PhD defences
Past defences
13 Sep 2021
PhD defence Irith De Baetselier
Improving Sexually Transmitted Infection diagnosis and control among men who have sex with men in Belgium
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen
08 Sep 2021
PhD defence Abdoulaye Sow
L’intégration des soins en santé mentale dans les centres de santé permet-elle d’améliorer la qualité globale des soins de première ligne ?
Université Libre de Bruxelles
23 Jun 2021
PhD defence Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza
Improving the diagnosis of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis: programmatic aspects, diagnostic challenges, and molecular epidemiology
University of Antwerp
05 Feb 2021
PhD defence Kanika Koirala
Epidemiology of persistent febrile illnesses in Eastern Nepal
Online
16 Dec 2020
PhD defence Harvie Portugaliza (online)
Targeting Malaria Transmission: A Transdisciplinary Approach
22 Oct 2020
Online PhD defence Nandini D. P. Sarkar
The challenge of equitable quality Mental, Neurological, Substance-use care and coverage: A local health systems analysis in eastern Uganda
13 Oct 2020
PhD defence Lana Meiqari
Completing the Circle: A Case Study of Hypertension Care and Continuity of Care at Primary Healthcare Settings in Vietnam
VU Amsterdam
07 Oct 2020
PhD defence Zakaria Belrhiti (online)
Unravelling the role of leadership in motivation of health workers in four Moroccan hospitals : A realist multiple embedded case study
18 Sep 2020
PhD defence Manassé Nimpagaritse (online)
Comprendre les résultats de l’intégration de nouvelles activités dans une stratégie de financement basé sur la performance existante : cas de la prise en charge de la malnutrition dans les centres de santé du Burundi
Université Catholique de Louvain
06 Aug 2020
PhD defence Keshav Rai
Development of tools to determine the phenotype and genotype of Leishmania donovani for tracking treatment failure in anthroponotic visceral leishmaniasis in Nepal.
West Bengal State University, Kolkata
26 Jun 2020
PhD defence Patrick Soentjens
Simplifying the Rabies Vaccination Schedule
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen
11 Jun 2020
PhD defence Vera Kühne (Online)
Alternative antigens for a point of care test for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis in East Africa
Online
02 Jun 2020
PhD defence Kamela Charmaine Sy Ng (Online)
Utilization of molecular resistance test results as tools to support public health efforts for improved control of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis
02 Jun 2020
PhD defence Vibian Moraa Angwenyi (Online)
Patients, providers, and systems: local models for chronic care and self-management support in southern Malawi
02 Apr 2020
PhD defence Jef Hens
In vitro assessment of allogeneic NK cell responses against HIV-1 infected T cells
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen
06 Mar 2020
PhD defence Diana Huis in 't Veld
Lifestyles in persons with HIV in low income countries
University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
14 Feb 2020
PhD defence Tanja Ahlin
Care Through Digital Connections: Enacting Elder Care Through Everyday Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Indian Transnational Families.
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
12 Feb 2020
PhD defence Philippe Mulenga
Contribution des services des soins de santé primaires au contrôle de la Trypanosomiase Humaine Africaine dans le contexte de son élimination en République Démocratique du Congo
Ecole de Santé Publique, ULB, Brussels
12 Feb 2020
PhD defence Philipp Adams
Exploring biomarkers of the viral reservoir and anti-viral CD8+ T cell responses towards a functional cure of HIV-1
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen
10 Dec 2019
PhD defence Paulo Arnaldo
Evaluation of intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) in Chókwè district, SouthernMozambique: coverage and effect on pregnancy and parasitological outcomes
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen
18 Nov 2019
PhD defence Melanie Bannister-Tyrrell
Micro-epidemiology of malaria in pre-elimination settings
University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
11 Nov 2019
PhD defence Vijayashree Yellappa
Optimising the Involvement of Private Practitioners in Tuberculosis Care and Control in India
Maastricht University, Maastricht
08 Oct 2019
PhD defence Bassirou Diarra
Tuberculosis in Mali: diagnostic, phylogenetic and treatment challenges
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen
07 Oct 2019
PhD defence Chakirath N'Dira Sanoussi
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strain diversity may impact disease presentation, diagnosis and outcome
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen
19 Sep 2019
PhD defence Pieter Pannus
Predictive biomarkers of a functional cure for HIV
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerpen
11 Sep 2019
PhD defence Séverine Thys
The added value of Anthropology for integrated control of Neglected Zoonotic Diseases in the One Health movement
Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke
10 Jul 2019
PhD defence El Houcine Akhnif
La Couverture Sanitaire Universelle au Maroc : Le rôle du ministère de la santé en tant qu’Organisation Apprenante
Université de Catholique Louvain - Campus Bruxelles, Brussels
05 Jul 2019
PhD defence Francisco Morales Yanez
Development of innovative nanobody-based strategies to improve the diagnosis of human toxocariasis
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Elsene
25 Jun 2019
PhD defence Temmy Sunyoto
Access to leishmaniasis care in Africa
Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona
11 Jun 2019
PhD defence Sakib Burza
The clinical management of visceral leishmaniasis in India
Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk
08 May 2019
PhD defence Raquel Matavele
Regulatory T cells in HIV infection and in vaccinees
Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk
11 Apr 2019
PhD defence Aya Hefnawy
Incorporating drug resistance studies in the quest for novel antileishmanial agents.
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
27 Mar 2019
PhD defence Marlene Jara-Portocarrero
Functional characterization of Leishmania throughout in vitro biological cycle: the quest for a quiescent stage among amastigotes
Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen
21 Mar 2019
PhD defence Suzanne Smit
The public health impact of congenital toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus infection: methods and applications.
Ghent University, Merelbeke
19 Feb 2019
PhD defence Robert Sumaye
Epidemiology of inter-epidemic Rift valley fever transmission in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania
Université de Liège, Liège
01 Feb 2019
PhD defence Ralph Huits
Challenges in diagnosis and management of chikungunya and Zika virus infections.
KU Leuven, Leuven
11 Jan 2019
PhD defence Laura Kuijpers
Enteric fever in Cambodia: A multi-disciplinary study.
KU Leuven, Leuven
13 Dec 2018
PhD defence Hamtandi Magloire Natama
Inter-individual variation of infants’ susceptibility to malaria: role of in utero environment and host immunogenetic factors
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
11 Dec 2018
PhD defence Ona Ilozumba
CHWs + mHealth. An Assessment of mHealth interventions utilized by Community Health Workers in low and middle-income countries
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
11 Dec 2018
PhD defence Ibukun-Oluwa Omolade Abejirinde
Diagnostic and clinical decision support systems for antenatal car: is mHealth the future in low-resource settings?
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam
10 Dec 2018
PhD defence Mukesh Hamal
Social accountability in maternal health services in selected districts of Nepal and Gujarat, India
VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam
26 Nov 2018
PhD defence Emma Hobbs
Towards elimination of Taenia solium in the Eastern Province of Zambia: a call for an integrated approach
Ghent University, Merelbeke
19 Nov 2018
PhD defence Jordan Kyongo Karanja
Characterization of Female Genital Tract Immunological Markers and Molecular Vaginal Microbiota: Relevance for risk of HIV Transmission and HIV Prevention
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
05 Nov 2018
PhD defence Famke Jansen
Modelling Taenia saginata epidemiology and control in Belgium
Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke
06 Sep 2018
PhD defence Pham Vinh Thanh
Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Central Vietnam
UCL, Bruxelles
05 Sep 2018
PhD defence Lely del Rosario Solari Zerpa
Clinical Prediction rules to address diagnostic bottlenecks in tuberculosis
Ghent University, Gent
29 Aug 2018
PhD defence Dimitri Renmans
Opening the ‘black box’ of performance-based financing in the healthcare sector of Western Uganda
University of Antwerp, Antwerp
06 Jul 2018
PhD defence Michel Kaswa
Diagnosis of Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) tuberculosis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
27 Jun 2018
PhD defence Bettina Utz
Positioning gestational diabetes in low resource settings: From fragmentation towards integration
VUB, Brussels
25 Jun 2018
PhD defence Jasna Loos
Know your epidemic, know your response. The case of the HIV epidemic among sub-Saharan African migrants in Flanders, Belgium
University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
15 Jun 2018
PhD defence Mulualem Tadesse Jano
Improving the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard to diagnose populations: Clinical evaluation of GeneXpert MTB/RIF and alternative approaches in Ethiopia
University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, Wilrijk
15 Jun 2018
PhD defence Irina Matetovici
The dynamic interplay between Trypanosoma brucei and the tsetse fly vector revealed by transcriptome analysis
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
30 May 2018
PhD defence Charles Abongomera
Challenges in clinical management of visceral leishmaniasis patients in East Africa
University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
23 May 2018
PhD defence Bart Cuypers
A systems biology approach for a comprehensive understanding of molecular adaptation in Leishmania donovani
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
16 May 2018
PhD defence Teshale Sori Tolera
Study on Tick-Borne Pathogens and Tick-Borne Diseases Using Molecular Tools with Emphasis on Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in Ticks and Domestic Ruminants in Ethiopia
Ghent University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Merelbeke
03 May 2018
PhD defence Issam Bennis
Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Morocco: psychosocial burden and simplified diagnosis
University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
30 Apr 2018
PhD defence David Hendrickx
Revealing the public health significance of skin infections among Aboriginal children living in the Pilbara: A call to action in Western Australia
University of Western Australia
05 Apr 2018
PhD defence Gerardo Zavala Gómez
Intestinal parasites, inflammation and nutritional status in Mexican children
VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam
29 Mar 2018
PhD defence Alexandre Delamou
Towards a fistula free generation: lessons learned from long-term follow-up of women after obstetric fistula repair in Guinea
ULB, Bruxelles
27 Mar 2018
PhD defence Sofía Mira Martínez
A new mechanism of antimalarial drug resistance regulated at the epigenetic level
Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, Barcelona
09 Feb 2018
PhD defence Tom Platteau
How to improve HIV prevention? Development, implementation and evaluation of combination prevention interventions among key populations.
Open Universiteit, Heerlen, Heerlen
06 Feb 2018
PhD defence Adam Hendy
Blackfly ecology and Onchocerca volvulus transmission in three formerly hyperendemic foci in Uganda, Tanzania and Cameroon
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
19 Jan 2018
PhD defence Joule Madinga Ntwan
Epidemiology of polyparasitism with schistosomes, Taenia solium and soil-transmitted helminths in co-endemic settings of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Université Catholique de Louvain, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert (Bruxelles)
16 Jan 2018
PhD defence Franck Dumetz
Role of the gene dosage in the acquisition of antimony resistance in Leishmania donovani: experimental evidence
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
08 Dec 2017
PhD defence Kara Osbak
Contemporary syphilis epidemics: efforts to improve syphilis diagnostics
Auditorium S1, Universiteit Antwerpen, Wilrijk
24 Nov 2017
PhD defence Marvelous Sungirai
Ixodid ticks parasitising cattle in Zimbabwe: Ecology and management
Ghent University, Gent
23 Nov 2017
PhD Defence Dao Thi Ha Thanh
Epidemiology of Opisthorchis spp. in Central Vietnam
Ghent University, Merelbeke
17 Nov 2017
PhD defence A.S.M. Shahabuddin
Exploring Maternal Health Care-seeking Behavior of Married Adolescent Girls in Bangladesh and Nepal
VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam
23 Oct 2017
PhD defence Nana Akua Boatema Ofori-Anyinam
Towards improved understanding of M. tuberculosis complex strain differences in The Gambia.
Promotiezaal Grauwzusters, University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
04 Oct 2017
PhD defence Eliane Tihon
Study of the genetic diversity of Trypanosoma congolense and its resistance to the drug Isometamidium Chloride
University of Antwerp, Antwerpen
26 Sep 2017
PhD defence Subash Thapa
Social Epidemiology of HIV Infection Among Wives of Nepalese Labor Migrants: Explaining the Context and Complexity
Aula Van der Eecken, Leuven
26 Jul 2017
PhD defence Pierre Mukadi Kaningu
External quality assessment as a tool to assess the performance of the laboratory diagnosis of malaria and sleeping sickness among diagnostic laboratories in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Université de Lubumbashi , Lubumbashi
05 Jul 2017
PhD defence of Nele Boon
Evolutionary epidemiology of schistosomiasis in the Senegal River Basin: Linking parasite genetics with human infection and disease
Zoological Institute (groot auditorium 02.21), KU Leuven, Leuven
27 Jun 2017
PhD defence of Hong Van Nguyen
Contribution of molecular tools to malaria elimination in Vietnam
University of Antwerp, Campus Drie Eiken, auditorium R.019, gebouw R, Wilrijk
16 Jun 2017
PhD defence of Tom Decroo
Community-based ART in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learnt from Community ART Groups in Tete province, Mozambique
Auditorium Kinsbergen, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Edegem
13 Jun 2017
PhD defence of Willy Ssengooba
Consequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis genetic diversity in the context of HIV co-infection for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis in Africa
Agnietenkapel of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
12 May 2017
PhD defence of Florian Vogt
Operational challenges during the scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Promotiezaal, Building Q, Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
09 May 2017
PhD defence Charlotte Gryseels
Resistant humans, mosquitos and parasites in Cambodia: producing contested evidence for malaria elimination strategies in the margins of a repellent trial
Agnietenkapel of the University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam
09 May 2017
PhD defence Joseph Okebe
From control to elimination: reducing residual malaria transmission in The Gambia.
Promotion Room, Building Q, Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
09 May 2017
PhD defence Marc-Christian Tahita
Case management and control of malaria in pregnancy: case of Burkina Faso.
Promotion Room, Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
27 Apr 2017
PhD defence Heng Somony
Impact of the National Malaria Control Program and an Interventional trial with topical repellents on the burden of malaria disease in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia
Promotion Room, Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk
29 Nov 2016
PhD defence of Josefien van Olmen
Care for chronic diseases in low income countries
University of Amsterdam
20 Oct 2016
PhD defence of Larissa Otero
Pulmonary tuberculosis case detection in a medium incidence middle-income country
Ghent University
09 Sep 2016
PhD Defence of Upendra Bhojani
Enhancing care for urban poor with chronic conditions in India
Ghent University, Ghent