Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
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- One year on from the dismantling of USAID. Last year, we warned how global health funding cuts would endanger lives and weaken health systems. Today, that warning feels more urgent than ever. @rravinetto.bsky.social @gorikooms.bsky.social 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
- ✨The 1st Fresh Off the Journal of the year is here, plus a look back at December’s latest papers. Nine new studies covering malaria, emerging viruses, diagnostics, respectful maternity care, antibiotic resistance, and access to essential medicines in crisis settings. 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
- Today is #WorldNTDDay. The Escape the Neglect mini-doc by @devex.com shows how sleeping sickness went from a death sentence to near elimination in one generation. A story of science, partnership & persistence. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ye...
- "While, on average, our study does not reveal any major stigmatization of patients, it does highlight an important problem: communication, especially when women have a low level of education. Essential work remains to be done to improve communication." -Estelle Pasquier, @srhgroup-itm.bsky.social
- "Klinische studies moeten beoordelen hoe medicijnen werken in een specifieke populatie en binnen een specifiek gezondheidssysteem”, zegt @rravinetto.bsky.social. "Anders wordt te weinig rekening gehouden met hoe Afrikaanse patiënten reageren op medicijnen.”
- Reposted by Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp🧪 🦠 #Mpox virus “acquired during pregnancy should be regarded as a congenital pathogen” particularly in the first trimester MBOTE-SK project followed 89 pregnant women in DR Congo @labgenpath.bsky.social @ispm.unibe.ch @itmantwerp.bsky.social 🧵 1/2 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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- Last week, we welcomed Dr Mohamed Janabi, WHO Regional Director for Africa, and Dr Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, to ITM. 🌍 We exchanged insights on research, education and partnerships with @who.int, and ended the day meeting our African students. 🤝
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- 🌍 Universal health coverage remains out of reach for millions, and the impact is felt daily in communities with the least resources. Francesca reflects on these challenges through her work. Tune in to our podcast Transmission. #UHC2025 #HealthForAll 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/0wut...
- ✨ Fresh Off The Journal – November Edition Here are some of our November’s research highlights. This month is a clear reminder: no one advances global health alone. Our strength lies in collaboration. Explore the full highlights 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
- “The first thing that I noticed was the old suspects: the white saviour bias and the linkage of dark skin tone with poverty. What really struck me was the logos, because I did not prompt for them and they appear,” said Arsenii Alenichev (ITM), studying the production of global health images.
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- A bacteriophage, also known as a "phage", is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. What can they be used for? According to @bcmhouston.bsky.social's Joshi Bishnu, in the fight against certain bacterial infections and AMR. #Colloq25
- Jennifer Furin’s wise words will stay with us long after #colloq25: “Tuberculosis needs a human rights approach, not a public health approach.” We need to make sure we’re innovating the right way: in partnership with impacted communities. @harvardmed.bsky.social
- Reposted by Institute of Tropical Medicine AntwerpSo much fun to learn about Outbreaks & Surveillance yesterday from these All-Stars @itmantwerp.bsky.social #TBSky #MPox #AMR #Arbovirus #airfilterforensics
- Day 3 #colloq25! Tapfumanei Mashe @who.int focused on AMR in Zimbabwe, which has been exacerbated by inappropriate use of antimicrobials in healthcare & agriculture. The One Health AMR Nat'l Action Plan combats this: fosters innovation, generates knowledge, establishes risk mitigation strategies.
- Aarman Sohaili from @maastrichtu.bsky.social introduced a new Rapid Multiplex System at #colloq25 for point-of-care diagnostics of STIs. During their study in Kenya, they generated epidemiological data for the prevalence of these infections among 400 sexually active PrEP users.
- 💡 Did you know that only 50% of Essential Medicines are available in LMICs? And 2 billion people face financial hardship due to out-of-pocket spending? As Makaita Gombe put it at #colloq25: "to be fruitful, and multiply the impact of innovation, access is not just one thing, it’s everything!"
- Eline Kattenberg gave an enlightening talk about the work of the global Malaria Molecular Surveillance network, whose aim is to generate high quality surveillance data to inform policy and practice. Evolution of drug resistance is high on their agenda. 💊 #Colloq25 @ekattenberg.bsky.social
- Prof @dujardinbiomed.bsky.social talked about leishmaniasis and how the cutaneous form of it in Nepal seems to provoke a resurgence of the more dangerous, visceral form. Researching the different genotypes of these diseases is essential for a systematic genomic surveillance system. 🧬 #colloq25
- And the 65th ITM Colloquium has officially kicked off! 🎉 Prof Jeffrey Siegel talked to us about how filter forensics can be combined with infection control of airborne infectious diseases. 🧬 #colloq25 @engineering.utoronto.ca @utoronto.ca
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- Fresh Off The Journal – October From autism-inclusive HIV care to ancient mosquitoes and smarter ways to test for dengue, last month’s research highlights how global collaboration drives better health for all. 🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
- 🎓Alumni Webinar #4 with Suleiman! During this session, he examines how wealth disparities impact access to maternal health services and highlights data-driven strategies to tackle these inequalities. 📅 Date: 13/11/2025 ⏰Time: 14:00 – 15:00 ✨Register now: www.itg.be/en/events/al...
- How can AI defeat drug-resistant TB? Meet Prof. Oren Tzfadia, ITM’s computational biologist, using omics and AI for new insights. Join his keynote at the ITM Colloquium 2025 on Wednesday 5 Nov! 👉Full interview: lnkd.in/ekTmbXkG
- 🎓 Celebrating excellence in early-career research! ITM’s and @uantwerpen.be's Janne Wouters & Niki Danel have earned the prestigious @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social PhD Fellowship 👏 Janne explores skin immune responses, while Niki studies sleeping sickness parasites. 🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
- ⏱️Last chance to register for the 65th ITM Colloquium! Join leading experts, including Dr. Tokpanou Koudjo, in Antwerp to exchange insights and shape the future of global health. This year’s theme is “Breaking Boundaries: Innovations in Infectious Disease Research.” ➡️https://www.colloq2025.be/
- "Generative AI tools have long been found to replicate – and at times exaggerate – broader societal biases. The proliferation of biased images in global health communications may make the problem worse," said ITM researcher Arsenii Alenichev.
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- We’re ready to welcome global experts to Antwerp for our 65th ITM Colloquium: ‘Breaking Boundaries: Innovations in Infectious Disease Research’! 🧬Jeffrey Siegel (Canada) joins us to share his filter forensics research and explore how creativity and collaboration can push global health forward. 🌍
- “In a partnership on equal footing, one side cannot decide to reduce a previously agreed contribution by 25% or 50%. A cooperation should be more reliable than a donor–recipient relationship,” says @gorikooms.bsky.social, health-policy researcher at ITM. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- "Nu hebben we voor het eerst bewijs dat ook de antibiotica in het voedsel rechtstreeks aanleiding kunnen geven tot een verhoogde kans op antibioticaresistentie", zegt microbioloog Dorien Van den Bossche. ➡️https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18714-3
- Join Wahid Fakhri Husein for his alumni webinar next Wednesday! 🎓 An Indonesian veterinarian and Master in Global One Health graduate, he’ll share insights from his research on eliminating rabies in Bali through coordinated dog vaccination and bite case management. 💉 Link in first comment.
- 🧬Join us 4–6 Nov in Antwerp for the 65th ITM Colloquium: Breaking Boundaries: Innovations in Infectious Disease Research! Through evidence, dialogue & exchange, we seek to co-create a roadmap for infectious disease research and policy that is as inclusive as it is innovative. Link in first comment.
- 🎧 Don’t miss our webinar tomorrow with Fernando!
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- Fresh Off The Journal – September From tongue swabs for leprosy to gaps in maternity care, ITM research this month tackles diagnostics, treatment challenges & maternal health. 🔗 www.itg.be/en/health-st...
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- 🚨 New @thelancet.com Research letter: Severe medicine shortages in Gaza. “People are dying not only from bombs but also from lack of medicines.” - @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social. “Without ceasefire, an end of the blockade, medicine shortages will continue.”
- 🌍 Today is World Rabies Day with this year’s WHO theme “Act now: You, Me, Community.” Rabies is preventable with timely vaccination. 💉 A Belgian study by ITM & UZA shows 99.5% still developed strong antibodies so routine follow-up blood tests aren’t needed. 🐾
- "We zien dat de bacterie noordwaarts oprukt. Ze gedijt goed in water dat warmer is dan 20 graden. Door de klimaatopwarming warmt de zee ook op," zegt ITG-infectioloog Steven Van Den Broucke. "Maar er is geen reden tot paniek. We moeten vooral voorzichtig zijn en ons ervan bewust blijven."
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- We are proud to announce that four ITM researchers have been awarded prestigious postdoctoral fellowships from the Research Foundation Flanders - FWO in 2025. Congrats to Anke, @antenehasefa.bsky.social, Daan, and Irene! 🔎Learn more about their projects: www.itg.be/en/health-st...
- Don’t miss next Thursday’s alumni webinar with Ilhaam Ashraf! 💡 A medical doctor from India and 2025 MPH graduate, Ilhaam Ashraf will share insights from her thesis on making primary health care fairer and more inclusive, presenting a practical framework based on 48 studies.
- vrtnws.be/p.Bl8ayDAkv "Dengue is sterk in opmars. Wereldwijd spreken we over 100-400 miljoen infecties per jaar. Het is dan ook niet verwonderlijk dat we ook bij reizigers een toename van het aantal infecties zien." -Marjan Van Esbroeck, hoofd klinisch laboratorium. @wimdemaeseneer.bsky.social
- Exciting news🌟! Yesterday, our alumni were honoured with the Prize for Global Research from Provincie Antwerpen, a well-deserved recognition of their work advancing health equity and innovative solutions. Congrats to our alumni! 👏 Learn about their projects in our webinar series!
- 🦠 Leprosy cases are declining but still present in Pakistan. A @thelancet.com Global Health paper by Dr Anil Fastenau & Dr Epco Hasker shows how routine data (1980–2022) can help monitor the disease. In August a DHIS-2 training in Antwerp focused on strengthening tracing & analysis to fight leprosy.
- Awakened by an itch? It may not be a mosquito, but scabies. Cases are rising fast in Belgium, especially among the youth, in cities & during winter. 🔎Our Outbreak Research Team with @Sciensano & @Departementzorg analyzed trends (2000–2023) to improve diagnosis & treatment. 🔗 Link in first comment
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- "Een uitbraak is in het begin altijd moeilijk in te schatten. Maar het nationale gezondheidssysteem en zijn internationale partners hebben veel ervaring om zo’n crisis aan te pakken. Er is nu ook een vaccin, wat een wereld van verschil maakt.” - Laurens Liesenborghs www.standaard.be/buitenland/e...
- ⏲️ Final countdown: one week left to cast your vote for @adwine.bsky.social ➡️ www.newscientist.nl/polls/new-sc...
