They have worked for institutes across the globe including Fiocruz/CRIS in Brazil, MORU in Thailand, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital (PMWH) in Nepal and the WHO in Switzerland.
The projects covered wide-ranging topics with students putting into practice much of their learning from the previous two terms of IHTM. The research projects included observing maternal health in rural Ghana, evaluating screening interventions for controlling WHO-priority bacterial pathogens in Thai hospitals, Comparative Analysis of Haemoglobin Measurement Techniques for Assessing Anaemia in Malaria Patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, and Cambodia, and Development of a data-driven tool for monitoring gestational weight in minority populations along the Thai-Myanmar border. A full list of this year’s projects can be found here.
During their first week back students presented an outline of their projects to their colleagues and faculty. They faced rigorous questioning and constructive criticism about their work. The aim of the presentations was to review the students’ progress to date and to provide a critique which will help direct their 10000-word dissertation which is based on the research project. The dissertation has to be submitted in August and it marks the end of the IHTM course.
More information of research placements can be found here.