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.

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.

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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.

Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health@tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 2d ago

#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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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