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News article 17 Oct 2013 LSTM Seminar Series – Malaria Eradication, Corporate Sustainability and Business Growth LSTM’s seminar series continued today with a presentation by Dr Hamon, CEO of Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC).
News article 15 Oct 2013 Mother’s Day in Malawi The 15th of October marks Mother’s day in Malawi, a national holiday honoring all mothers across the country.
News article 9 Oct 2013 Insecticide resistance: a major hurdle on the path to malaria elimination Insecticide resistance is rapidly evolving in malaria vectors and is reducing the efficacy of current control tools. That was the main message of...
News article 9 Oct 2013 LSTM Seminar Series: Making evidence-informed guidance more accurate, achievable and acceptable. LSTM’s seminar series continued today with a presentation by Dr Olalekan Uthman, Assistant Professor in Applied Research at Warwick University....
News article 8 Oct 2013 LSTM Professor Richard Pleass wins Prix de l’Innovation 2013 Professor Richard Pleass has won the Prix de l’Innovation 2013, also known as the Universal Biotech Innovation Prize 2013.Professor...
News article 7 Oct 2013 CMNH to hold workshops at FIGO Africa The Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health, previously known as the MNHU, will be hosting two pre congress workshops and a symposium at the 1st ...
News article 7 Oct 2013 Development Priorities for Health post 2015: implications for applied health research LSTM’s seminar series continued today with a presentation by Dr Neil Squires, Head of Profession for Health for the Department for International...
News article 7 Oct 2013 Women and girls at the heart of the post MDG agenda The governments of the UK and US hosted the “Millennium Development Goal Countdown 2013” during the United Nations General Assembly, in New...
News article 30 Sep 2013 In memoriam: Debbie Quinney It is with deep sadness that LSTM notes the passing of Debbie Quinney, a former lecturer at LSTM and remembered with great affection by all who...
News article 27 Sep 2013 Viral CNS infections in children from a malaria-endemic area of Malawi: a prospective cohort study A study published in the Lancet Global Health has examined the relative influence of CNS infections and malaria parasites in the blood of seriously...
News article 26 Sep 2013 First 100 advanced cookstoves arrive at the trial sites in Malawi The Cooking and Pneumonia Study (CAPS) received its first batch of 100 advanced cookstoves at its trial sites in Malawi (pictured). During the...
News article 25 Sep 2013 Launch of the LSTM Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics LSTM’s Research Centre for Drugs and Diagnostics (RCDD) was launched today at a business breakfast meeting at Ness Gardens in Neston, UK.  The...
News article 23 Sep 2013 LSTM Consultant dies in Nairobi terrorist attack Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) regrettably confirms that a consultant working with the Centre for Maternal and Newborn Heath (formally...
News article 20 Sep 2013 Professor David Molyneux awarded Manson Medal The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is delighted that Emeritus Professor and Senior Professional Fellow, David Molyneux, has been...
News article 19 Sep 2013 Chronic inflammation of blood vessels could help explain high childhood mortality in malaria regions A new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases (18th September 2013), found that recurrent episodes of malaria caused chronic...
News article 19 Sep 2013 MiP Study confirms that international targets for prevention strategies are not being met The implementation of prevention strategies intended to reduce the number of cases of malaria during pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa has failed to...
News article 18 Sep 2013 AvecNet consortium about to embark on clinical field trial of new vector control tool The AvecNet consortium is about to embark on a large scale clinical field trial of a new vector control tool based on research conducted in the first...
News article 11 Sep 2013 ReBUILD Annual Workshop held at LSTM LSTM hosted the latest annual workshop for ReBUILD, a 6 year, £6 million research consortium funded by the UK Department for International...
News article 10 Sep 2013 In Memoriam: Dominique Kyelem MD, PhD, MSc (1962-2013) We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dominique Kyelem who died after battling a relentless form of cancer on Sunday, 22 September.
News article 10 Sep 2013 LSTM student joins UOL team on University Challenge PhD student Chris Spencer, studying at LSTM, captained the University of Liverpool’s University Challenge team to a stunning first round victory...
News article 9 Sep 2013 Making it happen programme to benefit from proceeds of a new book The Maternal and Newborn Health Unit (MNHU), soon to be renamed the Centre for Maternal and Newborn Health (CMNH),based at LSTM is to...
News article 9 Sep 2013 Medical Research Council (MRC) grant funding paves the way for new generation of antimaliarials Researchers from LSTM have been awarded over £500,000 to carry out work that will lead to the development of a new generation of antimalarials and...
News article 5 Sep 2013 The Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme set to receive around 14 million GBP over 5 years from the Wellcome Trust. The LSTM supported programme is based at the University of Malawi College of Medicine and is one of the Wellcome Trust’s major overseas programmes....
News article 5 Sep 2013 A new research management system for LSTM LSTM has introduced a new research management system to support internal research management. Designed byAVEDAS, an IT innovation management...
News article 5 Sep 2013 Sornchai Looareesuwan Medal 2013 is awarded to Professor Steve Ward and Dr. Louis H. Miller Professor Stephen Ward, Deputy Director of LSTM, is to be awarded the 2013 Sornchai Looressuwan Medal, which is given annually to researchers...
News article 30 Aug 2013 Targeting mosquito breeding sites to prevent malaria Researchers from LSTM, LSHTM and Durham Universityhave published a Cochrane review entitled: ‘Mosquito larvalsource ...
News article 29 Aug 2013 CMNH paper selected as one of the top global emergency medicine articles of 2012 The Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review conducts an annual review of papers in International Emergency medicine to identify, review...
News article 22 Aug 2013 Insecticide-treated bed nets critical to global elimination of elephantiasis Successful global elimination of lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, a debilitating infectious tropical disease, could hinge upon...
News article 20 Aug 2013 World Mosquito Day On 20 August 1897 Ronald Ross a British doctor stationed in India made the historic link that female mosquitoes transmit malaria...
News article 15 Aug 2013 LSTM Seminar Series: Genedrive, a micro PCR device taking diagnostics from lab to field. Today’s seminar was presented by Nick Claxton, Business Director Diagnostics of Epistem. The company Epistem is a biotechnology company...
News article 15 Aug 2013 Voice of America's 'Health Chat' programme on blood transfusion LSTM's Professor Imelda Bates participated in a discussion on blood transfusion which was broadcasted live on Voice of America (VOA). The...
News article 14 Aug 2013 LSTM Capacity Research Unit evaluates Malawian programme on health research systems LSTM’s Capacity Research Unit has recently been awarded a contract by the Health Research Capacity Strengthening Initiative (HRCSI) in...
News article 12 Aug 2013 BMJ editorial: the impact of the workplace on health Job insecurity increases the risk of coronary heart disease claim LSTM’s medical statistician Brian Faragher and professor Cary Cooper...
News article 9 Aug 2013 LSTM’s Capacity Research Unit evaluates Royal Society-Leverhulme Africa Awards A team of LSTM’s Capacity Research Unit has visited Ghana and Tanzania as part of an evaluation of the Royal Society-Leverhulme Africa...
News article 7 Aug 2013 Colombia becomes the first country to eliminate river blindness The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Colombia has become the world’s first country to eliminate river blindness. The...
News article 2 Aug 2013 LSTM Seminar Series: Active Surveillance in Malaria Elimination - Targeting clustered infection LSTM’s seminar series continued this week with Dr Rory Gosling, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of...
News article 2 Aug 2013 LSTM Seminar Series: Active Surveillance in Malaria Elimination - Targeting clustered infection LSTM’s seminar series continued this week with Dr Rory Gosling, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of...
News article 1 Aug 2013 LSTM joins Athena SWAN Charter As one of the first acts as newly designated higher education institution (HEI) LSTM has now joined the Athena Swan charter, becoming its ...
News article 29 Jul 2013 The restoration of a window to the world The stained glass window in LSTM’s old school building featuring the original emblem is undergoing much needed restoration work on the eve of LSTM’s...
News article 25 Jul 2013 Barriers still preventing pregnant women in gaining access to malaria prevention in sub-Saharan Africa One of the biggest risks for pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa is contracting malaria. The disease is responsible for as many as 200,000 newborn...

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