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A new study hopes to produce a catalogue of human genetic variation and assess the burden of noncommunicable diseases in 100,000 adults in Nigeria.
The clue is in your poo. Two experts explain the history and science behind wastewater surveillance.
We expected to find that screening everybody for TB would identify individuals not yet diagnosed, and treating them quickly would reduce the prevalence of TB in the community.
Kedua penelitian kami mengkonfirmasi bahwa pertanian terkait dengan peningkatan penularan malaria di Afrika.
New research quantifies the link between agricultural practices and malaria transmission in sub-Saharan Africa.
Framing vaccines as an infringement of liberty is a powerful tactic, but obscures health and political factors that may actually drive resistance.
Emerging evidence shows that, for young people, the effects of COVID on education have already been devastating.
Manufacturers and health systems have shown that vaccines can be quickly and effectively deployed when accompanied by keen political and financial commitments.
Curfews are associated with a long history of racism and prejudice.
To attain a new health order, African governments need to bolster investment in research and development, innovation and manufacturing of health tools.
Satellite imagery can help to get data in fragile, crisis-affected situations.
El comportamiento de la población y las intervenciones gubernamentales fueron los impulsores más importantes en la reducción de la transmisión del virus durante la primera ola de la pandemia.
Menos del 2% de los niños que padecieron la enfermedad causada por el SARS-CoV-2 seguía teniendo síntomas después de ocho semanas.
Fewer than 2% of children with COVID-19 still had symptoms after eight weeks.
A new network of public clinical trials institutes is urgently needed to replenish the empty pipeline for new antibiotics.
The early childhood years, particularly ages 0-3, are the building blocks of life.
The early years are when a child is most vulnerable, but it is also the time when effective interventions can deliver the biggest returns.
Recent uncertainty over blood clots and vaccine expiration dates have taken a toll on public confidence.
By prioritising vaccination for the elderly, Indonesia may optimally reduce the hospital burden and COVID-19 deaths amid a limited vaccine supply during the first vaccination phase.
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Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Researcher, Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Assistant Professor in Social Epidemiology and Child Protection, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Senior Director, Emerging Threats and Global Health Security, FIND, Geneva, Switzerland and Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Assistant Professor, Infectious Disease Epidemiology , London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor Infectious Diseases and International health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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PhD Candidate, Agriculture and Infectious Disease, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor of Social Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor, Environment and Health (MRCG@LSHTM); Senior Lecturer (Ecological Health, Imperial College London), London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Assistant Professor in Health Economics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Research Fellow, Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Clinical Research Fellow, Department of Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Associate Professor of Genetic epidemiology & Bioinformatics, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
