Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
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• ITM is one of the world's leading institutes for training and research in tropical medicine and the organisation of health care in developing countries
• It also delivers outpatient, clinical and preventive services in tropical pathologies and sexually transmitted diseases
• The institute has a strong reputation in biomedical, clinical and public health research, advanced education, travel medicine and care for HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections, as well as capacity-building in developing countries
• Peter Piot and colleagues at the institute were the first to demonstrate that AIDS was a tropical African disease
• ITM has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a reference centre for AIDS research
• ITM also is a national and international reference centre for a series of diseases and pathogens
• At ITM, some 450 scientists and technicians do research on pathogens, patients and populations
• Yearly, an average of 500 medical doctors, nurses and scientists follow advanced courses; some 120 young researchers are completing their PhD
• Each year, the medical services handle around 35 000 consultations
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