An international study has identified a blood-based indicator of intestinal damage and inflammation that strongly predicts mortality in sick children. The new biomarker could help to identify those children at greatest risk of dying after hospitalisation in parts of the world with limited resources.
Dr Sarah Mlambo shares her journey to reclaim indigenous knowledge systems as vital, context-specific tools for improving maternal mental health in Africa.
Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are facing an urgent and complex challenge: how to transition to greater self-sustainability in health financing amid declining donor support. While this shift is inevitable, the policy responses it elicits carry significant implications for health system equity and access.
Infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, and tuberculosis are considered to pose as great a challenge to global health as new or emerging pathogens, according to a major international study led by The Global Health Network at Oxford\u2019s Nuffield Department of Medicine and commissioned by Wellcome.
Oxford Global Health welcomed Ghana\u2019s High Commissioner and her delegation for a day of discussions on malaria elimination and future collaboration.
A major new study led by the University of Oxford and global partners has exposed significant global blind spots in genomic surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warning that large parts of the world lack the data needed to track and respond to emerging threats.
Professor Tim Elliott and colleagues from Oxford Cancer and the Centre for Immuno-Oncology welcomed the Brazilian Minister of Health and senior officials for an official visit organised by the British Embassy in Brazil. The delegation met to exchange insights on cancer research, regulation, and public health, with discussions focusing on prevention, early diagnosis, and innovative treatments such as mRNA vaccines and immunotherapy.
An effective online treatment for childhood anxiety developed by a team at the University of Oxford is to be adapted and tested in five countries in Asia and South America, with the aim of driving widespread implementation in the future.
A new Oxford Martin School programme is addressing one of global health\u2019s most urgent and overlooked challenges: ensuring equitable access to essential medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Oxford Global Health has partnered with the Oxford Martin School to examine how the climate crisis is shaping children\u2019s health and wellbeing across Africa.
A new project, funded by the Horizon programme, seeks to combat antimicrobial resistance in African hospitals. The initiative introduces a risk-differentiated care approach identifying low-risk children who can be safely discharged early with minimal or no antibiotics supported by targeted parental education and \u2018virtual ward\u2019 follow up by phone.
On World Mosquito Day, Dr Lucy Harrison, postdoctoral researcher at Oxford\u2019s Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) at the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, reflects on the global impact of the mosquito and her research into malaria drug resistance.
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.
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