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World Tuberculosis Day 24th March 2025

Monday March 24th 2025 is World Tuberculosis Day. The theme for World TB Day 2025 is “Yes! We Can End TB”, reinforcing the idea that ending tuberculosis is possible with collective effort.

The date marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch discovered the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium, which causes…

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The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1925

A photo of the class of 1925

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Nutrition, Diet and Fasting in March

This March, fasting and food awareness is an incredibly important part of many peoples every day. With Ramadan well underway, and Lent just beginning, a large portion of the population will for the next few weeks be far more observational over their eating than usual. Alongside religious fasting, many of…

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Alternative sources of US Federal Government Information

(and information about what is happening within the STEM information landscape)

With the transition to the new government in the United States, we are seeing some major changes in the US federal information landscape.

This blog post aims to bring together information for LSHTM staff and students on alternative sources…

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Work Experience at LSHTM

Work experience here at the LSHTM Library, Archive & Open Research Services has been a fantastic opportunity and has given me a very interesting insight into what happens behind the scenes at a library. It was lovely working with and meeting all the different members of staff across the LSHTM…

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Book Display: Decolonising Global Health

For this book display we focussed on the important topic of decolonialisation; LSHTM have said “Global health is about equity and justice.  We believe that global health institutions must fight, not reinforce, racial and national hierarchies and exploitative systems”.

The display features several books the library stores surrounding the…

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World Leprosy Day 2025

(Image source: ilepgeneva)

World Leprosy Day takes place on 26 January 2025. In India, World Leprosy Day is celebrated on 30 January, marking the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. 

“The theme for World Leprosy Day 2025 is “Unite. Act. Eliminate.”. The theme is a call to action aiming to…

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Book Display: Dry January: Jan 1- January 31, 2025.

It’s the time of year when people commonly make New Year resolutions. Dry January is an annual campaign that encourages people to abstain from alcohol for the entire month of January. Led by Alcohol Change UK it aims to help individuals reset their relationship with alcohol, improve health, and…

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World Aids Day: 1, December, 2024.

Image shows people in a crowd.

On 1 December, WHO (World Health Organisation) joins partners and communities to commemorate World AIDS Day 2024. Under the theme “Take the rights path: My health, my right!”, WHO is calling on global leaders and citizens to champion the right to health by addressing…

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MCF Easmon

Black History Month: MCF Easmon

The theme of Black History Month this year is Reclaiming Narratives – it is not just about telling stories; it’s about taking control of the narrative itself. It’s about ensuring that Black History is told with the respect, dignity, and accuracy it deserves, we hope to do this with…

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