Heidi Larson speaks to BBC Radio 4 (from 03:40) about the spread of vaccine misinformation online. Heidi said: “The Wakefield paper was published in 1998 – people forget that was the same year Google opened their doors, and that was … Continue reading
Sean Leung is Senior Charities Manager at The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. He studied for an MSc Public Health at LSHTM. In the latest of our posts celebrating 120 years of health innovation at LSHTM, Sean (pictured above, … Continue reading
Jose Luis Garcia studied the Professional Diploma of Tropical Nursing (PDTN), graduating in 2018. After his time at LSHTM he embarked on a volunteering experience in Tchad (Republic of Chad) for the Iluminafrica Foundation. In this post he explains his … Continue reading
Heidi Larson speaks to Reuters, BBC News, the Guardian and The Times about the global surge in measles cases and deaths. Heidi said: “Measles, the most contagious of all vaccine-preventable diseases, is the tip of the iceberg of other vaccine-preventable disease … Continue reading
By Ebiowei S.F Orubu (Niger Delta University) & Sachiko Ozawa (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) What does access to medicines in health systems mean, and why is this of concern? This special issue in the journal Health Policy … Continue reading
In our latest blog post, DEPTH researcher Dr Alicia Renedo gives us an overview of her experience delivering a short course on participatory research at Kyoto University School of Public Health. The short course consisted of two full day workshops (day … Continue reading
As 2020 draws near, we’re continuing our year of celebrations for LSHTM’s 120th Anniversary with a series of blog posts about some of our alumni innovators. Here’s the latest. Susie Kitchens is the UK Government’s Deputy High Commissioner and Permanent … Continue reading
By Joseph J. Valadez, Ulrike Seeberger (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine) HIV/AIDS is one of the first global epidemics that killed complete generations of young adults. Its transition towards a chronic condition is one of the great achievements of medicine, … Continue reading
The UK news this week has been dominated by reports that there are now more foodbanks in the UK than there are branches of McDonald’s. The issue of food poverty and the need for foodbanks remains a contentious political issue. … Continue reading
Grace Hatton studied Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (DTMH) at LSHTM, and now works as a Clinical Research Fellow and Clinical Entrepreneur at NHS England. She is the only NHS medical employee to be shortlisted for the incredible Tech … Continue reading