#ResearchHighlight from Shuma Banik @moru-mip.bsky.social Community engagement strategies for preventing recurrent Nipah virus outbreaks in Bangladesh and India: adapting a framework for outbreak preparedness and response Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Publication 👉 jogh.org/2026/jogh-16...
Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health
@tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk
CTMGH, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford. Network of research groups based in Oxford and across Africa and Asia. Tackling infectious diseases, from clinical studies to behavioural sciences.
🚨 AfHESG Training Alert 🚨 🏥 Who pays for healthcare, and is healthcare financing fair across different income groups? Join #AfHESG for an interactive session on the Kakwani Index and its use in assessing healthcare financing fairness. 📅 September 25, 2026 📍 Hybrid Register here👉: shorturl.at/cec8B
This is an opportunity to bring your experiences, questions, and perspectives to the table and help shape what comes next. EVENT DETAILS 🗣️ The webinar will be held in Spanish, with English translation available. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #GlobalHealth #Bioethics #Research
🦟 What new research questions could you answer with harmonised individual patient data? The #malaria datasets we host combine tens of thousands of participant records, helping researchers generate new insights from existing data. www.iddo.org/wwarn/workin... #DataReuse #DataForGood
What new research questions could you answer with harmonised individual patient data? Use the data we host, for free, to further research in #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections #malaria #AMR or #NTDs 👉 www.iddo.org/data-sharing
Meet Stecia Kasemiire, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Uganda. Studying an MSc Applied Cancer Science at Department of Oncology, St Cross College. Graduate of Uganda Christian University. Worked with UMC Victoria Hospital+. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.
#MeetOurResearchers interview with Elizabeth Batty on genomic surveillance in Southeast Asia @moru-mip.bsky.social Elizabeth research focuses on genomic surveillance of pathogens to identify causes of febrile illness, monitor AMR, and guide appropriate treatments Watch 👉 ndm.ac/elizabeth-ba...
#ResearchHighlight from Pham Thanh Duy @oucru.bsky.social Determining intracellular and extracellular activities of azithromycin against azithromycin-resistant Salmonella Typhi and their association with clinical treatment responses 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Paper 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Calling early-career medical researchers worldwide! Progress your career via a new Nuffield Medical Fellowship at @ox.ac.uk The Fellowship offers a job contract, 5 years of research funding, and career progression opportunities. Apply now: www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/nuffield-med...
Thank you @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk for highlighting this paper so that the message can reach all high altitude travellers and clinicians doing pretravel consults, throughout the world.
#ResearchHighlight from Sudeep Adhikari @drsudeepadh.bsky.social, Buddha Basnyat @oucru.bsky.social Prevention of altitude illness in adults: preparing people for travel to high altitude Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Full publication 👉 www.bmj.com/content/394/...
Ahead of the webinar, read the Mesoamerican Workshop Report and explore the perspectives that helped inform this work. 🔸Read the Costa Rica workshop report: www.globalhealthsolidarity.org/sites/defaul... Registration Link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #GlobalHealth #Bioethics #Research
Calling early-career medical researchers worldwide! Progress your career via a new Nuffield Medical Fellowship at @ox.ac.uk The Fellowship offers a job contract, 5 years of research funding, and career progression opportunities. Apply now: https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/nuffield-medical-fellowships
CARisSA/IHCoR partners from @kemriwellcome.bsky.social, MRC Unit The Gambia and @lshtm.bsky.social met in Kilifi to review progress and plan the next phase, strengthening collaboration, capacity, community engagement and equitable partnerships to advance cardiovascular health research.
Meet Eseosa Adaugo Uwagboe, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Nigeria. Studying a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Faculty of Law, Wadham College. Worked with Banwo & Ighodalo+. @wadhamcollege.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.
Are you a malaria researcher? Use the freely available #malaria clinical trials toolkit to design and run your clinical trial. Access resources for each stage in a step-by-step guide www.iddo.org/wwarn/tools-...
#ResearchHighlight from Sudeep Adhikari @drsudeepadh.bsky.social, Buddha Basnyat @oucru.bsky.social Prevention of altitude illness in adults: preparing people for travel to high altitude Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Full publication 👉 www.bmj.com/content/394/...
Meet Justice Appiah Nuamah, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Ghana. an MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment at Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment; Reuben College. @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.
NEW: Oxford University has been ranked first in @theguardian.com University Guide 2027 🎓 We achieved an overall Guardian score of 100 in this year’s ranking. More info ⬇️ https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/sep/12/the-guardian-university-guide-2027-the-rankings
#ScienceReadForSunday: Use of procalcitonin point-of-care testing to guide de-escalation of antibiotic therapy in adults with suspected bacterial sepsis in a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh: a randomised controlled open-label trial www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...
Use of procalcitonin point-of-care testing to guide de-escalation of antibiotic therapy in adults with suspected bacterial sepsis in a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh: a randomised controlled open-label trial
In this single-centre trial in Bangladesh, procalcitonin-guided de-escalation reduced the duration of antibiotic therapy in adults with suspected bacterial sepsis. Mortality and recurrent infection…
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#ScienceReadForSunday: A small-molecule myosin inhibitor as a targeted multi-stage antimalarial www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.09.09.507317v1
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Join SOAP-PEX Webinar 1 on 22 Sept, 9-11 AM: Foundations, Ethics & Data Governance with Drs. Huong & Thidar. 🔗 Register: https://ow.ly/bL0F50ZN7yH Learn more: https://ow.ly/AsER50ZN7yI
NEWS: Vapes help more people quit smoking than other methods, Oxford-led Cochrane review finds @oxprimarycare.bsky.social review finds nicotine e-cigarettes are more effective than nicotine patches and gum. https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/vapes-help-more-people-quit-smoking-cochrane-review
Are you researching #malaria in pregnancy? Use the malaria in pregnancy library, an online resource to search published and unpublished literature www.iddo.org/wwarn/malari...
Meet Loro James Silver Pederiko, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from South Sudan. Studying an MSc International Health and Tropical Medicine at Nuffield Department of Medicine, Linacre College.. @ndmoxford.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.
Do you work in infectious diseases such as #malaria #FebrileIllness #VL #ChagasDisease or interested in #MedicineQuality ? View IDDO’s free tools to support your research www.iddo.org/tools-resear... #BeatNTDs #Data4Good
Meet Njideka Chioma Okafor, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Nigeria. Studying an MSc Law and Finance at Faculty of Law, Wolfson College. Graduate of University of Ibadan and Nigerian Law School. Worked with Aluko & Oyebode+. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.
#ResearchHighlight from Forhad Chowdhury @cghr.ox.ac.uk Use of procalcitonin point-of-care testing to guide de-escalation of antibiotic therapy in adults with suspected bacterial sepsis in a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Paper 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Meet Yvette Bogomba Masese, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Kenya. an MSc Integrated Immunology at Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences; Somerville College. @ndsurgicalsci.bsky.social @somervillecollege.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.
This week we hosted our 1st Independent Scientific Advisory Board meeting since launching our 2026-2030 strategy. The Board shared insights to guide our vision of becoming a globally leading African research institution advancing human health through science, innovation & capacity development.
Mesoamerica, the conversation is coming to you. What does solidarity in global health look like when it is shaped by the realities, priorities, and experiences of the region? 🗣️ The webinar will be held in Spanish, with English translation available. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...