The trypanosomatid evolution workshop London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

The trypanosome evolution workshop, a joint meeting of the University of Exeter and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, focused on topics relating to trypanosomatid and vector evolution. The meeting, sponsored by The Wellcome Trust, The Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease of World Health Organization and the British Section of the Society of Protozoologists, brought together an international group of experts who presented papers on a wide range of topics including parasite and vector phylogenies, molecular methodology and relevant biogeographical data.

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: a new century of malaria research

The global malaria situation has scarcely improved in the last 100 years, despite major advances in our knowledge of the basic biology, epidemiology and clinical basis of the disease. Effective malaria control, leading to a significant decrease in the morbidity and mortality attributable to malaria, will require a multidisciplinary approach. New tools - drugs, vaccine and insecticides - are needed but there is also much to be gained by better use of existing tools: using drugs in combination in order to slow the development of drug resistance; targeting resources to areas of greatest need; using geographic information systems to map the populations at risk and more sophisticated marketing techniques to distribute bed nets and insecticides. Sustainable malaria control may require the deployment of a highly effective vaccine, but there is much that can be done in the meantime to reduce the burden of disease.

Mental Health In London

Extensive collection on Mental Health in London including prevalence, inequalities, services and treatments and areas of concern.

The London Health Commission prospectus 2006-2008: Partnership for health: challenges for action

The London Health Commission programme of work to 2008 has identified four Health Challenges to stimulate action on its top priorities durng the next three years. It is urging organisations to join in action to increase the number of disabled people in employment; introduce smoke-free workplace policies; improve access to effective language support services for their users; help improve the emotional health and well being of young Londoners.

Choosing health. A briefing on reducing alcohol-related harm and encouraging sensible drinking in London

A briefing on reducing alcohol-related harm and encouraging sensible drinking in London. It forms part of the LHO's series of briefings on Choosing Health. It focuses on inequalities in alcohol use, alcohol related health inequalities, and alcohol-related harm and areas of best practice. It also summaries areas of possible action.

Commissioning for equity. A briefing on inequalities in access to revascularisation in the NHS and in the independent sector among London residents

This briefing describes inequalities in access to revascularisation using data from both the NHS and the independent sector.

London Health Observatory - Inequalities Reports

Inequality reports from the London Health Observatory from 1996 to 2010.

The London health inequalities forecast: Technical document

This paper describes the data and methods used in the London health inequalities forecast: A briefing on inequalities in life expectancy and deaths from cancers, heart disease and stroke in London. Links to relevant data sources and further information are also provided where possible.

The London health inequalities forecast: A briefing on inequalities in life expectancy and deaths from cancers, heart disease and stroke in London

This briefing considers the national health inequalities targets which must be met by 2010. The targets include those set for heart disease and stroke, cancers and life expectancy.

Commissioning for equity. Equal access, equal care? Can London deliver the race equality action plan for mental health? Executive summary

This report has been produced by the London Health Observatory (LHO) for the London Development Centre to provide a London baseline for monitoring specific actions in the Delivering Race Equality (DRE) action plan. The report summarises the findings of an analysis of the information collected from all of London's nine Mental Health NHS providers, and 22 independent providers for the national census of inpatients in mental health hospitals and facilities in England and Wales on 31 March 2005 .

Choosing health. Born equal? A briefing on inequalities in infant mortality in London

This study reveals a picture of inequalities in infant mortality across London.

Choosing health. Born equal? A report on inequalities in infant mortality in London. A technical report

This report explores the factors that contribute to infant mortality in the capital and ways in which commissioners might monitor the contribution of their local NHS to the national infant mortality target as well as contributing to maternity policy.

World class healthcare for London. Mind the gap! A briefing on equity of health and healthcare in the capital

This briefing provides an overview of equity of access to some of the essential elements of healthcare in the capital

Commissioning for equity. Stop gaps: equity of access to London's stop smoking services

This briefing looks at who is making use of NHS stop smoking services in the London area.

The London Health Inequalities Strategy - Draft for public consultation

This is the very first Health Inequality Strategy to be published for public consultation by the London Mayor. As such it represents a momentous step forward in galvanising action across London to address the health inequalities which prevent many Londoners from enjoying their life to the full and making the most of what London has to offer. The Greater London Authority Act 2007 requires that the strategy identifies the health inequalities, the priorities for reducing them and the role to be played by a defined list of key partners in order to implement the strategy. It defines health inequalities as inequalities in respect of life expectancy or general state of health which are wholly or partly a result of differences in respect of general health determinants۪, which it describes as: (a) standards of housing, transport services or public safety; (b) employment prospects, earning capacity and any other matters that affect levels of prosperity; (c) the degree of ease or difficulty with which persons have access to public services; (d) the use, or level of use, of tobacco, alcohol or other substances, and any other matters of personal behaviour or lifestyle, that are or may be harmful to health, and any other matters that are determinants of life expectancy or the state of health of persons generally, other than genetic or biological factors.