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• Standardised monitoring tool of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA)

  Laga, M., Nöstlinger, C., Vuylsteke, B., Vanhamel, J. & Ielegems, A.

  The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

  30/04/21 → 29/04/22

  Project: Service

• SOLID: Evaluation of an antibody detecting point-of-care test for the detection of Taenia Solium Taeniasis and (neuro) cysticercosis in communities and primary care settings of highly endemic, resource-poor areas in Tanzania and Zambia, including training of- and technology transfer to the regional Reference Laboratory and health centres

  Dorny, P., Trevisan, C., Debois, D. & Dorny, P.

  EDCTP2

  1/09/16 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research Project

• AfriCover: Characterising transmission parameters of SARS-CoV-2 in a peri-urban setting in Mozambique using population-based surveillance and a high-throughput sero-assay

  Widdowson, M. & Ielegems, A.

  EDCTP2

  1/06/20 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research Project

• Pedagogical innovation for the professionalization of the training program of the Cotonu SRL

  Zolfo, M., Kiyan Tsunami, C. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Various

  26/01/21 → 31/05/22

  Project: Service

• DIAMA: Culture free diagnosis and follow-up of multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients

  de Jong, B. & Janssens, N.

  EDCTP2

  1/06/16 → 31/05/22

  Project: Research Project

• Examining the quality of maternal and newborn healthcare delivery in an African city – the case of Kampala, Uganda

  Birabwa, C., Benova, L., van Olmen, J., Banke-Thomas, A. & Waiswa, P.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: PhD-project

• Performance of community-based ART programmes for key populations in Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa

  Ibiloye, O., Lynen, L., Decroo, T., Van Belle, S., van Olmen, J., Masquillier, C. & Jwanle, P.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: PhD-project

• IMCOVAS: Immunogenicity after COVID-19 vaccines in Adapted Schedules

  Soentjens, P., Spiessens, A. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre

  21/05/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research Project

• Selected topics in hospital infection prevention and control in sub-Saharan Africa

  Kalema Yanga, J., Jacobs, J., Jacobs, J. & Lunguya, O.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: PhD-project

• Advancing the implementation of quality improvement strategies to reduce maternal mortality using realist evaluation: the case of Maternal Death Reviews in Benin

  Boyi Epse Hounsou, M. C., Marchal, B., Delvaux, T., Benova, L., Zweekhorst, M., Ouendo, E. & Dossou, J.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: PhD-project

• Le renforcement des capacités des équipes cadres des districts sanitaires à l’ère de la réforme de l’administration sanitaire provinciale en République Démocratique du Congo : une évaluation réaliste

  Bosongo, S. I., Marchal, B., Criel, B., Coppieters, Y. & Chenge, F.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: PhD-project

• Accurate diagnosis and effective treatment for tuberculosis retreatment patients in Niger

  Souleymane Tiemogo, M. B., de Jong, B., Decroo, T., Rigouts, L., Mamadou, S. & Adehossi, E.

  1/01/21 → 30/06/22

  Project: PhD-project

• Exploring and learning from evidence, policy and systems responses to COVID-19 in West and Central Africa

  Damme, W. V. & Ielegems, A.

  International Development Research Centre

  1/08/20 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research Project

• HIV-DIVA: HIV Diagnosis in a Vaccinated World

  Van den Bossche, D. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.

  17/08/20 → 10/08/22

  Project: Research Project

• SinCellK: A single-cell approach to study epigenetic regulation of Plasmodium knowlesi phenotypes: red blood cell invasion and gametocyte differentiation processes

  Rosanas-Urgell, A., Monsieurs, P., De Meulenaere, K. & Stas, M.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/12/21 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research Project

• Unravelling phenotypic and molecular traits of quiescent populations of Leishmania under drug pressure

  Jara Portocarrero, M., Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/19 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research Project

• SchistoSAM: A proof-of-concept trial to evaluate artesunate-mefloquine as a novel alternative treatment for schistosomiasis in African children

  Bottieau, E., Polman, K., Van Herrewege, Y., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Mbow, M., Cisse, B. & Baert, E.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/10/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research Project

• PReGo: Preventing Resistance in Gonorrhoea Study

  Kenyon, C., Buyze, J., Crucitti, T., Vuylsteke, B., Yusuf, E., De Wit, S., Pirnay, J., Soentjens, P. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research Project

• WGS-TB-DIAG: Whole Genome Sequencing to streamline TB diagnosis, improve TB surveillance and optimize individualized TB treatment a pragmatic trial

  Van Rie, A., Rigouts, L., Callens, S., Warren, R. M., Beutels, P. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/10/18 → 30/09/22

  Project: Research Project

• Examining barriers to providing good quality postnatal care:A mixed-methods study of global configurations of care and local clinical practice adaptations in Tanzania and Guinea.

  Laga, M. & Everaert, R.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/11/19 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research Project

• ZCL Morocco: A systemic insecticide to control zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis in Errachidia province - Southeastern Morocco: an intervention trial for an innovative vector control tool

  Hasker, E., Boelaert, M., Bennis, I., Sunyoto, T., Cloots, K., Van Bortel, W., Poche, R. M., Poche, D. M. & Paessens, E.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/11/18 → 31/10/22

  Project: Research Project

• unCoVer: Unravelling Data for Rapid Evidence-Based Response to COVID-19

  Peñalvo, J. L., Mertens, E., Soriano Palomo, G., Sagastume Cabrera, D. & Everaert, R.

  European Commission

  15/11/20 → 14/11/22

  Project: Research Project

• ALERRT: African CoaLition for Epidemic Research, Response and Training

  van Griensven, J. & Baert, E.

  EDCTP2

  1/12/17 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research Project

• LEISHCHROMAQ: Investigating the role of chromatin accessibility in the global transcription regulation in Leishmania quiescent cellusing multiomic single cell approaches

  Domagalska, M., Dujardin, J., Monsieurs, P. & Stas, M.

  DIVERSE KLANTEN

  1/12/21 → 30/11/22

  Project: Research Project

• SCUBY: Scaling-up of evidence-based health interventions at population level for the prevention and management of hypertension and/or diabetes

  van Olmen, J., Damme, W. V. & Van Aerde, K.

  European Commission

  1/01/19 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research Project

• PreP_OPTIMIZE: Optimise PrEP to Maximise Impact

  Laga, M., Vuylsteke, B., Reyniers, T., Loos, J., Nöstlinger, C. & Van Aerde, K.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/19 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research Project

• DAA_HepC_HIV_MS: Hepatitis C virus direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatment success and its impact on transmission dynamics in HIV/HCV co-infected MSM

  Hens, N., Robaeys, G., Vandamme, A., Nevens, F., Van Wijngaerden, E., De Wit, S., Buvé, A., Van Aerde, K., Florence, E. & Ratsarahery, L.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/17 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research Project

• BICMINS III: Building institutional capacity at the Mozambique INS, Phase III

  Decuypere, S.

  Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs - Development Cooperation

  1/12/17 → 31/12/22

  Project: Development project

• TRYP-ELIM-BDD: Eliminating Human African Trypanosomiasis in the three (formerly) Bandundu provinces, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

  Boelaert, M. & Croon, A.

  Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  1/11/16 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research Project

• DiMoC: Diversity Components in Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Face of Climate Change

  Müller, R. & Borremans, G.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/03/20 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research Project

• PEOPLE: Post exposure prophylaxis for leprosy in the Comoros and Madagascar

  de Jong, B., Hasker, E., Braet, S., Geluk, A., Cambau, E., Gaudin, C., Andrianarivelo, M. R., Assoumani, Y. & Stas, M.

  EDCTP2

  1/09/18 → 28/02/23

  Project: Research Project

• The clinically silent Plasmodium vivax reservoir in the Amazon: a systematic review and pooled analysis of individual-level data from population-based surveys

  Rosanas-Urgell, A. & Stas, M.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/04/20 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research Project

• A study of the Plasmodium vivax reticulocyte invasion pathways and ligand candidates, with special attention to the promising PvTRAg and PvRBP multigenic families.

  De Meulenaere, K., Rosanas-Urgell, A., Laukens, K., Cuypers, B., Kattenberg, J. H. & Monsieurs, P.

  11/04/19 → 10/04/23

  Project: PhD-project

• ImmCoV: Are SARS-CoV-2 specific antibodies a correlate for protection?)

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  22/05/20 → 31/05/23

  Project: Research Project

• GonoScreen: Efficacy of screening STIs in MSM: Is screening for gonorrhea and chlamydia cost-effective in reducing the cumulative incidence of these infections in men who have sex with men taking HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a randomized, multicenter controlled trial

  Kenyon, C., Herssens, N., De Hondt, A. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre

  1/07/20 → 30/06/23

  Project: Research Project

• Vacc-iNTS: Advancing a GMMA-based vaccine against invasive non-typhoidal salmonellosis through Phase I trial in Europe and sub-Saharan Africa

  Jacobs, J. & Baert, E.

  European Commission

  1/10/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research Project

• LeishShield MATI: A multi-disciplinary international effort to identify clinical, molecular and social factors impacting cutaneous leishmaniasis

  Dujardin, J. & Stas, M.

  European Commission

  1/04/18 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research Project

• 3V Trial: Viability & Value of the Lung Flute ECO for Sputum Sample Collection and Tuberculosis Testing in Vulnerable Groups

  Hasker, E., Mitchell, E., Snijders, R. & Paessens, E.

  Global Health Innovative Technology Fund

  27/08/21 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research Project

• Gaming for health - A mixed methods approach using the pork tapeworm as a model

  Trevisan, C., Debois, D. & Dorny, P.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/11/20 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research Project

• Msichana/Chakti! Understanding accountability in sexual and reproductive health of adolescents girls living in slums: a realist evaluation

  Van Belle, S., Benova, L., Damme, W. V. & Everaert, R.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/11/20 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research Project

• Celluloepidemiology: generating and modeling SARS-COV-2 specific T-cell responses on a population level for more accurate interventions in public health

  Ariën, K. & Janssens, N.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/11/20 → 31/10/23

  Project: Research Project

• RECOVER: Rectifying the effects of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations in West-Africa : a Research Action

  Marchal, B. & Everaert, R.

  Various

  9/06/21 → 30/11/23

  Project: Service

• CHARHAT-DRC: Cryptic human and animal reservoirs compromise the sustainedelimination of gambiense-human African trypanosomiasis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

  Büscher, P., Van Reet, N., Boelaert, M., Inocêncio da Luz, R., Miaka, E. M., Phanzu, D. M., Mumba-Ngoyi, D., Mposhi, M. & Stas, M.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/12/18 → 30/11/23

  Project: Research Project

• THECA: Effect of a novel typhoid conjugate vaccine in Africa: a multicenter study in Ghana and the DRC

  Jacobs, J., Hardy, L. & Baert, E.

  1/01/19 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• Development and validation of a novel life course microsimulation model linking diet to noncommunicable diseases

  Peñalvo, J. L., Mertens, E., Ocira, J., Colizzi, C., Sagastume Cabrera, D. & Everaert, R.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• SpatialCL: Spacial analysis of host-parasite interactions in the skin across the clinical spectrum of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ethiopia

  Adriaensen, W., Dujardin, J. & Van Wymeersch, K.

  Various

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• MAD-LEI: Aneuploidy and mosaicism: a strategy for early adaptation todrug pressure in Leishmania

  Dujardin, J., Domagalska, M., Imamura, H., Van den Broeck, F., Monsieurs, P. & Stas, M.

  Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science & Innovation

  1/10/18 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• MOOD: MOnitoring Outbreak events for Disease surveillance in a data science context

  Müller, R. & Borremans, G.

  European Commission

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• TB TRIAGE: Community-based tuberculosis triage testing after symptom screening in hard-to-reach African populations: CAD4TB versus C-reactive protein

  Lynen, L. & Baert, E.

  European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership

  1/01/20 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project

• FasciCoM-Emergence of fascioliasis in a global setting: development and validation of a transmission model to identify cost-effective control strategies

  Polman, K., Dermauw, V., Debois, D. & Dorny, P.

  Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

  1/01/21 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research Project