{"id":724,"date":"2025-12-12T09:44:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T08:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/?page_id=724"},"modified":"2026-07-07T10:45:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:45:31","slug":"about-kcgh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/over-kcgh","title":{"rendered":"About KCGH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is Global Health?<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Global Health investigates how we can improve health and reduce inequality worldwide. Examples include fighting infectious diseases in low-income countries, sharing knowledge about healthcare in crisis situations, and looking for solutions for diseases we can also encounter here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who are we?<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>The Global Health Knowledge Centre (KCGH) is a small, dedicated team that gathers and disseminates knowledge on Global Health. We bring healthcare and Global Health professionals together, share news and practical examples, and help apply new insights in Dutch healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Netherlands has several organisations working on Global Health. We work with partners such as NSGH and OIGT to pool knowledge and make it easily accessible. In this way, we avoid duplication and strengthen each other's activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our focus<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>De komende jaren richten we ons met name op <strong>Planetary Health<\/strong> and <strong>Health Equity<\/strong>. Daarnaast zetten we ons in om Global Health-thema\u2019s bij een breder publiek onder de aandacht te brengen, zodat ook niet-specialisten begrijpen waarom deze onderwerpen relevant zijn voor iedereen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b\u200b<strong>Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBy sharing knowledge, we increase the chances of a healthy future for everyone, worldwide.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mission<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe make Global Health knowledge practically applicable to the Dutch healthcare sector.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Core values<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Equal opportunities<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>We are committed to fair health opportunities, with extra attention to the most vulnerable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Learning together<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>We work together on the basis of mutual respect, sharing ideas and learning from each other.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Open &amp; inclusief<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Everyone is welcome to participate: diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise strengthen our approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our history<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KCGH was founded in 2020 by the Netherlands\u2019 Society for Global Health (NSGH, formerly known as NVTG) and the Training Institute for International Healthcare and Tropical Medicine (OIGT). It was prompted by a motion of the Dutch Parliament (2019) to share foreign experiences and knowledge with Dutch healthcare practice in a structured way. We are funded by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and work with four part-time colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Together with our partners, we share knowledge, organise meetings and develop practical tools for healthcare professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nieuwsgierig?<\/strong> \u25b6 Ontdek meer over onze samenwerking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Annual reports <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, in spring, we publish about our organised activities and achieved goals from the previous year. Below are those from past years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/NL-2024-Flyer-KCGHNVTGOIGT.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background, role and approach of Knowledge Centre Global Health.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-724","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3119,"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/724\/revisions\/3119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}