A new study by the University of Oxford and the University of California reveals that giving unconditional cash transfers to pregnant women in rural Kenya significantly reduces infant and child mortality.
A multi-disciplinary study by KEMRI-Wellcome Trust, Harnessing Innovation in Global Health for Quality Care (HIGH-Q), has revealed how workforce issues influence the quality of care in newborn units. The research highlighted the effect of severe nurse staffing shortages in Kenyan hospitals as a major obstacle to providing quality care for newborns.
A research project led by the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) to study the cause and impact of antimicrobial-resistant sepsis in Nigeria has resulted in reduced new-born deaths, improved awareness about neonatal infection prevention amongst parents, and strengthened capacity and training for local doctors. The findings have been published in Nature Communications.
The Global Health Solidarity Open Forum 2025 convened over 150 global participants to explore solidarity in research and practice. Speakers emphasised power redistribution, equitable partnerships, and community-led engagement in global health. Discussions highlighted the importance of shifting from aid to collaboration, ensuring solidarity becomes a driving force in shaping just, resilient health systems.
On 16 July the Lancet Commission published its report on One Health. Ahead of publication, experts from across the UK, Germany, Norway, and Ghana gathered in Oxford to explore how a One Health approach can be mobilised to tackle global health challenges including antimicrobial resistance.
Internalised racism is an overlooked concept that can shape how professionals from historically marginalised backgrounds see themselves within global health. This essay by Bipin Adhikari, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit, and colleagues, examines how deep-rooted racial hierarchies may influence identity, behaviour, and institutional culture.
A collaborative new study involving KEMRI-Wellcome Trust researchers has highlighted a new way to control malaria transmission. The study found that ivermectin, a drug normally used for neglected tropical diseases, led to a 26% reduction in new malaria infections among children aged 5-15.
Oxford researchers have developed programmable microcapsules to deliver vaccines in stages, potentially eliminating the need for booster shots and increasing immunisation coverage in hard-to-reach communities.
The African Population Cohorts Consortium (APCC) has formally launched, uniting over 40 population cohorts from 16 countries. With \u00a34 million funding from Wellcome, the initiative aims to harness longitudinal data to advance health equity, shape policy, and strengthen scientific leadership across Africa, focusing on ethics, data and impact.
Poor-quality medications jeopardise the health of millions of people, particularly those in vulnerable populations, and can lead to treatment failures, increased mortality, and the development of drug-resistant pathogens.
A team of researchers at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam are developing AI-based solutions to transform dengue care. These tools include a wearable device and a clinical decision support system.
As mpox cases rise in Sierra Leone, Professor Trudie Lang helps us understand the implications of the continuing spread of the disease, why it matters and how global efforts to tackle the outbreak are progressing.
Co-led by researchers at the Pandemic Sciences Institute, the Nipah virus has been granted PRIME designation. This recognises the vaccine\u2019s potential to address the unmet medical need arising from the devastating Nipah virus disease, which can be fatal in up to 85% of cases.
A low-cost genome sequencing technique that was used by thousands of laboratories globally\r\nto spot COVID-19 variants will be extended to cover all pathogens, in an ambitious new Wellcome Trust-funded project launched today. The ARTIC-2 project is led by the University of Birmingham and brings together researchers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Kenya with expertise in responding to numerous viral threats using genomic surveillance, including recent outbreaks of Ebola virus and Mpox in Africa.
The Oxford Centre for the Humanities,TORCH, Medical Humanities Research Hub (MedHum) has received the 2025 University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Award for Research Culture.
Work led by a NDM Centre for Global Health Research (CGHR) and KEMRI-Wellcome team `Engaging stakeholders to build a Kenyan learning health system\u2019 was recognised as winner of the Vice-Chancellor\u2019s Research Engagement Award.
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford will expand its work in global primary care with a new centre and professorship, thanks to a generous \u00a38.4 million gift from the Fondation Docteur Sadok Besrour.
Green Templeton College recently hosted a powerful event, building on the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences 12-part 'Decolonising Global Health' blog series. The event brought together voices from the Global South to share their experiences, challenge entrenched power dynamics and explore practical strategies for creating more equitable health systems.
Scientists from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) have developed a new screening method to tackle bacterial resistance to the tetracycline class of antibiotics. The results from this method provide the starting point to develop new drugs to treat drug-resistant infections. The findings have been published in Chemical Science.
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