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.
Monthly Archives: December 2016
Alumni Visits in December
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
Alumni News Round Up for 2016
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
Alumni Profile: Elizabeth Mason
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
International Biometrics Society (IBS) – SUSAN 2017 in Lilongwe, Malawi, 22-25 August 2017
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
10 – 16 December 2016
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
How do women perceive the risks and rewards of deworming during pregnancy?
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
Lancet commissioned expert Wilbert Bannenberg visits the School after 31 years
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
New publication on the shrinking burden of HIV mortality in KwaZulu-Natal
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
Infectious curiosity about infection research
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