Institute for Global Health

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is pleased to invite applications for a 3-year full-time PhD studentship, starting in September 2025, held between the Faculty of

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) killed 1·25 million people globally in 2023. Men have a 1·7-fold higher TB incidence than women, but it is not known to what exten

Zimbabwe has successfully reached the UNAIDS 95-95-95 HIV testing, treatment, and viral suppression targets; however, gaps remain particularly among the growing population of artisanal and small-scale miners, who are highly vulnerable to HIV. Sex work, gender-based violence, and sexual harassment, which are all risk factors for HIV infection, are common in artisanal and small-scale miners’ communities in Zimbabwe.1 More than 50% of artisanal and small-scale miners engaging in extramarital sex reported not using condoms.

Products banned on health and environmental grounds, while Milan outlaws outdoor smoking

Spirometry is used to determine what is “unusual” lung function compared with what is “usual” for healthy non-smokers. This study aimed to investigate regional variation in the forced vital capacit...