Renewed Vision and Mission
Equal Opportunities for Health for All
Our Vision at AIGHD
We achieve our vision through the development of knowledge in key mission areas.
Generating Knowledge
We address inequities in health worldwide by conducting cross-disciplinary, socially impactful, and innovative research in equitable partnerships.
• We advance the development and implementation of new health technologies to address communicable and non-communicable diseases by understanding and evaluating health, social and poverty impact in different contexts.
• We contribute to the sustainable improvement of global health through understanding and identifying solutions to address threats to sustainable health systems such as climate change, anti-microbial resistance, and pandemic diseases.
• We advance the delivery of health services through informing and supporting legitimate and value-based health sector governance, financing, and decision making.
We contribute to communities of learning by strengthening global health research expertise of future generations.
• We improve knowledge and expertise in Global Health Research Methods and in Global Health Governance, Policy, and Economics by providing Master’s courses.
• We strengthen the capacity and enhance the careers of global health researchers at the doctoral and post-doctoral level.
• We improve awareness of global health inequity for those studying within the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Vrije Universiteit (VU), e.g. by providing opportunities for research internships.
• We enable those working in LMICs access the educational offerings of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Vrije Universiteit (VU) and provide capacity strengthening in global health research in collaboration with our global research partners.
Sharing Knowledge
Applying Knowledge
We generate policy and practice insights and advocate for evidence-informed approaches to achieve global health improvement.
• We achieve substantial global health impact by informing and influencing policy makers across national (e.g. Dutch government) and global (e.g. WHO, UN agencies, European Commission) lines.
• We engage the communities and the public in Amsterdam and beyond, advocating for individual and community action to redress inequities in global health.
• We challenge the info-demic of misinformation in global health by contributing to public and social discussion and debate.
• We seek to redress colonial advantage in global health research, through understanding our position, striving to rebalance inequities with partners and communities, and respecting different knowledge bases.