In the news – media highlights 2016
School research and expert comment have been making headlines around the world in 2016. Here are some of our top stories from the year.
School research and expert comment have been making headlines around the world in 2016. Here are some of our top stories from the year.
In December we welcomed Pia Solon and Elizabeth Francisco to the School. Pia and Elizabeth are family members of two generations of alumni: Florentino Solon PGDip Human Nutrition (1966), Maria Rayco-Solon, PhD in Epidemiology & Population Health (2014) and Juan … Continue reading
Only 10 days left of 2016! It has been a year full of touching moments, proud accomplishments and fun international events. Over the next 12 days we will be posting our top alumni news stories from 2016 on our Facebook … Continue reading
MSc Community Medicine alumna, Elizabeth Mason is a specialist in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and has spent a large amount of her life living and working in various countries in Africa. She worked for 13 years in Zimbabwe, initially at … Continue reading
The SSACAB consortium is fully supporting the Malawi chapter of IBS to host the Sub-Saharan Africa network (SUSAN) meeting in Lilongwe. Malawi, from 22nd to 25th August 2017. More information at http://www.biometricsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/IBS-SUSAN-2007-Conference-Lilongwe-Malawi.pdf
Chris Drakeley gives the Associated Press his reaction to the latest World Malaria Report compiled by the World Health Organization: “even the incremental drop in malaria cases was significant” and that “new approaches to fighting malaria — like giving out … Continue reading
Claire Gwayi-Chore, a recent MSc Public Health for Development graduate from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine completed her summer project with the TUMIKIA project, which looks at the effectiveness of deworming over 650,000 people in Kenya. Her project was … Continue reading
Dr Wilbert Bannenberg, MSc Community Medicine in Developing Countries (1985) was in London on 8 November to participate in an event at the School. As Wilbert was going to be in town, he got in touch with the Alumni Office … Continue reading
Reniers G, Blom S, Calvert C, Martin-Onraet A, Herbst AJ, Eaton JW, Bor J, Slaymaker E, Li ZR, Clark SJ, Bärnighausen T., Zaba B, and Hosegood V. Trends in the burden of HIV mortality after roll-out of antiretroviral therapy in … Continue reading
In October this year all three faculties of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine participated in Science Museum Lates, an after-hours opportunity for adults interested in science to engage with leading researchers on a given theme. Public Engagement Coordinator … Continue reading