Latest news from COMDIS-HSD

World leaders commit to ending TB at landmark UN meeting

Heads of state meeting at the UN General Assembly have committed to ensure 40 million people with tuberculosis (TB) are successfully treated by 2022. They have also agreed 30 million people will receive preventative treatment by 2022 to protect them … Read on »

Soft skills are essential for ensuring successful project management

Programmes fail when project managers lack soft skills, argues COMDIS-HSD Consortium Manager, Libby Clark, at Project Management in Practice Conference. Last month, I travelled to Boston, USA to present at a panel session on soft skills in project management at … Read on »

New research unit seeks to improve healthcare interventions in Eswatini

A new research organisation in Eswatini has been launched building on the previous work of COMDIS-HSD, which has delivered applied public health research in the Lubombo Region for 10 years. The Lubombo Health Research Unit (LHRU) is a collaboration between … Read on »

Integrating tobacco cessation in primary health care

Integrating tobacco cessation into primary care is overlooked in many countries, highlighting a need to develop suitable interventions. Dr Sushil Baral, Managing Director of HERD International, reports on the recent regional workshop for capacity building in tobacco cessation organised by … Read on »

Is open access really open for researchers in the Global South?

In this blog post, COMDIS-HSD Research Communications and Uptake Manager, Nilam Ashra-McGrath, reflects on the challenges of open access in the Global South.  The academic publishing industry has a global footprint, but how much of what it produces – research … Read on »

Commonwealth leaders commit to halving malaria cases in 5 years

Leaders of the 53 commonwealth countries have committed to halving the number of cases of malaria in their countries by 2023. If achieved, this will result in 650,000 lives saved and prevent 350 million cases of malaria. The announcement was … Read on »

Universal health coverage in Bangladesh hindered by communicable and non-communicable diseases

The rising burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases is preventing universal health coverage in Bangladesh, the Director General (Additional Secretary) of the Health Economics Unit, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), has said. Speaking at a health policy event … Read on »

World TB Day 2018: Leading the fight against TB

COMDIS-HSD partners led the way in international events for World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on 24 March. Activities were organised across the globe to promote awareness of the disease under the theme “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-Free World”. The World Health … Read on »

James Newell, COMDIS-HSD Co-Director, reflects on our impact and influence in 2017

  Here at COMDIS-HSD, we’ve been reflecting on our impact and influence in 2017, which began with a 2-year extension to continue some of our work. Our review of 2017 showcases our influence and work in Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Pakistan and … Read on »

How our research has helped reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for children in China

This news story was first published on the University of Leeds health news pages. It describes our work at COMDIS-HSD to combat the inappropriate use of antibiotics – a major global risk factor in the development of drug-resistant ‘superbugs’. A collaboration … Read on »