Name: Alan Dangour: How human diets are impacting climate change. by LSHTM
Duration: 9 min 42 s
Description: Dr Alan Dangour from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine discusses how changes in human diet, particularly the increasing consumption of meat, are affecting our environment and accelerating the release of greenhouse gas emissions.

Dr Virginia Wiseman from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine summarises the ACT Consortium sponsored symposium held at the MIM Pan African Malaria Conference in South Africa, on 7th October 2013 - "Cost‐effectiveness of interventions designed  
to support the scaling up of RDTs"

Cost‐effectiveness of interventions designed to support the scaling up of RDTs

Dr Clare Chandler from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine summarises the ACT Consortium sponsored symposium held at the MIM Pan African Malaria Conference in South Africa,e 7th October 2013 - "Introducing RDTs in different health sectors: interventions and impact in ACT Consortium studies"

Introducing RDTs in different health sectors: interventions and impact in ACT Consortium studies

Professor David Schellenberg from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine summarises the ACT Consortium sponsored symposium held at the MIM Pan African Malaria Conference in South Africa, on 7th October 2013 - "Enhancing adherence to ACTs purchased from drug shops: results from four intervention studies"

Enhancing adherence to ACTs purchased from drug shops: results from four intervention studies

Professor David Schellenberg from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine summarises the ACT Consortium sponsored symposium held at the MIM Pan African Malaria Conference in South Africa, on 7th October 2013 - "Answering key questions on ACT drug delivery in Africa: findings from the work of the ACT Consortium"

Answering key questions on ACT drug delivery in Africa: findings from the work of the ACT Consortium

Dr Lasse Vestergaard from the University of Copenhagen summarises the ACT Consortium sponsored symposium held at the MIM Pan African Malaria Conference in South Africa, on 9th October 2013 - "Interactions between ACTs for malaria and ARVs for HIV: cause for concern?"

Interactions between ACTs for malaria and ARVs for HIV: cause for concern?

Information on the effectiveness and safety of healthcare should be valid, precise, up to date, clear, and freely available. Currently none of these criteria are fully satisfied, and Cochrane systematic reviews are not the solution.

Ian Roberts, co-director of the clinical trials unit at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, joins us to describe what the Cochrane Injuries Group is doing to address some of these problems.

Read the full analysis article:
http://www.bmj.com/content/350/bmj.h2463 

Methodological gloss won't fix a rubbish evidence base

Dr Alan Dangour from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine discusses how changes in human diet, particularly the increasing consumption of meat, are affecting our environment and accelerating the release of greenhouse gas emissions.

Alan Dangour: How human diets are impacting climate change.

In the US, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug to prevent relapses of malaria.

RFI’s Charlotte Mason asked Professor Brian Greenwood from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine who would benefit from the drug.

The LSHTM's Professor Brian Greenwood on how a new drug will help tackle malaria

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Alan Dangour: How human diets are impacting climate change.

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