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News

Rama the Worm promotion
Thursday, 01 Mar 2018

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade event showcasing Rama the Worm hygiene pilot

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Wednesday, 24 Jan 2018

Head of RSPH’s Department of Global Health A/Prof Darren Gray speaks on the ABC Radio National Breakfast about Neglected Tropical Diseases

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Latrine and view in Hlalmeta
Saturday, 11 Feb 2017

Dr Susana Vaz Nery’s research seeks to minimise diseases that are transmitted through contaminated soil. She recently won funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to continue he

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Tuesday, 07 Feb 2017

Reducing soil-transmitted helminth (STH) disease burden in resource limited environments:  an investigation into the impact of the ‘BALatrine’ on improving the health and sanitation of local communities in Indonesia.

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Events

A female doctor in a white coat demonstrates using a stethoscope to two young animated children in a classroom with an alphabet poster in the background.
18 May 2023 | 12:30 - 1pm

Examining the acceptability and impact of a school-based helminth education package in the Lower Mekong Basin.

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X-ray image of a human chest showing the ribs and lung area.
19 Aug 2021 | 1 - 1:30pm

This PhD thesis aims to explore the gaps in the TB and MDR-TB continuum of care in Zimbabwe.

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A bustling outdoor market scene with people trading goods, three smiling young girls in the foreground, and a seated camel to the side.
10 Dec 2020 | 12:30 - 1pm

This project aims to assess people's perceptions, knowledge, and health practices about non-communicable diseases (NCDs) using mixed methods.

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A screenshot of a document titled "Retraction—Hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without a macrolide for treatment of COVID-19: a multinational registry analysis" published in the Lancet, detailing the retraction reasons and acknowledgments.
23 Jul 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Panel discussion on the lessons learned following the retraction of Lancet and NEMJ articles and the implication for research practices.

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A lecturer speaks to a crowd of students in a large university auditorium.
11 Jun 2020 | 12:30 - 1pm

Comparing recursive partitioning and Bayesian network methods with logistic regression in the context of STH infection. 

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A man seated at a desk with two laptops, one displaying a graph and the other showing a document with images of athletes.
12 Mar 2020 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Tsheten will discuss the entomological and epidemiological characteristics of dengue including the cost of dengue control in Bhutan.

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An elderly man speaking into a microphone in a room with a beige wall.
17 Sep 2018 | 12 - 1pm

Professor Robert Bergquist presents his view on climate change and the effect on parasitic disease.

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A person in gloves administering an injection into another person's upper arm.
27 Oct 2016 | 12:30 - 1:30pm

Local vaccine producers supply over half of the world’s vaccines. However, economic studies on local vaccine production in the present time, are limited. A better understanding of local vaccine production will help developing countries identify the current critical elements that predict vaccine production viability.

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Close-up image of a mosquito standing on a surface, showcasing its distinct black and white striped body and legs.
18 Aug 2016 | 12:45am - 1:30pm