News archive: 2013

Prof Xiaolin Wei to review family physician training for National Development and Reform Commission in China

China’s National Development and Reform Commission has launched a series of family physician training programmes in 10 different cities, covering both the east and west provinces of China. Prof. Xiaolin Wei, Head of Global Health Research and Development, is an … Read on »

HEART interviews Prof John Walley about improving health service delivery using the COMDIS-HSD approach

The Health and Education Advice and Resource Team (HEART) interviewed Prof John Walley for its HEART Talks series. In this video John explains the COMDIS-HSD approach to improving health service delivery for chronic diseases focusing on primary care. The video illustrates the … Read on »

Zambian ICCM study findings shared at ICCM London Symposium

Malaria Consortium recently shared findings from their Zambian Integrated Community Case Management study at their ICCM Symposium in London. The symposium was attended by representatives of the Ugandan Ministry of Health, UNICEF, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. … Read on »

Dr Kirstie Graham talks to The Guardian about ICCM

In the second of a series of 3 articles, Dr Kirstie Graham of Malaria Consortium takes part in a short Q&A on the malaria and infectious diseases hub of The Guardian website. The COMDIS-HSD study in Zambia looks at how to promote … Read on »

The ticking time bomb of antibiotic resistance

In the first of a series of 3 articles, Dr Kirstie Graham of Malaria Consortium outlines why antibiotic resistance is ‘a ticking time bomb for public health’. She introduces the issue of antibiotic drug resistance, including its spread and its … Read on »

Dr Zafar Ullah makes the top 3 at GBC Health Conference

Dr. Zafar Ullah, CEO of SEED attended the prestigious GBC Health conference in New York as a sponsored, invited speaker from 15 – 17 May 2013.  His presentation ‘Women in the Workplace: Improving Access to Tuberculosis Care for Garments Workers … Read on »

COMDIS-HSD annual meeting focuses on research uptake and capacity building strategies

In April 2013, partners attended our annual meeting where they updated everyone on the progress of all their projects. We also spent time focusing on how to get research into policy and practice, and how to further build the capacity … Read on »

Chief Minister of Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal, visits The Nuffield Centre

Dr. Padam Bahadur Chand, Chief of Policy Planning and International Cooperation Division, Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), Nepal, visited The Nuffield Centre on 7th March to give a presentation to the team. Dr Chand’s presentation was ‘Nepal’s Health Sector … Read on »

Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria to adapt COMDIS-HSD’s guides

In March 2013, Professor John Walley visited Nigeria to discuss CVD and diabetes work with the Federal Ministry of Health.  They are keen to adapt COMDIS-HSD’s generic package of CVD-diabetes case management and lifestyle education materials. The meeting was facilitated … Read on »

Capacity building workshop on Randomised Controlled Trials

COMDIS-HSD partners attended a capacity building workshop which focused on running Randomised Control Trials. We spent 3 days looking at the CONSORT guidelines, monitoring fidelity, compliance and adherence, managing trials, and developing a code plan and database.   This was followed … Read on »