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Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde | Institute of Tropical Medicine

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Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde | Institute of Tropical Medicine

We fuse innovative research, education, and medical services while partnering across continents - because health is for everyone.

The Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium (ITM) is one of the world's leading institutes for training, research and service provision in tropical medicine and health care in developing countries. ITM houses three scientific departments, a specialised outpatient clinic and various support services, and employs over 450 staff. The institute draws its core funding from the Flemish Ministries of Education and Science, and the Federal Ministries of Development Cooperation, Public Health and Social Affairs, international project financing and own income. ITM works with many scientific institutions, governments and organisations all over the world for a long-lasting improvement of health care and disease control in developing countries.

18/09/2025

Don’t miss next Thursday’s alumni webinar with Ilhaam Ashraf!💡

Ilhaam Ashraf, a medical doctor from India and 2025 MPH graduate, will share insights from her thesis on making primary health care fairer and more inclusive. She reviewed 48 studies and developed a practical framework to help design and implement policies that address the needs of diverse groups.

📅 When: Thursday, 25/09/2025, 14:00–15:00
📍 Where: Online (link below)
📝 Subject: From Rhetoric to Reform: Operationalizing Intersectional Health Equity in Primary Health Care Policy
🔗 More info & registration: Alumni webinar #1 Global Research Prize 2025 - Ilhaam Ashraf | Institute of Tropical Medicine

17/09/2025

Global recognition for ITM expertise 🎉

We are proud to announce that Idzi Potters has won the 2026 ASM Scherago-Rubin Award for Clinical Microbiology! This prestigious award from the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) recognizes outstanding scientists for their contributions to research, education, and leadership in microbiology.

Idzi holds degrees in (bio)chemistry and biomedical laboratory technology, as well as a certificate in helminthology and protozoology. For over 25 years, he has diagnosed parasites and trained the next generation of scientists. He has shared his expertise worldwide, including setting up diagnostic labs in Senegal and training peers in the DRC.

He has contributed to key publications, including the World Health Organization (WHO) Bench Aids for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasites and the Manual of Clinical Microbiology, demonstrating his passion for advancing parasitology and clinical microbiology.🔬

Congratulations, Idzi! We are thrilled to celebrate your well-deserved recognition and the incredible impact you make on global healthcare.🌍

17/09/2025

Yesterday we had the pleasure of welcoming Mickaël Daubie, Director of RIZIV - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering (National Institute for Sickness and Invalidity Insurance), and Yolande Avontroodt, Chair of the General Management Committee of RIZIV.

The delegation was welcomed by Ann Peters, General Manager and Özge Tunçalp, Executive Director.

Their visit was an opportunity to exchange ideas on the future of healthcare and the role of ITM in strengthening Belgium’s medical landscape. Prof. Dr Patrick Soentjens and Dr Marjan Van Esbroeck gave them a behind-the-scenes look at our clinic and the clinical reference laboratory 🔬, while Filip De Keulenaer and Ann Peters shared insights on our medical services, the legal framework and our policy plan 📊.

The visit was enriched with valuable perspectives and highlighted our shared commitment to improving patient care.

We look forward to meeting again and strengthening our collaboration 🤝

15/09/2025

🌟 Open Monumentendag 2025 bij het ITG

Gisteren tijdens Open Monumentendag zetten we onze deuren wagenwijd open en mochten we heel wat bezoekers ontvangen! Meer dan 1.500 mensen maakten kennis met ons gebouw, onze geschiedenis en toekomstplannen. Het was een plezier om nieuwe gezichten te ontmoeten en onze missie en visie met hen te delen.

Van rondleidingen door het prachtige art-deco gebouw tot een kunstinstallatie in ons waterbassin en verhalen over het ITG: er viel heel wat te beleven. Bezoekers konden zich laten vereeuwigen in onze photobooth, luisteren naar onze bekroonde podcast Transmission en vooruitblikken op ons jubileumjaar in 2026.

Dankjewel aan iedereen die langskwam en samen met ons beleefde hoe geschiedenis, wetenschap en stijl hier één verhaal vormen. 🙌

👉 Volg ons op sociale media voor meer verhalen, evenementen en exclusieve blikken achter de schermen.

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🌟 Open Monument Day 2025 at ITM

Yesterday, for Open Monument Day, we opened our doors wide and welcomed a great many visitors! More than 1,500 people explored our building, discovered our history and learned about our future plans. It was a pleasure to meet new faces and share our mission and vision with them.

From guided tours of the beautiful art-deco building to an art installation in our water basin and stories about ITM, there was plenty to experience. Visitors could have their photo taken in our photobooth, listen to our award-winning podcast Transmission, and get a sneak peek of our anniversary year in 2026.

A big thank you to everyone who along and shared with us how history, science and style all come together here in one story. 🙌

👉 Follow us on social media for more stories, events and exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpses.

12/09/2025

🌟 Celebrating Alumni Success

Exciting news! Yesterday, our alumni were honoured with the Prize for Global Research from the Provincie Antwerpen, a well-deserved recognition of their work on advancing health equity and innovative health solutions. A huge congratulations to our alumni! 👏

Explore their projects in our four-part webinar series!
👉 https://www.itg.be/en/health-stories/press-releases/global-research-award-2025

10/09/2025

Where Learning Meets Wellbeing
Discover how health and education are connected in today’s polycrisis. The Educaid & Be-cause Health International conference showcases innovative strategies and global examples that strengthen both sectors and foster inclusive, resilient, and sustainable systems.

🗣 Languages: French & English (simultaneous translation).
🎟 Participation: FREE, registration required.
🔗 Learn more and register: www.educaid.be

09/09/2025

An ancient disease? Think again. Although prevalence and incidence of leprosy have been declining globally, this mycobacterial disease is still present in many countries of the world, including Pakistan.

In a recent paper published in The Lancet Global Health Dr. Anil Fastenau (MD) and Dr. Epco Hasker (PhD), examine trends in incidence, prevalence and patient characteristics of leprosy in Pakistan. It highlights how routine data can play a key role in monitoring and reducing leprosy.
👉 Read the article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X25001846

That same focus on data for impact was central in August during an intensive DHIS-2 training on leprosy in Pakistan, held at ITMAntwerp, organised by organized by the Unit of Mycobacterial Diseases and NTDs (Department of Public Health). Participants explored:
- The DHIS-2 system (index cases & contact tracing)
- Data entry exercises on both web and app
- Analysis of uploaded data through the DHIS-2 dashboard

The programme included numerous hands-on exercises and discussions on database design and the next steps for implementation.

By combining research and training, we strengthen our ability to better understand leprosy in Pakistan and to combat it more effectively.

05/09/2025

📢 Doe mee aan belangrijk griepvaccinonderzoek!
Ben jij tussen 18 en 59 jaar, gezond en wil je bijdragen aan de ontwikkeling van een nieuw vaccin?
👉 Start september 2025
👉 6–10 maanden deelname
👉 Vergoeding voorzien

🔗 Interesse? Meld je nu aan: https://www.itg.be/nl/clinics/clinical-trial/asuniva-griepvaccinatie

04/09/2025

🚨 Are you training to become an infectious disease specialist or working in a related field?

Join the Interuniversity certificate in Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology at UCLouvain, organised together with ITM and other leading Belgian higher education institutions.

👉 A 2-year programme (1 day/month) combining theory, case-based discussions, simulations, and interactive sessions.
👉 Designed for internal medicine trainees, pharmacists, microbiologists, pediatricians, intensivists, pulmonologists, clinical biologists, and clinical pharmacists.
👉 Build a strong foundation in infectious diseases, microbiology, antimicrobials, and epidemiology—while sharpening your ability to critically follow rapid developments in the field.
👉 Taught by leading Belgian specialists.

🔗 Discover the full programme & register before 20 October: https://sbimc-bvikm.be/en/news/interuniversity-certificate-in-infectious-diseases-and-medical-microbiology

🤝 In partnership with UCLouvain – Université catholique de Louvain, Universiteit Gent, Université de Liège, KU Leuven, ULB - Université libre de Bruxelles, Universiteit Hasselt, UAntwerp, VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel

02/09/2025

On 7 August, ITM had an immense pleasure of co-organising an excellent policy advocacy, dissemination, and co-creation event on perinatal mental health in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was officially opened by Prof Sileshi Garoma (senior advisor to the State Minister of Health). We were honoured to have more than 60 diverse stakeholders.

We presented key findings of the MISPOD study, launched of a policy brief, and held a co-creation session to identify key areas to integrate perinatal mental health into maternal and child health services. The MISPOD study (led by Dr Anteneh Asefa) is a collaboration between the Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, School of Public Health at Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia), the Ministry of Health,Ethiopia, and Centre National de Formation et de Recherche en Santé (Guinea). At the event we launched a policy brief, and held a co-creation session to identify key areas to integrate perinatal mental health into maternal and child health services.

Building on this foundation, we are excited to soon launch two projects:
- REVISE: implementation research to integrate perinatal mental health in maternal and child health settings, focusing on women living with HIV
- ENAT: a digital health design to strengthen health workers’ capacity in screening and managing perinatal depression. A heartfelt thank you to ITM Policy Support for making this event possible and the Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen (FWO) and Diplomatie.Belgium for funding the MISPOD Study.

Special thanks for the great presentations and speeches by:

🤝 Dr Samson Gebremedhin (Addis Ababa University), Dr Mariamawit Asfaw, Maternal and Child and adolescent Health Lead Executive Officer (Ministry of Health,Ethiopia), Sr Zemzem Mohammed (Ministry of Health), Dr Abdulhalik Workicho (Ministry of Health), Sr Sofia Seid (Ministry of Health), and Dr Mulugeta Tamire (Addis Ababa University).

🤝 Anteneh Asefa, Lenka Beňová, Samson Gebremedhin Gebreselassie, Mariamawit Asfaw, Alexandre Delamou, Tamba Mina Millimouno, Neima Endris Adem, Michael Bimrew

27/08/2025

🎓 From ITM classroom to global recognition — Placide Mbala , ITM alumnus and leading Congolese virologist, has been named one of Nature’s Top 10 scientists of 2024 and featured in TIME’s 100 most influential people in health.

🏫 In our interview, he shares how a scholarship at ITM shaped his career — and why advice from a mentor changed everything: “Outbreaks come and go, but opportunities like this scholarship are rare. Go to Antwerp.”

🌍 From early mpox surveillance in the DRC to the discovery of a new viral clade, Placide's work is shaping global understanding and response to emerging infectious diseases.

📖 Read the full interview: https://www.itg.be/en/health-stories/articles/interview-placide-mbala

26/08/2025

Open Monumentendag 2025 – Ontdek op 14 sept 120 jaar geschiedenis, wetenschap en architectuur!

✨ Verken ons imposante hoofdgebouw, ontdek het Stille Wateren-bassin, maak een foto in onze photobooth, en duik in 120 jaar ITG-geschiedenis met een voorproefje van ons jubileum in 2026.
Bekijk het volledige programma 👉 https://www.itg.be/nl/evenementen/open-monumentendag-2025
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Open Monument Day 2025 – On 14 Sept, discover 120 years of history, science and architecture!
✨ Explore our stunning main building, stroll around the Quiet Waters basin, snap a pic in our photo booth, and uncover 120 years of ITM history, a sneak peek at our 2026 anniversary.

Check the full programme now 👉 https://www.itg.be/en/events/open-monuments-day-2025

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