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    Determining the risk factors for Acute Respiratory Infections in Tanzanian children under five
    Polygeia
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 5 min

    Determining the risk factors for Acute Respiratory Infections in Tanzanian children under five

    Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are a common cause of childhood morbidity and mortality around the world. This includes upper...
    How to expedite vaccine R&D in response to Disease X - A reanalysis in light of COVID-19
    Polygeia
    • May 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    How to expedite vaccine R&D in response to Disease X - A reanalysis in light of COVID-19

    “Disease X, we said back then, would likely result from a virus originating in animals and would emerge somewhere on the planet where...
    Tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases by Promoting Equality
    Polygeia
    • May 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases by Promoting Equality

    Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a diverse group of 20 disease and disease groups that are typified by their prevalence in...
    Student Collaborative for Extempore Research on COVID-19: A Snapshot
    Polygeia
    • May 13, 2020
    • 4 min

    Student Collaborative for Extempore Research on COVID-19: A Snapshot

    In this article, we speak to Cathy Dominic, the Head of Policy and Founder of SCERC to understand what inspired her to spearhead this...
    COVID-19: Community Engagement & other Strategies for Social Mobilisation in Africa
    Polygeia
    • May 2, 2020
    • 6 min

    COVID-19: Community Engagement & other Strategies for Social Mobilisation in Africa

    The ultimate control and prevention of the Covid-19 pandemic would rely largely on human behaviours. Therefore, people’s action or...
    Does Big Pharma have the answers to antimicrobial resistance?
    Polygeia
    • Jul 20, 2019
    • 3 min

    Does Big Pharma have the answers to antimicrobial resistance?

    Key points Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses one of the most important global health issues of the 21st century Mortality associated...
    Disease X: the practical challenges of vaccinating against the unknown
    Polygeia
    • May 14, 2018
    • 3 min

    Disease X: the practical challenges of vaccinating against the unknown

    Key points Disease X is the new disease we should all be preparing for Our research will look at how policy can impact our vaccine...
    World TB Day
    Polygeia
    • Mar 26, 2018
    • 3 min

    World TB Day

    Key points World TB Day 2018 highlighted TB as a large global problem TB research is lacking yet receives less money than other diseases,...
    Cholera: Not a disease of the past
    Polygeia
    • Aug 10, 2017
    • 4 min

    Cholera: Not a disease of the past

    In a world of rapid economic and technological progress, an expanding health care sector and rapidly evolving innovations, diseases that...
    Antimicrobial resistance: implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
    Polygeia
    • May 16, 2017
    • 3 min

    Antimicrobial resistance: implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, the United Nations (UN) outlined their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): a series of targets which aim to significantly and...
    A One Health approach to fight the future epidemics: the case of Nipah virus in Bangladesh
    Polygeia
    • May 10, 2017
    • 5 min

    A One Health approach to fight the future epidemics: the case of Nipah virus in Bangladesh

    Deadly epidemics have been threatening humanity since our earliest days. The recent 2013-2016 outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in...
    Leprosy: a disease of the poor?
    Polygeia
    • Nov 8, 2016
    • 3 min

    Leprosy: a disease of the poor?

    The 17th of October marked the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It is a day that gives the opportunity for people around...
    Glass Walls As Well As Ceilings: Gender Specific Barriers to Access for Health Interventions.
    Polygeia
    • Mar 27, 2016
    • 5 min

    Glass Walls As Well As Ceilings: Gender Specific Barriers to Access for Health Interventions.

    Of the approximately 3 billion people who live on less than $2 a day, infectious diseases represent a potent and serious source of...
    Polygeia at the House of Commons: Lessons from Ebola Affected Communities
    Polygeia
    • Mar 18, 2016
    • 2 min

    Polygeia at the House of Commons: Lessons from Ebola Affected Communities

    Image left to right: Lord Chidgey (chair of Africa APPG), Tom Hird, Samara Linton and Richard Dowden (director of the Royal African...
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