Amsterdam UMC wants to work worldwide to provide the best care for tomorrow. Therefore, we sometimes work across national borders. Read the most recent articles on the topic of global health:
Dietary shift after migration increases cardiovascular risk by altering the composition of an individual's gut microbiomeAn Amsterdam UMC-led study has found that migrants, this case from West Africa to Europe, experience a ‘clear change’ in their microbiome composition as compared to their non-migrant peers in West Africa, which expose them to an increase of cardiovascular disease. These peer-reviewed findings are published today in the journal Gut Microbes demonstrating that participants who lost specific groups of microbes or acquired specific new groups of microbes had higher rates of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and poor kidney function.
Dozens Dead as Mysterious Disease Spreads in CongoA highly lethal and unidentified disease is spreading in the rainforests of Congo, the outbreak is believed to have started in the Congolese village of Boloko, where three young children ate a bat and subsequently passed away. Since then, over 400 cases have been reported, with at least 53 fatalities. Genetic testing in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has ruled out Ebola and Marburg as the cause, according to an interim report from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Joint AI&I and APH Symposium on Migrant Health: Screening and Prevention On 24 October 2024, the Infectious diseases programme of the Amsterdam institute for Immunology and Infectious diseases and the Amsterdam Public Health - Global Health programme hosted their second joint symposium. The event focused on Migrant Health: Screening and Prevention, highlighting an important topic in global health research and practice.
Creating an environment where everyone can reach their full potentialFirmly based on the scientific insights we gained about human health, fueled by our moral ambition to contribute to society through science, Amsterdam UMC wants to take responsibility as the biggest academic medical center in the Netherlands, to contribute to an international movement that takes the interests of future generations into account. In order to facilitate this, Amsterdam UMC appointed this year its first Future Generations Commissioner, Tessa Roseboom, professor of Early Development and Health.
Sustainable Collaboration in Global Health: Amsterdam UMC signs MoU with AIGHD and Makerere UniversityToday, Amsterdam UMC, Makerere University (Uganda) and the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) signed a letter of intent to consolidate their collaboration. Amsterdam UMC and the AIGHD have been working with Makerere University on rs for a long time in terms of research and the exchange of knowledge. This is in line with Amsterdam UMC's focus on sustainable collaborations in the field of Global Health.
No persistent cough in four out of five with Tuberculosis More than 80% of patients with tuberculosis, the world’s most deadly infection, do not have a persistent cough, despite this being seen as a key symptom of the disease. The infection is predominantly transmitted by coughing, but probably also through simply breathing. Research, led by Amsterdam UMC and the Amsterdam Institute for Global Heath and Development, analysed data on more than 600,000 individuals in Africa and Asia and found that 82.8% of those with tuberculosis had no persistent cough and 62.5% had no cough at all. These results are published today in the Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Tuberculosis bacteria also present in those who are not diagnosed with TBMycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacteria that causes a tuberculosis infection, is present in exhaled breath of 90% of those presenting with suspected tuberculosis. This includes those who were negative on conventional sputum testing and not diagnosed with TB. This raises the possibility that those who have tested negative may be unknowingly transmitting the infection. Researchers from the University of Cape Town and Amsterdam UMC analysed results from over 100 patients who presented themselves to clinics in South Africa. These findings are published today in PNAS.
Tackling the effect of climate change on diarrheal diseasesDiarrhoea is, globally, the third largest cause of death for children under 5. Contributing to more than 500,000 deaths. Climate change, driving increased flooding and droughts, threatens the fragile progress made in reducing the burden of diarrheal disease over the past decades. Together with the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam UMC is set to lead a global consortium in the hunt for improved interventions.
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