues involved in the #WHIP3TB clinical trial. Btw, WHIP3TB was funded by #USAID :) #tuberculosis #TB @isglobal.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @aighd.org @auruminstitute @CISManhica
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SPRINGS project @springsproject.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Last week, SPRINGS researchers met across the Netherlands to advance climate-sensitive diarrhoeal disease surveillance. @jmcolston.bsky.social, from UVA-SOM, worked with local partners at RIVM, IHE Delft and @aighd.org to align Plan-EO & SPRINGS. Collaboration drives impact! #ClimateHealth
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 04/02/2025
Hello to @springsproject.bsky.social! Our BlueSky Community is growing and we're all for it! The SPRINGS Project brings together the fields of #climate and #health to determine the impacts of #ClimateChange on health. #GlobalHealth #GrowingCommunity Check out: www.springsproject.eu
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 04/02/2025
#Trump2.0 is threatening to dismantle lifesaving programmes for people across the world. #PEPFAR has been critical in the fight against #HIV/AIDS but we believe that this is the wrong move. What happens when you stop PEPFAR for 90 days or 3 months? Check out the figures: pepfarimpact.vercel.app
Bright red background. From the top, a pill that has been opened dispersing powdery medication. In the middle, white bold text reading 'A PEPFAR suspension will lead to disastrous consequences'. In the bottom, the AIGHD logo and a 'Swipe' icon.Bright red background. From the top, a pill that has been opened dispersing powdery medication. In the middle, white bold text reading 'A new analysis suggests that a 'short' 3-month pause in PEPFAR antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery would cause...'. In the bottom, the AIGHD logo and a 'Swipe' icon.Bright red background. Big white bold numbers from the top reading line 1 '7,600 estimated infant deaths *From a 90-day pause', line 2 '370,000 estimated deaths *from a 90-day pause', line 3: 'Source: https://pepfarimpact.vercel.app/' In the bottom, the AIGHD logo and a 'Swipe' icon.Bright red background. White bold text reading 'PEPFAR is critical in sustaining our fight to end HIV/AIDS. This program saves lives and facilitates impactful work for the global community'. In the bottom, the AIGHD logo and a 'Swipe' icon.
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 17/01/2025
The #Stool4TB Consortium has completed their cohort recruitment! The final numbers for their paediatric and adult cohorts stand at 1290 and 677 participants respectively. We are energized by the community's willingness to join us on our journey to #EndTB #Tuberculosis! Read more: stool4tb.org
Square photo with a white background with a solid lavender purple wavy shape background containing the Stool4TB logo, text  "100% complete Major Milestone Achievement, Paediatric Cohort". Below is the EDCTP logo and the EU flag.Square photo with lavender purple background and white wavy shapes containing the Stool4TB logo, text  "Paediatric cohort 1290 and adult cohort 677". Next line "Final number of Cohort participants". Below is the EDCTP logo and the EU flag.
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 16/12/2024
Last September, the Infectious Disease Institute of Makerere University signed a memorandum of agreement with AIGHD to establish our partnership for a more #HealthEquitable #Future. Here's our article sharing the momentous occasion: www.aighd.org/2024/10/11/p... #Partnerships #IDI #GlobalHealth
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Partnerships for the Future: IDI Makerere Visits AIGHD in Amsterdam - AIGHD
The Infectious Diseases Institute recently joined their counterparts at AIGHD to discuss future partnerships across Uganda and Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 13/12/2024
The second week of November saw #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek #WAAW2024 #WAAW! We shared a few documents on LinkedIn highlighting our advocacies to support innovation in the field of #AntimicrobialResistance #AMR, to enable #AntimicrobialStewardship, and to increase #EquitableAccess to (1/2)
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 09/12/2024
The #Stool4TB Team recently published two papers, one on @thelancet.bsky.social microbe and another on the European Journal of Medical Research on #stool-based #Tuberculosis tests. The papers focus on non-sputum based #TB testing and the results are promising! www.stool4tb.org/publications #HIV
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Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development @aighd.org · 29/11/2024
At the beginning of November, we hosted the 4th edition of the Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium at #DeBalie in Amsterdam. Come take a look at what our speakers had to say about #Justice in #GlobalHealth! #HealthEquity #Development #AMR #Amsterdam #Health www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwSa...
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Towards a Just Future in Global Health: Joep Lange Chair and Fellows Symposium 2024
YouTube video by AIGHD
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