It is with great sadness that we heard of the recent death of Ruth Kipling who passed away suddenly last week.
Ruth had retired from LSHTM in September 2017 after 24 years of service. She joined our School in August 1993, working with the then Secretary and Registrar and Director…
Our wonderful colleague and great friend Kris Heggenhougen died in the USA of COVID-19 respiratory distress in August 2020 aged 80 years as he was recovering from surgery. He had also been suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
Kris always had a warm smile and a mischievous twinkle…
LSHTM was very sad to learn that Dr Alfa Sa’adu was one of the first four doctors to die from COVID-19 in the UK. Alfa Sa’adu, who died on 31 March 2020, was a Nigerian doctor who graduated in medicine from University College Hospital Medical School London…
It is with great sadness that we share the news that Lizzie Millett, former Research Fellow in Epidemiology here at the School, died on Thursday 7th March 2019 from complications of chronic lung disease.
Lizzie came to the School in 2008 to study on the Masters in Epidemiology and her…
Professor Wallace Peters (1924 – 2018)
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Wallace Peters who was head of the Department of Medical Protozoology at the London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) from 1979 – 1989.
Professor Peters lived and was educated in London and took his…
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Prakash Shetty, our former teacher, colleague and friend who was appointed Chair in Human Nutrition at LSHTM in 1993 and was Head of the Public Health Nutrition Unit from 1993 to 2001.
Prakash was trained as a medical doctor…
Expert in occupational medicine and public health. Born in Yokohama, Japan, on March 8, 1942. Died of ischemic heart disease in Tokyo, Japan, on August 1, 2018, at age 76.
Dr. Shunichi Araki began his career as an internal physician after graduating from the Faculty of Medicine at The University…
It is with great sadness that we announce that Basia Zaba, Professor of Medical Demography at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, passed away on Thursday 12 July. Her family was with her at the time. She will be hugely missed by many – not just in the School…
I am extremely saddened to learn of the death of Dr Adel Mahmoud. After meeting Adel in Nairobi in 1981, he became a true mentor for more than 40 years with an unmatched knowledge about vaccines and a commitment to global health.
His celebrated medical career involved pioneering work in…
Professor Walter Holland –1929 – 2018
It is with great sadness that we share the news that former LSHTM staff member, Walter Holland, has passed away. Walter worked at LSHTM as an MRC Clinical Research Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics.
Walter Werner Holland was born on March…
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