Organisaties
Gezondheidsbeleid Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The Unit of Health Policy belongs to the Public Health Department at ITM. The Unit, established in 2013, is led by Professor Wim Van Damme and consists of a multidisciplinary team (medicine, public health, political science, law).
The unit is developing a strong institutional collaboration with the School of Public Health, University of the Western Cape (Cape Town, South Africa), where Wim Van Damme held a SARChI chair ...
Reproductieve en Maternale Gezondheid Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Deze dienst is een onderdeel van de Onderzoeksgroep Seksuele en Reproductieve Gezondheid.
Onderzoeksgroep Seksuele en Reproductieve Gezondheid Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
We contribute to the improvement of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) through linking scientific research, advanced education, policy support and capacity-strengthening. We focus on the broader perspective of promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights through addressing one overarching research question: “How can we improve SRH focusing on disease prevention and health promotion in a globalized world?”
We believe that ...
Gelijkwaardigheid en Gezondheid Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Health and health care inequities place people who may already be socially disadvantaged or disenfranchised at further disadvantage with respect to their health, well-being, and livelihoods. In our unit, we aim to contribute to better understanding of the root causes of health inequities and development of strategies to improve access, acceptability, quality, and accountability of health systems and services to communities, particularly for ...
Departement Volksgezondheid Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The Department of Public Health (DPH) aims to empower populations to live healthy lives in complex dynamic environments. Together with our partners, we generate evidence on effective and sustainable interventions, systems and policies that contribute to protecting health for all. Our focus lies on vulnerable populations.
We are organised into dedicated research groups:
- Health Systems and Health Policy Research ...
Onderzoeksgroep Gezondheidssystemen en -beleid Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Objectives
The Health Systems & Health Policy Group aims at making health systems more people-centered, integrated, accountable, equitable and resilient. Through our research, educational and service delivery activities, we aim at improving health policies and systems so that the right to health and Universal Health Coverage is guaranteed to all people.
We contribute to policies, programmes and local health systems that ...
Complexiteit en Gezondheid Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
The Health Systems Unit currently focuses on the following research lines:
Strategic management of local health systems- Research on innovative stewardship and governance arrangements to ensure public accountability. Projects include Participation for local action, with Sheshadri and Prashanth NS (Vivekananda Tribal Health Centre, BR Hills, Karnataka, India)
- Leadership and decision-making (including complex and ...