NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections

Conducting and applying multidisciplinary public health research

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is funded through the Department of Health to improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. The Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) is an integrated consortium within the NIHR comprising world-class expertise in all areas of laboratory, public health, epidemiology and health-economic sciences.

Our driving goal and motivation is to protect and improve the public’s health through better application of cost-effective interventions"

 

 

The mission of the NIHR HPRU in Respiratory Infections at Imperial College London is to support UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) by creating a centre of excellence to design, conduct and share internationally-leading multidisciplinary health protection research.

The NIHR Health Protection Unit in Respiratory Infections supports research projects across influenza, tuberculosis and other respiratory infections . Please find further information on our Research themes page.

 

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Researchers working in the NIHR HPRU Respiratory Infection labs

About us

The NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections at Imperial College London, in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), was initiated on 1st April 2014.

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Research themes

The Unit supports research projects across Influenza, Tuberculosis and other respiratory infections over four themes.

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Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement

Public understanding of respiratory infections is especially important, since outbreak control requires prevention through early intervention.

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Finding hidden tuberculosis

Finding hidden tuberculosis

In 2015, over 10 million people worldwide developed TB disease, and 1.8 million people died of it, a larger annual death toll than that claimed by HIV.

One person dies of TB every 25 seconds, and these statistics are especially shocking in the context of a disease which is preventable and curable, even though the treatment is long and difficult, and requires commitment on part of the patient and their clinical carers.