Peter Piot is interviewed on BBC World Service Newshour after Liberia is declared Ebola free: “This is a major milestone. However, it doesn’t mean it’s absolutely over, because as we’ve seen in Liberia in at least one case, sexual transmission … Continue reading
SaME welcomes Professor Graham Medley and Giulia Ferrari, and congratulates Dr Shelley Lees on her promotion
by anna dixon A strong relationship between policy-makers and academic evaluators is vital, particularly to support high quality implementation of change, says Anna Dixon, the Department of Health’s Director of Strategy and Chief Analyst. There continues to be a view … Continue reading
Despite legal changes in Scotland, councils are struggling to use public health as an argument against new pubs and off-licences. We need to reconsider the role of licensing in the context of other ways to achieve the same ends, suggests … Continue reading
On Tuesday 12th May the Library will be closed between 3pm and 4.30pm for an LAS staff meeting. This will be the last planned temporary closure until after exams. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. We are conscious … Continue reading
It is with great sadness that we announce that the eminent parasitologist and School alumnus Professor Ralph Lainson FRS OBE died this Tuesday, 5th May in the Hospital Beneficente Portuguesa near his home in Belém, northern Brazil. Professor Lainson devoted his working … Continue reading
Simon Brooker speaks to BBC News about a smartphone which has been used to automatically detect wriggling parasites in blood samples: “I think it’s one of the most fundamental advances in neglected tropical diseases in a long time. In the … Continue reading
The interview was conducted by Erwan Berthou for Remarkable Magazine and features Joris van Hees, studying the MSc Global Health Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Joris has dedicated his career to helping others. (Photography by … Continue reading
The Library will be closed between 3.30pm and 4.30pm on Thursday 7th May to allow all LAS staff to attend a meeting. Apologies for any inconvenience!
Jo Lines speaks to Reuters about malaria control efforts and the race to beat insecticide resistance: “If that resistance goes on getting worse then we will get to the point where our treated nets aren’t really working much better than untreated nets… We … Continue reading