More than 250 people visited the bacteriology stand of the ITM Unit of Tropical Bacteriology on Science Day 2024, a yearly initiative of the Flemish government. They made their personal bacterial fingerprint and checked in a UV light box how well they performed their hand hygiene. Would you like to see the bacteria living on […]
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Field Laboratory Preparedness short course: enthusiastic students applied quality management principles for a low-resource setting laboratory
A total of 16 (bio)medical professionals completed the short course Laboratory Field Preparedness in December 2024. Through lectures, exercises, self-study, and face-to-face discussions, students learned about the organization of a district laboratory, basics of staff management, laboratory equipment, logistics, and key aspects of the pre-analytic, analytic, and post-analytic phases of laboratory analyses. During the course, […]
COHAFA delegation visits ITM
On 28 May 2024, the Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp had the honor of hosting around 40 delegates from the Council Working Group on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) and EU representatives. The delegates were introduced to ITM’s rich history, significance, and extensive work in international health, including research, capacity sharing, and […]
Master student graduation at ITM
On the 4th of July 2024 at the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Master students of Public Health, Global One Health and Tropical Medicine graduated and received their master diploma. The graduation was celebrated with music and several speeches by program coordinators and students, and closed with a reception and party. A special congratulations […]
Malaria Outbreak the Game at Nerdland Festival
We will be at the Nerdland Festival on the upcoming weekend (25 and 26 of May 2024) with a fun game about malaria control. Make sure to pass by the ITM booth in the Nerdland Jungle Tent. After playing follow your score here, and find out if you are the real malaria control expert.
Subscribe now for the Field Laboratory Preparedness short course
Are you a biomedical scientist or professional with an interest in setting up and managing a district laboratory in resource-limited settings? Do you wish to apply the Quality Management System principles in a district laboratory? If so, this course is for you! Apply now for the ITM 3-week training ‘Field Laboratory Preparedness’, before 30 September […]
Practical teaching on AMR at ITM short course
As part of the French ITM course “Challenges in International Health”, participants were submerged for two days (15-16 May 2024) into the challenges and actions in the battle against antimicrobial resistance. Besides lectures on epidemiology, surveillance, antibiotic stewardship, antibiotic use and infection prevention and control, participants rotated in a caroussel of practical work stations. They […]
SIMBLE: Walk through blood culture bottle production process In Benin
This video takes you on a tour through the blood culture bottle production process put in place by the SIMBLE project in Benin.
Looking back at the AIM 2023
(AIM = Hospital-based Interventions to Contain Antibiotic Resistance in Low-resource Settings). An interview with Charlotte Grootaers (course coordinator) and Jemima Nyaboke (participant).
SIMBLE team visits CHU-YO in Burkina Faso
On 20-23 March 2023, Liselotte Hardy and Barbara Barbé (ITM’s coordinating and principal investigator of the SIMBLE project) visited the “Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo” (CHU-YO) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Read more here: https://www.itg.be/en/health-stories/articles/simble-visit-chu-yo-burkina-faso