KNCV Knowledge Institute

The KNCV Knowledge Institute brings together the research and innovation expertise within our network. The Knowledge Institute aims to showcase our track record in research and innovation related to TB-associated health issues, and health systems.

KNCV Knowledge Institute objectives

The KNCV Knowledge Institute objectives are:

  1. To ensure that KNCV-supported innovations are at the forefront of research and development in the field, with a focus on quality assurance. Any innovations that prove to be effective will be effectively communicated and widely applied across KNCV-supported countries and beyond. This will facilitate national, regional, or global scale, as appropriate.
  2. To formalize relationships with universities and training institutes, to ensure that they are mutually beneficial and promote clear knowledge transfer. This involves consolidating and structuring the KNCV internship and exchange program. This will enhance KNCV’s expertise in TB and related health issues and support the development of future leaders in the field.

To establish KNCV as a reference centre for TB research, innovation, and project implementation, we are undertaking a systematic effort to raise awareness of our existing resources.

 

KNCV Knowledge Institute expected outcomes by 2025:

  • KNCV-supported research and innovations are easily accessible and visible on the KNCV websites worldwide and in KNCV communications
  • KNCV research network mapped, clearly displayed on KNCV websites worldwide and up to date
  • KNCV alumni network formed and engaged for dissemination and feedback
  • KNCV Knowledge Institute newsletter published at least twice a year and disseminated across KNCV worldwide, the KNCV research network and partners
  • All study protocols are reviewed by the KNCV ERB
  • The proceedings of KNCV ERB meetings are systematically documented
  • A social scientist involved in all qualitative research at KNCV 

 

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  • Alleviating MDR-TB treatment side effects in Botswana

    Tele-audiology services for patients on treatment for multidrug-resistant TB Between 1995 and 2008 there was a twelve-fold increase in the…

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  • Meet Ruth Chivasa

    Interview with Ruth Chivasa, village health worker Whawha, Gwuru province, Zimbabwe present at the…

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  • Tackling Childhood TB in Ethiopia

    One example of KNCV’s efforts to combat TB in Ethiopia involves ensuring that childhood TB is on everyone’s radar. Until…

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  • Alies de With, tuberculosis nurse in The Netherlands: “The Dutch TB handbook is an excellent reference book”

    The updated Dutch Tuberculosis 2015 Handbook was approved by the Committee for Practical TB Control Netherlands (CPT) at the end…

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  • Information Education Communication (IEC) materials in Ethiopia

    This Ethiopian mother and child gave permission to use their picture for TB information material. Both were diagnosed with smear-positive…

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  • Meet Mrs Ganya

    Mrs Ganya of Dzairo village in Manicaland province, Zimbabwe, is a village health worker (VHW). For…

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  • Patient care from A to Z – e-learning module for Dutch nurses working in ambulatory care

    Capacity building is one of the main activities of KNCV in the Netherlands. As the number of cases of TB…

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  • Ethiopia: engaging civil society

    In the past two years Ethiopia had remarkable success by involving local civil society organizations (CSOs) in fighting TB.

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  • Patient centred palliative care

    Access to palliative care is part of the continuum of care outlined in Kyrgyzstan’s new systematic and comprehensive program approach…

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  • Nigeria’s first pilot for ambulatory PMDT accelerates access to treatment

    The introduction of the rapid diagnostic test Xpert MTB/RIF in Nigeria has led to a rise in the number of…

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  • Scaling up measures against childhood TB

    Childhood TB presents specific challenges, which should be addressed with appropriate measures, including screening, diagnostics and preventive therapy. In the…

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  • Ethiopia operational research capacity building initiative

    Program-based operational research (OR) is instrumental for the enhancement of TB control. Ethiopia has a strong history of conducting operations…

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  • Data Dictionary for second-line TB drugs forecasting

    With support from the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, we developed a generic data dictionary as part of the E&M…

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  • Dr. Malik Adenov Chief Doctor of the National TB Center, Kazakhstan: “We now know the direction we have to take.”

    Kazakhstan was one of the first countries to implement the newly available technologies for rapid diagnostic testing. Dr. Malik Adenov,…

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  • Ully Ulwiyah Chair of the Patients Support Group, Jakarta, Indonesia: “It helps to get support from other patients.”

    Great progress has been made in improving access to quality services for people with MDR-TB in Indonesia through a combined…

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KNCV has been fighting TB since its establishment in 1903. Over the past 120 years, the organization has acquired indispensable knowledge and experience in the field of effective TB prevention and care, resulting in pre-elimination in the Netherlands and significant contributions to global evidence generation, policy development and TB program implementation worldwide.

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