š Resistant fungal spores are already in the air we breathe. Professor Matthew Fisher (SPH) has been awarded funding to tackle it, as part of a Ā£54m UK investment in biosecurity. š§µ
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Imperial is a founding partner of the newly launched ARC London, backed by Ā£22m to tackle some of London's biggest health and social care challenges ā with our Dr Ana Luisa Neves (SPH) serving as Deputy Director.
Our Director Professor Neil Ferguson features in the FT on DR Congo's Ebola epidemic, now the fastest-spreading in the country's history. His estimate: real infections could be 3x official figures due to unrecorded deaths in the community. Full piece: ft.com/content/abd30cā¦
www.ft.com Life on the frontline against Ebola People have frequently turned on the nurses and doctors risking infection to battle fast-spreading epidemic in DR Congo Where you live, what you earn and your sex can shape your risk of a life-threatening asthma or COPD flare-up. Our researchers analysed 5+ years of health records for 7.6M+ people in England ā and the inequalities haven't improved since 2019.
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Congratulations to Professor Neil Ferguson, Director of Imperial's School of Public Health ā awarded Singapore's Public Service Medal for his decade-long role advising the country's fight against dengue. š§µ