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๐Ÿฅ "Healthcare is disempowering & transactional in so many countries." But does it have to be? Dr daktre/เฒกเฒพเฒ•เณเฒŸเณเฒฐเณ‡, ITM alumni and director of IPH Bengaluru, dives into this urgent conversation in our Transmission podcast. Tune in ๐ŸŽง open.spotify.com/show/1V1sqmbBrโ€ฆ

๐Ÿฅ "Healthcare is disempowering &amp; transactional in so many countries." But does it have to be? Dr <a href="/prashanthns/">daktre/เฒกเฒพเฒ•เณเฒŸเณเฒฐเณ‡</a>, ITM alumni and director of <a href="/iphindia/">IPH Bengaluru</a>, dives into this urgent conversation in our Transmission podcast. Tune in ๐ŸŽง open.spotify.com/show/1V1sqmbBrโ€ฆ
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โณ Only 2 days left! The abstract submission deadline for the XII International European Mosquito Control Association (EMCA) Conference is just around the cornerโ€”22/1. ๐Ÿšจ Letโ€™s take action together - Register today and be part of the change! European Mosquito Control Association (EMCA) ๐ŸฆŸ ๐ŸฆŸ emca2025.eu

โณ Only 2 days left! The abstract submission deadline for the XII International European Mosquito Control Association (EMCA) Conference is just around the cornerโ€”22/1. ๐Ÿšจ Letโ€™s take action together - Register today and be part of the change! <a href="/emcatweets/">European Mosquito Control Association (EMCA) ๐ŸฆŸ</a>
๐ŸฆŸ emca2025.eu
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๐ŸŒDid you know visceral leishmaniasis claims thousands of lives each year in East Africa? In light of this World NTD Day, ITM alumnus Ermias Diro will shed light on the challenges and solutions to eliminate this disease. Reserve your spot today!๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3PJfzM0 #EndNTDs

๐ŸŒDid you know visceral leishmaniasis claims thousands of lives each year in East Africa? In light of this World NTD Day, ITM alumnus Ermias Diro will shed light on the challenges and solutions to eliminate this disease. Reserve your spot today!๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3PJfzM0 #EndNTDs
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๐ŸŒค๏ธ We're on Bluesky! New skies, same mission. Scientific progress in tropical medicine and public health! Follow us at itmantwerp.bsky.social and let's take the global health conversation to new heights! ๐Ÿš€ bsky.app/profile/itmantโ€ฆ

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๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป #๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป SSA: UrbanBirth Collective (UBC) See our commentary launching the UBC, a portfolio of

๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น-๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป #๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป SSA: UrbanBirth Collective (UBC)

See our commentary launching the UBC, a portfolio of
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๐Ÿ“ How does where you live affect your access to health care? From rural clinics stretched too thin to city hospitals bursting at the seams. How do the inequalities in space affect our lives? Itโ€™s time to close the gap. Listen to our podcast Transmission ๐Ÿ‘‰

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๐ŸŒ Is a world without sleeping sickness possible? We believe so! The EDCTP-funded StrogHAT project is taking us one step closer by bringing acoziboroleโ€”a revolutionary single-dose oral treatmentโ€”to those who need it most. This game-changer is paving the way to interrupt HAT

๐ŸŒ Is a world without sleeping sickness possible? We believe so! The <a href="/EDCTP/">EDCTP</a>-funded StrogHAT project is taking us one step closer by bringing acoziboroleโ€”a revolutionary single-dose oral treatmentโ€”to those who need it most. This game-changer is paving the way to interrupt HAT
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๐ŸŽ‰ Women belong in scienceโ€”at every level! Join us in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11/2 with ITM PhD alumna Ibukun Abejirinde and Engy Sawah (moderator). Sheโ€™ll share her inspiring journey in research, science, and academia. Register now! ๐Ÿ‘‰

๐ŸŽ‰ Women belong in scienceโ€”at every level! Join us in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on 11/2 with ITM PhD alumna <a href="/lade_abeji/">Ibukun Abejirinde</a> and <a href="/SawahEngy/">Engy Sawah</a> (moderator). Sheโ€™ll share her inspiring journey in research, science, and academia. Register now! ๐Ÿ‘‰
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๐Ÿ“ข Journรฉe Nationale de lutte contre la #THA en RDC ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Une occasion de cรฉlรฉbrer les avancรฉes dans la lutte contre la maladie du sommeil et de rappeler que lโ€™objectif 2030 est ร  portรฉe de main. Restons mobilisรฉs ! ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŒ #THA2030 #SantรฉPourTous OMS RDC Gates Foundation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative

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The answer is now up: Schistosoma mansoni egg. Check out the great discussion written by our guest author, Dr. Azra Hasan: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/02/answerโ€ฆ again to Idzi Potters Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp for donating this great case! #PathBugs ASTMH London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

The answer is now up: Schistosoma mansoni egg. Check out the great discussion written by our guest author, Dr. Azra Hasan: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/02/answerโ€ฆ again to Idzi Potters <a href="/ITMantwerp/">Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp</a>  for donating this great case!  #PathBugs <a href="/ASTMH/">ASTMH</a> <a href="/LSHTM/">London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine</a>
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The answer to #Parasite Case 769 is now up: Schistosoma mansoni egg. Check out the great discussion by Dr. Azra Hasan: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/02/answerโ€ฆ again to Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp for donating this great case! #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs

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January 2025 has been particularly dynamic for Pathogen Genomic Lab - INRB and Institut National de Recherche Biomรฉdicale (INRB), marking significant progress in the investigation, capacity building, new initiatives, and publications. To learn more, check out our January 2025 newsletter. inrb.cd/images/2025/NEโ€ฆ

January 2025 has been particularly dynamic for <a href="/labgenpath/">Pathogen Genomic Lab - INRB</a> and <a href="/inrb_kinshasa/">Institut National de Recherche Biomรฉdicale (INRB)</a>, marking significant progress in the investigation, capacity building, new initiatives, and publications. To learn more, check out our January 2025 newsletter.
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The #Parasite case 770 is now up, donated by Idzi Potters and the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp - ~60 micron eggs found in a concentrated stool specimen from a patient in Laos. ID? Answer later this week! #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs

The #Parasite case 770 is now up, donated by Idzi Potters and the <a href="/ITMantwerp/">Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp</a> - ~60 micron eggs found in a concentrated stool specimen from a patient in Laos. ID? Answer later this week!
#mayopath #pathology #PathBugs
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๐Ÿ”Ž๐Ÿ“Š Did you know that #mpox cases in the DRC have almost quadrupled in 14 years? Together with Institut National de Recherche Biomรฉdicale (INRB) we published a study in The Lancet, that shows a troubling rise in casesโ€”especially among children younger than 5 and rural populations. Urgent action is neededโ—

๐Ÿ”Ž๐Ÿ“Š Did you know that #mpox cases in the DRC have almost quadrupled in 14 years? Together with <a href="/inrb_kinshasa/">Institut National de Recherche Biomรฉdicale (INRB)</a> we published a study in <a href="/TheLancet/">The Lancet</a>, that shows a troubling rise in casesโ€”especially among children younger than 5 and rural populations. Urgent action is neededโ—
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๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ”‰REMINDER FOR LATE XII #EMCA CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸฆŸ๐ŸฆŸ ๐Ÿ“ผ๐Ÿ“ฉVIDEO: Sandra Gewher - EMCA President: youtube.com/watch?v=E2zsczโ€ฆ โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ TENTATIVE PROGRAM: emca2025.eu/programme #EMCA2025 #SterileInsectTechnique #MosquitoControl #ReadyForAction

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ”‰REMINDER FOR LATE XII #EMCA CONFERENCE REGISTRATIONโ€ผ๏ธ๐ŸฆŸ๐ŸฆŸ
๐Ÿ“ผ๐Ÿ“ฉVIDEO: Sandra Gewher - EMCA President: youtube.com/watch?v=E2zsczโ€ฆ 
โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ TENTATIVE PROGRAM: emca2025.eu/programme
 #EMCA2025 #SterileInsectTechnique #MosquitoControl #ReadyForAction
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The answer #Parasite Case 770 is now up: Schistosoma mekongi egg. See the great discussion by guest author, Dr. Azra Hasan: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/02/answerโ€ฆ Thanks again to Idzi Potters and Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp for donating this great case! #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs

The answer #Parasite Case 770 is now up: Schistosoma mekongi egg. See the great discussion by guest author, Dr. Azra Hasan: parasitewonders.blogspot.com/2025/02/answerโ€ฆ  Thanks again to Idzi Potters and <a href="/ITMantwerp/">Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp</a>  for donating this great case!  #mayopath #pathology #PathBugs
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๐ŸŒ Engaging days at Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp! Insightful Fishbowl Debate on older refugees & deservingness in medical humanitarianism โ€” unpacking the CARIN framework to address exclusion & promote equity in social protection systems. #HealthForAll #UHC2030 #SocialProtection #EquityInHealth

๐ŸŒ Engaging days at <a href="/ITMantwerp/">Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp</a>!

Insightful Fishbowl Debate on older refugees &amp; deservingness in medical humanitarianism โ€” unpacking the CARIN framework to address exclusion &amp; promote equity in social protection systems.

#HealthForAll #UHC2030 #SocialProtection #EquityInHealth
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#New| Ambassador of Cuba, Juan Antonio Fernรกndez Palacios visits Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. He was received by its Executive Director, ร–zge Tunรงalp and held a fruitful exchange with researchers from the Institute. Since '90s this center develops several projects with Cuban counterparts. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿค๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡บ

#New| Ambassador of Cuba, <a href="/JuantonioFdez/">Juan Antonio Fernรกndez Palacios</a> visits <a href="/ITMantwerp/">Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp</a>. He was received by its Executive Director, <a href="/otuncalp/">ร–zge Tunรงalp</a> and held a fruitful exchange with researchers from the Institute.

Since '90s this center develops several projects with Cuban counterparts.
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