UK-PHRST Research Fellow in Mental Health
The UK-Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) is co-led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Public Health England (PHE), funded by UK government Overseas Development Aid with a triple remit of response, research and capacity development for outbreaks in low and middle income countries.
The main purpose of the post is to support the implementation and continued development of the UK-PHRST’s emerging mental health programme. To do this, the post holder will work with UK-PHRST colleagues, the Centre for Global Mental Health at LSHTM, and colleagues in Global Mental Health at Public Health England.
10 Ugandan scientists who developed anti-tick vaccine
Thursday April 15 2021
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ECF is one of the deadly tick-borne diseases which is a huge economic threat to farmers with herds of exotic breeds, cross-breeds and increasingly on local breeds raised in a tick-free environment.
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A team of scientists from Makerere University who developed the anti-tick vaccine called ticvac-u have been unveiled.
Dr Margaret Saimo-Kahwa, the lead developer of the vaccine, on Tuesday said the development started in 2005 with a seed grant from the Dutch Research Council, but the government of Uganda through the Presidential Initiative on Science and Technology took interest and continued providing financial support to date.
Surrey coronavirus updates and latest on surge testing in Egham and Woking - recap
Testing in Egham will begin on Saturday, February 6
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Testing to track the South African variant of coronavirus entered its third day in Woking and is expected to begin in Egham and Thorpe on Saturday (February 6). Volunteers have been posting and handing out home PCR test kits to residents in the Goldsworth Park and St John s areas of Woking where two cases of the variant were discovered.
SurreyLive provided updates and reaction on the testing, as well as local and national coronavirus updates, via our live blog below.
How worried should we be? Surrey epidemiologist answers questions on coronavirus and South African variant
Professor Alasdair Cook speaks about the South African variant and recent achievements in science
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Alasdair Cook, Professor of Veterinary Epidemiology & Public Health at University of Surrey
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