Preventing antimicrobial resistance

Preventing antimicrobial resistance

Amsterdam, 19 November 2021 – This week marks the beginning of the annual World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW), aiming to create awareness around the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when bacteria, fungi, viruses, and...
IDA underlines the importance of hand hygiene

IDA underlines the importance of hand hygiene

Amsterdam, 15 October 2021 – Today is Global Handwashing Day. On this day the Global Handwashing Partnership raises awareness on the importance of hand hygiene. At IDA Foundation we underline the importance of practicing hand hygiene, to prevent sickness and the...
World TB Day 2021

World TB Day 2021

Amsterdam, 24 March 2021 – Just over a year after the start of the corona pandemic it is clear that covid-19 has had a devastating impact on the progress of existing tuberculosis (TB) programmes. For latent and progressive infectious diseases, such as TB,...
World Refugee Day 2021

World Refugee Day 2021

Amsterdam, 20 June 2021 – On World Refugee Day, we honour the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. Sadly, the last decade has seen a drastic increase of people...
Building a Fairer, Healthier World

Building a Fairer, Healthier World

On World Health Day, we celebrate the founding of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on April 7 in 1948. This year’s campaign is ‘building a fairer, healthier world’, emphasising the importance of equality in access to healthcare. WHO estimates that worldwide, 2...