Op 1 oktober 2025, ter gelegenheid van de Internationale Dag van de Ouderen, organiseerde het Kenniscentrum Global Health (KCGH) samen met Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), HelpAge International en het Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht (UMCU) het Internationale Symposium over de gezondheidsrechten en -behoeften van oudere mensen in humanitaire crises. Het symposium vestigde de aandacht op de ...

On 1 October 2025, marking the International Day of Older Persons, the Knowledge Centre Global Health (KCGH)co-organized the International Symposium on Healthcare Rights and Needs of Older People in Humanitarian Crises together with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), HelpAge International, and the University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU). The symposium drew attention to the often-overlooked healt...

Submissions are now open for the KCGH Thesis & PhD Prize 2025, and if you're still wondering whether it’s worth sending in your thesis or dissertation, let last year’s winners convince you. In 2024, we received a record number of high-quality submissions, 36 in total, showcasing the breadth and depth of research being done in global health by recent graduates. The winners, selected by an exper...

15 mei 2025 – Utrecht De Netherlands Society for Global Health (NSGH, voorheen NVTG) lanceert vandaag Global Health Perspectives – een online platform voor het delen van kennis, ervaringen en reflecties op het gebied van global health. Het platform is nu te bezoeken via www.globalhealthperspectives.com en is de opvolger van het Medicus Tropicus bulletin (MTb), dat meer dan zestig jaar werd uit...

15 May 2025 – Utrecht The Netherlands Society for Global Health (NSGH, formerly NVTG) has launched Global Health Perspectives – a new online platform for sharing knowledge, stories and reflections in the field of global health. The platform is now live at www.globalhealthperspectives.com and succeeds the Medicus Tropicus bulletin (MTb), which was in publication for over 60 years. In the arti...