Yes! So happy to announce this! just out in #naturemedicine 📢📢 rdcu.be/cTx9l we found asymptomatic #monkeypox cases at Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp! Christophe Van Dijck

We are looking for a new colleague to join our fantastic team! Great opportunity to contribute to relevant science in an international environment 👇

Het is echt veel te moeilijk om PrEP te krijgen. Dat is een beleidskeuze. Ik hoor dat minister Vandenbroucke zegt dat “België een tandje bij moet steken”. Preventie is regionaal, terugbetaling nationaal. Zoek het maar uit, patiënt.

Today is #WorldAIDSDay . Listen to our very own Dr. Bea Vuylsteke of Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp on Belgium's Radio 1, explaining current progress in, and challenges for, tackling the #HIV epidemic in Belgium and beyond, including the importance of fighting stigma.👇 radio1.be/luister/select…

In collaboration with @SEHR_ITM, we are conducting a 5-week course focusing on the application of Qualitative and Mixed Methods (QMM) designed for #InternationalHealth research.

French-speaking epidemiologists with a passion for HIV and sexual health, and teaching, we are looking for you! 👇

📢 Passionate about improving access to PrEP care & reducing HIV incidence? Then this symposium is for you!💊 The recommendations for policy and practice could make a huge difference in the lives of people who need PrEP the most. Don't miss out on 9 June! itg.be/en/events/prom…

Very pleased to share our latest work presenting new flexible guidance for monitoring #PrEP programmes across the #EU using routine surveillance data. Special thanks to Teymur Noori ECDC for coordinating this huge collaborative effort with EU partners Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp

Blij met de uitleg van Jef Vanhamel Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Antwerpen bij deze slight. De grote bereidheid van huisartsen om hier zich in bij te scholen. Drempels en wachttijden voor de #PrEP gebruikers kunnen hierdoor verdwijnen.

💊 How can better access to PrEP reduce #HIV? 💪 Today, 150+ healthcare professionals, policymakers & researchers are discussing PrEP care at our PROMISE Symposium. They provide recommendations to shape policies for those who need #PrEP the most. UAntwerpen FWO

Istituto Superiore di Sanità Robert Koch-Institut HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) AGES SantépubliqueFrance Sciensano EU One Health ECDC HIV AIDS ECDC ECDC Outbreaks How to monitor a #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis programme? Jef Vanhamel et al propose a harmonised EU/EEA #PrEP approach, based on a systematic & evidence-informed consensus-building process incl a broad & multidisciplinary expert panel 👇🏽 bit.ly/EUS2823PrEP Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp

Good to be back at #aidsimpact, in Stockholm, Sweden. An excellent opportunity to share some results of our PROMISE project on #PrEP implementation in Belgium, with great and engaging presentations from Ella Van Landeghem, Jef Vanhamel and Dr. Gert Scheerder. Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

📢WE ARE HIRING! Great job opportunity for epidemiologists with a passion for STIs and HIV. Attractive combination between teaching and room to develop own research ideas. If you have a PhD, or are near completion of a Phd, don't hesitate to apply! itg.be/nl/jobs-en-ond…

New research being presented at #IAS2023 by the Kirby Institute's Prof Prof Andrew Grulich shows that Sydney's inner city is close to becoming the first place in the world to virtually eliminate HIV transmission. smh.com.au/national/nsw/h… ACON Health Equity Matters Bill Bowtell AO UNSW

⌛️Only less than a month left to apply for this exciting position! Epidemiologists with a passion for research and teaching in the field of sexual health and HIV, where are you? 🧐

📢 New publication! Ella Van Landeghem and team show how intersecting barriers impede access to #HIV services incl #PrEP for sub-Saharan African diaspora communities in Belgium, making them ‘hardly reached’ rather than ‘hard-to-reach’ 1/3 Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Come work with us Sexual & Reproductive Health Group at ITM Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp !

⌛️Only a few weeks time left to apply for this exciting position within our team to prepare a PhD research that will help advance HIV prevention among key populations. More information 👇

Since BMJ Global Health doesn't want the world to hear about Global Health's silence during genocide, we will bring it directly to the people. We do not deserve to be called "Global Health" in the face of genocide. A short thread below 🧵 medium.com/@daniel_krugma…

Very excited to share our own contribution to the latest Journal of the IAS supplement on “Implementation Science and the HIV response”. Jef Vanhamel and colleagues used NPT to understand how providers integrate #PrEP services in Belgian HIV clinics (1/4)👇 t.ly/u67bN