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New diagnostics needed to detect malaria infection during pregnancy
14 May 2012Malaria left untreated has major implications for mother and child. But because of a lack of diagnostic tools, malaria in pregnant women is often not recognized in time. This is the outcome of PhD research by Eline Kattenberg at the department Biomedical Research of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT). -
Calling for action in control and prevention of brucellosis in small ruminants
27 March 2012Calling for action in control and prevention of brucellosis in small ruminants -
A quality management tool
27 March 2012A practical tool for laboratories in establishing a quality management system leading to accreditation to international quality standards. -
Leptospirosis Case Definition – a renewed approach
27 March 2012Leptospirosis Case Definition – a renewed approach -
Two tuberculosis research methods highlighted
27 March 2012Mycobacterial rCapA assay published and Development of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis -
Are molecular tests accurate enough to diagnose sleeping sickness?
27 January 2012Recently, the department Biomedical Research of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) investigated the accuracy of new, high-technology diagnostics for sleeping sickness. There were two leading questions. Firstly, does the accuracy of these tests warrant their implementation in endemic settings. Secondly, should limited resources be re-directed towards this goal. -
Elsevier Foundation awards grant to the Collaboration for Evidence Based Healthcare in Africa
18 January 2012The Collaboration for Evidence Based Healthcare in Africa (CEBHA), an initiative of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), has recently been awarded a three year grant from the Elsevier Foundation's Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries program. -
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Towards a Collaboration for Evidence Based Health Care in Africa (CEBHA)
22 December 2011CEBHA aims to promote and facilitate the current evidence to improve healthcare and healthcare policy in Africa. -
CEBHA Symposium 2011 – report
21 December 2011The first Annual Symposium of the Collaboration for Evidence Based Healthcare in Africa (CEBHA), arranged by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) and Makerere University, took place on November 24 in Kampala, Uganda. Eighty participants from eight African countries attended. -
CEBHA Symposium 2011
4 November 2011Across Africa health related research is on the increase, with a growing volume of publications on health problems common in the region. However, use of these research findings to improve healthcare and direct policy remains limited. -
Quality System Management for diagnostic laboratories
1 November 2011KIT Biomedical Research, part of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), has developed a training programme for laboratory managers and staff to systematically appraise the quality of laboratory services. -
PEER EDUCATION WORKS!
27 October 2011A peer education campaign in Edo State, Nigeria, resulted in a significant increase in knowledge on preventive measures against malaria during pregnancy. -
KIT Biomedical Research publishes literature study on the risk of contracting African sleeping sickness (trypanosomiasis) for Europeans
26 October 2011According to an analysis of all registered cases of sleeping sickness reported outside Africa at least 68 people have contracted this disease in the past twenty years. Some of them died. -
National Tuberculosis Control Programme evaluation in Pakistan
13 September 2011KIT Biomedical Research (Royal Tropical Institute) is involved in a third party evaluation of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) in Pakistan. A report of the findings will be out soon. -
KIT launches website of the Collaboration for Evidence Based Health Care in Africa
5 August 2011The new website of the Collaboration for Evidence Based Health Care in Africa (CEBHA) is an initiative taken by the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT). It aims to facilitate the development and dissemination of knowledge and increased implementation of Evidence Based Health Care (EBHC) in Africa. -
KIT contracted again for TB-REACH funded programme
18 July 2011After a successful Wave-1, KIT Development Policy and Practice and KIT Biomedical Research from the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) together with Health and Life Sciences Partnership (HLSP) in London have been contracted again as external agency for the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the TB-REACH grants. -
Malaria during pregnancy
3 May 2011New project on improved diagnostic services to reduce the number of malaria related maternal deaths in Burkina Faso. -
Assessment in Benin
3 May 2011Positive evaluation of the National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria as part of the National Tuberculosis Program in Benin, West Africa. -
Trialling tuberculosis test
3 May 2011MLPA test (Multiplex ligation dependent probe amplification) to be trialled in Bulgaria and Georgia allowing more comprehensive tuberculosis control and appropriate treatment selection closer to the patient. -
KIT involved in malaria drug resistance research
31 March 2011KIT Biomedical Research is closely involved in the current struggle against malaria worldwide. Essential is research against drug resistance. -
New initiative against neglected diseases
9 March 2011A new initiative, based in the Netherlands, has been launched in the fight against neglected tropical diseases: the European Solutions Enterprise for Neglected Diseases (euSEND). -
Laboratory accreditation renewed
9 March 2011The CCKL (ISO15189) accreditation for KIT Biomedical Research’s laboratory for leptospirosis has been renewed for a period of five years. The WHO/FAO/OIE and RIVM Reference Laboratory for Leptospirosis is a worldwide renowned expertise center in the field of leptospirosis. -
Relaunch mHealth in Low-Resource Settings
25 February 2011The Royal Tropical Institute is pleased to announce the relaunch of its portal on mHealth in Low-Resource Settings, www.mhealthinfo.org. The portal offers timely and informative content on the issue. The website serves as a platform for sharing knowledge on the current use, potential and limitations of mHealth in low-resource settings and allows greater interaction with its users.
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