Polygeia started operations in Hong Kong this year as we instituted our first branch in South-East Asia. Read along to hear what Margaret Ho, Branch Presiden...

Healthcare systems are deliberately or inadvertently targeted by warring factions during armed conflict. This results in the displacement of individuals and ...

In this article, we speak to Cathy Dominic, the Head of Policy and Founder of SCERC to understand what inspired her to spearhead this initiative at Polygeia....

@SDGoals @PHE_uk @UN @SustDev @polygeia #publichealth #globalhealth #SDGs #PHE Summary: This year, the NCD team is evaluating the literature to look for exam...

Key points Risk communication is an open discussion between experts and people facing threats to their health, economic or social well-being. This enables th...

Key points Non-communicable diseases such as obesity and diabetes are on the rise globally Mental health episodes and the number of those suffering with depr...

In recent years, England’s National Health Service (NHS) has faced difficulties encouraging the rapid and widespread adoption of technological and technical ...

Key points Risk communication requires standardization amongst medical professionals in the UK Our research will help shed light on the best techniques for r...

Key points Young carers face higher rates of anxiety, depression, bullying, and low academic attainment than their non-carer peers. Our research will contrib...

Key points Diabetes prevalence is increasing in the UK but most rapidly in low- and middle-income countries The current method for self-monitoring of blood g...

UK law now requires employers to publish their annual gender pay gap data, but weeks from the April deadline 5 in every 6 still have yet to comply. The apath...

Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a new paradigm in global health. Though by no means unprecedented, the notion that improvements in global health...

This report presents research collated and reviewed with two fundamental goals in mind: to understand and to present in simple terms, the current problems wi...

As our world becomes ever more tightly interconnected, increased cross-border movement of pathogens and people necessitates a more international perspective ...

World Africa Day Lepra has over ninety years of experience supporting those affected by leprosy and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in India and Ban...

Nurses are the glue to clinical life. They are on the front line of care provision, they make us feel at home at our most desperate and vulnerable, and they ...

Malaria is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2015, there were an estimated 438,000 deaths globally due to malaria, 340,000 of which were child...

After almost two and half years as Polygeia’s Director it is time for the talented Inesa Rozenman to take up leadership of the organisation while I move to c...

On the 1st of February 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a cluster of cases of microcephaly amongst newborn children within Latin America to...

Giving to charity can be something we barely think about – dropping small change into a donation box or sponsoring a friend’s fundraising efforts. However, t...