Rewriting the past: Decolonising archives of global health London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine s (LSHTM s) Archivist and Records Manager Victoria Cranna will be in conversation with Subhadra Das and Arike Oke, discussing the role of archives, including LSHTM’s own archival collection, in critically engaging with the colonial past and present of global health.
In response to LSHTM’s Decolonising Global Health work, the School’s archivists have begun to re-examine LSHTM’s own Archives. What do these contain? What stories did they recount, about LSHTM and global health? Archives can provide information, insight, and inspiration; they can also reflect and reproduce racism, inequality, and imbalances of power. What is the role and value of LSHTM’s Archives, for critical engagement with LSHTM’s colonial past and present?
As the Prime Minister reveals his plan for coming out of lockdown in England, stakeholders here reveal their views regarding his proposals and if they provide a blueprint for Northern Ireland.
UK data: COVID-19 vaccines sharply cut hospitalizations
By Staff | Feb 23, 2021
Britain s Prime Minister Boris Johnson with quality control technician Kerri Symington, visits the French biotechnology laboratory Valneva in Livingston, Scotland, Thursday Jan. 28, 2021, where they will be producing a COVID-19 vaccine on a large scale, during a visit to Scotland. (Wattie Cheung/Pool via AP)
LONDON (AP) Two U.K. studies released Monday showed that COVID-19 vaccination programs are contributing to a sharp drop in hospitalizations, boosting hopes that the shots will work as well in the real world as they have in carefully controlled studies.
Preliminary results from a study in Scotland found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduced hospital admissions by up to 85% four weeks after the first dose, while the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot cut admissions by up to 94%. In England, preliminary data from a study of health care workers showed that the Pfizer vaccine reduced the risk of catching COV
Former Scotland defender Gordon McQueen diagnosed with dementia
Updated: February 23, 2021, 1:31 pm
Gordon McQueen has been diagnosed with dementia (PA)
Former Scotland, Manchester United and Leeds defender Gordon McQueen has been diagnosed with vascular dementia, his family have confirmed.
The 68-year-old started his career at St Mirren before moving to Elland Road in 1972, winning the First Division two years later and playing an important role in their run to the 1975 European Cup final.
McQueen went onto enjoy a successful time with Manchester United and represented Scotland on 30 occasions, scoring five goals.
Having managed Airdrie during a coaching career that included time at Middlesbrough, the ex-centre-back went onto become a popular TV pundit with Sky Sports.
Strengthening planetary health research and action in Europe Expanding the Scope of Research in Planetary Health in Europe webinar series
Funded by the ISGlobal Severo Ochoa Strategic Programme, the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), is hosting the series of 5 weekly webinars: “Expanding the scope of research in planetary health in Europe”.
The programme is aimed at strengthening the field of planetary health, particularly within Europe, by bringing together stakeholders from academia, government, and civil society. The initiative builds on previous activities including the EU meeting “The Europe that Protects: Safeguarding our Planet, Safeguarding our Health” held in Dec 2020 in Helsinki, as well as the “Horizon 2020 HERA Research agenda for the Environment, Clima