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News

Nurse and lab technician Antoine Salim* (right) had leprosy as a child and therefore knew the disease like nobody else / (c) Johanna de Tessières, Damien Foundation

02 Aug 22

ITM and Damien Foundation launch new study to prevent leprosy

This ancient disease is still prevalent in the Comoros.

Leprosy

28 Jul 22

Citizen science leads to discovery of exotic mosquito

More than 200 people have already contributed to the monitoring of exotic mosquitoes

Mosquito monitoring

Trainers and students in Guinea

12 Jul 22

ITM and its Guinean partner institution train hundreds of Guinean health workers

Supporting the Guinean health system through blended learning courses

30 Jun 22

HIV among migrants in precarious circumstances in Europe

Action against stigma and access to HIV treatment for all is crucial to stopping AIDS by 2030

HIV

28 Jun 22

Study with close contacts of monkeypox patients

Where you in close contact with someone who was diagnosed with a monkeypox infection?

Monkeypox

Seasonal workers on their way to the sesame fields in Ethiopia (c) Pieter-Jan Claessens

27 Jun 22

New WHO guidelines for treating visceral leishmaniasis in HIV patients

They are based on a study conducted by the University of Gondar, ITM’s partner institution in Ethiopia

Neglected diseases

20 Jun 22

Take a look inside our SIMBLE production container

Liselotte Hardy, ITM and Jean-Claude Senou, CHNU-PPC visited the Spanish SIMBLE consortium partner, Reactivos Para Diagnóstico.

SIMBLE

10 Jun 22

The Extrema Outdoor festival as a stepping stone to a new view on drug use

Opinion piece in De Morgen

02 Jun 22

ITM announces five new board members

Chair Cathy Berx passes on the torch

The Institute

02 Jun 22

Travel plans? Be in time for your vaccine!

Waiting time for a consultation can last up to seven weeks

Travel health

30 May 22

Search for exotic mosquitoes in Belgium

Joint press release of ITM and Sciensano

Mosquito monitoring

25 May 22

Van het woud naar de stad naar de rest van de wereld

Opiniestuk uit De Standaard

Monkeypox

20 May 22

ITM confirms first case of monkeypox in Belgium

ITM is closely following up the evolution of the disease.

Monkeypox

20 May 22

Monkeypox PCR tests now at ITM

Potentially infected persons can now be traced faster.

Monkeypox

10 May 22

Accessible Social Health Protection in Low-Income Countries

International conference on Social Health Protection (Niamey, Niger)

09 May 22

5 years of PrEP: evolution, challenges and prospects

We've reached another stage in preventing HIV, where it will become more and more difficult to reach the ‘high hanging fruit’

HIV

29 Apr 22

A new era in malaria prevention?

Interview with ITM PhD alumnus and CRUN-researcher Dr H Magloire Natama

Malaria

Dr Dalila Martinez from partner institute IMTAvH in Peru treats a patient with leishmaniasis.

08 Apr 22

ITM continues to focus on capacity building

The 12 partner countries now include Rwanda and Nepal

The Institute

Traphal ITG

30 Mar 22

ITM restores paintings of Allard L’Olivier

The restoration is carried out with the support of the King Baudouin Foundation

Patient with small lesions receives cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen.

28 Mar 22

Breaking the chain of transmission

Modern treatment of a neglected disease in Ethiopia

Leishmaniasis

23 Mar 22

Nieuw lespakket leert jongeren wat er gaande is met onze planeet

EDUbox Gezondheid: Wetenschap voor duurzame relatie van mens, dier en planeet

General news

15 Mar 22

ITM welcomes Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and WHO

The key players in the field of sleeping sickness are meeting for the first time in Antwerp.

Sleeping sickness

Marjan Pirard at a graduation ceremomy

14 Mar 22

Marjan Pirard awarded Prof Jozef Vandepitte Prize of 2021

Dr Pirard received the award for her key role in ITM’s MSc in Public Health

Education

Ruth Muller, Isabel Brosius and Raquel Inocêncio da Luz in action

08 Mar 22

International Women’s Day: Insights from three scientists

By our journalist-in-residence Chibuike Alagboso

Setup of one growth experiment: three units of the Turbidimeter prototype.

03 Mar 22

Introducing the 'Turbidimeter'

Pilot testing of the “Turbidimeter”, a simple, universal reader intended to complement and enhance bacterial growth detection in manual blood culture systems in low-resource settings.

SIMBLE

Conakry city scape by Lenka Beňová

02 Mar 22

Expanding urbanisation threat to maternal care in Africa

ITM researchers examined how nearly 20,000 women from 22 large African cities used maternal care.

Maternal and reproductive health

28 Feb 22

New findings ANTICOV trial

Drug combination nitazoxanide and ciclesonide does not reduce risk of hospitalisation in COVID-19 outpatients.

COVID-19

Emily Mateche from Wangige, Kiambu County, Kenya narrates her ordeal after contracting malaria during pregnancy

22 Feb 22

How to protect pregnant women from malaria during COVID-19

A long read by our journalist-in-residence, Beth Karuana Mwai

Maternal and reproductive health

17 Feb 22

How to ensure the quality of medicines in Francophone Africa?

Quality of medicines

17 Feb 22

EU-African Union summit – Why we need to invest in medical research infrastructure in Africa

This opinion piece appeared on the EUobserver on 16 February.

Wereldgezondheid

14 Feb 22

Vaccine Production in Rwanda: A step Toward Vaccine Access Equity for Africa

This opinion piece appeared on the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s BTI Blog on 14 February.

COVID-19

03 Feb 22

Visit Minister-President Jambon and ambassador of Mozambique to ITM

Flanders extends successful cooperation with Mozambique until 2025

General news

Laura Thuo, 26-year-old first-time mother holds her five-week-old baby at StarGate Garden Apartments Park, Nairobi, Kenya (c) Karuana Mwai

01 Feb 22

How Telehealth Promoted Safe Maternal Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya

By our journalist-in-residence Beth Karuana Mwai

Maternal and reproductive health

01 Feb 22

Towards a world without sleeping sickness

Monday 31 January is the national day for the elimination of sleeping sickness in the DRC.

Sleeping sickness

Tabitha at the MTM graduation ceremony in August 2021

24 Jan 22

Dr Elizabeth Tabitha Abbew is newly elected to ITM's General Council

Tabitha is the new alumni representative for the 2022-2026 term

17 Jan 22

How past health crises can lead us through the current pandemic

ITM and WHO draw lessons from the past.

COVID-19

10 Jan 22

FWO awards 5 ITM senior research projects

ITM submitted 17 research projects to FWO’s call for fundamental research projects. 5 senior research projects were awarded.

Research

Tea shop owner Dana Bahadur in Namuna Basti by Samik Kharel

06 Jan 22

No Internet – No Vaccine?

Our journalist-in-residence Samik Kharel dives into Nepal’s digital divide and its struggle to ensure vaccine equity.

Health care and policy

03 Jan 22

Minister Crevits boosts ITM research with an extra 1 million euros

Thanks to these additional funds, ITM can invest in research professors in the areas of 'One Health', (re-)emerging infectious diseases and healthy ageing.

The Institute

21 Dec 21

ITM residency: a future to interdisciplinary association

Samik Kharel writes about his experience as an ITM journalist-in-residence

ITM Voices

15 Dec 21

Microbial collectivism: a breakthrough in Leishmaniasis research

ITM unravels secret of deadly parasite through revolutionary DNA technology

Leishmaniasis

09 Dec 21

Call for applications for the appointment of members of the Board of Governors

Apply before 31 January 2022

The Institute

03 Dec 21

ITM researchers win prizes at Belgian HIV conference

On 30 November, the 9th Belgium Research on AIDS and HIV Consortium (BREACH) symposium took place.

HIV

03 Dec 21

Substandard or falsified COVID-19 products: a report in French

This report aims to bring together information and reports in the public domain on the quality of medical products for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19.

COVID-19

01 Dec 21

40 years of HIV and AIDS research

On World Aids Day, Professor Marie Laga talks about the main advances in the fight against the disease

HIV

30 Nov 21

One year of unCoVer

Professor Jose L. Peñalvo shares his insights after working on unCoVer for a year

COVID-19

24 Nov 21

ITM introduces better adapted diagnostics for bloodstream infections in West Africa

The simplified blood culture system is an important weapon in the fight against antimicrobial resistance

SIMBLE

Undetectable = untransmittable

04 Nov 21

ITM launches "U=U" HIV campaign to fight stigma

Wear #thebestsmile pins to show your support

HIV

29 Oct 21

Six ways the COVID-19 pandemic compromised respectful maternity care

How do healthcare providers look back on this?

COVID-19

Chibuike Alagboso (top left), Karuana Mwai (bottom left), Samik Kharel (top right), Lungelo Ndhlovu (bottom right)

28 Oct 21

Four international journalists start our residence programme in November

They will take a deep dive into the world of infectious diseases and international health at ITM

20 Oct 21

ITM strengthens cooperation with DRC

An agreement that further extends the current cooperation between ITM and the DRC was signed on 20 October.

Sleeping sickness

07 Oct 21

Does a combination of the flu shot and the corona vaccine offer enough protection?

ITM seeks 100 volunteers aged 65 years or older for vaccination study

21 Sep 21

First Peruvian edition of the AIM course organised by IMTAvH & ITM

Expert short course on hospital-based interventions to contain antibiotic resistance in low-resource settings.

Education

16 Sep 21

ITM alumni win prize for global research of the province of Antwerp

Through this award, the Province of Antwerp wants to stimulate research relating to the global South

Alumni

20 Aug 21

New exotic mosquito in Belgium: ITM finds Culiseta longiareolata

The sighting of this species can be linked to climate change.

Mosquito monitoring

20 Aug 21

COVID-19 tests at ITM

We only perform the COVID-19 test for travellers. Non-travellers should consult their GP.

Travel health

09 Jul 21

New short course Pharmaceutical Policies in Health Systems

An exciting start towards promoting health equity

Quality of medicines

08 Jul 21

What's the impact of the pandemic on our daily food choices?

Help determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food choices of adults in Belgium and Croatia.

COVID-19

25 Jun 21

#mijnvaxgedacht

Je bent jonger dan 26 en je wilt graag je gedacht kwijt over coronavaccinaties? Neem deel aan ons onderzoek en laat je stem horen!

COVID-19

10 Jun 21

Study on the risk factors for the spread of coronavirus

When is the risk of infection the highest and what risk factors play a role in this?

COVID-19

10 Jun 21

PICOV-VAC study shows difference in quantity and quality of antibodies in vaccinated people

Is there a difference in antibodies after vaccination between people who have already been infected with the corona virus and people who have not yet had a corona infection?

COVID-19

03 Jun 21

NOW OPEN: CALL FOR ITM'S JOURNALIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMME 2021

Will you be our journalist-in-residence 2021? Apply before 30 June.

The Institute

31 May 21

Fighting poor quality health products in times of Covid-19 and beyond: the need for a multi-stakeholder approach

By Raffaella Ravinetto

Quality of medicines

27 May 21

ITM becomes research centre in vaccine study with registered COVID-19 vaccines

Wanted: volunteers for vaccination study with registered COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19

19 May 21

Wetenschappers informeren jongeren over pandemieën met nieuw lespakket

VRT NWS, imec, VIB (het Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie), het Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde (ITG), Health House en Brightlab lanceren vandaag de nieuwe EDUbox Pandemie: Een uitdaging voor mens en wetenschap.

22 Apr 21

Invasive malaria mosquito finds way to cities in the Horn of Africa

Sunday 25 April is World Malaria Day. The malaria mosquito Anopheles stephensi, originally found in South Asian cities, is making its way to cities in the Horn of Africa.

Malaria

24 Mar 21

World TB Day: resistant tuberculosis is hard to detect

The Rwanda Biomedical Centre and ITM discover false resistance problem of tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

15 Mar 21

The SARS-CoV-2 serological results in African countries should be interpreted with caution

ITM and INRB researchers analysed blood samples using five different SARS-CoV-2 serology tests

COVID-19

05 Mar 21

Mouthwash not recommended for preventing STIs

The research was undertaken because of the increasing need for alternatives to antibiotics

STD

25 Feb 21

Budd, a harm-reducing app for chemsex

The app called Budd will be tested by ITM researchers. The app aims to help participants to be more aware of the risks related to chemsex.

24 Feb 21

Minister Meryame Kitir gets to know the Institute of Tropical Medicine

During the visit, Minister Kitir was provided with an overview of the research and development cooperation activities carried out by ITM

The Institute

09 Feb 21

Toward a multidisciplinary approach in research on quality of medicines

Proceedings of an online gathering

Quality of medicines

Women participating in the PREGACT trial in Burkina Faso

09 Feb 21

ITM and clinical trials

Tackling unmet medical needs with the help of the Clinical Trials Unit

Clinical trial

03 Feb 21

ITM shows link between COVID-19 and malnutrition

Especially sub-Saharan countries that suffer from a high disease burden due to malnutrition also have high COVID-19 mortality rates

COVID-19

29 Jan 21

No rest for the weary - why ITM continues to develop new sleeping sickness tests

Tireless effort is crucial to eliminate the disease. 30 January is World NTD Day.

Sleeping sickness

28 Jan 21

Prohibition of non-essential international travel

Travel for leisure and tourism purposes to and from Belgium is prohibited until Monday 18 April 2021.

Travel health

28 Jan 21

Pregnant women’s travel time to hospital in African cities can take four times longer than models predict

Existing tools do not reflect harsh reality

Maternal and reproductive health

25 Jan 21

The unfair distribution of vaccines, an embarrassing déjà vu

ITM Director Marc-Alain Widdowson's opinion piece appeared in the Belgian news paper De Standaard.

ITM Voices

20 Jan 21

Malaria is a common cause of death among returning travellers

This is based on the findings of 100,000 sick travellers evaluated in 25 European specialist clinics between 1998 and 2018.

Travel health

21 Dec 20

ITM becomes test centre in vaccine study

The Institute will be a test center for the candidate vaccine of Johnson & Johnson. The researchers are looking for chronic patients to participate in the study.

COVID-19

10 Dec 20

Community-based research into transmission-of COVID-19 virus in Mozambique

The study examines how the COVID-19 virus spreads and who is most affected in a peri-urban community setting in sub-Saharan Africa.

COVID-19

AI-PASS workshop in 2020

08 Dec 20

Improving the provision of and the access to healthcare

Addressing the weaknesses of the Mauritanian health system

Health care and policy

07 Dec 20

ITM scientists find tiger mosquito eggs in Belgium

Scientists discover tiger mosquitoes on a motorway service area in Namur. The mosquito is reaching our country more and more often via motorways

Mosquito monitoring

Marc-Alain Widdowson & Ann Peters

01 Dec 20

Today is World AIDS day

ITM calls to end stigma and stereotypes surrounding living with HIV.

HIV

St Joseph Hospital in DRC

25 Nov 20

Largest COVID-19 clinical trial in Africa

The study will test a number of promising treatments in urgently needed focus on mild and moderate cases and was launched in 13 countries.

COVID-19

24 Nov 20

Flemish government stimulates ITM research

Three projects around COVID-19 have been selected by the Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO)

COVID-19

Study interviewers at a local private pharmacy in Mbuba, DRC

20 Nov 20

Understanding antibiotic use to combat antimicrobial resistance

It's World Antimicrobial Awareness Week - Antimicrobials: handle with care

Antibiotic resistance

19 Nov 20

COVID-19 ‘vaccine hesitancy’ study in Belgium

‘There is no point in procuring large quantities of Corona vaccines if a substantial number of people will refuse to get vaccinated.’

COVID-19

Kéfilath Bello, Philippe Selhorst & Nandini Sarkar

12 Nov 20

Tips from ITM staff for getting through a lockdown

Here we are again, since 2 November. Take care of yourselves!

P³

10 Nov 20

Documentary series ‘Besmet’ from 30 November on Canvas

The four-episode series focusses on the major health challenges and ITM's search for solutions.

The Institute

05 Nov 20

Number of new cases in contacts of leprosy patients decreases after dose of antibiotic

This is confirmed by preliminary results of the PEOPLE study.

Leprosy

<em>Anopheles</em>-mug

04 Nov 20

Kampenhout malaria research

ITM uses different scientific disciplines to carry out the investigation.

Malaria

04 Nov 20

Mosquito capture in Kampenhout reassuring: no mosquitoes infected with malaria were found

This supports their hypothesis that the couple was infected by a malaria-carrying mosquito that arrived in Belgium via an airport.

Malaria

27 Oct 20

ITM brings together experts to discuss impact of COVID-19 on global health

First virtual edition of the ITM-Colloquium kicks off today

The Institute

Meryame Kitir, Minister for Development Cooperation & Elies Van Belle, Director of Memisa

26 Oct 20

ITM jointly receives Digitalisation for Development prize

This innovative initiative brings better access to quality health services to people in the rural district of Kingandu, DRC.

Dr Emmanuel Bottieau

22 Oct 20

Always prepared for new infectious diseases

Dr Emmanuel Bottieau, head of the Unit of Tropical Medicine.

COVID-19

Waiting for the result

21 Oct 20

Positive or negative? Diagnosing COVID-19

A photo story from the lab

COVID-19

20 Oct 20

Belgium at the forefront of the fight against the trade in falsified medicines

ITM’s expertise contributed to the Belgium-led, newly-approved UNODC resolution

Quality of medicines

Wenne Mertens & Cora Lamonte

14 Oct 20

ITM launches #letstalkpositive2020

A campaign to change the narrative around living with HIV

HIV

02 Oct 20

Stable HIV patients to be monitored remotely

Stable HIV patients can receive their medication prescriptions and laboratory results digitally

HIV

28 Sep 20

ITM and Congolese partners join forces to prevent and combat emerging disease outbreaks

ITM is launching CREDO, a large-scale project.

Outbreak

Christiana Nöstlinger

28 Sep 20

What is the impact of COVID-19 on potentially vulnerable groups in Antwerp?

A research project on the impact of COVID-19 on three ethnic minority groups.

COVID-19

25 Sep 20

Now open: call for journalist-in-residence 2020

Will you be ITM's virtual journalist-in-residence 2020? You can apply before 13 October.

The Institute

23 Sep 20

Belgian scientists find link between climate change and the emergence of new pathogens

The results of their research will appear in the American trade journal PNAS.

Leishmaniasis

Professors Pierre Dorny and Kevin Ariën

21 Sep 20

The novel coronavirus and other respiratory viruses: what you need to know

An in-depth interview with Professor of Virology Kevin Ariën and Professor of Veterinary Helminthology Pierre Dorny

COVID-19

18 Sep 20

Number of blood donors and health workers with coronavirus antibodies remains stable

COVID-19

(c) Universiteit Antwerpen - Ben Van den Broecke

16 Sep 20

ITM alumni win Prize for Global Research of the Province of Antwerp

Four former students received the honor for their master's thesis.

Education

09 Sep 20

Science serving society

A scientific conference on the sustainable, long-term management of the COVID-19 epidemic in Belgium.

COVID-19

08 Sep 20

Calculate whether prophylactic rabies vaccination is appropriate

A new ITM application assesses the risk a traveller runs

Travel health

31 Aug 20

Be-cause health is looking for evaluators

Be-cause health stands at the eve of a new five year plan. It wants this new plan to respond effectively and efficiently to the needs of its members.

Wereldgezondheid

27 Aug 20

Documentary series about ITM will be aired on Canvas in November

In November 2020, the Flemish public television will broadcast a documentary series highlighting the activities of the Institute.

The Institute

Emerging Voice Aku Kwamie at ECTMIH 2017

14 Aug 20

Emerging Voices is looking for evaluators

After a decade of training Emerging Voices, we are curious to see if the initiative managed to make a change, but also to look forward and analyse how it can remain relevant and innovative for the future.

Health care and policy

06 Aug 20

Digital follow-up of HIV patients

With the EmERGE app our HIV Clinic our patients have the option of a digital follow-up.

STD

23 Jul 20

Wanda now also informs you about COVID-19 travel restrictions for your destination

The information is based on the guidelines of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs.

COVID-19

ITG-onderzoekster Kristien Cloots licht het SOFI-project in Marokko toe.

10 Jul 20

Hilde Crevits visits the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp

Focus on innovative research with a social impact

The Institute

23 Jun 20

Royal couple visits the institute of tropical medicine

Spotlight on COVID-19 work.

The Institute

Professor Marleen Boelaert

12 Jun 20

Passing of Marleen Boelaert

Prof Boelaert was the Head of ITM's Department of Public Health between 2011-2014.

Obituary

Krista Fissette and Claude Demoto

09 Jun 20

The Rwanda Biomedical Center and ITM discover false resistance problem of tuberculosis

Based on this finding, the diagnostic algorithm was changed and patients now receive proper care.

Tuberculosis

05 Jun 20

Bisexual and gay men have less casual sex during the corona crisis

Research shows a strong adaptation of sexual behaviour.

COVID-19

04 Jun 20

Let's get ready for the upcoming academic year at ITM!

ITM guarantees an enriching learning experience in Antwerp for all students and takes every precaution to ensure your safety.

Education

02 Jun 20

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Travellers to the region must adhere strictly to the travel advice given.

Ebola

27 May 20

Do COVID-19 antibodies protect against a new infection?

New research aims to reveal whether healthcare workers who were already infected with COVID-19 are protected against the virus afterwards.

COVID-19

27 May 20

ITM, UAntwerp and UZA map immune response to COVID-19

Research into acquired immunity in COVID-19 patients should improve insight into the effects of current and potential future outbreaks on the immune system.

COVID-19

26 May 20

COVID-19 study: 8.4% of Belgian health workers have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2

The study was carried out by Sciensano, the Belgian public health institute and ITM.

COVID-19

13 May 20

Women and children first?

ITM researchers study the impact of COVID-19 on maternal and newborn health care worldwide

COVID-19

13 May 20

Let all the children go back to school

This opinion piece appeared in the newspaper De Standaard on 13 May.

ITM Voices

29 Apr 20

Starting 11 May we will gradually resume consultations in the clinic

In doing so, we follow recent Belgian government guidelines.

COVID-19

27 Apr 20

Seasonal influenza virus causes respiratory infections in more than 20 million children under 5 worldwide

Despite the majority of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries, few or no flu vaccinations are administered.

Kinshasa, DRC

21 Apr 20

FIGHTING COVID-19 IN THE DRC

Wim Van Damme, professor of public health at ITM, is currently advising the Congolese government on the outbreak

ITM Voices

16 Apr 20

ITM launches research into hydroxychloroquine in fight against COVID-19

Scientists will examine whether hydroxychloroquine influences the duration of the contagiousness of COVID-19.

COVID-19

16 Apr 20

The “great forgotten” of the COVID-19 pandemic: health providers’ insights on maternal and newborn care

The authors are currently working with Prof Lenka Beňová in the COVID-19 maternity survey team.

ITM Voices

14 Apr 20

ITM participates in monitoring project to contain impact of new diseases

The international MOOD project aims to identify, monitor and analyse outbreaks of new and existing diseases at an early stage.

COVID-19

07 Apr 20

Study of the number of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Belgian hospitals

Sciensano and ITM are investigating the number of COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers in Belgian hospitals.

COVID-19

03 Apr 20

ITM joins COVID-19 research coalition

ITM takes part in coalition launched to accelerate research on the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries.

COVID-19

31 Mar 20

Let's talk about sex: what’s possible in times of COVID-19?

Doctors from ITM’s HIV/STD clinic advise to be cautious.

COVID-19

ITM Director Marc-Alain Widdowson

25 Mar 20

“Flattening the curve is a key tactic but a long term strategy is now needed”

ITM Director Marc-Alain Widdowson's opinion piece appeared in the Belgian news magazine Knack.

ITM Voices

13 Mar 20

ITM doctors strengthen screening and follow-up COVID-19 patients UZA

Specialised ITM physicians reinforce UZA

COVID-19

10 Mar 20

What to do if you suspect COVID-19 infection (coronavirus)?

Contact your general practitioner and discuss how best to be followed up.

COVID-19

03 Mar 20

Coronavirus: impact on people living with HIV

Strict adherence to the preventive measures is recommended

COVID-19

<em>Leishmania</em> promastigon

20 Feb 20

Molecular surveillance as a weapon against neglected diseases

A plea for molecular surveillance

Neglected diseases

Dr Raffaella Ravinetto

13 Feb 20

For potential side effects, read the patient information leaflet!

Advocating for quality-assured medicines

Quality of medicines

11 Feb 20

"The more women in science, the better"

ITM doctor Ilse Kint on the importance of women and girls in science

The Institute

10 Feb 20

Antwerp Diner raises record amount of 112.134 EUR for the fight against HIV/AIDS

Support for ITM, Sensoa and Tomorrow4Isibani at the fundraising event.

HIV

05 Feb 20

ITM prepares for potential 2019-nCoV outbreak in Africa

Although there are no confirmed cases in Africa so far, ITM researchers are preparing to provide support to African countries with weak health systems.

COVID-19

Tseetseevlieg

30 Jan 20

World NTD Day - DRC government marks Progress Towards Sleeping Sickness Elimination

DRC Ministry of Health announces advancements in elimination efforts including the rollout of new drug to speed-up progress in beating deadly disease.

Neglected diseases

Het BCCM-consortium

30 Jan 20

Three new microorganism collections added to BCCM LIMS

Together with colleagues from the University of Liège and the University of Ghent, ITM staff added three new collections to the database of BCCM (Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms).

The Institute

29 Jan 20

30 January – The first-ever World NTD Day

ITM joins the fight for permanent elimination of neglected tropical diseases.

Neglected diseases

21 Jan 20

The Oxford Statement and The MedsWeCanTrust Campaign

Raffaella Ravinetto wrote a short piece for PEAH – Policies for Equitable Access to Health

Quality of medicines

20 Jan 20

Thai delegation visits ITM

Thai delegation visits ITM to strengthen academic, research and capacity building cooperation

The Institute

Aedes Albopictus

24 Dec 19

ITM receives support for new insectarium to combat emerging infectious diseases

The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp receives 1 million euros for the construction of an insectarium from the Flemish Minister of Economy, Innovation and Science Hilde Crevits.

The Institute

ITM students

20 Dec 19

ITM launches a new Master of Science in Tropical Medicine

"Students can now choose from three different master-after-master programmes to make a difference to the world of health.”

Education

17 Dec 19

Scientists discover hidden parasites in patients with Leishmaniasis

Scientists develop a method allowing to sequence the genome of parasites that cause leishmaniasis directly in clinical samples

Leishmaniasis

Dr Isra Deblauwe in the field

28 Nov 19

Tiger mosquitoes spotted in Belgium in 2019

This supports an earlier indication that the mosquito was travelling to Belgium with motor vehicle traffic

Mosquito monitoring

Rhoda Odhiambo

22 Nov 19

Two talented journalists start ITM’s journalist-in-residence programme

The journalists will immerse themselves in the realms of infectious diseases and international health at ITM.

The Institute

<em>Leishmania</em> Research and Treatment Center, Gondar, Ethiopia

18 Nov 19

Operational Research Course on Neglected Tropical Diseases in Ethiopia

Apply now - deadline for applications: 3 January 2020 at midnight (Brussels time)

Education

14 Nov 19

A portable travel expert called Wanda

ITM launches a new app that offers travellers real-time health information.

Travel health

31 Oct 19

ITM partners in new African Salmonella vaccine project

ITM researchers are taking part in a research project for a vaccine against invasive non-typhi Salmonella in sub-Saharan Africa.

Neglected diseases

#MedsWeCanTrust

24 Oct 19

Universal health coverage: drug quality and affordability can go together

ITM Voices

Copyright Pieter Ten Hoopen/LSHTM

24 Oct 19

Attention shifts away from women as soon as they give birth

Lack of postpartum care for mothers who give birth in health facilities in sub-Saharan Africa

Ngozi Erondu giving the second keynote speech of the conference.

16 Oct 19

Perception shifts at the 60th ITM Colloquium

Dr. Helen Anyasi of FHI 360 writes about her experience at the 60th ITM Colloquium of 9-10 October 2019

The Institute

Mieke Croughs introducing the new travel health website

15 Oct 19

13th Belgian travel medicine seminar

165 experts gathered at the South Tower in Brussels on 10 October 2019 for the biennial national seminar on travel medicine

Travel health

Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians

09 Oct 19

ITM gathers experts to tackle future health challenges

60th ITM Colloquium kicks off today

The Institute

Local team in a hospital laboratory in DRC

19 Sep 19

Antibiotic resistant Salmonella causing urgent health threat in Africa

Salmonella bloodstream infections are assumed to account for more than 3 million cases per year in Africa.

Antibiotic resistance

Alexander De Croo, Denise Tshisekedi, Félix Tshisekedi, Cathy Berx & Marc-Alain Widdowson

18 Sep 19

Research and education in the spotlight during President Tshisekedi's visit to ITM

The visit was part of a state visit to consolidate ties between DRC and Belgium.

10 Sep 19

Parasites too engage in sex

Scientists uncover clues hidden in the parasite’s genomic code

ITM Director Marc-Alain Widdowson

20 Aug 19

"I look forward to cycling and cold weather"

Dr Marc-Alain Widdowson started as ITM's new director.

The Institute

Tanzanian pharmacy

16 Aug 19

Harnessing digital tools to better connect health system actors

A new responsive, people-centred health initiative in Tanzania.

Bart Criel and his wife at the honoris causa ceremony

16 Aug 19

Prof Bart Criel receives honorary doctorate

He was awarded the degree by the University of Lubumbashi in the DRC.

30 Jul 19

Access to quality medicines gains momentum

High-level event at the 72nd World Health Assembly with several donors in attendance put the quality of medicines firmly on the health agenda. The WHA was held on on 21 May 2019.

Quality of medicines

08 Jul 19

ITM maps the presence of chlamydia among Belgians

Chlamydia is most common in young people. However, little is known about its actual spread in our country, because certain sections of the population do not, or rarely, participate in screening activities.

STD

<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em>

20 Jun 19

DNA holds the key to tackling tuberculosis

Researchers set out path towards whole genome sequencing as single method for the diagnosis, treatment and tracking of tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Kevin Ariën and Koen Bartolomeussen (ITM) with Antwerp Diner's Frank De Neef, Sylvia van Craen & Dominique Jansen

18 Jun 19

ITM receives Antwerp Diner check worth €33,500

With the contribution of Antwerp Diner 2019, researchers at the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp intensify the hunt for hidden HIV reservoirs.

HIV

Isra Deblauwe carrying out research in the field.

11 Jun 19

Tiger mosquito travels down the motorway

This year no tiger mosquitoes have been spotted in Belgium, but ITM researchers warn that the insects are finding new ways to get into the country.

Mosquito monitoring

Bench aids for the diagnosis of intestinal parasites

04 Jun 19

The hitchhikers guide to… parasites

ITM contributes to the updated WHO guides

Mobile lab during the Ebola outbreak in 2015.

21 May 19

Facilitating ethics review during outbreaks

Raffaella Ravinetto, chairperson of the ITM Institutional Review Board, highlights the recommendations of an expert workshop.

ITM Voices

Prof Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum

16 May 19

ITM partner Muyembe receives honorary doctorate

Prof Muyembe was awarded for his fight against Ebola

Ebola

30 Apr 19

Fruitful discussions on migrant health

Account of an engaging interdisciplinary seminar

The Institute

30 Apr 19

Malaria cases on the rise in Belgium

In 2018, ITM recorded no less than 351 Belgians who contracted malaria while journeying abroad. The number of cases in Belgium has been creeping up for several years.

Malaria

29 Apr 19

Now open: call for ITM journalist-in-residence programme 2019

The Institute

Dr Richard Mouzoko and ITM Director Prof Dr Bruno Gryseels

24 Apr 19

Tribute to Dr Richard Mouzoko

ITM alumnus Dr Richard Valery Mouzoko Kiboung was killed last week in an attack on an Ebola centre in the DRC.

The Institute

15 Mar 19

Pharmaceutical Public Health courses

At the University of Western Cape

Aedes aegypti

05 Mar 19

Scientists predict spread of tropical mosquitoes

Our researchers contribute to predictive maps of areas where exotic mosquitoes are likely to settle in the future

Mosquito monitoring

Students and lecturers of Master of Tropical Animal Health

01 Mar 19

Induction week of MSTAH students at University of Pretoria

24 students from three different continents have successfully started the Master in Tropical Animal Health

Photograph from ‘Blood portraits’ series by Konstantin Tokarev © 2015

19 Feb 19

A better understanding of exotic viruses thanks to Belgian travellers

Ralph Huits (ITM) investigated chikungunya and Zika for his PhD thesis at KU Leuven

Zika

Dr. Marc-Alain Widdowson

14 Feb 19

Marc-Alain Widdowson ITM's new Director

The Board of Governors has appointed Dr Marc-Alain Widdowson as new Director of the Institute. Widdowson will take over from Prof Dr Bruno Gryseels in August 2019.

The Institute

29 Jan 19

Travel-minded Belgians need more health information

ITM and the Flemish Government will develop a broader range of health information for the evermore travelling Belgians.

Ebola-affiche in Afrika

22 Jan 19

Need for sustainable investments in rapid Ebola diagnostic tests

Ebola

Prof. Kevin Ariën

11 Dec 18

Infectious diseases in a globalised world

Kevin Ariën wrote a blog on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO).

ITM Voices

Results4TB group photo

07 Dec 18

Results4TB partner meeting in Georgia

Ibukun Abejirinde writes about the meeting she attended with Prof Bruno Marchal.

ITM Voices

Laborante

04 Dec 18

ITM brings together antibiotics experts to translate research into policy

The event takes place from 5 to 7 December in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Antibiotic resistance

<em>Aeges aegypti</em>

30 Nov 18

16th International Course on Dengue, Zika and Current Emergent Arboviruses

August 12-23, 2019

Education

Journalists-in-residence 2018

30 Nov 18

Journalists-in-residence looking back at their stay in Antwerp

Three journalists from Cambodia, Indonesia and Venezuela immersed themselves in the fascinating world of tropical medicine and international health at ITM.

Switching the Poles

Rood aidslintje

30 Nov 18

HIV prevention is still about both medication and behaviour

Read Christiana Nöstlinger's World AIDS Day message for the King Baudouin Foundation

HIV

Attendees of the Seminar on access to quality-assured medicines

30 Nov 18

Seminar on access to quality-assured medicines

The seminar was held on 20 November 2018.

Quality of medicines

Twee mannen

27 Nov 18

No new infections during research on preventive HIV pill

PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is a pill containing HIV inhibitors that can prevent HIV infection.

HIV

Dr. Isra Deblauwe onderzoekt een mogelijke broedplaats van de tijgermug.

22 Nov 18

New sightings of tiger mosquitoes in Belgium

The tiger mosquito has been making its way to our regions for some time now.

Mosquito monitoring

16 Nov 18

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG REDUCES COMPLICATIONS OF HIV-TB CO-INFECTION TREATMENT

Researchers of the University of Cape Town and the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp report study results in New England Journal of Medicine

HIV

15 Nov 18

ITM partner first WHO collaborating centre in the DRC

The Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale in Kinshasa was designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) as WHO collaborating centre for reference and training on the diagnosis of  sleeping sickness.

Sleeping sickness

Dr. Henri Zango during a pregnancy check-up

02 Nov 18

Malaria risk during the first year of life impacted by prenatal exposure

New study is first to detect changes in the immune responses of newborns exposed to malaria in the womb

Malaria

Aanvang van het Alma Ata-symposium

23 Oct 18

Too many people still without access to basic health care, 40 years after the Alma Ata Declaration

International experts in Antwerp to take stock of progress on primary health care ahead of large WHO-UNICEF gathering in Astana

Health care and policy

Laboratoriumtechnicus Maren Diels in het nieuwe laboratorium

16 Oct 18

ITM inaugurates a new high-security laboratory

The laboratory is equipped to carry out advanced research into tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis

Emerging Voices 2018 during the training

12 Oct 18

Emerging Voices in Liverpool

Young researchers get their voices heard at the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Health care and policy

Antoine Salim detects 40 to 50 new leprosy cases each year on the island Moheli

11 Oct 18

Leprosy: innovation to tackle an ancient disease

Nearly 150.000 contacts of leprosy patients to participate in trial assessing preventive treatment approaches.

Leprosy

Johan van Griensven and Harry van Loen

27 Sep 18

Staying on the ALERRT

Being prepared for clinical research and data management during any epidemic

Outbreak

Hand met bijtwonde

26 Sep 18

Vaccination schedule for rabies is a Belgian success story

28 September is World Rabies Day

Rabies

ITM's Mieke Stevens (Department of Biomedical Sciences) is accepting the award on behalf of the students

20 Sep 18

ITM students win prize of Province of Antwerp

The Development Cooperation Prize is awarded yearly to students in Antwerp

Education

Tom Decroo, Bart Cuypers, Thijs Reyniers

21 Aug 18

ITM scientists win FWO grants

The FWO funds promising researchers and research projects

The Institute

<em>Leishmania</em>

06 Aug 18

Academia and private company scientists fight kala-azar together

Scientists from ITM and GlaxoSmithKline joined their efforts to speed up the search for new drugs against kala-azar.

Neglected diseases

Screenshot uit de informatiefilm

23 Jul 18

PrEP as part of HIV prevention in Africa

ITM and its African and international partners will be looking into the use of PrEP in West Africa.

HIV

Journalisten met camera's

20 Jul 18

Three talented women selected for ITM’s Journalist-in-Residence programme

The journalists will immerse themselves in tropical medicine and international health at ITM.

The Institute

Prof. Marie Laga

20 Jul 18

HIV expert Marie Laga Commander in the order of Leopold

Prof. Marie Laga, HIV expert of ITM, was awarded the honour of Commander in the order of Leopold by the Belgian king.

The Institute

Lazare Manirankunda en Charles Ddungu (centraal) van HIV-SAM nemen de cheque in ontvangst van Frank de Neef (rechts) en Sylvia van Craen (links) van Antwerp Diner.

29 Jun 18

ITM receives Antwerp Diner check worth € 32.500

With the contribution of Antwerp Diner 2018, the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp try to improve the quality of life of vulnerable HIV patients.

HIV

Issa Guiraud is verifying his research results in Antwerp with ITM's Marjan Peeters

28 Jun 18

Diagnostics in the South - a matter of (mis)trust

Through projects with our Southern partners focusing on hospital patient care, antibiotic stewardship and quality management systems, ITM is working to change this.

P³

Medicine cabinet

14 Jun 18

A call for strengthening the regulatory capacities of pharmaceuticals in the South

How ITM and QUAMED contribute to the goal of universal access to safe medicines

ITM Voices

07 Jun 18

Last year no tiger mosquitoes spotted in Belgium

No tiger mosquitoes found in latest exotic mosquito catch in Belgium

Mosquito monitoring

25 May 18

Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp sends experts to Ebola outbreak

On Saturday (26 May), ITM will send two researchers to Congo to assist its partners in the Ebola outbreak.

Ebola

Katrien Fransen and her colleagues at the HIV Reference Laboratory

15 May 18

ITM and HIV - a near 40-year diagnostic relationship

One third of the circa 30,000 HIV patients diagnosed in Belgium received their diagnosis in Antwerp and the Institute has evaluated hundreds of HIV tests for WHO and industry since the 1980s.

P³

2017 Journalists-in-Residence

11 May 18

Now open: call for ITM journalist-in-residence programme 2019

The Institute

09 May 18

Students favour monogamy

The Institute for Tropical Medicine investigated the way 800 students from the University of Antwerp (subconsciously) view sexual relationships

STD

The health centre of the Mauritanian association APSDN (Association pour la Promotion de la Santé à Dar Naim)

30 Apr 18

Improving the access to quality and equitable healthcare in Mauritania

Kirsten Accoe's account of her mission to Mauritania

ITM Voices

27 Apr 18

New 'yeti'-variant of visceral leishmaniasis parasite discovered

ITM researchers and their Nepalese partners recently discovered a new variant of the visceral leishmaniasis parasite in the Indian subcontinent.

Leishmaniasis

27 Apr 18

Chronicle of a drug resistance foretold

Tropical parasite was pre-adapted to drugs even before the treatment was discovered

Leishmaniasis

26 Apr 18

Artemisia tea cannot be used as malaria prevention

ITM warns not to neglect preventive measures against malaria.

Travel health

25 Apr 18

Lack of investment in the main weapon in the fight against malaria is costing us dearly

Recently retired Prof. Marc Coosemans writes about malaria prevention on World Malaria Day (25 April)

ITM Voices

25 Apr 18

With malaria, too, the last mile is the hardest

Study among ethnic minorities offers reference points for targeted interventions to eliminate malaria

Malaria

Mother and baby

25 Apr 18

Babies profit from protection against malaria during pregnancy

Efficient prevention of malaria in pregnancy may provide additional protection against malaria during the first year of life

Malaria

The Congo river

24 Apr 18

Report from the field – cholera in the DRC

In March 2018, ITM sent epidemiologist Florian Vogt to support the response of the WHO to the ongoing cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Outbreak

Ceci n'est pas un rapport annuel

23 Apr 18

Ceci n’est pas un rapport annuel

This is not an annual report… It’s so much more…

The Institute

Minister Muyters visits the skills lab

23 Apr 18

ITM Outbreak research team prepares for next epidemic

With funding of the Flemish Ministry of Science, ITM will do research during outbreaks.

Outbreak

Lieselotte Cnops

20 Apr 18

If you want something you have to go for it!

Lieselotte Cnops shares her passion for her work on a single sample-to-results test on multiple diseases

P³

Bruno Marchal and Ariadna Nebot Giralt

12 Apr 18

Georgia on Their Mind

Bruno Marchal and Ariadna Nebot Giralt contribute to better TB care in Georgia

P³

Kristien met enkele 'expertpatiënten' en een verpleegster.

06 Apr 18

Committed to end HIV - in Antwerp and Africa

ITM doctor Kristien Wouters regularly goes to Africa to treat HIV patients. She shares her experiences in Guinea in this blog item.

ITM Voices

Sputum samples at TB clinic in Cotonou, Benin

23 Mar 18

TB in Flanders at historic low, but still an enormous challenge worldwide

Flanders never had fewer new cases of tuberculosis, but it remains the most deadly infectious disease worldwide with 1,8 million new cases each year.

Tuberculosis

21 Mar 18

Tackling drug resistance with limited resources

ITM researchers set out building blocks for clinical bacteriology in poor countries and host international expert for short course on antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotic resistance

Persconferentie ALERRT

13 Mar 18

Launch of a research network against epidemics in Africa

ITM is part of an international consortium preparing to fight 'Disease X'.

Outbreak

09 Mar 18

Timely preparations and vaccinations for a healthy journey

ITM advises travelers to inform themselves about their destination well in advance and to make an appointment for vaccinations at least one month before departure.

Travel health

08 Mar 18

Vet against all odds

On International Women’s Day we look back at the touching story of Nannozi Beatrice Kasirye, a Ugandan vet and one of the many strong women who specialised at ITM.

Education

Een drukke verkeersweg in Nigeria

23 Feb 18

Lassa fever

Nigeria is in the grip of an outbreak of Lassa fever. The risk for travellers is low.

Travel health

13 Feb 18

170 participants at 12th Belgian travel medicine seminar

170 experts gathered at the Military Hospital in Neder-over-Heembeek on 25 January 2018 for the biennial seminar on travel medicine.

12 Feb 18

Not all parasites are created equal

The discovery that some parasites appear to produce more offspring than others offers good prospects in the search for treatments for the tropical disease called schistosomiasis.

Modisi Meli (left) and Bernadin Mokuba screening people at Bangumi

09 Feb 18

The efforts behind the elimination of a deadly disease

ITM’s Head of Communications Roeland Scholtalbers reports from a field trip to an endemic sleeping sickness area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

ITM Voices

Treatment of sleeping sickness patients

31 Jan 18

DRC goes forward with sleeping sickness elimination

International Partners Support Government in Innovative Approach to Fight Devastating Disease

Sleeping sickness

Patients sleeping in hospital beds

26 Jan 18

Putting sleeping sickness to sleep forever

Together with Congolese and international partners, Prof. Marleen Boelaert and her team are waging a decisive battle against this deadly tropical disease.

Sleeping sickness

Students of the MSTAH

26 Jan 18

Third edition of the Msc in Tropical Animal Health kicks off in South Africa

Watch the movie about this particularly adventurous course.

Education

Trypanosoma brucei 1000x

24 Jan 18

Hidden parasite hampers elimination of sleeping sickness

28 international experts warn in the journal Trends in Parasitology that attempts to eliminate the disease could be hampered by our lack of knowledge about the transmission of the parasite from cryptic reservoirs.

Sleeping sickness

10 Jan 18

Parasite case of the month by Idzi Potters

ITM’s lab technician Idzi Potters shares his parasite cases with pathologist and microbiologist Bobbi Pritt on her blog 'Parasite wonders'.

Kara K. Osbak en de jury van de doctoraatsverdediging

15 Dec 17

First steps towards new diagnostic tools for syfilis

During her PhD studies Kara K. Osbak researched new diagnostic techniques to replace century-old serological tests

STD

06 Dec 17

African tuberculosis analyses move from Antwerp to Cotonou

ITM partner in Benin to provide TB support to other African countries

Switching the Poles

Salmonella typhimurium

30 Nov 17

Antibiotics for livestock likely cause of ampicillin-resistant Salmonella

A retrospective study in The Lancet Infectious Diseases shows that the preventive use of penicillin in livestock in the 1950s may have encouraged antibiotic-resistant bacteria to evolve and spread.

Antibiotic resistance

www.partneralert.be

29 Nov 17

My STD stops with me!

Sexual partners can be informed anonymously about sexually transmitted infection via www.partneralert.be

STD

23 Nov 17

Unique Antwerp data set uncovers the mystery of neglected disease

Series of ITM studies paints a clearer picture on parasite causing neglected tropical disease leishmaniasis.

Neglected diseases

Couple kissing

22 Nov 17

Number of new HIV diagnoses in Belgium continues to decline

ITM says the latest HIV figures show that combination prevention is working.

HIV

Verschillende medicijnen

25 Oct 17

Belgian commitment on quality of medicines is unique, says ITM

ITM reacts to the signing of the Belgian declaration of commitment about the quality of pharmaceutical products in developing countries.

Quality of medicines

Pills

17 Oct 17

Poor quality medicines on the programme at ECTMIH

The Be-cause health and IDDO Medicines Quality teams will be addressing the issue of poor quality medicines at the European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health.

Quality of medicines

Marmeren Zaal in het Flanders Meeting & Convention Center

14 Oct 17

ECTMIH2017: World class science for health worldwide at the heart of European congress in Antwerp

On Monday 16 October the 10th edition of the “European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health” (ECTMIH2017) starts with 1,500 participants in Antwerp.

The Institute

ITG-onderzoekster Isra Deblauwe

03 Oct 17

ITM on the lookout for tiger mosquitoes

ITM will be hunting tiger mosquitoes in the places where they are most likely to enter our country.

Mosquito monitoring

Malariamug

29 Sep 17

Antimalarials efficient against super malaria

Scientists have recently warned about a very resistant type of malaria that is spreading quickly in Southeast Asia. ITM travel advice remains unchanged.

Malaria

Europese vleermuis

28 Sep 17

Dogs in Belgium officially rabies-free, contact with bats remains dangerous

On World Rabies Day ITM calls attention to a forgotten disease that makes 60,000 victims worldwide every year.

Rabies

Dr. Ludwig Apers

21 Sep 17

Digital follow-up of HIV patients at ITM

The ITM HIV clinic is testing an innovative way to monitor HIV patients.

HIV

Prof. Johan Van Griensven

11 Sep 17

ITM’s Van Griensven and Thys awarded Dubois-Brigué Prize and Scholarship

The prize is awarded once every three years and is intended to promote clinical and experimental research in tropical medicine.

Ebola

Prof. Jan Jacobs

06 Sep 17

Super-resistant Salmonella Typhi causes concern

Investigation into suspected typhoid fever epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) leads to identification of a multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella Typhi.

Antibiotic resistance

Geert Bourgeois, Gie Goris, Kaat Matthys, Deonilde Sarmento

25 Aug 17

Flemish support for health care in Mozambique makes a difference

Successful capacity-building of national health institute INS paves way for the tackling of antibiotic resistance, Minister-President of Flanders Bourgeois sees during Maputo visit.

Switching the Poles

Replica of a pre-Incaic pottery representing a patient with signs of muco-cutaneous leishmaniasis’

04 Aug 17

Hibernating parasites

An obstacle to treatment and disease elimination?

Leishmaniasis

Cameraman in Mbale, Uganda

28 Jul 17

Four international journalists at ITM during ECTMIH2017

Over 130 journalists applied for the 2017 Journalist-in-Residence programme at ITM.

Switching the Poles

27 Jul 17

Viral hepatitis: a deadly but overlooked epidemic

World Hepatitis Day is held on Friday 28 July to promote awareness about this widespread and deadly viral disease.

HIV

View from the upper floor of the School of Public Health (SOPH) at the University of the Western Cape

20 Jul 17

Pharmacy and Public Health

Tips and plans from a week in Cape Town

ITM Voices

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

07 Jul 17

Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea on the rise

WHO warns that sexually transmitted infection gonorrhea becomes harder to treat

STD

Vanessa Offiong

07 Jul 17

Now that Dr. Tedros is in charge, what could be in store for Africa?

Now that one of our own is at WHO’s helms of affairs, what does this mean for healthcare systems on the continent?

ITM Voices

06 Jul 17

ITM, reference partner of the authorities for the treatment of rabies

Immunoglobines against rabies only administered by ITM

Travel health

Joss Dinanga Muzudi analysing a sample under the microscope in the vicinity of Mbuji-Mayi

05 Jul 17

Sleeping sickness, quo vadis?

Seminar in The Lancet on Human African Trypanosomiasis

Sleeping sickness

Red and green pills

12 Jun 17

New terminology aids understanding of poor quality medicines 

The World Health Assembly has agreed on new terminology that aims to establish a common understanding of key terms used to describe poor quality medical products.

Quality of medicines

Interview in Bangalore clinic

23 May 17

Call for ITM's 4th Journalist-in-Residence programme is open

A unique opportunity for reporters, producers, and editors to work on an exciting project in the realm of tropical medicine and global health

Switching the Poles

22 May 17

Fighting multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Georgia

ITM and others to assist the government of Georgia in developing a provider incentive payment scheme for tuberculosis

Health care and policy

19 May 17

ITM welcomes reimbursement preventive HIV medication

Minister of Health, Maggie De Block, decided to reimburse TRUVADA® as preventive medication for people who run a high risk of getting HIV-infected.

HIV

Five dimensions of scale-up

11 May 17

Performance-based financing: from pilot to system

A series of articles on understanding what enables or hinders the transition of performance-based financing initiatives to being fully integrated into national health systems

Health care and policy

African doctor or nurse performing HIV rapid test.

28 Apr 17

New study on the accuracy of HIV rapid diagnostic tests

Towards more accurate HIV testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: a multi-site evaluation of HIV RDTs and risk factors for false positives

HIV

26 Apr 17

Bridging the gap between pharmacy and public health

All throughout my professional experience, either in humanitarian programs or in international collaborative research, I have often been frustrated by the perception of pharmacy as a purely 'technical' issue.

ITM Voices

Anopheles albimanus mosquito

24 Apr 17

Cases of malaria are decreasing globally, but not amongst Belgian travellers

25 April is World Malaria Day.

Malaria

24 Apr 17

Is malaria in Africa also becoming drug-resistant?

25 April is World Malaria Day.

24 Apr 17

Calculating the human factor

25 April is World Malaria Day.

Malaria

19 Apr 17

ITM aims for elimination of sleeping sickness

Belgium, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp join hands to eliminate sleeping sickness.

Sleeping sickness

sandfly

07 Apr 17

The psychosocial impact of cutaneous leishmaniasis scars

World Health Day is held every year on 7 April. To mark the occasion, Issam Bennis, first author of a new study published in Infectious Diseases of Poverty, tells us about his research.

Leishmaniasis

Het panel met Yasmine Kherbache aan het woord

20 Mar 17

African students debate health care with Flemish politicians

25 master's students debated with Flemish politicians about social protection in health.

Health care and policy

14 Mar 17

Visceral leishmaniasis: global understanding of a complex disease

Generating new data to inform and guide policies and practices on the Indian subcontinent

Leishmaniasis

03 Mar 17

QMM spinoff in Cuba

Course entitled Qualitative Research and Introduction to Mixed Methods Designs for Disease Control took place at the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK), Havana, Cuba

01 Mar 17

Men have a role to play in ending FGM, but they don't play it

A study exploring men’s involvement in female genital mutilation

Maternal and reproductive health

01 Mar 17

Belgian Deputy Prime Minister De Croo launches e-tutorial Body and Rights

ITM, Be-Cause Health and Sensoa created an e-tutorial to learn at your own pace about sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Maternal and reproductive health

23 Feb 17

ITM presents new logo

Our new logo stays true to ITM's rich history, but connects visually to our future ambitions.

23 Feb 17

Maternal and child health post-Ebola

Maternal and child health services have not yet recovered from Ebola

Ebola

20 Feb 17

Msc in Tropical Animal Health kicks-off in South Africa

Our Head of Communications Roeland Scholtalbers attended the induction week of the Master of Science in Tropical Animal Health (MSTAH), which has a keen eye for people and the environment.

ITM Voices

07 Feb 17

Antwerp Diner raised 77,350 euro in the fight against HIV / AIDS

Support for ITM, Sensoa and Tomorrow4Isibani at fundraiser event.

HIV

12 Jan 17

Academia and private sector should join hands

ITM researchers point out the need for resistance studies early in the research & development pipelines

Neglected diseases

08 Dec 16

Euroleish.net, the London networking retreat

EuroLeish.net supervisors, fellows and partners gathererd for the 2nd networking retreat as mid-term review of the 15 PhD projects

Leishmaniasis

Marie Laga

01 Dec 16

AIDS is here to stay, unless we turn a new leaf

Prof. Marie Laga wrote an opinion piece for De Morgen.

ITM Voices

(c) CDC Global

30 Nov 16

Alumni in Vancouver

ITM Alumni and Emerging Voices at the 4th Global Symposium of Health Systems Research

Health care and policy

28 Nov 16

ITM collects 400 saliva tests during HIV testing week

Number of new HIV diagnoses not decreasing in the main risk group

HIV

24 Nov 16

Emerging Voices impress at Global Symposium in Vancouver

The 2016 Emerging Voices 4 Global Health (EV4GH), linked to the 4th Global Symposium on Health System Research, brought together 40 young health system researchers and professionals.

Switching the Poles

23 Nov 16

Global symposium award goes to ITM PhD student

Ona Ilozumba wins the “best student poster award” at the 4th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

Health care and policy

22 Nov 16

Short-term Training in Tropical and Infectious Diseases in Nepal

Nepalese doctors participate in this 5-week training session on common tropical and infectious diseases

14 Nov 16

Ebola: further details on the therapeutic efficacy of convalescent plasma

No significant association between the dose of anti-Ebola virus antibodies administered and mortality.

Ebola

08 Nov 16

Mobile health interventions: no silver bullet for diabetes patients

In her doctoral thesis, Dr. Josefien van Olmen says that much-touted mobile technologies for self-management alone will not solve the problem.

Diabetes

03 Nov 16

Guide for clinical studies in difficult field conditions

The group of international scientists was led by the Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine

Clinical trial

03 Nov 16

ITM and BTC join forces to help rebuild Guinea’s health system

The country is currently rebuilding and strengthening its health system after the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2015

Health care and policy

27 Oct 16

Student testimonial of the new MSTAH

The challenges in the life of a working student.

Alumni

26 Oct 16

Alumni at the Union Conference

Former ITM students presented their work to over 3000 participants

Tuberculosis

25 Oct 16

ITM receives EU funding for Zika research

The Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) and the KU Leuven are part of a group of international organisations that will carry out Zika research with funding from the European Union.

Zika

24 Oct 16

An alumna's visit to ITM

Jessika Hu was an MPH-DC student in 2009-2010. She visited ITM in early October.

Alumni

11 Oct 16

Adolescent pregnancy in Bangladesh

October 11 has been declared as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.

Maternal and reproductive health

a picture of 2 men distributing anti-mosquito lotion.

30 Sep 16

More clarity about the role of mosquito repellent against malaria

The malaria mosquito is getting used to insecticides and therefore increasingly bites during the day and outside the home

Malaria

26 Sep 16

World Rabies Day: ITM investigates better vaccines

28 September is the 10th World Rabies Day.

Rabies

21 Sep 16

Relive 'Ebola, 40 years after Yambuku'

8th International Symposium on Filoviruses/58th ITM colloquium in Antwerp

Ebola

01 Sep 16

Antibioticaresistentie hier en in het Zuiden

Antibiotic resistance

24 Aug 16

'Get Started, Keep Moving' ITM workshop on distance/blended learning

How can we enhance education for anyone, anywhere, at any time, using digital and online media?

Education

24 Aug 16

Excellente beoordeling Msc in Public Health

NVAO-persbericht

Education

09 Aug 16

Final work of QUAMED pioneer completed

Jacques Pinel was a pioneer in the fight for universal access to quality-assured medicines.

Quality of medicines

02 Aug 16

Building the evidence-base of public health in the DRC and in Uganda

Health care and policy

01 Aug 16

Film: Health in All and the tribal population in South India

Health care and policy

12 Jul 16

CARPeSS training in Morocco

Researchers Werner Soors and Fahdi Dkhimi train high ranking officials of the Moroccan Ministry of Health

Education

07 Jul 16

Diversity in TB bacteria hinders rapid diagnosis in West Africa

Mycobacterium africanum is responsible for up to 40% of the TB infections in West Africa

Tuberculosis

04 Jul 16

ITM introduces course on antibiotic resistance

Health care professionals deepen their knowledge of antibiotics resistance in low resource settings.

Antibiotic resistance

Veerle Vanlerberghe with the MOH team

22 Jun 16

Yellow fever outbreak mission

Epidemiologist Veerle Vanlerberghe travelled to Angola in May on a mission to investigate a yellow fever outbreak

Yellow fever

07 Jun 16

Fever study

ITM joins you on your trip

Zika

06 Jun 16

35 jaar geleden haalde de immuunziekte aids voor het eerst het nieuws

HIV

18 May 16

Syphilis almost eliminated everywhere, except in Africa

Prof. Chris Kenyon describes the different rates of decline of syphilis around the world.

STD

12 May 16

Pioneering work Flemish scientist leads to shorter treatment of resistant TB

Tuberculosis

10 May 16

International researchers gather in Antwerp to discuss pathogens

General news

25 Apr 16

Malaria protection is important for every traveller

Malaria

21 Apr 16

SNNDZ workshop

Zoonoses research prioritization and One Health curriculum at Indonesian workshop

Neglected diseases

12 Apr 16

Mutation makes some people more vulnerable to sleeping sickness

This mutation is common in certain African tribes.

Sleeping sickness

23 Mar 16

The fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Promising new drugs and shorter MDR-TB treatments are in the pipeline and may lead to an increase in the cure rate

Tuberculosis

21 Mar 16

In touch with 19th century due to deciphering parasite

Neglected diseases

09 Mar 16

Largest ever clinical trial on malaria during pregnancy in Africa

A four-year study shows four available antimalarial treatments are safe to use in pregnancy, providing sound scientific evidence on their use

Malaria

08 Feb 16

ITM study underscores necessary conditions for Universal Health Coverage

Health care and policy

25 Nov 15

There is more to maternal health than mortality only

Film and photo exhibition tell the stories behind the first research into pregnancy complications in rural Morocco

Maternal and reproductive health

02 Oct 15

Flemish researcher speeds up TB detection in Cambodia

Natalie Lorent and her team developed a more effective approach

Tuberculosis

09 Sep 15

First Belgian study to test use of preventive HIV medication

HIV

Dr. Nadine Mintsey, INRB

11 May 15

Worldwide analysis of drug-resistant typhoid in Nature Genetics

ITM contributes to worldwide analysis of drug-resistant typhoid in Nature Genetics

Antibiotic resistance

07 May 15

ITM film wins "Hand in Hand" award at WorldMediaFestival

Switching the Poles

20 Apr 15

Colloquium 'Maternal and Neonatal Health after the Millennium Development Goals'

The Institute of Tropical Medicine organised its 2015 annual colloquium in partnership with the Moroccan École Nationale de Santé Publique (ENSP)

Maternal and reproductive health

03 Apr 15

MEN SPEAK OUT project launched

Maternal and reproductive health

24 Mar 15

West African experts in mycobacteria

We’d like you to meet our institutional partner organisation in Cotonou, Benin, the Laboratoire de Référence de Mycobactéries (LRM)

Tuberculosis

11 Mar 15

Antibiotic resistance: InBev-Baillet Latour supports ITM

€ 1.35 million for three research chairs on diagnostics, treatment and human behaviour

Antibiotic resistance

27 Feb 15

Cuban Health Minister visits ITM

Ebola

30 Jan 15

ITM alumni lead reflections on Ebola epidemic in Guinea

A group of over 30 Guinean alumni of the Institute of Tropical Medicine joined forces

Ebola

01 Jun 14

Skin-friendly vacation tips

Dengue

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