Onze jurist @gorikooms.bsky.social over Trumps 'zorgdeals' met 27 Afrikaanse landen: hulp en medicijnen in ruil voor mineralen en medische data. "Dit is onderhandelen met het mes op de keel."

🐀 Rats, mosquitoes, and microbes. March had it all. Plus: what really shapes quality of life for people living with HIV, and why our leishmaniasis vaccine search needs a fresh approach. 💉 Explore this month's research highlights. 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...

🌍 What happens when pathogens, people and policies are all on the move? That's the question at the heart of the 66th ITM Colloquium in Addis Ababa. Co-organised with the Armauer Hansen Research Institute, we're calling for abstracts. Submit and bring your findings to Addis.🔗 www.colloq2026.be

🌍 Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. And yet, it's curable. 

Read the article from De Morgen with infectious disease specialist Bouke De Jong on minimum patient contribution for medicines increasing, including TB treatment. tinyurl.com/y9ue73m9

We acknowledge that the presence of Chemsex Conference visitors may have been unexpected at Darklands, and we understand that some attendees may have felt their personal space was affected. Read our joined statement below: @darklandsfest.bsky.social

👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬🔬 Today we celebrate the lab technicians who make our science possible. More than 14 percent of our colleagues work as lab technicians. They are the people who ensure our science is accurate, reliable, and reproducible. So let's clap for the people in the lab.👏

#NTDs are uncommon but may be present in #Europe, as mobility & #climate change expand vectors habitat: poor #access to #medicines may leave vulnerable patients untreated & increase risk of local transmission
@lancetrh-europe.bsky.social @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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Research on the genome of microorganisms: ethical considerations and recommendations regarding the incidental bystander sequencing of human genetic material In genomic research primarily targeting microorganisms (or pathogens), a substantial risk exists that the presence of human genetic bycatch is not suf…

Pathogen #genomic research implies risks due to human genetic bycatch. As researchers & #ethics reviewers at @itmantwerp.bsky.social, we propose a four-step #mitigation plan to #protect individuals & #communities, & #trust in research
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🧪 Small month, big science.
From boosting dengue detection in Peru, to uncovering why chikungunya lingers for some, to rethinking TB care and dog vaccination strategies! 🐕Curious already? Explore the full set of last month's research highlights. 👉 www.itg.be/en/health-st...

BCCM/ITM offers semi-automated, high-throughput & standardized broth microdilution testing for TB drug-susceptibility:

- Endorsed ref. method by WHO, EUCAST & CLSI
- Quantitative results
- Validated for multiple drugs
- Screening against ≠ MTBc lineages

BCCM.ITM@itg.be
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New preprint out! We made a #Plasmodium knowlesi A1-H.1 #transcriptome time course for asexual blood stages🩸. tinyurl.com/mwd9b8vx
👩‍💻Webtool to compare temporal expression to P. vivax: tinyurl.com/bdz2ndsj

@itmantwerp.bsky.social @eknuepfer.bsky.social @cortesmalaria.bsky.social

New investment brings TB testing closer to communities GHIT Fund invests USD 1.8 million to support research on the Lung Flute ECO

Tooting our own horn (again)🫁: www.itg.be/en/health-st... #TBsky #TB @itmantwerp.bsky.social @djaganath.bsky.social #EndTB#IDxPost#IDSky

Global health predicament after US funding cuts Is global health security worth 0.01% of our GDP?

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
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✨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...

From risk to remedy: Fast-tracking the end of sleeping sickness YouTube video by Devex

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.”

Maternal and neonatal outcomes after infection with monkeypox virus clade I during pregnancy in DR Congo: a pooled, prospective cohort study Monkeypox virus (MPXV) has been linked to vertical transmission, but systematic data are scarce. We aimed to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, …

🧪 🦠 #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

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ITM statement on healthcare in conflicts Read & support our call to respect medical neutrality & protect healthcare in every conflict

Our vision of equal chances of a healthy life for all is only possibly when the #right to provide and receive #healthcare is upheld everywhere, even in armed #conflicts. @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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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. 🤝

Ethical review training at Busitema University Read more about the training workshop on the ethical review of clinical trials at Busitema University (SECRET project)

The project #SECRET, funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social,
aims to strengthen #research #ethics committees in #Uganda & #Ethiopia. This training held at #Busitema University contributes to reinforcing the research ecosystem. #BernardKikaire @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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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 
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Fresh Off The Journal: Nov 2025 Discover research publication highlights from the Institute of Tropical Medicine - November 2025

✨ 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.

#Conflicts & #Health: our study shows that #availability of #medicines for #NCDs (esp #epilepsy) is low in Northern #Syria. A well-regulated system must be built on local capacities
@salehalitmantwerp.bsky.social
@belentarrafeta.bsky.social
@itmantwerp.bsky.social
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Isabel Brosius talking about reasons for Clade Ib mpox outbreak at mpox2025 in Kinshasa

🧪 #mpox2025 #Kinshasa
#MBOTE
Epidemics waiting to happen… Isabel Brosius describes context and circumstances of mpox virus Clade Ib emergence in South Kivu - and notes conditions for continuing new outbreaks with changing characteristics @labgenpath.bsky.social
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Methods for modelling composite indices of access to healthcare facilities: a systematic literature review led by @halolemoses.bsky.social

How we measure access to healthcare shapes how we fix it.

Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@itmantwerp.bsky.social #GISChat #GeoHealth

Assessing patterns of authorship of low- and middle-income countries in global commercial clinical trials in oncology - Globalization and Health Poor authorship practices in global health research may be a sign of unequal partnerships. Previous studies have shown that authors from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are frequently underre...

Our analysis of publications from commercial clinical #trials in breast lung & colon #cancer involving #LMICs, found significative #authorship imbalances, calling for #equity & #fairness in #oncology research
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #UPO @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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