Martin McKee is interviewed by Al Jazeera about the potential impact of Brexit on the NHS, after Martin co-authored a Health Policy review in the Lancet examining the impact Brexit may have on the NHS. Martin said: “There is an … Continue reading
On 1 January 2019, MSc Epidemiology alumnus Professor Rakesh Aggarwal MBBS MD DM was appointed the new Director of Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), based in Puducherry, Southern India. Professor Aggarwal is widely known for his … Continue reading
Heidi Larson appears on Aljazeera in a program about why measles is back and spreading. “There is no one main driver of measles and that is part of the challenge. We do see a dramatic 83,000 cases of measles across … Continue reading
A new initiative to support open access publishing was launched later last year with the support of an international consortium of research funders, including the Wellcome Trust, UKRI and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Called ‘Plan-S’, supporting funders are set … Continue reading
Heidi Larson speaks to BBC World News’ Impact programme about an outbreak of measles in the Philippines. Heidi said: “In general the Philippines has been a vaccine-friendly country but after the recent episode with the Dengue vaccine they’ve lost confidence … Continue reading
By Reena Gupta, MARCH A Theme Student Liaison studying for an MSc in Public Health for Development at LSHTM February 12th marks the annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day, an opportunity to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health and … Continue reading
We caught up with Sandy Lu, Distance Learning MSc Public Health student, about how she’s been finding the programme since we met her when she first arrived in London in 2018. She took her first blended learning module at LSHTM … Continue reading
Time to Change is a growing social movement working to change the way we all think and act about mental health problems. Mental health can affect anyone, and statistically 1 in 4 of us will face a mental health problem in any … Continue reading
By Nirmal Kandel1, Graham Tallis2, Stella Chungong1, Jaouad Mahjour1 1Department of Country Health Emergency Preparedness and IHR, World Health Organisation 2Department of Polio Eradication, World Health Organisation Continuing outbreaks, disasters and conflict are sufficient evidence that the world remains vulnerable … Continue reading
Pauline Paterson is interviewed for Al Jazeera’s The Stream about whether ‘anti-vaxxers’ are risking both their and other people’s health. Pauline said: “Vaccine concerns vary by country, by time, by vaccine and by population. It’s really key to understand the … Continue reading