https://youtu.be/xmosxboD6-E Habiba Suleimon is a super-mum – an extraordinary individual with two wheels, a tablet and lots of data, who is independently raising a family and ridding her community of malaria. In this short film in USAID’s Extreme Possibilities series, follow Habiba as she zooms through Zanzibar, wielding technology and a world-class surveillance system that […]
The debate about whether homeopathy should be available on the NHS invariably sees the opposing sides citing numerous research papers in support of their argument. Both sides will claim their evidence to be the most reliable, while condemning that of their opponents as seriously flawed. I’m sure for many people this resembles two crusty old […]
Last month Hillary Clinton took people back more than 30 years when she mis-remembered the policy and personal failures to tackle the then emerging AIDS crisis. Her error has allowed us to remember the many brave people who fought to bring justice, care and compassion to inhumane policy decisions; activists and scientists are the real heroes of […]
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TB is an airborne infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which most commonly affects the lungs. However, TB can also be ingested orally, and this may be the mode of transmission among people who eat raw milk products – often in other countries – before settling in the UK. It is still a rare to see […]
https://youtu.be/IMybhqoZ75I Emma Thompson and her son Tindy Agaba raise awareness of TB. The film, commissioned by City Hall and Public Health England was launched on World Tuberculosis Day. We’re aiming to raise public awareness of TB and the efforts to prevent and treat this disease. In 2014 there were 2,572 cases reported in London […]
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Last month I saw a six-year old girl when I was on call. She was recovering from chicken pox when she become unsteady on her feet and clumsy. She was suffering from cerebellitis – inflammation of the lower part of the brain that controls coordination. This happens to some previously well children as a result of […]
The Chicken Pox vaccine has been shown to be safe and effective, but based on the last review of the evidence in 2009, it was found not to be cost-effective for use in the NHS. It is not routinely offered to children or adults in the UK but is recommended for healthcare workers and at risk laboratory staff (who […]
Can you tell me a little about your own background? I was first introduced to the Eye Hospital of St John by my grandfather in 1985, who was a colleague and friend of the Hospitaller at the time, Sir Steven Miller. The Order accepted my student elective application and I spent a month in Jerusalem […]
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Zika, which has been linked to a huge increase in the number of babies born with small heads in Brazil, may be the scariest virus around just now, but it’s actually going to be much easier to tackle and eradicate than flu, which has managed to evade our best attempts to wipe it out for decades. Every […]
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