NDM International Activities
By Oxford University
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Description
Faculty at the Nuffield Department of Medicine have been carrying out ground-breaking research overseas for nearly thirty years. We are now working on new and established projects in China, South-East Asia and East Africa with several collaborative partners.
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| 1 | VideoOxford University Clinical Research Unit Vietnam (OUCRU) | The Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) is a large-scale clinical and public health research unit based in Vietnam. OUCRU aims to have a positive and significant impact on global health and, in particular, the prevention, diagnosis and trea | 13 4 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 2 | VideoThe Global Health Network | Dr Trudie Lang tells us how the Global Health Network facilitates collaboration and resource sharing. Clinical trials establish the evidence base for prevention and treatment of disease and are critically important in the field of Global Health. Dr Trud | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoChildhood Nutrition and Immunity | Dr Jay Berkley tells us about his work on childhood nutrition and immunity in East Africa. Dr Jay Berkley works in the KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Collaborative Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya. His research interests include tackling infection and inflamma | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 4 | VideoThe treatment of severe malaria | Professor Arjen Dondorp tells us about his work on severe malaria and the development of new therapies. Current malaria therapies using artesunate aim to kill malaria parasites before they mature. Such medications have high success rates but need to be | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoTropical Medicine in Kenya | Professor Kevin Marsh tells us about his research on Tropical Medicine in Kenya. Professor Kevin Marsh has a broad research interest in child health in the tropics, with a particular focus on the immune epidemiology of malaria. Malaria remains a major w | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 6 | VideoArtemisinin therapy for malaria | Professor Nick White talks about the future of artemisinin and other drug therapies for malaria. Malaria kills more than half a million people every year. Following a number of groundbreaking clinical trials, Professor Nick White and his Thailand team s | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | VideoHealth systems research | Governance in practice Dr Sassy Molyneux's main interests reside in Social science and Ethics in Public Health. Over the years, social scientists have developed a programme of empirical work on research ethics. This work is based on an understanding tha | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 8 | VideoBetter hospitals for children | Oxford Health Systems Research Collaboration (OHSCAR) Professor Mike English leads the Health Services Unit at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. This unit aims to strengthen equality in access to affordable quality health ca | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | VideoBetween research and humanitarian | Between research and humanitarian Professor François Nosten's work concentrates on infectious diseases at the Thai-Burma border. The main focus of his research is on malaria, especially malaria in pregnant women and emerging drug resistance of malaria | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 10 | VideoDiagnosis, Treatment and Disease Epidemiology - The Trefoil Knot | The Newton Abraham Lecture 2014, delivered by Professor Piero Olliaro, Newton Abraham Visiting Professor, University of Oxford. | 16 12 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | VideoChallenges when working in an overseas environment | Over several decades our researchers have carried out ground breaking work overseas, such as in East Africa and South-East Asia. Researchers based in Thailand talk about their experiences when working in stimulating and challenging environments. | 2 7 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 12 | VideoRickettsial Disease | From his research centre in Bangkok, Dr Daniel Paris tells us about the challenges posed by Rickettsia to rural populations in South East Asia. | 2 7 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | VideoMicrobiology in Thailand | From his research group in Thailand, Dr Stuart Blacksell discusses improving the accuracy and the rapidity of tropical infection diagnosis in the field. | 2 7 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 14 | VideoInfectious diseases in South East Asia | From Mahidol University in Thailand, Professor Nick Day talks about rural populations in Thailand and the challenges they face when confronted with infectious diseases. | 2 7 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | VideoMahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) | Featuring interviews with Professor Nick White, Professor Nick Day, Professor Francois Nosten, Dr Direk Limmathurotsakul and Dr Susie Dunachie. Filmed in spring 2013 at the Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) in Bangkok, the Shoklo Med | 12 2 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 16 | VideoShoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) | Filmed in April 2013 at the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU) in Mae Sot, and at the Wang Pa Free Clinic and the Mae La refugee camp, this video highlights SMRU's work among Karen and Myanmar refugees, living along the Thailand-Myanmar border. Dr Fran | 12 2 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 17 | VideoCambodia Oxford Medical Research Unit (COMRU) | This video introduces COMRU, the Cambodia Oxford Medical Research Unit, a collaboration between the Angkor Hospital for Children and Bangkok-based Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU). Currently run by Dr Claudia Turner and Dr Paul Turn | 7 2 2014 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 18 | VideoFrom Oxford to Beijing | Dr Yonghong Zhang was a DPhil Student in Oxford, under the supervision of Dr Tao Dong and Professor Sarah Rowland-Jones. After completing his DPhil, he moved to China where he is currently Vice-director of the Scientific Research Department and Director | 30 4 2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 19 | VideoCollaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) | Professor Emily Chan is the director of the CCOUC. | 30 4 2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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