A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19 Beate Kampmann (24/08) Beate comments on President Trump’s decision to fast track the approval of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine on BBC News. Beate said: “What’s disconcerting is the political point-scoring in the development of … Continue reading
A traditional healer prepares a treatment. Photograph: Simon Arunga The incidence of microbial keratitis (MK), a major cause of blindness, is strongly associated with use of traditional eye medicine, a new study from ICEH has found. Microbial keratitis is an … Continue reading
By Lucia Brugnara, MD and Prof. Michael Marx, MD (University of Heidelberg) In this blog series we are giving a voice to practitioners, implementers and policy-makers involved in national COVID-19 responses in low- and middle-income countries. These posts seek to … Continue reading
I’ve always been fascinated by maps of all kinds. Long before I first visited London, I opened a pocket diary belonging to my parents and found a map of the London Underground on the back pages, the classic Pick design … Continue reading
Lenio Capsaskis (MSc Public Health in Developing Countries, 2015) is Head of Health Policy and Advocacy at Save the Children UK. In this blog, she discusses how she has been responding to COVID-19 and the impact the outbreak is having … Continue reading
David Pencheon (MSc Community Medicine, 1988) has been awarded The BMJ Outstanding Contribution to Health Award. He is the founder and director of the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU) for NHS England and Public Health England. He has been a world … Continue reading
A snapshot of media coverage on COVID-19 Heidi Larson (18/08) Heidi emphasises the importance of active listening to tackle vaccine hesitancy on BBC Radio 4 (from 18:41). Heidi said: “We cannot dismiss any questions because vaccines do have risks and … Continue reading
Alumnus, Sir Alimuddin Zumla, Professor of Infectious Diseases and International Health at University College London; and Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician at UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, has been honoured with the prestigious 2020 Mahathir Science Award in Tropical Medicine. … Continue reading
Razel Nikka M. Hao (MSc Health Policy Planning and Financing, 2017) works as a Lead Technical Specialist for the Office of the Undersecretary, Health Facilities and Infrastructure and Development Team. She is also the Deputy to the COVID-19 Surveillance and … Continue reading
We had to wait a year, but the 2020 broadsheet is now available and as always packed with stories from around the world about John Snow and the society. Enjoy the read