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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO)
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Pioneers in generating new research evidence from existing data since 2009 - putting equity for global researchers at the forefront.
Just launched: DAFODIL is a digital dashboard which enables regulators to compare the many devices that detect substandard & falsified medication & identify the right option for their needs👉 www.iddo.org/mq/science/d...
@ndm.ox.ac.uk @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @gatesfoundation.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
📢There’s still time to register!
Want to learn more about #AMR tools & data? Join a 90-min webinar exploring open-access resources for AMR research & policy & AMR #DataRepository @Oxford_GRAM
Two sessions available 👉 Jan 29, 9.30am or 3pm GMT
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AMR tools and resources: An introduction for health professionals and researchers . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health challenge, and access to high-quality data and analytical tools is essential for effective decision-making. This webinar introduces key resources...
zoom.us
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
📢There’s still time to register!
Want to learn more about #AMR tools & data? Join a 90-min webinar exploring open-access resources for AMR research & policy & AMR #DataRepository @Oxford_GRAM
Two sessions available 👉 Jan 29, 9.30am or 3pm GMT
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AMR tools and resources: An introduction for health professionals and researchers . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health challenge, and access to high-quality data and analytical tools is essential for effective decision-making. This webinar introduces key resources...
zoom.us
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Are you researching #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections #malaria #AMR or #NTDs? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/data-sharing #BeatNTDs
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM
#ScienceReadForSunday: Analysis of Phlebotomine sandflies in Laos from 2014–2024: Inventory, description of a new species, screening for Leishmania and detection of Trypanosoma @TropMedOxford #LOMWRU
journals.plos.org/plosntds/art...
Analysis of Phlebotomine sandflies in Laos from 2014–2024: Inventory, description of a new species, screening for Leishmania and detection of Trypanosoma
Author summary Phlebotomine sandflies are best known as insect vectors of arboviruses and leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease of global health concern. While neighboring Thailand has reported locally…
journals.plos.org
January 25, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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Have you viewed our open-access #malaria tools recently? Use them to visualise molecular markers of resistance by location and year www.iddo.org/wwarn/tracki...
January 23, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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📣 Speaker alert! #IOIECR26

Dr Norman van Rhijn from Manchester University will be discussing how climate change affects antifungal resistance and fungal pathogens. 🔬 #AMR

Register your free place to join us at the Saïd Business School in Oxford on 20 March ➡️

https://ow.ly/25A950XSQKO
January 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Calling all researchers working in #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections or #NTDs? You can use our free tools, resources to support your work www.iddo.org/tools-and-re...
#BeatNTDs
January 23, 2026 at 8:01 AM
📝 Read blog by Dr Juan Sebastián Hurtado Zapata, one of our WHO/TDR Fellows!
He shares his hopes for the year, his upcoming projects and first impressions.
👉 Read his story www.iddo.org/news/meet-ne...
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Curious about #PostgraduateStudy?
Apply to #UNIQplus - a paid summer internship in Oxford or online programme to build research skills for postgrad applications. There’s an opportunity to work with IDDO, search Clinical Medicine 02
⏰ Apply by 18 Feb
👉 www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...
UNIQplus | University of Oxford
UNIQplus is aimed at talented undergraduates from under-represented groups, who would find continuing into postgraduate study a challenge for reasons other than their academic ability. This section
www.ox.ac.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM
✨ Meet Dr Juan Sebastián Hurtado Zapata, one of our WHO/TDR Postgraduate Research Fellows
In his new blog post, Juan talks about why he applied for the #Fellowship, his projects, how the year will shape his career #TDRnews
📖 Read more www.iddo.org/news/meet-ne...
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Want to learn more about #AMR tools & data? Join a 90-min webinar exploring open-access resources for AMR research & policy & AMR #DataRepository
@Oxford_GRAM
Two sessions available 👉
Jan 29, 9.30am zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Or Jan 29, 3pm GMT zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: AMR tools and resources: An introduction for health professionals and researchers . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a pressing global health challenge, and access to high-quality data and analytical tools is essential for effective decision-making. This webinar introduces key resources...
zoom.us
January 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📢 📢 We’ve extended the deadline!
We’re hiring a Head of #DataEngineering & #Informatics to play a leading role in our ongoing development & lead our data strategy.
📍 Oxford, UK 📅 Apply by Jan 19 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs
#NTDs #EmergingInfections #Malaria
@tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Learn more about our work to strengthen research through equitable data use and accelerate better treatment and control of #NTDs
Sign up for our newsletter here bit.ly/3Exj2XZ
#BeatNTDs #malaria #VL #ChagasDisease #AMR
January 15, 2026 at 3:15 PM
📢 Attention Researchers - need to make map showing data over time and location? But fed up having to waste time standardising basic data? IDDO Statistician Rhys Peploe has created a tool that could save you lots of time…
youtu.be/hRnpNTKzwwY
#BeatNTDs #visualisations #ToolsForResearchers
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Are you researching #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections #malaria #AMR or #NTDs? The datasets we host harmonise tens of thousands of individual patient data, enabling researchers to answer new questions from existing data. Learn more www.iddo.org/data-sharing #BeatNTDs
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
#ScienceReadForSunday: Prevalence, intensity, and risk factors of #schistosomiasis and intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in northern Uganda: Implications for public health interventions
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Prevalence, intensity, and risk factors of schistosomiasis and intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in northern Uganda: Implications for public health interventions
Author summary Schistosomiasis and intestinal parasitic infections are significant public health challenges, especially in low-resource settings like Northern Uganda. These infections can lead to…
journals.plos.org
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
There’s still time: Join us as Head of Data Engineering & Informatics and help shape the future of infectious disease research.
Apply today 🔗 www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs
📅 Deadline Jan 12 at noon
#recruitment @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
January 10, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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📢 Join us for Professor @jackiecook.bsky.social’s inaugural lecture 🌍🦟

In this lecture, she will share insights from her career in malaria epidemiology and discuss the urgent need for new strategies in malaria control.

📅 22 Jan
⏰ 17:15
📍LSHTM | Online
🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
January 9, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We’re hiring a new Head of Data Engineering & Informatics to lead our data strategy & drive innovation
Based 📍 Oxford, UK | Apply now: www.iddo.org/about-us/jobs
#DataEngineering #GlobalHealth @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk @ox.ac.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Use the new free to download case report form for #Chagas disease which has been designed by the Chagas research community to advance treatment of the disease
@dndi.org
www.iddo.org/chagas/resea...
January 8, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Calling all researchers working in #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections or #NTDs? You can use our free tools, resources to support your work www.iddo.org/tools-and-re...
#BeatNTDs
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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There are still a few days left to enter our photo competition!

If you are a member or Fellow of RSTMH, make sure to submit your photo and be in with the chance of winning £200 📷

Find out more, here: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...
Photo Competition: Global Health in the Digital World | RSTMH
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January 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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The role of science for democratic societies has never been more important. Register for our upcoming scientific meeting on 16-17 March 2026 and explore the theoretical and practical consequences of treating science as a global public good: https://bit.ly/3Y42i4F
January 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM