Research Projects
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safetxt
A randomised controlled trial of an intervention delivered by mobile phone messaging to reduce sexually transmitted infections (STI) by increasing sexual health precaution behaviours in young people.
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Schistosoma mansoni protein and glycan epitopes (SmCHI Epitope)
The project aims to characterise global antibody targets during a controlled (and natural) human schistosomiasis infection among endemic populations.
Schools Infection Survey
The Schools Infection Survey (SIS) is a flagship study investigating the role of schools in the spread of COVID-19 and how transmission within and from schools can be minimised.
SEARCH
The Sustainable Evaluation through Analysis of Routinely Collected HIV data (SEARCH) is a collaboration between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and the Ministries of Health in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
SEFASI
Using participatory stakeholder elicitation, health economic modelling, and multi-criterion decision analysis to rank antimicrobial stewardship interventions from a One Health perspective in England, Senegal and Denmark.
Sexual Health in Older Adults Research
Our LSHTM team are conducting a multidisciplinary study using participatory, community-driven approaches to obtain evidence for improving sexual health services among older adults and informing relevant policy recommendations.
SHARP
Working in partnership across five institutions, we conduct multi-disciplinary research in Ghana and Ethiopia to improve experiences of severe and stigmatising neglected tropical diseases of the skin.
SORT
SORT will assess inequalities in receipt of cancer treatments and the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of curative surgery versus radiotherapy for three types of cancer (lung, oesophageal and bladder).
SPRING
SPRING for MDG’s (Sustainable Program Incorporating Nutrition and Games) is a seven year research programme funded by the Wellcome Trust that brings together researchers from the UK, India and Pakistan.
STOP-NCD
The NIHR Global Health Research Centre for Non-Communicable Disease Control in West Africa is part of the NIHR and hosted by LSHTM and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
Stronger-SAFE: Eliminating trachoma in Ethiopia
200 million people still live in trachoma-endemic regions and are at risk of becoming blind despite concerted international effort to tackle the disease. With the clock ticking towards the 2020 elimination goal, novel strategies are urgently needed to accelerate and strengthen the SAFE strategy.
SUCCEED: Support, Comprehensive Care and Empowerment of People with Psychosocial Disabilities in Sub-Saharan Africa
Recognising that people with psychosocial disabilities are best positioned to define their own needs, SUCCEED is co-producing the design and evaluation of community-based interventions for people with psychosis in Africa.
Sudan Research Group
Sudan Research Group is a collaboration between humanitarian and public health academics, and Sudanese youth researchers and volunteers.
SuNMaP 2 Longitudinal Study
We are assessing how UK funding to Support the National Malaria Programme in Nigeria is affecting change.
Surgical Care for Female Urinary Incontinence Project (UIP)
This research project aims to improve surgical services for women with urinary incontinence in England.
Sustainable and Healthy Food Systems (SHEFS)
SHEFS is a programme aiming to provide policy makers with novel, interdisciplinary evidence to define future food systems policies that deliver nutritious and healthy foods in an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable manner.
Sustainable Development Goal: Health & Wellbeing (SDG-HaW) Research Consortium
We conduct formative research into the health and wellbeing needs and priorities of host communities in which around 30 Anglo-American mines are situated, in eight countries.
SWiFT
A five-year programme of research and evaluation funded by the UK Department of International Development (DFID). SWiFT assesses, evaluates and informs the International Labour Organisation’s DFID-funded “Work in Freedom” multi-country intervention to minimise women’s vulnerability to labour trafficking in South Asia and the Middle East.