Professor Sandy Cairncross who leads the Environmental Health Group and is Research Director of the SHARE Consortium has been awarded the Edwin Chadwick Medal for 2014. The Edwin Chadwick Medal, which commemorates one of the pioneers of environmental health in … Continue reading
Martin McKee is interviewed on ITV News about the ban on sales of e-cigarettes to under-18s: “I welcome the ban… but only as a first step. The real danger is that this is exploited by the tobacco industry to say … Continue reading
Christine Rooke, who lives in Norfolk, was keen to learn more about her father, Leopold Abram. He was born on December 8th 1913 and grew up in Plumstead, South London. Chrisitne was born in 1947, and her father sadly died … Continue reading
WaterAid is one of the SHARE consortium’s major partners. This week, in an article in the Huffington Post, the NGO’s Chief Exectuive, Barbara Frost, shared her thoughts on how aid programming can be made more inclusive of disabled people. The article describe … Continue reading
Dr Rochelle Holm PhD PMP works at the Centre of Excellence in Water and Sanitation in Mzuzu University, Malawi. She is the Principal Investigator for an exciting new SHARE-funded research project into Private Sector Participation in the Delivery of Sanitation … Continue reading
Having trouble viewing this? Please view the online version Welcome to the PHR bulletin – Winter 2013/14 edition In this edition: Funding opportunities Useful resources Large scale evaluation studies Vacancies with the PHR Programme Tackling alcohol misuse Projects recently started Projects … Continue reading
By Joan Kalyango Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children under five years old worldwide, despite being preventable and treatable, mostly due to poor access to care. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) contributes more than half of the total deaths … Continue reading
To support World Leprosy Day on 26 January, we thought that we would highlight some of the collections that contain material on leprosy. We hold one file of papers of Stanley George Browne, (1907-1986). These reflect his work and interest … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe it’s just been two weeks since we started because it feels like two months already. As for the Christmas break, there was hardly a dull moment. At first, the rain tried to frustrate my plans and … Continue reading
Time flies. I moved to London from Delhi, India about 4 months ago, but it feels just like yesterday. I study MA Public Health at LSHTM. Before starting the new term, I would like to write about some of … Continue reading