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News article 8 Nov 2011 Surviving premature babies in Malawi continue to have poor growth rates and development delay Surviving premature babies in Malawi continue to have poor growth rates and development delayA detailed study from Malawi, published in this...
Start up meeting group News article 28 Oct 2011 LSTM and UoL secure £1.02m to develop a new drug against tuberculosis The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the University of Liverpool (UoL) have secured a £1.02 million project grant from the Medical...
The PERFORM team News article 27 Oct 2011 LSTM embarks on a 3 million Euro research project to strengthen the health workforce in Africa The dire shortage of health staff is a key obstacle to improving health and saving lives in Africa.Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)...
The T-Rec Consortium News article 11 Oct 2011 T-REC: Building research capacity for blood transfusion services in Africa Blood transfusions are a critical part of modern healthcare everywhere in the world. Transfusions save millions of lives each year and in African...
News article 6 Oct 2011 Professor Steve Ward awarded Malcolm Campbell Memorial Award for Malaria Research Professor Steve Ward and the Liverpool Drug Discovery Group have been awarded the Royal Society for Chemistry’s Malcolm Campbell Memorial Award 2011...
News article 6 Oct 2011 Professor Steve Ward announced as the new Vice President of RSTMH Professor Steve Ward was inaugurated as the new Vice President of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (RSTMH) at their Annual...
News article 17 Sep 2011 Woman's hour and LSTM The launch of the Captive Memories website - www.captivememories.co.uk - home to LSTM's Far East prisoner of war (or FEPOW) ...
News article 16 Sep 2011 TB special including a feature on the new TMC 207 drug TB special including a feature on the new TMC 207 drug, a feature about tracing TB patients who don't take their treatment in Lesotho and a studio...
News article 6 Sep 2011 Interested in doing a Masters? LSTM Open Day on Friday, 7th October 2011 LSTM are holding an Open Day on Friday, 7th October 2011 between 1-4pm.  This will give you the opportunity to come and talk to current...
News article 29 Jul 2011 The therapeutic research of the Alistair Reid Venom Research Unit is discussed on the BBC World’s Health Show Dr Rob Harrison is appearing on the The Health Show this Saturday and Sunday.Providing a cheaper and safer anti-venom for snake bites
News article 13 Jul 2011 LSTM stakeholder magazine tropical is now available to view online LSTM stakeholder magazine tropical is now available to view online.
News article 24 Jun 2011 Janet Hemingway on BBC Radio Merseyside Listen to Prof Janet Hemingway’s radio interview with top broadcaster, Roger Phillips.
News article 23 Jun 2011 FEPOW Bamboo Garden launched at Ness A tribute to ex-Far East Prisoners of War (FEPOW) has opened at Ness Botanical Gardens, South Wirral, England. The FEPOW Bamboo Garden recreatespart...
News article 20 Jun 2011 Diploma in Tropical Nursing has been accredited by the Royal College of Nursing The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is pleased to announce LSTM Professional Diploma in Tropical Nursing has been accredited by the Royal...
News article 16 Jun 2011 Sexual Health and HIV: Translating Research into Policy for Positive Change There are 7,000 new HIV infections every day, 99 per cent of maternal deaths happen in developing countries, and access to sexual and reproductive...
News article 2 Jun 2011 LSTM’s Professor Alister Craig receives Wellcome Trust Investigator Award The Wellcome Trust today announces the first recipients of its Investigator Awards, £56 million worth of funding for exceptional researchers...
Prof. Janet Hemingway News article 20 May 2011 The Royal Society Honours the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Janet Hemingway, the Director of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-sponsored Innovative...
Janet Hemingway and Tom Mclean signing for LSTM News article 6 Apr 2011 New Research Venture between Liverpool and Saudi Arabia Aims to Advance Global Response to Infectious Diseases The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (KSA MoH), the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the Innovative Vector Control...
Child with Bednet News article 29 Mar 2011 €12 million project to develop new tools for malaria control LSTM has launched a collaborative project to develop and evaluate new tools to control the spread of malaria in Africa.  AvecNet is a five year...
News article 25 Mar 2011 World TB Day 2011 - Teaching and Consultancy To commemorate World TB Day on Thursday 24 March, each day this week we will feature a different aspect of the fight against TB 
Receiving tablets News article 24 Mar 2011 Better TB control worldwide critical to controlling UK increase LSTM’s Dr Bertie Squire marked World TB Day today by highlighting the work being taken forward in Liverpool and around the world to more effectively...
News article 23 Mar 2011 World TB Day 2011 - TB Evidence Synthesis To commemorate World TB Day on Thursday 24 March, each day this week we will feature a different aspect of the fight against TB
News article 22 Mar 2011 World TB Day - TB Diagnostics To commemorate World TB Day on Thursday 24 March, each day this week we will feature a different aspect of the fight against TB
News article 21 Mar 2011 World TB Day 2011- New drugs against tuberculosis  To commemorate World TB Day on Thursday 24 March, each day this week we will feature a different aspect of the fight against TB
Two children sitting in the dust News article 16 Mar 2011 Newer Antimalarials More Effective Than Quinine Against Severe Malaria Quinine should no longer be the drug of choice for treating severe malaria, according to an updated systematic review produced by the Cochrane...
News article 15 Mar 2011 TREAT TB Partners 2011 Meeting hosted at LSTM From 2-4 March 2011, the TREAT TB (Technology, Research, Education and Technical Assistance for TB) Partners’ Meeting was hosted by Dr Bertie Squire’...
News article 15 Mar 2011 LSTM provides pathway in Development and Humanitarianism for new ESRC programme The largest centre in England for social science postgraduate training has been established at the Universities of Manchester, Lancaster and...
News article 8 Mar 2011 International Women’s Day 2011 How a person’s gender affects their healthcare has been the subject of a number of studies at LSTM and a continual factor in the delivery and...
News article 25 Feb 2011 HIV Strategy project for Libya withdraws LSTM staff but remains committed to project LSTM’s Sarah Moxon and Professor Joe Valadez have told how many of their project team has withdrawn from Libya just a few days ago, as violence...
News article 8 Feb 2011 All aboard for travel and expedition medicine course LSTM’s Travel and Expedition Medicine short course continues to go from strength to strength despite the general downturn in overseas travel. The one...
News article 2 Feb 2011 LSTM Photo Competition 2011 The competition is to find the best photo relating to LSTM activities, ranging from field research to teaching, from lab work to consultancy, from...
News article 31 Jan 2011 LSTM and SITA UK plan for an environmentally sustainable future Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s (LSTM) commitment to improving its environmental sustainability has taken a step forward with the...
Thyolo district hospital, Malawi News article 26 Jan 2011 Protection of pregnant women against malaria still inadequate A study published today in The Lancet Infectious Diseases finds that methods to protect pregnant women from malaria are still underutilised in sub-...
News article 21 Jan 2011 Diploma in Tropical Nursing LSTM has re-introduced the Diploma in Tropical Nursing short course into the education portfolio due to a surge in interest.
News article 15 Jan 2011 LSTM and SITA UK plan for an environmentally sustainable future Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine’s (LSTM) commitment to improving environmental sustainability has taken a step forward with the introduction of...
A hospital in Haiti News article 10 Jan 2011 LSTM leads new £6 million health systems knowledge consortium LSTM is leading a six year, £6 million international research consortium to strengthen knowledge of how health systems which have been damaged in...
James Ross and Michael Ogleby News article 4 Jan 2011 LSTM Chairman and Vice President recognised in New Year Honours LSTM’s Chairman, James Ross, was awarded an OBE for voluntary service to higher education in the New Year Honours list.  James was the Inaugural...
News article 23 Dec 2010 Continuing achievement and record research funding LSTM Director Professor Janet Hemingway today commended the individuals and organisations that have helped to make 2010 a year of great achievement...
Syrian students graduating 2010 News article 17 Dec 2010 Second cohort graduate from Syrian CSHS The second cohort of Masters students graduated from the Centre for Strategic Health Studies (CSHS) yesterday.  The Centre was established in...
The LSTM 111st AGM News article 13 Dec 2010 LSTM’s 111th Annual General Meeting LSTM’s Annual General Meeting took place at 12 noon on Friday 10 December 2010.Trustees, Vice-Presidents, Members and staff heard how LSTM remains at...

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