KIT at ECTMIH2023
KIT is delighted to partner with ECTMIH2023 in Utrecht this year! The conference will be from 20 to 23 November, and we look forward to collaborating with them to deliver their vision for 2023.
Grappling with a rapidly changing planet and deteriorating climate
The theme for 2023 will be: Shaping the future of equitable and sustainable planetary health
Given the rise in extreme weather events across the globe and the resulting loss of thousands of lives, we need to take urgent action to deal with the extensive damage that humans have caused. We need to acknowledge that our health is inextricably linked to the health of the planet.
As KIT, our aim at ECTMIH 2023, is to contribute our knowledge and expertise to improve the understanding, and appreciate the connections between tropical medicine, global health, and the urgent field of planetary health.
We will host ten sessions, give presentations and even host a post-conference Power of Knowledge (PoK) discussion at our historical building in Amsterdam. We hope our contributions will form the building blocks on which together we can build on global health traditions to emphasise the importance of health equity and universal health coverage to ensure that all populations – and especially those in low(er) resource settings – have optimal chances of health and wellbeing.
About the Conference
ECTMIH: European Conference on Tropical Medicine and International Health 2023
The European and Dutch Societies for Global Health and Tropical Medicine, Knowledge Centre Global Health, and University Medical Center Utrecht are hosting the 13th European Congress on Global Health.
The conference, will be preceded by the ECTMIH Academy, a day full of workshops and training sessions on Sunday 19 November. Participants will also be able to join post-conference activities in Amsterdam at KIT Royal Tropical Institute, like the session Power of Knowledge at ECTMIH.
KIT’s Sessions at ECTMIH2023
Pre Conference – ECTMIH Academy – Sunday 19 November
| Thematic area | Title | Presentation by |
| Planetary health and health systems | Bridging research integrity and fairness in global health epidemiology | Sandra Alba, Ingrid Zuleta and Mahdi Abdelwahab |
| Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) | Innovative youth-participatory research approaches in SRHR | Hannah Kabelka and Marielle LeMat |
Tuesday 21 November
| Thematic area | Title | Presentation by | Time |
| Sexual and reproductive health and rights | Mother and child health care in Afghanistan | Margo van Gurp, Abdul Majeed Siddiqi, Nasrat Ansar, Egbert Sondorp, and Sandra Alba | 1330 |
| Planetary health and health systems | Geospatial methods for health service delivery in the era of climate change | Mirjam Bakker, Marc van den Homberg, Fleur Hierink, Nicolas Ray, and Ente Rood | 1330 |
| Planetary health and health systems | How to scale up novel health interventions? | Mirjam Bakker, Beatrice Kirubi,Egbert Sondorp, Aniek Woodward, Esmee Hessel, and Stephen John | 1030 |
| Planetary health and health systems | Fighting poor-quality medicine | Nima Yaghmaei, Sandra Alba, Elisabeth Kleipool, Amalia Hasnida, and Maarten Kok | 1530 |
| Planetary health and health systems | Simulation of social justice: how games demonstrate health equity | Mahdi Abdelwahab and Dinu Abdella | 1215 |
| Planetary health and health systems | Reflecting on global health discourse | Karin Gross, Jani Puradiredja, Lisa Hoffaeller, and Francine Egbert | 1530 |
Wednesday 22 November
| Thematic area | Title | Presentation by | Time |
| Sexual and reproductive health and rights | When the climate impacts our sexual and reproductive health and rights: linking research, policy & practice | Anke van der Kwaak, Emilie Peeters, Malachi Ochieng Arunda, and Judith Brusselmans | 1030 |
| Planetary health and health systems | Subnational burden estimation: methods and applications for locally tailored public health programme planning | Christina Mergenthaler and Ente Rood | 1715 |
Thursday 23 November
| Thematic Area | Title | Presentation by | Time |
| Planetary health and health systems | Strengthening strategic planning and data for decision making in fragile and conflict-affected settings | Eelco Jacobs, Nima Yaghmaei, Sandra Alba, and Abimbola Olaniran | 1615 |
| Sexual and reproductive health and rights | Sexual and reproductive health and rights integration in medical curricula for equitable and rights-based health around the globe | Irene de Vries, Anke van der Kwaak, Ba Sidi Yaya, Anne Vervoort, Prisca Zwanniken, and Rafal Zadykowicz | 1330 |
| Lunch Session | From Beriberi To Obesity – 100 years of the Eijkman Medal Foundation | Miriam Bakker, Teun Bousema, and Bryan Gonzales | 1215-1315 |
Post conference – Friday 24 November
| Witness in Stone tour | Maarten | 9000 | |
| Planetary health and health systems | Power of Knowledge: “Enacting climate action and response through meaningful partnerships” | Ingrid Zuleta, Nicole Moran, and Hector Chavez | 1030 |