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Diarrhoeal diseases killing millions of babies around the world each year could be prevented by providing good toilets, lavatories or latrines: especially when designed with full participation of loca

How do you know if you are the right kind of person to specialise in Global Health following on from your degree or other professional qualification? According to experts from the London School of Hyg

Val Curtis of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine explains how we can save millions of lives by washing our hands after going to the toilet, and especially before eating food. She was t

Professor Peter Piot, incoming Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, talks about tackling the world’s health challenges and delivering good health for all. From his per

The Lancet, The London International Development Centre and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Meet To Discuss Goals Beyond 2015. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

Ros Stanwell Smith invites you to walk around the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in Keppel Street, in the part of London’s West End known as Bloomsbury. She points out the names

Without better lavatories and safe water we will fail to meet the Millennium Development Goals, according to a new report published by the charity WaterAid from researchers in Zambia, Burkina Faso, Ba

Lower outdoor temperatures were associated with greater numbers of patients being admitted to British hospitals with heart attacks – according to research published in the British Medical Journa

A global atlas of worm infections has been launched by scientists working in London and Nairobi. Simon Brooker of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine tells Peter Goodwin about “Th

Professor John Cleland of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine talks about the central role of family planning for tackling the linked challenge of rising global populations and clima

Tim Nicholson of the Campaign for Greener Healthcare talks about the aims of the 10:10 Campaign conducted by organisations volunteering to reduce carbon emissions by at least 10 per cent in a 12 month

The “London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine’s Got Talent” competition has generated a glittering array of ideas for promoting public health. It’s been funded from the G