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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 […]

Một mô hình mới dành cho các đơn vị chăm sóc tích cực

Vá»›i ngân sách tài trợ lá»›n từ tổ chức Wellcome Trust, chúng tôi rất vui mừng dẫn dắt má»™t chÆ°Æ¡ng trình má»›i và rất quan trọng trong đó phát triển các công nghệ để sá»­ dụng tại các Ä‘Æ¡n vị chăm sóc tích cá»±c (ICU): Trong Ä‘oạn phim bên dÆ°á»›i, Giám Đốc của chúng tôi, […]

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.  

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.  

Giới thiệu về nhóm Kết nối khoa học với công chúng

Đơn Vị Nghiên Cứu Lâm Sàng Oxford là Ä‘Æ¡n vị dẫn đầu trong lÄ©nh vá»±c nghiên cứu ứng dụng lâm sàng. Cùng vá»›i sá»± phát triển của khoa học và kỹ thuật trong khu vá»±c, sá»± hiểu biết và truyền thông về các vấn đề khoa học và sức khỏe trong bối cảnh xã há»™i, […]

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 […]

Nhiếp Ảnh Gia Đặc Trú Của OUCRU Được Cộng Nhận Bởi Hiệp Hội Quốc Tế Về Bệnh Nhiệt Đới Bị Lãng Quên

Nhiếp ảnh gia đặc trú của OUCRU (khách đặc biệt công tác ná»™i trú), cô Pearl Gan, đã được trao tặng giải thưởng tại Triển Lãm của Hiệp Há»™i Quốc Tế về Bệnh Nhiệt Đới Bị Lãng Quên (ISNTD) cho các tác phẩm gá»­i trÆ°ng bày trong triển lãm này. Các tác phẩm đã ná»™p của […]

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, […]

Bước ra khỏi bóng tối: chăm sóc bệnh phong ở Bangladesh

Má»™t bức ảnh từ Pearl Gan, Nhiếp ảnh gia cÆ° trú tại OUCRU, đã được chọn cho The Lancet nổi bật 2018. Bức ảnh cho thấy y tá cao cấp Shikh Rema thay băng cho Jabeda Begom, má»™t phụ nữ 65 tuổi bị bệnh phong, tại bệnh viện Jalchatra ở Bangladesh . Điều trị bệnh […]

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 funding from the Wellcome Trust, […]

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 […]

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 […]