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Major new project to reveal leading causes of fever in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia

Thursday 8 March 2018

Caption: WOMAN by Moira Purver. Credit: LSHTM

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WOMAN sculpture highlights the moment mothers hold newborn babies

Thursday 8 March 2018

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Professor Sir Brian Greenwood announced as Editor-in-Chief of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s journal - Transactions

Wednesday 7 March 2018

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Globally, the cost of the Paris Climate Agreement could be outweighed by health savings from reduced air pollution – expert comment

Tuesday 6 March 2018

Sir Andy Haines, Professor of Public Health and Primary Care at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Caption: Newborn baby in Ethiopia. Credit: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Strengthening the measurement of key health indicators in Ethiopia

Thursday 1 March 2018

Caption: A nurse preparing for a home visit for the iGugu Study in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Credit: Lerato Mchunu, Africa Health Research Institute

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Targeted STI testing detects more infection in young women than men in rural South Africa

Wednesday 28 February 2018

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UK Public Health Rapid Support Team to support Nigeria control Lassa fever outbreak

Tuesday 27 February 2018

Lassa fever outbreaks occur in most years in Nigeria but on a lower scale.

Caption: Peter Piot accepting Queen's Anniversary Prize. Credit: BCA Film/LSHTM

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LSHTM receives Queen's Anniversary Prize recognising response to Ebola epidemic

Thursday 22 February 2018

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Humanitarian situation in Ghouta – expert comment

Thursday 22 February 2018

Ghouta suffered what has been described as the worst attack in Syrian history, according to aid groups.

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WOMAN Trial awarded third place in Horizon Birth Day Prize

Thursday 15 February 2018

The Horizon Birth Day Prize is an initiative of the European Commission which has committed €1 million from Horizon 2020, the EU research and innovation programme.

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£4.1m grant to continue world-leading research into health problems in low and middle-income countries

Tuesday 13 February 2018

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LSHTM awarded £1 million to improve health through data science

Wednesday 7 February 2018