Vision & mission
Equal opportunities for health and wellbeing for all
– AIGHD's vision
Mission
AIGHD addresses inequities in health and wellbeing worldwide by conducting cross-disciplinary, socially impactful, and innovative research, grounded in equitable partnerships. We generate policy and practice insights and advocate for evidence-informed approaches to achieve global health improvement. We contribute to communities of learning by strengthening global health research expertise in future generations.
The mission focuses on cross-disciplinarity, highlights a direct role in advocacy for evidence use in global health, and emphasises bi-directional learning and equitable partnership.
Shared values
We are ambitious and bold in our pursuit of global health equity. We act with integrity, embrace diversity and value equitable research partnerships. We aim to create impact, question openly and respect the voice of communities impacted by health inequity worldwide.
To achieve our mission, AIGHD participates in global health improvement in three ways:
Generating knowledge
We conduct cross-disciplinary, socially impactful, and innovative research grounded 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 impacts 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, antimicrobial 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 by providing master’s degree courses.
- We strengthen the capacity and enhance the careers of global health researchers at doctoral and post-doctoral levels.
- We improve awareness of global health inequity for those studying at Amsterdam's universities by offering elective courses and by providing opportunities for research internships, an an example.
- We enable those working in low- and middle-income countries to access the educational offerings of Amsterdam's universities 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 policymakers in national governments (e.g. the Dutch government and beyond) and global agencies (e.g. WHO, UN agencies, European Commission),
- We engage communities and the public in Amsterdam and further afield, advocating for individual and community action to redress inequities in global health,
- We challenge the infodemic 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, respecting different knowledge bases, and strengthening capacity.