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Young boy and small child behind barbed wire in Mosul

Modern armed conflicts require profound transformation of the humanitarian system with strong global leadership

Tuesday 16 July 2019

Statement on the Ebola Epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Professor Peter Piot

Monday 15 July 2019

As we approach the one-year mark of the world’s second largest-ever Ebola outbreak, there is no evidence that the end of this devastating epidemic is in sight. Rather, there is a real risk that this epidemic could further expand.

Protestors near army HQ in Khartoum. Credit: M. Saleh/Wikimedia

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How Sudan can respond to its humanitarian health crisis and build for the future

Thursday 11 July 2019

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Mexico City Policy linked to 40% increase in abortions in sub-Saharan African countries reliant on US foreign aid – expert comment

Friday 28 June 2019

A new study published in The Lancet Global Health measures the impact of the Mexico City policy between 1995 and 2014.

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LSHTM awarded funding to establish new Master’s Programmes in Health Data Science

Thursday 27 June 2019

Funded by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), the new programme will aim to help address the skills shortage in data science in the UK.

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WHO announces a sustained progress in eliminating trachoma – expert comment

Wednesday 26 June 2019

The number of people at risk of trachoma – the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness – has fallen from 1.5 billion in 2002 to just over 142 million in 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) has reported.

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HPV vaccination programmes - expert comment

Wednesday 26 June 2019

New research looking at the impact of HPV vaccination programmes and published today in The Lancet finds that they have substantial impact in reducing HPV infections and precancerous cervical lesions.

image of front cover of report, people gathered around a table with power cord in middle and electronic devices plugged in

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Health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents on the move

Tuesday 25 June 2019

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RSPH calls for clean-up of public attitudes to hygiene - reaction comment

Tuesday 25 June 2019

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has published a new report, Too Clean or Not Too Clean?, calling for an end to the myth that some people are being too hygienic for their own good.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visiting the MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit. Credit: MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit and the Uganda Virus Research Institute

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Director-General of the World Health Organization visits the MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit

Friday 21 June 2019

Caption: Wellcome Global Monitor vaccine safety. Credit: Wellcome Trust

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Survey reveals European region has lowest vaccine confidence – Wellcome Global Monitor harnesses LSHTM expertise

Wednesday 19 June 2019

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Peter Piot comment on Ebola outbreak in DRC not being declared an 'international emergency'

Friday 14 June 2019

The outbreak, which is the second largest on record and this week crossed the border in to Uganda, has led to 2,108 cases and 1,411 deaths so far.