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\n \n\n \n16 February 2024
\n \n \n \nResearchers have found that widely available rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), typically used for common infections, can be repurposed to detect substandard and falsified (SF) vaccines, a significant but overlooked issue in global public health. Preliminary data suggests RDTs could be utilized by international organizations and regulators to screen vaccine supply chains for falsified products. This innovative approach addresses the urgent need for affordable tools to combat the threat of SF vaccines.
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\n \n\n \n16 February 2024
\n \n \n \nThe third wicked problem day, WPD, saw students research and present on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
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\n \n\n \n15 February 2024
\n \n \n \nFindings reveal resistance patterns for a priority pathogen--also known as typhoid fever--with high mortality and morbidity in resource-constrained settings
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\n \n\n \n13 February 2024
\n \n \n \nThe Lunar New Year celebrations.
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\n \n\n \n9 February 2024
\n \n \n \nIHTM Wicked Problem Days (WPDs) provide an opportunity to explore some of the major challenges in global health through problem based learning and expert input. They cover mental health, pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, and the impact of climate change on health.
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\n \n\n \n8 February 2024
\n \n \n \nA team of researchers at OUCRU has pioneered a novel, microbiological assay-independent diagnostic model for Adult Tuberculous Meningitis (TBM), leveraging Bayesian latent class analysis to improve the accuracy of diagnoses. This innovative approach, recently published in BMC Infectious Diseases, promises to enhance the detection and treatment of one of the most severe forms of tuberculosis (TB).
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\n \n\n \n5 February 2024
\n \n \n \nIHTM has launched the first two episodes in an exciting new podcast series looking at emerging and recurrent themes in global health.
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\n \n\n \n5 February 2024
\n \n \n \nMORU' and IDDO\u2019s Medicine Quality Research Group (MQRG) have written a chapter in a new book which examines the global issue of substandard and falsified medical products.
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\n \n\n \n1 February 2024
\n \n \n \nIt is a bittersweet moment for the KWTRP family as we make changes to our Leadership team. After 10 years of tremendous growth and change in the Programme, Professor Philip Bejon officially steps down as the KWTRP Programme Executive Director. Professor Edwine Barasa takes over as the Interim Executive Director.
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\n \n\n \n24 January 2024
\n \n \n \nThe historic and atmospheric surroundings of the Goodman Library at the Oxford Union provided the perfect venue for this year\u2019s IHTM debates.
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\n \n\n \n23 January 2024
\n \n \n \nThe FORESFA project's laboratory group met for a workshop in Trentino, Italy, with participants from Oxford, Edinburgh, London, and Vienna. The workshop focused on advancing the analysis of simulated samples, which are crucial to developing forensic techniques to analyse falsified medical products. Challenges in data integration, collaboration with external experts, and a workflow for the first pilot analysis of falsified samples were discussed.
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\n \n\n \n23 January 2024
\n \n \n \nA recent study by the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) at NDM outlined a highly effective method for dengue surveillance. The researchers improved risk detection in real time by combining space-time modelling and anomaly detection. This will help in making dengue prevention more effective not only in Thailand but also in other regions with similar challenges.
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\n \n\n \n19 January 2024
\n \n \n \nGiving high oral doses of the anti-influenza drug Favipiravir to adults with early symptomatic COVID-19 treatment did not accelerate viral clearance, say researchers in a study published in BMC Infectious Diseases. In fact, there was no difference in the rate of viral clearance between patients given favipiravir and patients receiving no study drug.
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\n \n\n \n16 January 2024
\n \n \n \nWith a passion for making a tangible impact on global health, Dr Jennifer van Nuil has not only established herself as a leading scientist in her field but has also championed change and personal growth in her team.
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\n \n\n \n15 January 2024
\n \n \n \nA teledermatology initiative by OUCRU Indonesia, in partnership with the Sumba Foundation and Gadjah Mada University, has made significant strides in transforming rural healthcare in Eastern Indonesia.
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\n \n\n \n10 January 2024
\n \n \n \nAlthough Nipah virus gets increasing attention in epidemic preparedness, there has been almost no bioethical work on the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment. Further work on public health ethics should address communication about the modes of transmission, surveillance, measures during epidemics, and social or religious norms, as well as potential vaccine trials and the different local contexts where trials may occur, and the use of unproven therapeutics during outbreaks. Further bioethics work may help to ensure that research and public health interventions for Nipah virus disease are ethically acceptable and more likely to be effective.
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\n \n\n \n9 January 2024
\n \n \n \nIn a recent study, NDM\u2019s Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) researchers introduced an anomaly detection system, as an early warning mechanism for potential malaria outbreaks in countries like Thailand.
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\n \n\n \n8 January 2024
\n \n \n \nPhotosynthesis is the starting point for almost every food chain, sustaining most life on Earth. But, not all plants have perfected the process. We now have the knowledge and the tools to maximise photosynthesis in a range of food crops. As climate change-driven weather such as drought and flooding is destroying crops and threatening crop yields around the world, this research is about making sure we can grow enough food to feed ourselves. Sebastian Fuller and Jonathan Menary tell us how in an article published in The Conversation.
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\n \n\n \n3 January 2024
\n \n \n \nPriya Bala talks about her work post IHTM and the impact the MSc has had on her career.
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