🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 We are looking for a Head of #DataEngineering & #Informatics to play a leading role in our ongoing development & lead our data strategy 📍 Oxford, UK 📅 Apply by Jan 12 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs #NTDs #EmergingInfections #Malaria #GlobalHealth @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

In Springer Nature Rapid, low-cost tests repurposed by Oxford researchers can now detect deadly contaminants in medicinal syrups that could help prevent the tragic child deaths seen worldwide in recent years. 👉 www.iddo.org/news/rapid-l... @bevingan.bsky.social @celinecaillet.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

We’re hiring a new Head of Data Engineering & Informatics to lead our data strategy & drive innovation Based 📍 Oxford, UK | Apply now: www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs #DataEngineering #GlobalHealth BS @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 We are looking for a Head of #DataEngineering & #Informatics to play a leading role in our ongoing development & lead our data strategy. 📍 Oxford, UK 📅 Apply by Jan 12 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs #NTDs #EmergingInfections #Malaria @UniofOxfordJobs #recruitment @TropMedOxford

📝 Read blog by Dr Nathalie Beloum, one of our new WHO/TDR Fellows! She shares insights into the application process, her upcoming projects, first impressions and hopes for the placement. @who.int #TDRnews 👉 Read www.iddo.org/news/introdu...

Rapid test to identify heat-damaged vaccines Researchers from Medicine Quality Research Group & collaborators developed a method to identify heat-exposed vaccines without sophisticated lab equipment @iddonews.bsky.social @moru-mip.bsky.social Read 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...

🚨 Oxford-led researchers have developed a rapid, low-cost test to detect heat-damaged #vaccines—no specialist lab equipment required. @celinecaillet.bsky.social @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @bevingan.bsky.social @kavlioxford.bsky.social @oxfordbiochemistry.bsky.social www.iddo.org/news/oxford-...

NEW: Oxford researchers have developed TrustedMDT, a multi-agent artificial intelligence (AI) system designed to support medical specialists during cancer treatment planning meetings. Find out more ⬇️

NEWS: Addressing antimicrobial resistance through advanced urinary tract infections (UTIs) models The study, which includes contributions from researchers in @ndorms.bsky.social deploys innovative models as platforms to better replicate the bladder environment.

#ResearchHighlight from @moru-mip.bsky.social, @oucru.bsky.social, @kemriwellcome.bsky.social Prospective characterisation of drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Africa and Asia #ACORN2 a surveillance network assessment 👉 www.ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi Paper 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📝 Read blog by Dr Nathalie Beloum, one of our new WHO/TDR Fellows! She shares insights into the application process, her upcoming projects, first impressions and hopes for the placement. @who.int #TDRnews 👉 Read her story www.iddo.org/news/introdu...

Researchers from KEMRI-Wellcome, the University of Ghana, and the African Health Research Institute are meeting for a Pandemic Ethics Research writing and analysis workshop. Since 2021, the team has examined ethical issues in public health emergency responses in Africa, including COVID-19.

📢Applications are open! Interested in pursuing a DPhil? Apply for this project with IDDO – ‘The use of historical control data in the context of poverty-related infectious diseases’. Supervised by @philippe-guerin.bsky.social Dr Makoto Saito @prabindahal.bsky.social Dr James Watson 👉 bit.ly/4aPSbYG

#ResearchHighlight from Lynne Elson @kemriwellcome.bsky.social Assessing the impact of tungiasis on children’s quality of life in Kenya Read more 👉 www.ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi Full publication 👉 journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

Research Spotlight: The IRONMUM Trial @moru-mip.bsky.social Tackling iron deficiency, SMRU ensures that prevention and treatments are effective where they are needed most, when addressing critical health challenges in low-income settings Read more 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/researc...

Learn more about our #malaria research, work to inform optimal malaria treatments, policy and tracking #antimalarial #DrugResistance Sign up to our newsletter here www.iddo.org/wwarn/wwarn-...

#ScienceReadForSunday: Long-term outcomes of benznidazole treatment in chronic #Chagas disease: A 27-year cohort study of parasitological cure and death in the Jequitinhonha Valley, Brazil journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...

#ScienceReadForSunday: A cross-sectional survey of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax in India using rapid diagnostic test and microscopy across 12 sites of varying transmission, 2023–2024 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Wishing a happy Hanukkah to all those celebrating — at this time we hold close the light of community and peace. #Hanukkah

The NEWRISK Project (WP3) convened experts from the Ministry of Health - Kenya, researchers & technical partners to refine a tool assessing how extreme weather affects health facilities. Insights will strengthen the ECHRRA-K tool and Kenya’s preparedness for climate-related health risks.

We’re proud to host the Malaria Molecular Surveillance training, which brings together participants from 13 African countries for hands-on wet-lab and bioinformatics training, in partnership with Africa CDC and ASLM, strengthening malaria genomics capacity across the continent.

The Shaping Health Benefits Packages and Researching Priorities project team held a consultative meeting with the Benefits Package & Tariffs Advisory Panel, focusing on evidence-informed priority-setting, improved benefits package processes, and stronger stakeholder collaboration.

Join us as Head of Data Engineering & Informatics and help shape the future of infectious disease research. Apply today 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs 📅 Deadline Jan 12 at noon @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Great to be featured on the University of Oxford’s Pulse today. It’s fantastic to see this piece highlighting Hal Drakesmith and the Drakesmith Lab at the #MRCWIMM, working with colleagues from Oxford Earth Sciences. www.ox.ac.uk/pulse/health... @ox.ac.uk

INTERNAL OPPORTUNITY: We are seeking to appoint a Senior Academic to the role of Associate Head of Division for Culture, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Applicants will need the support of their Head of Department to take on this role. Apply by 13 January 👉 www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

Dr Cherry Lim, a Wellcome Early-Career Research Community Champion at Oxford, works to improve global #AMR surveillance systems, partnerships, and policy. In our latest research spotlight, she shares why local insight, global collaboration, and a multidisciplinary approach is needed to tackle AMR.

#MeetOurResearchers Germana Bancone, Haematology Research Scientist at SMRU in Mae Sot, Thailand tells us about her research on red blood cells disorders in low-resource settings. @moru-mip.bsky.social View the interview 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/wall-of-face...

Learn more about our work to strengthen research through equitable data use and accelerate better treatment and control of #NTDs Sign up for our newsletter here bit.ly/3Exj2XZ #BeatNTDs #COVID19 #malaria #VL #ChagasDisease #AMR

#ResearchHighlight from Robinson Oyando & Benjamin Tsofa @kemriwellcome.bsky.social Access to hypertension services and health-seeking experiences in rural Coastal Kenya: A qualitative study Read more 👉 www.ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi Full publication 👉 journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Blood test predicts risk of death in acutely ill children @kemriwellcome.bsky.social Data from the #CHAIN Network identified a blood-based indicator of intestinal damage and inflammation that strongly predicts mortality in sick children Read more 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/blood-t...

NEWS: First volunteer receives Lassa Fever vaccine in cutting-edge Oxford trial The trial conducted by @ovg.ox.ac.uk and funded by @cepi.net, will assess the safety and immune response of the ChAdOx1 Lassa vaccine.

🚨 🚨 We’re hiring a new Head of Data Engineering & Informatics to lead our data strategy & drive innovation Based 📍 Oxford, UK | Apply now: www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs #DataEngineering #GlobalHealth @UniofOxfordJobs #recruitment @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Do you work with patients with #vl #VisceralLeishmaniasis #HIV coinfection ? Use the free to download case report form which has been designed by the VL research community to advance treatment of the disease 👉 www.iddo.org/vl/crf

#ResearchHighlight from Phaik Yeong Cheah @moru-mip.bsky.social Engagement and justice considerations in mitigation of antimicrobial resistance #AMR Read more 👉 www.ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi Full publication 👉 www.cell.com/trends/micro...

The first volunteer has received a dose in a first-in-human trial of Oxford’s Lassa vaccine, marking a major milestone in the fight against the deadly virus. Find out more ⬇️ @ovg.ox.ac.uk | @cepi.net

Dr. Sophie Uyoga, Ag. Deputy Director at the KEMRI–Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast, delivered opening remarks at the 3rd Kilifi County Health Scientific Symposium 2025, highlighting @kemriwellcome.bsky.social’s role in advancing research and sustainable capacity for better health.

Are you a malaria researcher? Use the freely available WWARN Clinical Trials library developed to support global #malaria research efforts. The library is a comprehensive living systematic review of clinical efficacy studies from 1946 to the present day. www.iddo.org/wwarn/wwarn-...

Prof. Edwine Barasa, Executive Director at @kemriwellcome.bsky.social delivered a keynote on the the Social Health Insurance Fund replacing NHIF, resource mobilisation, and sustainable health investments at the 3rd Kilifi County Health Scientific Symposium 2025, calling for unified governance.

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 We are looking for a Head of #DataEngineering & #Informatics to play a leading role in our ongoing development & lead our data strategy 📍 Oxford, UK 📅 Apply by Jan 12 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs #NTDs #EmergingInfections #malaria #GlobalHealth @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk

Prospective characterisation of drug-resistant bloodstream infections in Africa and Asia (ACORN2): a surveillance network assessment - The Lancet Microbe www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Great work by a tremendous team of collaborators! @wellcometrust.bsky.social @acorn-amr.bsky.social @who.int

#ResearchHighlight from Emily Odipo & Emelda Okiro @kemriwellcome.bsky.social Methods for assessing climate vulnerability in Africa across two decades: a scoping review Read more 👉 www.ndm.ac/tropmed.res-hi Full publication 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#ScienceReadForSunday: Mapping Plasmodium transitions and interactions in the Anopheles female www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#ScienceReadForSunday: Mapping Plasmodium transitions and interactions in the Anopheles female www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Clinical Information Network held an inception meeting with national, county & facility teams to strengthen data use and improve the quality of maternal & newborn care in Kenya, building on collaboration with the Ministry of Health, county governments, and participating facilities.

Are you researching #malaria? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/wwarn/workin... #DataReuse #DataForGood

Are you researching #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections #malaria #AMR or #NTDs? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/data-sharing #BeatNTDs

⏳ 1 Day to Go! #Tomorrow, three powerful voices from across #SouthAsia will lead an urgent conversation on solidarity, its challenges, its possibilities, and its practice across communities & systems. 👉 Register:
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #Solidarity #GlobalHealth #Bioethics #India #Nepal

🌎 @tghn-news.bsky.social Webinar: Pathfinder Studies in LAC 👥 Explore how pathfinder studies are strengthening capacity, collaboration & innovation in health research across Latin America and the Caribbean 🗓️ 11 Dec | 14:00 UTC 💻 Online 🔗 shorturl.at/aa5W5

Then at 10.30am, Dr Nathalie Beloum will speak about her PhD work ‘Intrapartum-Related Asphyxia (IRA) in low-risk deliveries: prevalence, risk factors and outcomes in peri-urban Gambian health facilities: a secondary analysis of the PregnAnZI-2 trial data’

First to speak, at 10.15am, Dr Aninda Moitry will talk about her research ‘Causal effects of first-trimester antimalarial use on spontaneous pregnancy loss: A target trial emulation using pregnancy registry data’