London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Audio News - LSHTM Podcast

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Audio News - LSHTM Podcast

Author: Audio Medica Language: English Episodes: 50
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Produced in collaboration with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Audio News-LSHTM Podcast, this series from Audio Medica delves into the complex and urgent world of global health. Rather than offering simple summaries, each episode unpacks the research and real-world implications behind critical policy decisions, from pandemic preparedness and vaccine equity to tackling non-communicable diseases and climate-related health threats. You'll hear directly from the School's researchers, field experts, and policy architects as they break down their findings and discuss the tangible impacts on communities worldwide. The conversations are grounded in the rigorous science for which LSHTM is renowned, yet presented with clarity for anyone invested in the future of public health. This podcast serves as an essential audio briefing for professionals, students, and engaged citizens who want to move beyond headlines and understand the evidence shaping our collective well-being. Tune in for thoughtful, authoritative discussions that connect academic excellence with the pressing health challenges of our time.
Episodes
Preparing for a healthy Olympics: lessons from the Hajj [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:40
The experience of pilgrims going to Mecca can help prepare London to host a healthy Olympic Games, according to Dr Ahmad Moolla the London medic and researcher who organised a special expert panel discussion on Mass Gath…
Shake Hands At the Olympic Games, And Don’t Worry About Infection! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:00
Visitors and resident Londoners are at very low risk of getting ill during the 2012 Olympic Games. This is the conclusion of Dr Val Curtis Director of the Hygiene Centre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medic…
Mass Gatherings Medicine: London’s 2012 Olympics Action Plan [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:26
LONDON—Top medical experts met at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine for an “expert panel discussion” on mass gatherings medicine — which assessed the state of knowledge about managing the health of million…
London 2012: No Health Hazard ……Come And Enjoy! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:54
LONDON—Britain’s Health Protection Agency has been planning to make sure everybody enjoys good health in London during the Olympic Games. At a discussion forum held at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine the…
Trachoma Diagnostic Testing: Saves Unnecessary Treatment To Prevent Blindness Trachoma Diagnostic Testing: Saves Unnecessary Treatment To Prevent Blindness Trachoma Diagnostic Testing: Saves Unnecessary Treatment To Prevent Blindness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:13
PHILADELPHIA—Instead of mass treatment of whole populations in areas affected by trachoma it is more cost-effective in many situations to check first which children are infected and treat only these. This is according to…
New Health Partnership Tackles Congenital Syphilis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 3:48
LONDON—The hazard of passing lethal syphilis infection from mother to unborn child is being targeted by a new partnership combining the efforts of several key health organisations: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation,…

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