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Tropical diseases, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and inadequate health care affect the lives of billions of people worldwide. The Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) in Antwerp strives for continuous advancement of science and health, focusing on innovative research, advanced education, professional services and capacity strengthening of our partner institutions in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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Baby deaths in Tanzania: being born in a city no longer increases their chances of survival

Peter Macharia, KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme; Andrea Barnabas Pembe, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences; Claudia Hanson, Karolinska Institutet, and Lenka Benova, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

Urban populations are diverse, and certain neighbourhoods or subgroups may be disproportionately affected by poor birth outcomes.

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