On the 16th of February 2022 our colleague, Ivana Skoumalová have been awarded a double PhD degree at the University of Groningen during a defence and PhD ceremony held online between the University of Groningen and Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice. The thesis entitled “Health literacy and health-related outcomes in dialysed patients: cues to enhance health equity in patients with chronic health conditions” was defended in the presence of the College of Deans and the PhD Examining Committee. More information about defence ceremony might be found here.

On the 16th of February 2022 our colleague, Jaroslava Macková have been awarded a double PhD degree at the University of Groningen during a defence and PhD ceremony held online between the University of Groningen and Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice. The thesis entitled “Families at risk and the role of the care system” was defended in the presence of the College of Deans and the PhD Examining Committee. More information about defence ceremony might be found here.

Reducing Inequalities in Vaccine uptake in the European Region – Engaging Underserved communities (RIVER-EU) is a 5-year (2021-2026) project funded by the Horizon 2020 Research Programme. Our main goal is to collect evidence on health system determinants of high and low vaccine uptake in eight specific contexts. This evidence will be used to identify and/or develop interventions to reduce barriers to vaccine uptake in underserved communities and increase trust in the health system.

First newsletter is here to introduce you to our RIVER-EU project, describe our target communities and show you our current work.

You can read the newsletter here

On Wednesday, February 2 we met with Dr. Agis Tsouros to discuss research involving the CoHeReNt – Community Health Research Network, and opportunities for future collaboration.

Dr. Agis Tsouros is a public health expert and has been with the WHO for years. He is behind many important projects, such as the WHO European Healthy Cities Network and others.