Photo: Doing hygiene promotion in a displaced camp. Systematic review highlights knowledge gaps regarding which interventions really work for controlling cholera. Dawn Taylor is the Water and Sanitation Advisor for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Amsterdam. Prior to her current role she studied … Continue reading
Ron Behrens talks to BBC News and BBC Radio 4 Today (at 1h38m) about the controversy surrounding the anti-malarial drug mefloquine, or Lariam, and its use in military personnel: “One in 10-15,000 people have a serious neuropsychiatric reaction to the drug, and about 20-30% of people … Continue reading
Saïd Foundation Scholarships The deadline for this scholarship is 23.59 UK time on 30 NOVEMBER 2015 The Saïd Foundation offers twenty postgraduate scholarships annually to outstanding individuals who demonstrate the potential to become leaders and innovators of change. Scholarships … Continue reading
By Lauren Braun (MSc Public Health, Health Economics stream). Each year around the world 4 million children die before age 5, and 1 out of 5 of those children dies of disease that could have been prevented if they had … Continue reading
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
Chevening-OSF-LSHTM Scholarships These scholarships are open to MSc applicants from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Laos, Libya, Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The deadline for these scholarships … 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
Chevening Scholarships – Accepting Applications for 2016/17 Applications for 2016/2017 Chevening Scholarships are now open, and will close on 3 November at 12:00 GMT (midday UK time) How do I apply? Please read this important information before you apply … 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