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Working across disciplines to improve population health
WEBBy Prof. Dr. Marleen Boelaert* and Prof. Dr. Anne Buvé** The research portfolio of the Department of Public Health ranges from health policy analysis and health systems research to research on the epidemiology and control of health problems that mainly affect populations in low- and middle-income countries. These research lines mobilise inputs …
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50th anniversary of the Master’s degree in Public Health
WEBIn 2014, our Master’s (MSc) in Public Health celebrated its 50th anniversary. The first International Course in Health Development (-ICHD) took place in 1964. The course was the result of a joint initiative by the Dutch and Belgian governments following the wave of decolonisation in the late fifties and early sixties. From the start, two […]
Academic appointments
WEBKoen Peeters Grietens was appointed tenure-track professor and head of the Unit of Medical Anthropology in the Department of Public Health.The newly created unit investigates how sociocultural factors influence infectious disease transmission dynamics, community perceptions of health and illness, and how they impact the effectiveness of …
Midwifery matters
WEBMidwives play a crucial role in saving the lives of women and infants worldwide. That is the conclusion of “Midwifery matters”, a series by an international group of leading researchers published in the prestigious scientific journal, The Lancet.ITM’s Prof. Vincent De Brouwere and Dr. Fabienne Richard contributed to the series with the article “Country experience …
HIV in Sub-Saharan African migrants in Antwerp
WEBFor the first time ever, ITM has mapped the spread of HIV among Sub-Saharan African Migrants (SAM) in the city of Antwerp, advancing more targeted HIV prevention. Until now, little was known about the HIV epidemic among the Belgian SAM communities, which hindered the development of tailored and targeted HIV prevention for these groups. To […]
Female genital mutilation: also in Belgium
WEBThe number of girls and women in Belgium who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) has doubled according to a study carried out by the Institute of Tropical Medicine at the request of the Federal Ministry of Public Health. The study, presented in early 2014, estimates that in Belgium there are more than 13,000 women […]
Switching the Poles
WEBITM runs an extensive programme on sustainable scientific, medical and veterinary capacity building in the South, with support from the Belgian Directorate-General for Development (DGD). Motto: Switching the Poles. Partner institutes gradually take charge of developing scientific and medical expertise, as they own, lead and are held accountable for their …
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