By Erin Lafferty The winner of the second annual Three Minute Thesis competition at the School is Natalie Savona of the Faculty of Public Health & Policy. Natalie described her experience in the competition as “challenging, terrifying and absolutely brilliant … Continue reading
Zika in the news: Jimmy Whitworth comments on a study that found up to 1.65 million pregnant women could catch Zika. Jimmy Whitworth said: “Over 1,700 affected babies have been born in Brazil so far, and the numbers are going … Continue reading
This new report, published by International Organisation for Migration (IOM), was led by Dr Cathy Zimmerman and authored by Dr Ana Maria Buller and Hanni Stoklosa of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
For this summer’s photo competition, we once again invited current students to send us photos representing the theme of A student of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. With dozens of fantastic photos to choose from, it was not an … Continue reading
By Anna Coleman and Stephen Peckham Since April 2013, we have been investigating the changing public health system in England. These changes came about as a result of the Health and Social Care Act (2012) and have had profound implications … Continue reading
By Stephanie Topp (James Cook University) In Zambia, as in sub-Saharan Africa, the prison population is predominantly male and experiences high rates of disease including HIV and tuberculosis. Notwithstanding growing recognition of this problem, the issue of prison health has … Continue reading
Members of the ALPHA Network have returned from AIDS 2016, which saw more than 15,00 global leaders, scientists, advocates, and frontline health workers gather in Durban for the 21st International AIDS Conference. More than 17 million people living with HIV … Continue reading
By Natasha Lelijveld, Research Fellow in the Nutrition Group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) affects more than 19 million children under five each year worldwide and causes over 1 million deaths according to … Continue reading
This competition invites academics, in collaboration with non-academic partners, to submit proposals for studentship projects to begin October 2017. Collaboration partners must be non-academic organisations with an operating base in the UK – they can be private, public or voluntary … Continue reading
From the International Aids Conference 2016 in Durban, South Africa (18-22 July): The Daily Mail report on Prince Harry’s speech in which he acknowledges the work of leaders in the fight against HIV, including Peter Piot: “But thanks to the … Continue reading