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Pump handles and public health

Posted by: Neil Squires, Posted on: 14 September 2012 - Categories: Health

I went to a fantastic lecture at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on the 12th of September - it was the annual John Snow Pump Handle Lecture. I had decided to walk as it was a nice evening, but having …

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The great, the good, the glamorous... and Ghana

Posted by: Dan Thomas, Posted on: 13 June 2012 - Categories: Development Debates, Ghana, Health

The great, the good and the glamorous are gathering in Washington DC this week to talk about some really big issues affecting the world's poorest and most vulnerable children and adults. Anyone who is anyone in global health and development …

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Finishing the job on Guinea worm disease

Posted by: President Jimmy Carter, Posted on: 19 October 2011 - Categories: Development Debates, Health

...village in the world where Guinea worm exists - 23,600 villages - to treat people suffering with the disease and help communities to understand where the disease comes from and...

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