Tinne Gils

Dr. Tinne Gils is a researcher at the Unit of HIV & TB within the University of Antwerp's Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM). Her work focuses on advanced HIV disease, drug-resistant tuberculosis, and academic writing, with extensive field experience in Southern Africa and Ukraine.

• Education: PhD candidate (started 2022), Master of Public Health (epidemiology and biostatistics, University of Cape Town, 2019), Master in International Humanitarian Action (Aix-Marseille Université, 2012), Postgraduate in Tropical Biomedical Sciences (ITM, 2010), Master in Pharmaceutical Sciences (KU Leuven, 2008)

Research Interests:

• Advanced HIV disease in high-burden settings
• Drug-resistant tuberculosis interventions
• Community-based TB screening strategies
• Access to medicines in humanitarian crises
• Health systems strengthening
• Academic writing and dissemination

Research Output Trends: Dr. Gils has published extensively in 2025 on TB screening algorithms, HIV/TB co-morbidity, and diagnostic innovations, primarily in journals like BMJ Open, BMC Public Health, and Lancet Global Health. Her work emphasizes quantitative and qualitative analyses in Southern Africa, Mozambique, and Ukraine.

Projects: Current work includes a PhD-project on lipoarabinomannan and implementation research of advanced HIV care packages in high HIV/TB burden settings (2023-2025).