Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

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Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
TypePublic
Established1906 in Brussels
1931: moved to Antwerp
DirectorDr. Lut Lynen
Administrative staff
450
Postgraduates500
120
Address
Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp
,
Flanders
,
Belgium
CampusUrban
Websitewww.itg.be

The Institute of Tropical Medicine (Dutch: Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, ITG; French: Institut de médecine tropicale, or IMT) is one of the world's leading institutes for training and research in tropical medicine and the organisation of health care in developing countries. Located in Antwerp, Belgium, ITM also delivers outpatient, clinical and preventive services in tropical pathologies and sexually transmitted diseases.

Research

ITM has a strong reputation in biomedical, clinical and public health research, advanced education, travel medicine and care for

AIDS was a tropical African disease. ITM has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a reference centre for AIDS research. ITM also is a national and international reference centre for a series of diseases and pathogens (such as the Ebola virus).[1]

Academics

At ITM, about 450 scientists and technicians do research on pathogens, patients and populations. Yearly, an average of 500 medical doctors, nurses and scientists follow advanced courses. About 120 young researchers are completing their

PhD. Each year, the medical services handle around 35,000 consultations.[citation needed
]

ITM also carries out an extensive capacity strengthening program in developing countries, and is part of a large network of institutions in Africa, South America and Asia.

Departments

See also

References

  1. ^ "Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp". 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde Antwerpen". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-21.

External links

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