Alumnus Stuart Gray, who graduated from the School in 2006 with an MSc in Infectious Diseases by Distance Learning, worked in West Africa last year for the World Health Organization as a specialist consultant in infection prevention and control. The planned … Continue reading
For our photo competition this summer, we invited current students to send us photos representing the theme of A student of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. With over 100 fantastic photos to choose from, the judges had a … Continue reading
It would be amiss for us not to write about some of the exotic titles in the Library and Archive Service’s Rare Book collection. Many of these unique works need care and conservation to restore them to their original condition. In our … Continue reading
Chris Drakeley and Ron Behrens are interviewed by the Financial Times about malaria vaccines, and current precautionary measures travellers should take to protect against the disease. Chris Drakeley comments that the EMA’s recent endorsement of the world’s first malaria vaccine … Continue reading
This year’s Broadsheet is now available Featuring: Reports from Chapters of the Society Pumphandle lecture 2015 Latest news
Alumnus Dr John Richard Wilkie, who graduated from the School in 1972 with an MSc in Social Medicine, writes about the Exeter Dispensary, which was founded in 1818 to provide relief for the poor. Dr Wilkie’s full article appeared in … Continue reading
LSHTM Research Online – the School’s research repository for outputs – has re-launched its statistics dashboard and the image above includes the number of full-text downloads for items between January and June 2015. Over this period nearly 220,000 downloads of items … Continue reading
Money raised for repairs to the John Snow memorial. The need for repairs to the memorial by Dr. Snow’s grave was noted in Broadsheet 2014. The original memorial was damaged during WWII and was replaced by the Association of Anaesthetists … Continue reading
Michel Coleman and Sarah Walters lead a study showing that cancer survival in England still lags behind some other high-income countries. Sarah is quoted in the Telegraph: “The way England’s cancer survival has improved shows promise, but it’s vital that … Continue reading
School alumnus Dr Marilee Cole is the Director of the Georgetown Global Health Elective, Cameroon (GGHEC) at the Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington DC. What brought you to the School? The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is the best … Continue reading