Since late February 2020, the Netherlands, like many other countries, has had to deal with the Coronavirus. The numbers of cases, IC patients and deaths shot up, resulting in a ‘smart lockdown’ and an overloaded healthcare system. That has had a significant impact on both healthcare and the economy. On Read more…
The current elderly care system in the Netherlands doesn’t work as well as it could. Older people sometimes experience great difficulty in obtaining prompt, adequate and appropriate care when they need it. Ahti is working with Amsterdam UMC (AMC site), the CWI (National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science), Read more…
Hypertension (high blood pressure) is the greatest risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. In the Netherlands, almost a third of people between 30 and 70 years old have high blood pressure. The early detection, management and treatment of hypertension (Cardiovascular Risk Management) is therefore crucial in improving public health, reducing Read more…