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Research Highlights

  • Community engagement, social context and coverage of mass anti-malarial administration

    Posted 16/04/2019. Lorenz Von Seidlein and colleagues in Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos explored what happens to malaria transmission when all people residing in a village are treated with antimalarials at the same time, whether they are sick or not. They demonstrated that providing the necessary information is important, but building trust between residents and the team providing the antimalarials is most critical for success.

  • Tetanus

    Posted 12/04/2019. Tetanus continues to be a significant problem in many countries. This seminar, written by OUCRU researchers Lam Minh Yen and Louise Thwaites describes the evidence base for tetanus treatment, current vaccination challenges and research questions for the future.

  • Exploring the space for task shifting to support nursing on neonatal wards in Kenyan public hospitals

    Posted 09/04/2019. An ethnography work on neonatal nursing, led by Jacinta Nzinga in Nairobi, shows that to cope with incredibly high workloads, informal task shifting is already happening where non-clinical tasks are delegated to students, mothers and support staff. However, nurses are anxious about professional boundaries and the added responsibilities of supervising a potential new cadre.

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UPCOMING EVENT

World Malaria Day seminar 2019 - Antimalarial treatments for vulnerable groups

Prof Joel Tarning, MORU; Dr Makoto Saito, IDDO Oxford University. Thursday, 25 April 2019, 9:30am @ NDM Building, Seminar Room, Headington OX3 7FZ

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory

MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine

The MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine provides a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary foundation in global health. This course embraces the breadth and complexity of global health challenges facing resource limited contexts and equips candidates with the tools and awareness to contribute to innovative solutions.