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Knowledge for sustainable development

KIT Institute is an independent knowledge institute. Guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), our work focuses on global health, gender and sustainable economic development.

Our Impact Areas

  • Gender Equality

    At KIT Institute, our gender specialists help you make sense of gender for your organisation and development programmes. Together, we maximise the impact of your gender interventions and bring positive and equitable change to people’s everyday lives.

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  • Global Health

    KIT Institute envisions a world where everyone can realise their full health potential. Health around the world is improving, but large groups of people are being left behind. We focus on empowering people and strengthening health systems, with a particular focus on developing countries.

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  • Sustainable Economic Development

    As a knowledge institute, KIT lnstitute compiles, analyses and develops new knowledge on sustainable economic development.

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News

  • KIT Institute joins AGRINATURA’s Business Unit at the Annual General Assembly in Ghent

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    At the 2025 AGRINATURA General Assembly held in Ghent, Belgium in May, KIT Institute was formally accepted into the Agrinatura EEIG – a group of ten leading European universities and research institutes that directly advise the European Union (DG-INTPA) on tropical food systems, with a strong focus on Africa. Representing KIT Institute at the General Assembly were Advisors Nicola Francesconi and Caitlin Herrington, who joined peers […]

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  • Final Insights from Fenomenal Funds Learning Partnership Published

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    Feminist movements today are navigating increasingly complex, underfunded, and hostile environments. Despite these challenges, they remain vital forces of resistance and innovation and are needed now more than ever. Between mid-2023 and early 2025, KIT Institute worked in its role as Learning Partner alongside Fenomenal Funds stakeholders to co-create and implement a participatory learning process grounded in […]

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  • Kick-off BRIDGE Mentorship Initiative

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    KIT Institute has launched the BRIDGE Mentorship Initiative in partnership with the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. This new initiative supports early-career researchers conducting epidemiological studies by pairing them with experienced mentors for a year-long, one-to-one exchange. The pilot round brings together six mentor–mentee pairs from Peru, Kenya, Nepal, South Africa, Rwanda, and the Netherlands. […]

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Study at KIT Institute

KIT Institute equips health professionals with the knowledge needed to address public health challenges around the world. Go to our Study Programmes

  • Master of Science in Public Health and Health Equity

    The Master of Public Health and Health Equity (MPH-HE) is a mid-career Master of Science programme, organised by KIT Institute and the VU University Amsterdam. It is meant for professionals working in health service delivery or health management, in national health systems or international organisations.

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  • Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity

    The Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity is a three-month course that prepares you to systematically analyse and address complex public health issues, covering epidemiology, health system aspects, and broader social determinants of health.

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  • Analysing Disrupted Health Systems

    If you are a health professional working in or with countries in crisis, working as health personnel in government institutions, NGOs, UN agencies and humanitarian organisations or as an independent consultant, then this course is intended for you.

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KIT MAG

KIT MAG: an annual magazine packed with stories about our activities, at our campus in Amsterdam and with partners worldwide.

Browse the magazine online or take a copy with you when you visit KIT (at the reception).

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Featured projects

  • BRIDGE Mentorship Initiative

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    The BRIDGE Mentorship Initiative is based on the BRIDGE guidelines for good epidemiological practice in epidemiology. The pilot programme has been initiated in partnership with Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium. Our goal is for the initiative to bring researchers conducting epidemiological studies around the globe together. Recent developments in research integrity led by researchers […]

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  • Disaster Impact Mapping for Health Facilities in Afghanistan

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    This project aimed to map the risks and potential disruptions to critical health facilities in Afghanistan due to natural disasters, using satellite imagery, GPS data, and service delivery information. By identifying direct and accessibility-related impacts on health facilities, KIT Institute provided national risk and service impact maps to help organizations, like MSF, enhance disaster preparedness […]

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  • Assessing Health Facility Preparedness for Disaster Events in Afghanistan

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    Afghanistan regularly experiences extreme weather and geological hazards resulting in a high burden of mortality, health systems impacts, and economic damage. With climate change and seismic risks, Afghanistan’s health system must adapt by identifying vulnerabilities and enhancing preparedness. This research reviewed the existing tools for assessing health facility preparedness. In addition, through expert involvement, a […]

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