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We are an interdisciplinary research and education institute based in Amsterdam with a global vision of enabling 'Equal Opportunities for Health For All'.
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.
August 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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.
July 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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.
July 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🔹 (Rapid) genomic surveillance of measles virus in Asella, Ethiopia using the Oxford nanopore technology (Anna Rommerskirchen)
🔹Comprehensive phylogenomic analysis of 'Mycobacterium tuberculosis' in Ethiopia (Betselot Zerihun Ayano)
June 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Three posters of PhD studies affiliated with EpiGen were on display at the #EDCTPForum:
🔹The hidden challenge: hrp2/3 gene deletions and malaria diagnosis in Southern Ethiopia (Bacha Mekonen)
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
#EpiGenEthiopia Lead Investigator Dr Tobias Rinke de Wit: “Setting up networks like this is difficult because there are different countries, angles, priorities... Still, it is the basis for everything: We have to approach the future in Africa on a continental level and not on a country level.”
June 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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.
June 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
#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
February 4, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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
January 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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)
December 13, 2024 at 10:24 AM