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Supporting research to transform life, health and wellbeing. We’re taking on three urgent health challenges: mental health, climate change & infectious disease.
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Beate Kampmann
Infectious diseases paediatrician, Director of the Vaccine Centre @LSHTM_Vaccines, leading vaccine research at MRC Unit the Gambia at London School of Trop Med
Ilona Kickbusch
Professor Ilona Kickbusch PhD contributes to innovation in global health, health diplomacy and digital health. Always a feminist. Ich bin eine Frau.
Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative
International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients. #BestScienceforAll
On #WorldMalariaDay day explore our specialist short courses🌍🦟
Gain essential skills for precise diagnoses, malaria processing techniques and make impactful contributions to global health.
Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria:
running 24 - 26 June 2024
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Reflecting on the theme of #WorldMalariaDay2024 🦟, Nancy Stephen Matowo reaffirms ways in which we can accelerate the fight against malaria for a more equitable world.
This #WorldImmunisationWeek , Prof Beate Kampmann tells us about the importance of #Immunisations for pregnant women and infants, ongoing research London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine & the role that #Vaccine programmes play in public health.
Read the full interview 👉bit.ly/3W8jXbJ
📢 Full episode
🎧Listen👇
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🙏To host Nick Davies & Dr Ed Newman, Dr Nadine Beckmann & Sophie Everest from the UK-Public Health Rapid Support team for a great conversation on use of #vaccines in outbreak response.
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For #WorldImmunizationWeek LSHTM experts comment on rollout of Men5CV vaccine in Nigeria 🇳🇬
World Health Organization (WHO) announcement follows key trial led by @mrcgunitgambia showing one dose protects against A, C, W, Y and X strains of #meningitis 💉🌍
👉bit.ly/3w4Xtha
Welcome to #WorlImmunizationWeek2024 ! 💉
🎧We are kicking of the week with our first podcast with experts from Imperial College London & MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM discussing recent phase 3 clinical trial of the novel oral #poliovirus vaccine in The Gambia.
Listen now 👉bit.ly/4aIj1zj
For #WorldImmunisationWeek hear from LSHTM experts on the role of #vaccines in responding to #outbreaks .💉🦠
🎙️Tune in to Vaccine Centre podcasts series, throughout next week🗓️episodes 22, 24 & 26 April 2024
👉🎧bit.ly/49GV5uy
Want to learn the fundamental principles of #ClinicalTrials ?🔬
Understand key issues in design, conduct, analysis & reporting with our hybrid short course, for clinical research professionals & scientists.
Running 1-5 July 2024
Apply by 3 June 2024👉bit.ly/2NldNE4
🤝 #UKPHRST has launched a research project to develop and test a new disease outbreak surveillance system directly involving local community leaders in Brazil 🇧🇷 & Cape Verde 🇨🇻, in partnership with ProEpi, Ministério da Saúde de Cabo Verde, Ministério da Saúde 🩵 & #INSPCapeVerde .
'Unseen and Unheard: Sudan's Neglected Health Crisis and Responders'
Experts from Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM highlight the devastating impact the continued conflict in #Sudan is having on people's health and the failings of traditional health assistance models.
🔗bit.ly/442ormg
Our Vice Chancellor received the Director of London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Pro-Director of Research through MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM to discuss collaboration opportunities.
Focused on strengthening research, training, and healthcare systems in The Gambia.
Stay tuned for updates!
#DeliveringForTheGambia
🆕study led by researchers London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine with Google Health, shows inequity in geographical accessibility to emergency #obstetric care facilities.
Accurate and realistic #TravelTime data could help better inform planning of facilities in urban areas.
More👉bit.ly/4aQNHhd
People with #disabilities face increased risk factors associated with poorer overall health & persistent barriers when seeking healthcare support.👥
👉bit.ly/3VVkSvN
How can climate action protect the human right to health?
Reflecting on #WorldHealthDay : #MyHealthMyRight , we explore how climate change threatens the right to health, and how research London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is paving the way for a healthier, more sustainable future🌱
👉bit.ly/4cTaFq4
Want to gain the skills to analyse cancer survival?
Taught by internationally renowned experts in the field, alongside researchers in the CancerSurvivalGroup students will learn principles, methods & applications of cancer survival.
Running 15 – 19 July 2024.…
