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  • Make 2025 the year of impact: Join KIT Institute’s Public and Global Health Courses

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    Do you want to increase your knowledge and experience as a public health professional? Join us at KIT Institute in Amsterdam in 2025 and gain practical insights into public and global health through our specialised short courses or our comprehensive Master of Public Health (MPH) programme. Whether you are interested in short courses or a […]

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  • First Graduation of the New Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity

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    On Friday, 13th December 2024, we celebrated the successful conclusion of the first edition of the Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity – a transformative milestone in the evolution of our educational programmes. This new course combines the strengths of the former NTC course and the Core Course in Public Health, providing participants […]

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  • Supporting Healthcare Resilience in Syria

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    At this historic moment, KIT Institute would like to mark its solidarity with the Syrian people, who have endured so much, yet have shown immense resilience in the face of conflict and crisis. This historic occasion, filled with hope yet also uncertainty for the future, underscores the continued importance of strengthening essential systems, institutions and […]

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  • Webinar: Market Transformation in Commodity Sectors

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    The upcoming mid-term evaluation on sector transformation, conducted by KIT Institute and IDS and commissioned by IDH, highlights the critical need for systemic, long-term approaches to create fairer and more sustainable commodity sectors. Addressing the root causes of inequity and inefficiency is essential for lasting impact. To delve deeper into this, join us in the […]

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  • An untapped tool for tuberculosis burden estimation: active case finding data

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    You may think of tuberculosis (TB) as a deadly infection of the past, yet it remains one of the leading causes of mortality in many countries today. While TB exists in every part of the world, 80% of cases and deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Epidemiologists at KIT Institute have spent over a […]

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  • KIT to present research from working in fragile settings at the Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

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    Our Advisors Eelco Jacobs and Heloise Widding, from the Health Systems Strengthening Team will be presenting at the Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2024), in Nagasaki, Japan, from 18 to 22 November.  The theme this year, “Building Just & Sustainable Health Systems: Centering People and Protecting the Planet,” will address key topics like health […]

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  • Voices for Gaza: Delivering basic healthcare in a crisis

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    There are currently no fully functioning hospitals in the Gaza Strip. Medical facilities are lacking personnel, beds, medicine, equipment and electricity. The extent of damage to both medical facilities and water and sanitation infrastructure raises significant concerns regarding the potential spread of communicable diseases We spoke to participants and speakers at the conference ‘Uniting Knowledge […]

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  • Future of Share-Net International at Risk Amid Funding Cuts to Dutch Development Cooperation

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    Share-Net International, the world’s leading comprehensive global knowledge platform dedicated to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), hosted by KIT Institute, is facing significant challenges as the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its main source of funding, has communicated that it will not renew the current funding cycle beyond 2024.  Share-Net International, the world’s […]

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  • Public and Global Health Courses at KIT Institute in 2025

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    Do you want to increase your knowledge and experience as a public health professional? Join us at KIT Institute in Amsterdam in 2025 and gain practical insights into public and global health through our specialised short courses or our comprehensive Master of Public Health (MPH) programme. Whether you are interested in short courses or a […]

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  • Publication Saameynta Lessons Learned document

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    The Saameynta 2024 Lessons learned Report was recently published following a collaborative writeshop facilitated by Rebecca Rosario Hallin in June. Participating parties were the implementing partners IOM – UN Migration, UN-Habitat Somalia, and UNDP Somalia. The document outlines insights, lessons learned, challenges, and gaps related to durable solutions for internal displacement in Somalia, with land governance at […]

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  • Delivering Basic Healthcare in a Crisis

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    Gaza’s healthcare system is collapsing as a result of the ongoing fighting. Delivering basic health services has become an enormous challenge. During a breakout session on service delivery at the Uniting Knowledge, Resources, and Solidarity: Gaza Health Initiative Conference Amsterdam, several key figures working on the ground in Gaza discussed the devastating impact of the ongoing […]

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  • Care as a revolution: why gender and development work need care more than ever

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    By: Ana Victoria Portocarrero In a speech delivered at the launch of the Feminist Edge alumni network, a professional development program for gender trainers at KIT Institute, Arturo Escobar invited us to recognise care as the foundation of life and therefore, as central to systemic radical social change. In today’s fast-paced world, where productivity and […]

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