Under the “Ninth EDCTP Forum 2018”, on September 21, the IHMT received the visit of 30 experts, who learned about the work carried out in the four groups of the GHTM. Visitors had the opportunity to get acquainted with the Institute’s facilities and to exchange views with the researchers.
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5th National Congress of Tropical Medicine – Health Policies and Services
GHTM sponsors the 5th National Congress of Tropical Medicine – Health Policies and Services, which will take place between April 10 and 12, 2019, at the IHMT in Lisbon. On 9 April pre-congress courses and seminars will also be held at IHMT. Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical Universidade Nova de Lisboa Rua da Junqueira, […]
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IHMT publishes its Research Fairness Initiative Report
IHMT is the first institution in the Portuguese-speaking world to prepare an RFI Report, and it will continue to campaign for its dissemination, reinforcing its commitment with fair principles and practices in global health research.
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Workshop on the History of Tropical Medicine: 14th and 15th December
The Workshop will take place at the Institute for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of the Universidade NOVA in Lisbon on 14th and 15th December 2017.
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GHTM’s scientific coordinator receives Pfizer Award 2015
A study by Instituto Gulbenkian Ciência (IGC) in collaboration with IHMT won the Pfizer Award 2015 in the field of basic research. In the study, published in the scientific journal Cell, the researchers found that specific components of bacteria in the gut can induce the production of natural antibodies against Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria, providing protection against this disease.
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