The Practice and Ethics of Participatory Visual Methods for Community Engagement in Public Health and Health Science
Dr Mary Chambers (OUCRU Public Engagement Vietnam) and Dr Gill Black (Sustainable Livelihood Foundation, South Africa) have partnered with The Global Health Network training centre (https://tghn.org) to published an online course and handbook – The Practice and Ethics of Participatory Visual Methods for Community Engagement in Public Health and Health Science. This course and handbook […]
AMR & Optimization Seminar in Ho Chi Minh City
On the 18th of November in Ho Chi Minh City, two speakers from OUCRU: Professor Rogier van Doorn and Dr. Justin Beardsley will present their works during the 1-day seminar on the topic of AMR and Optimization. This event is a joint collaboration of Ton Duc Thang University and the University of Queensland, Australia with […]
FIGO 2019 Photo Competition: Winner Announced!
A woman and her baby leave a Puskesmas – a government-mandated primary care clinic – in West Java, Indonesia, following a check-up. The mother smiles, as the infant stares out from the safety of a bright sarong wrap. This quiet moment of active participation in their own health and well-being is the realisation of a […]
A new model for intensive care
With generous funding from the Wellcome Trust, we are excited to be leading a new flagship programme on developing technology for use in intensive care units (ICUs). In the video below, our Director Guy Thwaites helps to explain the project, and the impact that it could have: “The vision for this project is to create […]
OUCRU Open Day 24 May, 2019
OUCRU Open Day 24th May 2019 Passionate about a career in science? Would you like to carry out research on tropical infectious diseases and earn yourself a PhD? Join us at the OUCRU Open Day where you will: Learn about OUCRU and the PhD programme Meet OUCRU scientists Talk to our PhD students Watch demonstrations […]
Research Engagement Programme
Public Engagement with Research is to create platforms to enable public to be involved in the design, conduct and dissemination of research with the goal of generating mutual benefit and enhancing the quality or impact of research.
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About Public Engagement
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit is at the leading edge of applied clinical research. Along with the development of sciences and technologies in the region, there is an urgent need for a better understanding and communication of science and health issues in the social, cultural and historical context of our research communities in Vietnam, Nepal […]
OUCRU Photographer in Residence recognised by ISNTD
OUCRU Photographer in Residence Pearl Gan has been awarded the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD) Festival Award for her submission to the ISNTD Festival Showcase. Pearl submission included seven photographs, and was recognised for its impact on tropical diseases and its broader development goals. Pearl’s photos feature patients affected by tropical diseases in Bangladesh, Thailand, Central Timor, […]
Walking out of the shadows : leprosy care in Bangladesh
A photo from Pearl Gan, Photographer In Residence for OUCRU, was selected for The Lancet Highlights 2018. The picture shows Senior Nurse Shikh Rema changing the dressing for Jabeda Begom, a 65-year-old woman with leprosy, at the Jalchatra Hospital in Bangladesh. Treatment of leprosy is a lengthy process, but thanks to dedicated staff, patients are […]
Old drug, new role – eLife podcast
We recently reported the exciting findings published in eLife, from a phase II clinical trial led by Professor Guy Thwaites which showed that aspirin help increase survival from TB meningitis by reducing brain inflammation and preventing the disease from blocking blood vessels in the brain that cause parts of the brain to die (commonly called ‘stroke’). With […]
Sepsis scoring system shown to be effective in LMICs
Sepsis is a huge problem worldwide: There are about 20 million cases of sepsis, leading to more than 5 million deaths annually, with much of the burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) such as Vietnam. There is currently no reference standard that allows easy, accurate diagnosis of sepsis. Louise Thwaites, Duong Bich Thuy and other […]
Genetics sheds light on the spread of tuberculosis bacteria
A first of its kind study into the population and spread of tuberculosis-causing (TB) bacteria in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, has found that more than half of cases can be attributed to one particular strain of the bacteria. Using state-of-the-art genomics technology, a Melbourne-led international collaboration, including researchers from OUCRU in Vietnam and Singapore, sequenced […]
OUCRU Open Day 18 May, 2018
OUCRU Open Day 18th May 2018 Passionate about a career in science? Would you like to carry out research on tropical infectious diseases and earn yourself a PhD? Join us at the OUCRU Open Day where you will: Learn about OUCRU and the PhD programme Meet OUCRU scientists Talk to our PhD students Watch demonstrations […]
Making malaria visible
Photographer Pearl Gan’s photo-series “Malaria in Asia” has been highlighted in the latest issue of Dia:gram Magazine. Pearl has been working together with EOCRU Director Prof Kevin Baird in Indonesia on this project, in an effort to capture photographs and stories of real people living with malaria in this region, and to draw attention to the need […]
Reflecting on daily life in Ha Nam: a public engagement photography project
We will be hosting a photography exhibition in Hanoi on March 23rd and 24th and invite members of the public to come along. Acute encephalitis syndrome (brain inflammation) is an important health problem in Vietnam with around one-thousand cases per year and leaving many people with a disability. In children, the most common cause is […]
Aspirin for tuberculous meningitis treatment: yet another use for this remarkable drug?
Tuberculous meningitis is the most lethal form of tuberculosis (TB), killing or disabling around half of all sufferers despite the best available treatment. Aspirin prevents blood clotting and helps reduce and resolve inflammation. We wondered whether this ancient drug might help increase survival from TB meningitis by reducing brain inflammation and preventing the disease from […]
Salmonella and antibiotic residues found in meat in Vietnam
Over two-thirds of meat samples from HCMC were found to contain Salmonella bacteria, according to a new study by the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU). Researchers purchased 117 samples of chicken meat, beef and pork from retail sites including supermarkets and wet markets across the city between October 2016 and March 2017. Eighty of […]
Clinical Trials – exploitation or essential health care? – SOLD OUT!
Would you take part in a clinical trial? Is it bad for your health? Or is it the safest way to get treated? These are some of the questions Prof Jeremy Day will discuss on Thursday 11th January 2018, in his now sold-out session: “Clinical Trials – exploitation or essential health care?” as part of Science […]
Dong Thap students show agricultural antibiotic reduction starts with commitment to good farming practices
Reducing antibiotic usage in poultry production starts with a commitment to good farming practices – show students participating in “Stop Your Poultry from Bingeing on Antibiotics,” a contest organized in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap from late 2017-early 2018. “Only when a farmer is fully devoted to his/her chickens will he/she feel urged […]