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New Climate × Health Seminar Series connects researchers across Oxford

A new Climate × Health seminar series is bringing together researchers from across the University of Oxford to exchange ideas, showcase research and develop collaborations to address the health impacts of climate change.

Oxford researchers support international response to Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak

Teams from across the University of Oxford are supporting the international response to the current Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak through interdisciplinary research spanning biomedical, public health and social and behavioural science.

Unlocking the full potential of community health workers for Africa’s adolescents

New study identifies opportunities to strengthen adolescent health and well-being in Africa.

Unlocking the full potential of community health workers for Africa’s adolescents

New study identifies opportunities to strengthen adolescent health and well-being in Africa.

Smoking and drinking exacerbate social inequalities in premature deaths in India

Study finds social inequality is a major predictor of premature death, even among people who neither smoke nor drink alcohol.

New analysis maps gaps in neglected tropical diseases clinical research

Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion people, yet research activity is unevenly distributed. A new analysis has identified important clinical research gaps in NTDs, highlighting where greater research investment is needed to support the World Health Organization's goal of eliminating NTDs by 2030.

New Lancet review calls for urgent action to tackle the growing global threat of encephalitis

The review highlights encephalitis as an urgent global health challenge and calling for faster diagnosis, improved treatments, and strengthened prevention strategies to reduce death and disability worldwide.

Drought linked to 46% increase in sexual violence among adolescents in Southern Africa

Study reveals climate change is increasing risks to child safety.

Oxford Global Health Seminar Series: AI, Ethics and Global Health

How can AI improve global health without reinforcing existing inequalities? The inaugural Oxford Global Health Seminar Series explored the opportunities, challenges and ethical dilemmas raised by AI in global health.

Oxford launches interdisciplinary centre to advance women's mental health research globally

The University of Oxford is set to launch a new research centre dedicated to women’s mental health, bringing together expertise from medical and biological sciences with humanities for the first time.

What do we mean by equity in global health?

The first Medical Humanities-Global Health Glossary Workshop brought together researchers from across disciplines to explore one of global health's most frequently used - and contested - concepts: equity.

New Lancet series shows how thousands of maternal deaths could be prevented each year

Every 12 minutes, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from excessive bleeding after birth (postpartum haemorrhage or PPH). Yet according to a new three-part Lancet Series, led by researchers from the University of Oxford, most of these deaths should never happen.

The Pan-African Pulse: A global health podcast

The new Pan-African Pulse podcast brings together voices from across Africa to explore the geopolitical forces shaping health on the continent.

UK and France launch landmark biomedical and AI health alliance to accelerate research into major diseases

A new partnership will unite expertise, infrastructure and data across borders to accelerate diagnosis, treatment and ultimately prevention of major diseases – starting with women’s health, infectious diseases and pandemic preparedness.

Decentralising disease surveillance and modelling approaches will support equitable infectious disease responses

By sharing data analytics instead of raw data, federated approaches enable surveillance and modelling while respecting ethical and legal boundaries.

Wearable GPS data expands understanding of schistosomiasis transmission

Proximity to unsafe water strongly predicts schistosomiasis exposure, explaining sharp differences in infection and re‑infection across communities.

Turning the tide on substandard and falsified medicines

The Medicine Quality, Innovation & Policy Conference 2026 brought together global experts from science, law enforcement, public health and policy to address the growing threat of substandard and falsified medicines. Discussions highlighted the need for stronger international collaboration, better data sharing, improved detection technologies, and coordinated public health and regulatory responses to protect vulnerable populations from unsafe medical products.

Major study highlights promise of digital technology in improving hypertension care across sub-Saharan Africa

A major international study published in BMJ Public Health has found that a digitally enabled healthcare programme was associated with significant improvements in blood pressure control among people living with hypertension across sub-Saharan Africa.

Solidarity: the word everyone uses, but few practise

What does solidarity actually demand of global health when the system itself is under strain? This question gave the Global Health Solidarity Project’s 2026 Open Forum urgency, edge and relevance.

New study improves early detection of life-threatening infection in children across South and South East Asia

A new study published in Nature Medicine suggests that simple, low-cost tools could help health workers identify children at risk of life-threatening infection earlier, improving access to urgent care in across South and South East Asia.

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