World Hypertension Day 2024
May 17 is World Hypertension Day, and the theme for 2024 is 'Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer.’ “Early detection and control are crucial. Amongst adults with
Join us in raising awareness this World TB Day on March 24th
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation estimates that globally in 2019, 25,100 cases of tuberculosis (among HIV-negative individuals) were extensively-drug-resistant-TB (XDR-TB). Tragically, XDR-TB infections resulted in 8500 deaths that
HPV Vaccine Programmes in GCC Countries
One of our fellows, Dr Samiya Al Khaldi, a family physician from Oman, is conducting her research on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention programmes in GCC countries. Being part of our
Journal Publication: Alarming update on Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
Read the whole article here: Alarming update on incidence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iraq in 2023 - ScienceDirect We are excited to share our latest publication, shedding light on
NNEdPro’s 15th Year Impact Report Launch: Collaborative Insights and Future Strategies
On the 12th of September 2023, NNEdPro, in collaboration with partners from the University of Queensland (UQ), WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education and Training (WHOCC) Imperial College London,
The 9th International Summit on Nutrition and Health
The NNEdPro International Summit on Nutrition and Health is a leading annual scientific meeting that brings together expert speakers from the UK and globally, interactive panels, posters competition, workshops & networking opportunities. The theme
Imperial WHO CC July Update
WHO Collaborating Centre has been playing a very active part in Public Health Education across the globe. We worked closely with @Public Health Authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr Bill Frankland: ‘The Grandfather of Allergy’
Honouring Scientists from Imperial College London Dr ‘Bill’ Frankland MBE DM FRCP Pioneering immunologist, the “Grandfather of Allergy” dies at the age of 108. Born in 1912, William (‘Bill’) Frankland is
40th anniversary of smallpox eradication
Amidts the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, we are reminded that 8th of May 2020 marked 40 years since the eradication smallpox. It is the only human disease to be eradicated
Westminster Health Forum policy conference: Next steps for adult social care in England
Post Covid-19 we will undoubtedly need to find various ways to commission and deliver social care. Now is the time to make rapid progress and bring reformation of our adult
WHO EMRO Press release: COVID-19 exit strategy
'Humanity is in a challenging scenario with this novel coronavirus and the only road we should take is to fight together and to fight smart'. Professor Salman Rawaf, Dr Harumi Quezada
Conference: what’s next for Global Public Health research?
On Tuesday the 24thof September 2019, Brunel University held an international conference for the official launch of the Brunel Global Health Academy. The Academy is a specialist group of academics and
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): Malnutrition
Karra Foetini-Ioanna is an MSc student in Nutrition, Public health and Policy at the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. Her passion and interest on the association between the Sustainable Development
Mental Health: the global health issue coming of age
Last week the WHO CC welcomed Dr Ahmed Razavi, an experienced public health registrar and member of the faculty of public health (MFPH), to their weekly Wednesday meetings. He works
Fruit & Vegetables Consumption among Women in Saudi Arabia
This week, Mashael Alshaikh successfully submitted the article 'Fruit and Vegetables Consumption among Women in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study and Literature Review' to the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal (EMHJ).
7 School of Public Health publications in top 100 papers of 2017
Taken from the Imperial College London website. Staff from Imperial College London's School of Public Health authored or contributed to seven of the top 100 papers of 2017 as measured
Dr Jie Shen
Dr Jie Shen, a medical doctor in Cognitive and Emotional Neuroscience from China spent three months with the WHO Collaborating Centre focusing on research and attending relevant clinics within NHS.
Collaboration with IHME, University of Washington
COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH METRIC AND EVALUATION (IHME), UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, SEATTLE, USA Our collaboration with the IHME is very productive this year. It has culminated with the publication
Status of patient safety culture in Arab countries: a systematic review
Status of patient safety culture in Arab countries: a systematic review Mustafa Elmontsri, Ahmed Almashrafi, Ricky Banarsee, Azeem Majeed ABSTRACT Objectives: To explore the status of patient safety culture in Arab
PhD Presentations
Presentations amongst the PhD students and staff at the WHO Collaborating Centre @ Imperial College has been continuing on Wednesdays each covering a wide range of topics. So far we