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Updates from our current global health projects.

Professor Ian Cumming and Professor Christian Mallen visited the Turks and Caicos Islands to explore future health related research and education opportunities.

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We are excited to announce the publication of the protocol article “Traditional Healers Working with Primary Care and Mental Health for Early Intervention in Psychosis in Young Persons: Protocol for the feasibility cluster randomized controlled trial”.

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IEPA 14 Conference: “Management of First Episode Psychosis (FEP) in Pakistan” presentation by Professor Saeed Farooq in the Heart of Switzerland

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The excellent achievements of the staff and teams across Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT) were recognized and celebrated during the Big Awards Night held on 29 June 2023.

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CONTROL is an NIHR-funded research programme, that aims to develop and test a psychological intervention for treating depression in Pakistani and Afghan refugee Tuberculosis (TB) patients and to improve their adherence to anti-TB treatment.

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Patients who suffer from debilitating joint pain following a tropical viral infection are set to benefit from new Keele University research.

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Researchers have called for greater cooperation between human, animal, and environmental health organisations, to better prepare us for future pandemics.

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The Covid-19 pandemic reversed a decade’s worth of progress in reducing mortality from cardiovascular disease in the USA, new Keele-led research has found.

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New research led by a Keele University professor has found that uncontrolled high blood pressure is the main cause of cardiovascular emergencies in the USA.

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A Keele-led study has found there is a widening gap in death rates between diabetes patients from rural and urban areas in the USA, with those from rural areas more adversely affected.

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Burnout among primary healthcare workers in poorer countries is ‘substantial’ and putting patients’ safety at risk, new research by Keele University has found.

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Mosquitoes can learn to actively avoid pesticides after being exposed to a near-fatal dose, new research suggests.

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Releasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild could provide a promising strategy for tackling malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research.

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A Keele University professor is co-leading a research team aiming to improve mental health in tuberculosis (TB) patients by developing a new psychological treatment.

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An upcoming exhibition will highlight work by artists from around the world created to support vital Keele University research into global health.

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A new study led by Keele University will highlight the role of music in LGBTI resistance and resilience in the face of violence and discrimination in Latin America.

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Keele University’s Professor Saeed Farooq is leading a new study which aims to improve the identification and treatment of psychosis in young people in Pakistan.

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Deadly diseases like malaria could be combated by modifying the genetic makeup of mosquitoes to create all-male offspring, according to new research.

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A Keele University academic is part of a team of researchers who are set to advise the Pakistani government on the creation of the country’s first ever mental health strategy.

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Researchers have found a crucial enzyme in tuberculosis (TB) to target, allowing the development of new treatments to help fight against the disease's drug resistance.

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An international team of anthropologists, clinicians and artists are hosting a series of events at Keele University about rural healthcare in the Philippines.

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A new study led by Keele University has found that older people who self-harm may do so because of social factors including isolation, loneliness, poor housing and financial hardship.

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An international team of health and legal experts has published a new paper calling on the World Health Organisation to convene the Emergency Committee to consider declaring the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” (PHEIC).

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Keele University has been awarded a £500,000 research grant by the Medical Research Council (UK) to assess the effectiveness of a community-based intervention in Pakistan in order to address the current gap in care for Schizophrenia patients within developing countries.

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Keele University’s Professor Toby Bruce has been awarded a major grant of £1.1million from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to investigate solutions to the rising problem of the Fall Armyworm, in collaboration with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in Kenya.

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Keele University has officially launched a new interdisciplinary research project to tackle public health issues in the Philippines.

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