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Improving data capacity
Strengthening data capacity in Niger
SCI collaborated with Niger's Ministry of Health to provide training in data cleaning and analysis, to ensure treatment programmes perform optimally.
Strengthening data capacity in Niger
SCI collaborated with Niger's Ministry of Health to provide training in data cleaning and analysis, to ensure treatment programmes perform optimally.
Mapping progress in schistosomiasis control in Uganda
Programmatic surveys have been completed to re-assess infection levels around Lake Victoria in Uganda, to determine an optimal treatment strategy.
Change in USA food policies could prevent 230,000 heart disease deaths by 2030
Increased discounts on fruit and vegetables, and higher taxes on sugary drinks, could prevent heart disease deaths, says a new study.
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Obesity and diabetes rising across Africa, according to Imperial study
Obesity and diabetes are rising in Africa, led by higher income countries in the north and south.
Free universal healthcare reduces health inequality in Brazil
Expanding access to primary healthcare has helped to reduce health inequalities between racial groups in Brazil.
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SCI-supported treatment starts in Nigeria
The first round of SCI-supported treatment has started in Nigeria as part of a collaboration between SCI and Sightsavers.
Jane and Liz raise over £60k for SCI!
SCI Programme Managers Jane and Liz successfully complete the London Marathon and raise £60,765, enough to provide over 180,000 treatments.
Readily available antibiotic could help to curb lung damage from TB
Imperial scientists have found how a common antibiotic could help reduce lung destruction in people with Tuberculosis (TB).
Imperial celebrates 'bumper crop' of new Fellows
Eight Imperial researchers have been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.
Over 100 genetic hotspots linked to type 2 diabetes found, giving disease clues
Scientists have uncovered 111 new regions of the genes linked to type 2 diabetes, providing clues to the genetic basis of the disease.