Heidi Larson is interviewed on BBC World Service’s Health Check about the Vaccine Confidence project that monitors public confidence in immunisation programmes: “The concerns are very diverse even within countries, which makes it very important that we try and understand before … Continue reading
The Social Life of Decisions Listening and watching is helping us to understand and inform how patients, practitioners and policy makers make up their minds, explains Dr Tim Rapley, presenting at the SPHR@L seminar on 30th May 2013 I recently … Continue reading
Dr. Tanya Marchant, member of the LSHTM Centre for Evaluation and the IDEAS project, will be presenting her work on measuring skilled attendance at birth using linked household, health facility and health worker surveys in Ethiopia, North-East Nigeria, and Uttar … Continue reading
This week the alumni office has had the arduous task of judging the Registry’s Annual Bake-off. You may remember them for processing your application, sending you your transcript, or getting you your NUS card, but our lovely Registry team’s talents … Continue reading
Bob Carpenter speaks to BBC News online and numerous other publications about a new study looking at the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) among babies that bed share: “The conclusion was that bed sharing is a risk factor … Continue reading
James Logan speaks to BBC News about new research into the manipulation of mosquitoes by the malaria parasite, which makes them more attracted to human odour: “We think it is giving them a heightened sense of smell. We are hypothesising … Continue reading
Introducing a new exciting web application to facilitate Global Health collaborations in developing Countries. Site-Finder is available on the Global Health Network, and provides a free, online facility for research sites to promote themselves to potential collaborators and sponsors. In … Continue reading
I am a Kiwi-born, Melbourne based doctor studying the MSc Public Health. In the coming months I hope to inform, inspire and ultimately entertain you about my experiences at the school, living in London and my journey figuring out what … Continue reading
School alumni can now register to join the School’s Online Alumni Community. This community allows you to search for friends, network online, update details, book for events, make donations and purchase school merchandise. You can make sure we’ve got the … Continue reading
Dr Lucy Breakwell studied MSc Public Health in 2011. She has recently been accepted onto the 2013 Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) programme at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, USA. “This July I will start a … Continue reading