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Michael G Head

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Academic at @CIRUsoton, University of Southampton. Research on #ruralhealthcare #climateandhealth, #COVID19 #ukrainerefugees #beatNTDs, #Ghana #Togo research.
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Ghana collects half the blood it needs - digital approaches can improve that Original

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By Michael G Head, Markus Brede, Honghui Shen
| The Conversation Verified
It is late, the ward is crowded, and the clock is moving faster than everyone would like. A doctor has stabilised the patient as best they can, but one thing is missing – blood. A relative is asked to “try somewhere else”, and within minutes, the family is on the phone, calling friends, contacting church groups, posting in WhatsApp chats, hoping that someone nearby is eligible, willing and able to reach the hospital in time. In that moment, healthcare stops being only about medicine.
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How to save global cancer research from Trump’s cuts

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By Michael G Head, Anbang Du, Markus Brede
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Cancer kills one in five people globally. Yet, except for a one-off increase in 2021, the flow of money for cancer research has trended downward every year since 2016. Our new analysis of more than 100,000 public and philanthropic grants reveals where research funding is being allocated. There are very likely to be reductions in funding from the US under the Trump government. So it’s important to understand how other groups of countries, such as the Commonwealth, can address this shortfall.
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Europe faces worst measles outbreak since 1997 - new data Original

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By Michael G Head
| The Conversation Verified
Europe has had the highest number of measles cases since 1997, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). There were 127,350 cases in 2024 – about double the number from 2023. “Measles is back, and it’s a wake-up call,” says Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe. “Without high vaccination rates, there is no health security.” Last year, there were 38 deaths from measles.
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