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Louise Ellman praises the IMPALA programme during a Backbench Business Committee debate on ending TB
The Labour & Co-operative Member of Parliament for Liverpool Riverside Louise Ellman gave a rousing speech praising the ground-breaking work being done by LSTM and the University of Liverpool’s Institute for Infection and Global Health. This cross-campus collaboration is facilitated by Dr Tom Wingfield who is a member of the WHO Task Force on Catastrophic Costs of TB. Mrs Ellman specifically mentioned the IMPALA programme saying “The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine undertakes significant research into complex poverty-driven global diseases, and this includes TB”, she summarised the IMPALA programme - a £7 million project funded by the NIHR to create an Africa-focused global health research unit for lung health and TB working across 11 African countries strengthening research infrastructure in African institutions.
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LSTM celebrates International Women's Day 2020
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On #IWD2020, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine are putting the spotlight on our global southern partners who drive incredible research across the globe, positively affecting gender and health outcomes. This feature has been made possible by collaboration between over 60 women from more than 25 institutions across 18 countries, spanning 10 research grants. The research projects featured are ...
IMPALA at the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health
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The IMPALA team took a 'conscious conferencing' approach to the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health, hosted in The Netherlands, October 24th-27th 2018. The IMPALA team met before the conference to complete their pre-conference reflections which outlined what they wanted to get out of the conference, what networks they hoped to build, what knowledge gaps they wanted to address etc. After ...
Noemia Siqueira interviewed about her role as a Health Economist
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Noemia Siqueira, the IMPACT TB health economist, was interviewed by the University of Liverpool to discuss health economics in a Brazilian context and her work at LSTM.
Membership at The Union Conference 2018
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At last year's Union Conference of Lung Health in The Hague, Dr Angela Obasi (LSTM - IMPALA) chatted to Union Memberships Officer Rajni Khan about the opportunities and benefits available from Union Membership.
A·WOL 10 Year Celebration
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The A·WOL consortium celebrated a significant milestone as it hit its 10-year review, looking back at the progress made so far, which includes a number of firsts. As part of the celebrations, A·WOL hosted a stakeholders meeting at LSTM and took their guests on an immersive creative experience choreographed by local performance artists FoolSize Theatre and captured by The Hatch TV. Guests were g...
Infected Abroad: Mosquito Bites - A·WOL Consortium
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Infected Abroad: Mosquito Bites aired on Discovery Channel July 2017. The A·WOL Consortium consists of both academic and industrial partners funded by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, whose aim is to develop new drugs against onchocerciasis (river blindness) and lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis).
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) - Life Cycle - WHO
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World Health Organisation animated video explaining the parasitic life cycle of Onchocerciasis in humans
Lymphatic Filariasis (Elephantiasis) - Life Cycle
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Video explaining the parasitic life cycle of Lymphatic Filariasis in humans
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness) Life Cycle NTDs
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Video explaining the parasitic life cycle of Onchocerciasis

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