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β¨ Fresh Off The Journal β November Edition
Here are some of our Novemberβs research highlights. This month is a clear reminder: no one advances global health alone. Our strength lies in collaboration.
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βThe 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,β said Arsenii Alenichev (ITM), studying the production of global health images.
09.12.2025 09:46 β π 1 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0#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
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Isabel Brosius talking about reasons for Clade Ib mpox outbreak at mpox2025 in Kinshasa
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#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
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 Furinβs wise words will stay with us long after #colloq25: βTuberculosis needs a human rights approach, not a public health approach.β We need to make sure weβre innovating the right way: in partnership with impacted communities. @harvardmed.bsky.social
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So much fun to learn about Outbreaks & Surveillance yesterday from these All-Stars @itmantwerp.bsky.social #TBSky #MPox #AMR #Arbovirus #airfilterforensics
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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.
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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.
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π‘ 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, itβs everything!"
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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. π
#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. π§¬
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And the 65th ITM Colloquium has officially kicked off! π
Prof Jeffrey Siegel talked to us about how filter forensics can be combined with infection control of airborne infectious diseases. π§¬
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Alumnimeeting in de aanloop naar het ITG-colloquium.
Fijn veel ex-collegaβs en oud-studenten te kunnen terugzien.
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Fresh Off The Journal β October
From autism-inclusive HIV care to ancient mosquitoes and smarter ways to test for dengue, last monthβs research highlights how global collaboration drives better health for all.
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πAlumni 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.
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Date: 13/11/2025
β°Time: 14:00 β 15:00
β¨Register now: www.itg.be/en/events/al...
How can AI defeat drug-resistant TB? Meet Prof. Oren Tzfadia, ITMβs computational biologist, using omics and AI for new insights. Join his keynote at the ITM Colloquium 2025 on Wednesday 5 Nov!
πFull interview: lnkd.in/ekTmbXkG
π Celebrating excellence in early-career research!
ITMβs and @uantwerpen.be's Janne Wouters & Niki Danel have earned the prestigious @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social PhD Fellowship π
Janne explores skin immune responses, while Niki studies sleeping sickness parasites.
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β±οΈLast 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 yearβs theme is βBreaking Boundaries: Innovations in Infectious Disease Research.β
β‘οΈhttps://www.colloq2025.be/
"Generative AI tools have long been found to replicate β and at times exaggerate β 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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Happy to share our work on the multiple, interlinked determinants of poor #prescribing of #medicine in #conflict areas in #Mali: practices easily labeled as βirrationalβ are in fact shaped by contextual constraints!
University of Bamako @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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Weβre ready to welcome global experts to Antwerp for our 65th ITM Colloquium: βBreaking Boundaries: Innovations in Infectious Disease Researchβ! π§¬Jeffrey Siegel (Canada) joins us to share his filter forensics research and explore how creativity and collaboration can push global health forward. π
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βIn 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 donorβrecipient relationship,β says @gorikooms.bsky.social, health-policy researcher at ITM.
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"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.
β‘οΈhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-18714-3
Join Wahid Fakhri Husein for his alumni webinar next Wednesday! π An Indonesian veterinarian and Master in Global One Health graduate, heβll share insights from his research on eliminating rabies in Bali through coordinated dog vaccination and bite case management. π Link in first comment.
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π§¬Join us 4β6 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.
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