Global Health Institute search menu search content South Sudan Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy (NSETHIO) Abstract: Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome, currently affecting mainly children betwe…

Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo TT. asst. research professor Publications Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo Delayed accurate diagnosis of emerging disease outbreaks, the example of nodding syndrome Source Clinical microbiology and infection - ISSN 1198-743X-31:10 (2025) p. 1-2 Author(s) Robert Colebunders, Amber …

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Research projects on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - Global Health Institute Research projects on OAE and Nodding syndrome Reducing onchocerciasis-associated morbidity in children (2022-2025) Joseph Nelson Fodjo Siewe is curren…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Scientific publications on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - Global Health Institute OAE-related Academic Publications Explore the scholarly studies and articles on onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy (OAE). Bhwana D. Onchocercias…

University Fund search menu search content Nodding disease Help us prevent nodding disease Learn more about the nodding disease What is nodding disease? Nodding disease, or nodding syndrome, is a form of epilepsy that occurs in children between the ages of five and fifteen in South Sudan, Uganda, Ta…

Luis-Jorge Teles de Meneses do Amaral doctoral scholarship holder Publications Luis-Jorge Teles de Meneses do Amaral The last mile in onchocerciasis elimination : diagnostic challenges Source Trends in parasitology - ISSN 1471-4922-41:10 (2025) p. 894-908 Author(s) Charlotte Lubbers, Luis-Jorge Tele…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content River epilepsy/Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) and Nodding syndrome - Global Health Institute What is OAE and Nodding syndrome? Blackflies are the vectors that transmit the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. This worm causes onc…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content In the press OAE-related news in the press Our research on Nodding syndrome has been covered extensively in the media: Nodding syndrome: pathology and prevention – an interview with Robert Colebunders (Infectious Diseases Hub 16/02/2017…

Exiled and separated search menu search content Who are we Milena Belloni is the key investigator in this project. She is an ethnographer specialized in migration and refugee studies. Milena has conducted extensive fieldwork in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Italy and Holland. Her research mainly concern…

Robert Colebunders emeritus with assignment Research Robert Colebunders Research team Global Health Institute (GHI) Expertise Training and providing advice in the field of infectious diseases, tropical medicine, travel medicine and HIV infection and assistance in establishing national treatment guid…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Scientific research on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - Global Health Institute Scientific research on OAE and Nodding syndrome There is a high prevalence and incidence of epilepsy in many onchocerciasis endemic regions where on…

Marina Saleeb Publications Marina Saleeb A community-based vector control intervention "Slash and Clear" implemented in two onchocerciasis-endemic foci in South Sudan Source PLoS neglected tropical diseases - ISSN 1935-2735-19:7 (2025) p. 1-16 Author(s) Thomson Luroni Lakwo, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodj…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Scientific presentations on Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) - GHI Global Insights on OAE: Keynote Presentations Dive into a curated collection of slides and insights from OAE-related presentations delivered at international confe…

Global Health Institute search menu search content DR Congo Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in school children: from research into policy Abstract Malaria remains a major public health threat despite considerable progress on control in the past decade. We, and others, demonstrated that …

Robert Colebunders emeritus with assignment About Robert Colebunders NSETHIO, project funded by ERC, Horizon 2020 Nodding Syndrome: a trans-disciplinary approach to identify the cause and decrease the incidence of river epilepsy Nodding syndrome (NS) is a neurological, incurable syndrome, currently …

Robert Colebunders emeritus with assignment About Robert Colebunders Robert Colebunders Contact Show email address Tel. +3232651804 Doornstraat 331 2610 Wilrijk, BEL Robert (Bob) Colebunders was in the past mainly involved in research on HIV, tuberculosis and hemorrhagic fevers. In 2014 he obtained …

Charlotte Lubbers doctoral scholarship holder Publications Charlotte Lubbers Delayed accurate diagnosis of emerging disease outbreaks, the example of nodding syndrome Source Clinical microbiology and infection - ISSN 1198-743X-31:10 (2025) p. 1-2 Author(s) Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Charlo…

Kristof Titeca professor Publications Kristof Titeca Why Sudan's conflict is escalating and becoming harder to stop Source Egmont Institute commentaries- (2025.11.07) p. Author(s) Kristof Titeca Citation link Niet één oorlog, maar vier : waarom het conflict Soedan steeds moeilijker te stoppen lijk…

Milena Belloni TT. asst. research professor About Milena Belloni Milena Belloni Contact Stadscampus Show email address Tel. +3232651067 Sint-Jacobstraat 2 2000 Antwerpen, BEL Milena Belloni is an ethnographer specialized in migration and refugee studies. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in Erit…

Pandemic Preparedness | Summer School | Antwerp Summer University search menu search content Previous editions Discover what other students say about Pandemic Preparedness "The program was exceptionally well-structured and provided invaluable insights into pandemic preparedness. Being part of this s…

Amber Hadermann senior researcher Publications Amber Hadermann Delayed accurate diagnosis of emerging disease outbreaks, the example of nodding syndrome Source Clinical microbiology and infection - ISSN 1198-743X-31:10 (2025) p. 1-2 Author(s) Robert Colebunders, Amber Hadermann, Charlotte Lubbers, J…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content Political Chronicles 2022 of the African Great Lakes Region Continuing the tradition of L’Afrique des grands lacs: Annuaire, this companion volume to Conjonctures de l’Afrique centrale (Paris, L’Harmattan), offers a survey of political de…

Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy search menu search content Onchocerciasis-Associated Epilepsy (OAE) research team - Global Health Institute Professor Colebunders & his team as of 2023 Robert Colebunders, MD, PhD is an emeritus professor of tropical diseases at the Institute of Tropical Medicine a…

Robert Colebunders emeritus with assignment Publications Robert Colebunders Ophthalmology challenges with infectious diseases in resource limited settings Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Family Medicine and Population Health,xxi, 164 p. A…

Henry van de Velde search menu search content Menatalla Ahmed To Be Seen: Nubian Displacement and en-gendered Resistance in 'Public' Space Promotors: Els De Vos, Johan De Walsche This research investigates how gender relations become manifest in the design, uses and representations of the built envi…