Give 'gate-keepers' their due

9 July 2020

"If a patient ends up in the ward, there have been a failure at many levels of health promotion and health prevention for him to be there. What more if the patient ends up in intensive care." B. Priya Lakshmi (cohort 2019-20)

FILE PIX: Primary healthcare in Malaysia is touted to be among the best in the world.

Our student B. Priya Lakshmi (cohort 2019-20) reflects on how primary care doctors and public health specialists are the gate-keepers preventive healthcare and how these public health roles should be made more attractive to retain specialised staff.

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Women’s experiences of mistreatment during childbirth and their satisfaction with care: findings from a multicountry community-based study in four countries

22 January 2021

Our alumnus Adeniyi Aderoba (Cohort 2018-19)

Living mapping review for COVID-19 funded research projects

22 January 2021

Our alumni Emilia Antonio and Nicole Advani (cohort 2019-2020) co-authored this living review focused on providing an updated overview of COVID-19 funded research projects . It aims to provide in-depth analysis of the breadth of funding, remaining gaps, opportunities, and trends.

Hamilton Naki: From gardening to greatness

15 January 2021

Our alumnus Elisha Ngetich (cohort 2018-19) co-authored Hamilton Naki's short biography, describing his path from gardener to an essential part of the research group responsible for the first heart transplant.

COVID-19 Outbreak in a Large Penitentiary Complex

14 January 2021

Our alumnus Fernando Reis (cohort 2017-18) spent 3 months in a penitentiary complex investigating a COVID-19 outbreak. The field work has provided the opportunity to carry out several studies of which this is the first to be published. It addresses virus transmissibility in a prison environment.

The Bold Dream: Transcending the Impossible

14 January 2021

Our alumnus Elisha Ngetich (cohort 2018/2019) and Gladys Ngetich co-authored this book about their real-life experiences of their path from under-resourced rural primary schools in Kenya to Rhodes Scholars at the University of Oxford.

COVID-19 in Latin America and Caribbean: A determination of research priorities and call to action (Spanish)

7 January 2021

Study led by our alumna Nicole Feune de Colombi (cohort 2018-19) that aimed at identifying research priorities that require urgent attention in Latin America and the Caribbean.