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

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    On Friday 12 December 2025, KIT Institute celebrated the graduation of participants of the Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity , an internationally oriented and academically grounded programme at the heart of the Master’s in Public Health and Health Equity.  The Core Course is jointly delivered by KIT Institute and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and is as part of the Master’s programme accredited by the NVAO, ensuring a […]

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  • Second High-Level Event on the Netherlands’ Role in Global Health Underway

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    KIT Institute, together with leading global health partners will host “Health and Prosperity: Stronger Together through Global Health Investment” at Nieuwspoort in The Hague, December 15th. Building on the first event in March, this follow-up meeting brings together Members of Parliament, global health experts, and civil society organisations to discuss the future of Dutch engagement […]

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  • World Aids Day 2025: Strengthening HIV Responses

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    Despite decades of progress in the fight against HIV, the virus remains a major global health challenge. Millions of people worldwide still face barriers to accessing prevention, treatment, and care, particularly in light of reduced global funding. At KIT Institute, we combine evaluation and research – including community-focused approaches to generate deeper insights into what […]

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  • ISSD Africa Publishes New Framework Linking Seed Governance and Peace in FCAS

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    ISSD Africa has published a new framework on how seed governance can support peace in conflict-affected areas across Africa. Developed under the Governance and Peace Action Learning Project (ALP4), it provides humanitarian, development, and peace actors with a practical approach for working in complex seed systems.

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  • Launch of KIT Institute’s New Crisis & Conflict Epidemiology Lab

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    KIT Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the Crisis & Conflict Epidemiology Lab, a new initiative from our global health experts that brings together epidemiological expertise with deep contextual understanding of fragile and conflict-affected settings. Developed through collaboration between KIT’s Epidemiology team and the Centre for Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict Affected […]

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  • Mapping a Healthier Future: How GIS Transforms Global Health

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    How can geography, environment and data improve public health? Mathew’s work in Kerala, India shows how spatial epidemiology can strengthen disease-control strategies. When medical doctor Mathew J. Valamparampil joined a GIS short course at KIT Institute in 2022, he wanted to understand how geography, environment, and data could come together to improve public health strategies. […]

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  • Using Open Source Data for Disaster Preparedness: Lessons from Afghanistan

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    Health facilities are vulnerable to impacts from disasters, such as earthquakes or floods. These disasters can disrupt health facility functionality either through direct impacts, such as building damage, or indirect impacts, such as disruptions to supply chains. In addition, disasters impact local communities, increasing health needs and disrupting health demand through reduced accessibility due to […]

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  • Celebrating Global Health Excellence: 2025 Eijkman Medal Awarded at the Joep Lange Chair & Fellows Symposium

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    We are delighted to announce the recipient of the 2025 Eijkman Medal, honouring outstanding contributions to global health with a strong connection to the Netherlands. This year’s laureate, Prof. Fitsum Tadesse, is celebrated because of his remarkable advances in the field of biology, transmission, and control of malaria in Africa.

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  • KIT Institute designated as WHO Collaborating Centre for Human Resources for Health

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially designated KIT Institute as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Human Resources for the next four years.

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  • Closing the Living Income Gap for smallholder farmers in Global value chains

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    In global supply chain context, the Living Income (LI) concept is increasingly recognised as a key indicator for understanding poverty. It has grown importance particularly when it comes institutional due diligence, such as the EU Deforestation Regulation and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, and private sector sustainability programmes. Yet, several methodological questions still surround the […]

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  • Upcoming Webinar: The Future of the Health Sector in Syria

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    Senior Advisor and Chair of KIT Institute’s Centre for Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings (FCAS) Eelco Jacobs will speak on the political economy of health workforce data governance in Syria — a crucial aspect of post-conflict recovery. As part of this event, Eelco will present on the political economy of health workforce data […]

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  • Dispatch from Berlin

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    In October, global health professionals gathered in Berlin for the World Health Summit (12–14 October), under the theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World”. KIT Institute Advisor Harry Coleman was in attendance and sent us his dispatch from the summit.

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