Bethany Brady appointed as global health sector lead

Creating a virtuous cycle of AMR investment

Predictable, long-term funding for AMR surveillance provides quality data, leading to informed decision-making and better returns on investment.

It’s time to transform laboratory medicine

Global health security can only be achieved by investing in adequate laboratory services in lower income countries, writes Emmanuel Azore, global laboratory services lead at Mott MacDonald.

Know thine enemy – the value of AMR surveillance

Investing in AMR data collection and surveillance on a global scale could transform our ability to protect human health, animal health and the environment in the long term, says Dr Toby Leslie.

How the healthcare sector can solve its waste problem

New methods and policies and increased capacity to process and recycle it are urgently required, writes Nick Wilson.

A digital prescription for making healthcare better

Digitalisation is key to unlocking this more holistic systems approach and with it, the delivery of better health services and patient outcomes, write Abhi Shekar and Kerry Scott.

Building health resilience in South Africa

The rise of diseases related to unhealthy lifestyles is placing a growing burden on South Africa’s health system. Myles Ritchie, Team Leader of the Better Health Programme, South Africa, (BHPSA), explains how a coordinated programme of disease prevention and treatment can make a difference.

We can build back girls’ education for the better

Societies that develop COVID-19 response and recovery plans to promote gender equality in education will build more inclusive communities and enjoy wider social and economic benefits, writes Barbara Payne of Cambridge Education, Mott MacDonald’s specialist education consultancy.

Talking is good for you

Education advisor Caroline Jordan helped to organise UKFIET’s ‘Voices of the Next Generation’ conference in June 2017, where she presented on her recent experiences in Tanzania.

Managing Wellbeing Risk – a Practical Guide for the Engineering Consultancy Sector

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) has launched ‘Managing Wellbeing Risk – a Practical Guide for the Engineering Consultancy Sector’ in partnership with Mott MacDonald and International SOS.

Mott MacDonald appoints Bob Fryatt as international health lead

Mott MacDonald has appointed Bob Fryatt as international health lead. Bob will build on the consultancy’s successful track-record of developing stronger, more resilient health systems around the world.

African genomics project receives additional funding to map AMR transmission patterns across continent

The Fleming Fund has awarded SEQAFRICA, an AMR surveillance project, a grant investment extension of £2.4 million.

Celebrating a new milestone in the UK-Pakistan partnership to tackle AMR and strengthen health systems

The Fleming Fund has refurbished the microbiology laboratories at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Diseases (NRLPD) and the National Veterinary Laboratory.

Fighting drug-resistant microbes

Overuse of antimicrobial drugs is endangering human health and agriculture by producing resistant microbes. Combatting this threat demands global cooperation and surveillance data.

Improving the global response to antimicrobial resistance

Throughout the world, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant public health threat, as many common infections are becoming untreatable.

Upgrading COVID-19 facilities in India: a race to save lives

A brownfield conversion of a hospital might ordinarily take six or seven months to complete. Could it be completed in less than three?

Food fortification, Pakistan

Pakistan is suffering a malnutrition emergency that’s impeding its social and economic wellbeing. In particular, children and women of childbearing age experience harmful deficiencies in critical vitamins and minerals, leading to long-term health and development issues that contribute to an annual loss of 2-3% in GDP.

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