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"Despite the remaining uncertainties, when billions of people are at risk of dengue and with limited other options, there will be considerable pressure on seeing this promising new technology scaled-up without delay."
Dr Oliver Brady reflects on the results of a trial that saw the introduction of Wolbachia mosquitoes in Townsville, northern Australia http://bit.ly/2Kn6BzR

"Young people are the primary drivers of social change...we must work together to ensure that no one is left behind in the global response to HIV. The fantastic work of Sentebale and their Co-Founding Patron HRH The Duke of Sussex is vital to this end."
LSHTM Director Peter Piot joins youth advocates and global HIV/AIDS leaders for a roundtable discussion at last week's International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam.

Without adaptation strategies to mitigate climate change, there could be a dramatic rise in heatwave-related deaths in tropical regions, shows a new LSHTM co-authored study with Monash University in PLOS.org.
Learn more ➡️ http://bit.ly/2vyrItJ

"On Brexit, their opinion is very clear: Brexit is bad for the nation's health" says Kate Mandeville, lead author on the first large-scale study of political opinions of UK doctors.
The study led by LSHTM, with UCL & Queen Mary University of London that finds nearly 83% of doctors believe Brexit will have a negative impact on the NHS. Find out more 👉 http://bit.ly/2mWzOIm

"Approximately 25 million people globally are in situations of forced labour - almost 60% are women" writes Ligia Kiss of LSHTM & International Labour Organization's SWiFT project.
The project found that female empowerment plays a key role in preventing human trafficking and many South Asian migrant women didn't know the risks, leaving them vulnerable.
Learn more ➡️ http://bit.ly/2M22kTW #EndHumanTrafficking #WorldDayAgainstTrafficking

Ahead of this year's Women Leaders in Global Health, we spoke with Dame Claire Bertschinger to discuss her distinguished career, the 20th anniversary of LSHTM's Diploma in Tropical Nursing and the importance of gender equity & advancing women in global health.
Read Claire's Q&A here 👉 http://bit.ly/2LssgvO

In secondary schools, boys are perhaps more ‘cliquey’ than girls, forming the most tight-knit bands according to new LSHTM-led research with University of Cambridge published in PLOS.org.
The findings could provide extremely valuable info for mathematical modellers to aid public health planning such as determining effective vaccination strategies. Find out more ➡️ http://bit.ly/2LQIs64

We are proud to announce a new partnership with MTV Staying Alive & UNITAID helping to raise HIV awareness among young Africans, centered on self-testing & prevention through award-winning drama series MTV Shuga.
Alongside the hard-hitting storylines in South Africa 🇿🇦️ & Cote d'Ivoire 🇨🇮️, LSHTM will evaluate a campaign promoting sexual health among young people aged 15 to 24 years old.
"With broad reach and popular appeal MTV Shuga has the potential to stimulate awareness of and demand for prevention and treatment services" says our Director Peter Piot on the new partnership. Learn more 👉 http://bit.ly/2LnN1sE

"It sounds simple – but ensuring that everyone can access a test and then, if HIV-positive, access treatment – is a huge task" writes Janet Seeley on diverse, mobile populations and the success of strategies, which work to link them with HIV-care and treatment.
Janet is co-editor of a special supplement of the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS) marking this week's International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam - read her article in full ➡️ http://bit.ly/2LKzlnu

Spit or pee to diagnose TB? A cheap urine-based test to screen HIV+ patients for tuberculosis could contribute to #EndTB targets - a new LSHTM-led The Lancet study. Lead author Ankur Gupta-Wright writes on the research here ➡️ http://bit.ly/2JNk43w
The late Prof Stephen Lawn was Chief Investigator of the STAMPTrial until his death in Sept 2016. He made major contributions to reducing the burden of HIV-associated TB.The Steve Lawn Memorial Fund continues his legacy. Donate ➡️ http://bit.ly/2nL6PJP

Jon Snow has the handle on the news. Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow can handle a white walker. But one John Snow took a handle off which has impacted public health ever since.
A replica of the infamous John Snow pump has returned to Broadwick Street in Soho. The original pump was at the centre of the cholera outbreak in 1854, claiming 600 lives. It was named after the epidemiologist who mapped the cases & pinpointed the pump as the source of the outbreak.
Find out more 👉 http://bit.ly/2L9D7uD

The response to HIV/AIDS is at risk of "dangerous complacency" as an urgent change in approach is needed.
The HIV pandemic is not on track to end by 2030 and current control approaches are not effective according to a new Commission led by the International AIDS Society, co-authored by 40+ experts, including our Director Peter Piot, published in The Lancet today. Read more: http://bit.ly/2LzfUOD

"Policymakers should learn from different models but social impact bonds are no panacea for better commissioning of healthcare services" explains Nick Mays on a new report published today by the Policy Innovation Research Unit at LSHTM with RAND Europe, funded by the Department for Health and Social Care.
Find out more 👉 http://bit.ly/2mvlu9Q

An early warning system to alert Caribbean nations ahead of Dengue fever outbreaks is a step closer thanks to new PLOS.org research led by LSHTM.
"If public health decision makers have an advance warning of when an epidemic might occur they can focus control ahead of these high-risk periods" explains lead author Rachel Lowe to The Telegraph. Learn more here 👉 http://bit.ly/2LnmjPO

"Pneumonia, malaria & diarrhoea are three of the biggest killers of children in Sub-Saharan Africa" - Simon Cousens
Mass radio campaigns in low-income countries could be a catalyst for more young children to receive treatment for these three deadly diseases show new LSHTM & Development Media International studies published in BMJ Global Health. Learn more 👉 http://bit.ly/2L0TQA2

"In the region where I work...I am responsible for one million people. That means I cannot go to every village, every school to identify and treat children" - Dr Hillary Rono
Hear from Dr Rono in the video below on a new LSHTM-led study published in The Lancet Global Health that shows how the Peek Vision smartphone app has more than doubled the proportion of children attending follow-up appointments compared to conventional screening. Read more here 👉 http://bit.ly/2JsHlYn

"It's important not to lose sight of the fact that the NHS is extremely successful and that the model has influenced debate in other countries" says Dina Balabanova on BBC World Service's Health Check discussing the influence the NHS has on global health systems. 👂 Listen here: https://bbc.in/2ufDJUV

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