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June 26, 2024

Influencing policy and legislation is also at the heart of the work of the third international champion, Professor Jason Rohr, from the University of Notre Dame, United States of America. Known for his interdisciplinary approach when exploring the complex interactions between environmental factors and biological systems, Professor Rohr turned his attention to Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease transmitted through contact with contaminated freshwater and puts over 800 million people worldwide at risk of the disease. In his award-winning research A planetary health innovation for disease, food, and water challenges in Africa, published in Nature.

June 19, 2024

Two moving investigations are now saving thousands of babies and young children

June 06, 2024

Drug recovery experts say fentanyl and other test strips can save lives. They say confusion over whether the strips are legal negatively impacts overdose prevention.