On September 16, 2015 John P. Pitman successfully defended his PhD thesis at the University of Groningen, NL.

Title of the thesis: The influences and impact of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) on blood transfusion services in Africa. Case studies from Namibia.
Promotors:
Prof. Maarten J. Postma and Prof. Tjip van der Werf.
Supervisor and laudator:
emProf. Cees Th. Smit Sibinga
