Neglected tropical diseases

Political leadership is essential to tackle neglected tropical diseases successfully

More than 20 academics from Africa and Europe attended a London workshop co-hosted by LSE recently to discuss adopting a more biosocial approach to controlling neglected tropical diseases, which affect more than 1 billion people worldwide.
The videos posted here reflect a range of views from leading experts trying to find the middle ground between scientists, anthropologists, drug companies and […]

October 2nd, 2013|Health|0 Comments|

Finding the middle ground in tackling neglected tropical diseases – Dr Johannes Sommerfield

More than 20 academics from Africa and Europe attended a London workshop co-hosted by LSE recently to discuss adopting a more biosocial approach to controlling neglected tropical diseases, which affect more than 1 billion people worldwide.
The videos posted here reflect a range of views from leading experts trying to find the middle ground between scientists, anthropologists, drug companies and […]

September 11th, 2013|Health|0 Comments|

Video: Finding the middle ground in tackling neglected tropical diseases – John Gyapong

More than 20 academics from Africa and Europe attended a London workshop co-hosted by LSE recently to discuss adopting a more biosocial approach to controlling neglected tropical diseases, which affect more than 1 billion people worldwide.
The videos posted here reflect a range of views from leading experts trying to find the middle ground between scientists, anthropologists, drug companies and […]

September 2nd, 2013|Health|0 Comments|

Video: Finding the middle ground in tackling neglected tropical diseases – Alan Fenwick

More than 20 academics from Africa and Europe attended a London workshop co-hosted by LSE recently to discuss adopting a more biosocial approach to controlling neglected tropical diseases, which affect more than 1 billion people worldwide.

The videos posted here reflect a range of views from leading experts trying to find the middle ground between scientists, anthropologists, drug companies and […]

August 28th, 2013|Health|0 Comments|

Will increased funding for neglected tropical diseases really make poverty history?

In this post, LSE’s Professor Tim Allen and Melissa Parker of Brunel University outline the challenges facing programmes to control neglected tropical diseases. This was also a topic of the Burning Issue lecture (available on YouTube)  given by Professor Allen at LSE recently. This post originally appeared in The Lancet. On 21 January 2012, the UK’s Department for International Development […]

January 31st, 2012|Health|0 Comments|

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