{"articles":[{ "contentID": "1854008", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/infectious-disease/2026/new-eu-funded-project-to-advance-rapid-diagnosis-of-childhood-infections-in-africa/", "date": "27 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-27", "headline": "New EU-funded project to advance rapid diagnosis of childhood infections in Africa", "summary": "The \u20AC2.75 million European Union-funded project aims to accelerate the development of a point of care diagnostics test for children with fever in Africa.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Meesha Patel", "profile": "Professor Aubrey Cunnington", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Immune System|Infectious Diseases", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1849540", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/african-trial-optimises-dose-of-a-drug-with-potential-to-improve-outcomes-in-children-with-severe-malaria/", "date": "21 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-21", "headline": "African trial optimises dose of drug with potential to improve outcomes in children with severe malaria", "summary": "In an early-stage trial, sevuparin, which mitigates the processes that lead to severe malaria, was shown to be well tolerated and a dose was established for further testing in children with severe malaria.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Victoria Murphy", "profile": "Professor Kath Maitland", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Child Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1845017", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/children-living-with-sickle-cell-can-be-treated-safely-using-hydroxyurea/", "date": "8 October 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-10-08", "headline": "Children living with sickle cell can be treated safely using hydroxyurea", "summary": "Children living with sickle cell anaemia have no higher incidence of clinically diagnosed infections when treated with hydroxyurea. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Victoria Murphy, Matthew Ferguson", "profile": "Professor Tom Williams", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Child Health|Health|Healthcare", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808395", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2026/artemisinin-resistance-rising-in-east-africa--leaving-anti-malarials-at-risk-of-failure/", "date": "9 July 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-07-09", "headline": "Artemisinin resistance rising in East Africa \u2013 leaving anti-malarials at risk of failure", "summary": "Resistance to the main drug in frontline malaria treatments is becoming more widespread across East Africa, according to new research by 海角社区.\u00A0", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Ryan O'Hare", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "ImperiaNews", "topic": "Health", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Biosecurity|Malaria", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1779893", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/standard-malaria-treatment-still-the-best-even-against-resistant-strains-/", "date": "3 June 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-06-03", "headline": "Standard malaria treatment still the best, even against resistant strains ", "summary": "Artesunate \u2013 the standard treatment for severe malaria in children \u2013 is still effective, even in regions of Africa where drug-resistant malaria parasites are becoming more common. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dara O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Kath Maitland", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Global Health|Health Policy|Malaria|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1770938", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/life-sciences/2026/lower-intensity-coconut-farming-boosts-yields-and-soil-health-in-west-africa/", "date": "23 April 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-04-23", "headline": "Lower-intensity coconut farming boosts yields and soil health in West Africa", "summary": "New research shows that lower-intensity management of coconut palm plantations can sustain, or even increase, crop yields while improving soil health.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Emily Govan", "profile": "Professor Vincent Savolainen, Dr Tilly Collins", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, Natural Sciences", "topic": "Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Climate, energy and sustainability", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1761736", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/glow-in-the-dark-technology-used-to-detect-leaky-gut/", "date": "30 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-30", "headline": "\u2018Glow in the dark\u2019 technology used to detect \u2018leaky gut\u2019", "summary": "New research has used a novel \u2018glow in the dark\u2019 approach to study \u2018leaky gut\u2019, a key feature of a condition known as environmental enteropathy (EE) in which a damaged gut allows harmful matter to enter the bloodstream. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dara O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Lord Ara Darzi", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres", "topic": "Health, Engineering, ImperiaGlobal, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Child Health|Gastrointestinal|Global Health|Health and Technology|Health, MedTech and robotics|Nihr ImperiaBrc|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1765147", "articleURL": "/news/articles/convergence-science/2026/machine-learning-for-health-zimbabwe-2026/", "date": "27 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-27", "headline": "ImperiaAI academics and PhD students deliver Machine Learning for Health course with local data scientists in Zimbabwe ", "summary": "The collaborative initiative is illustrative of the convergence science taking place at 海角社区, bringing cross-departmental expertise together to transcend silos and stimulate fresh scientific progress for societal impact. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Tashiana Langley", "profile": "Professor Payam Barnaghi, Dr Felicity C S Fitzgerald, Ms Antigone Fogel, Ms Iona Biggart, Mr Marco Reed, Ms Aditi Rao, Mr Kevin Meck", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, ImperiaNews, Medicine", "topic": "Cross-faculty, Engineering, Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Cross-faculty", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Artificial Intelligence|Engineering Ai And Machine Learning|Health and Technology", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1760348", "articleURL": "/news/articles/engineering/civil-engineering/2026/bridging-water-data-gaps-new-project-unites-global-scientists-and-local-communities/", "date": "19 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-19", "headline": "Bridging water data gaps: new project unites global scientists and local communities", "summary": "A new, international research project will bring together community knowledge and cutting-edge science to transform how we understand and manage the world\u2019s freshwater resources. ", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Sigourney Luz", "profile": "Professor Wouter Buytaert", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Engineering", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Climate Change|Climate, energy and sustainability|Engineering Civil Eng|Environment|ImperiaGlobal|India|International|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1758284", "articleURL": "/news/articles/global-health-innovation/2026/standard-oral-rehydration-is-safe-for-severely-malnourished-children-/", "date": "10 March 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-03-10", "headline": "Standard oral rehydration is safe for severely malnourished children ", "summary": "A major new clinical trial, conducted on over 400 children in four African countries, challenges longstanding international guidelines on how to treat dehydrated children with severe acute malnutrition caused by diarrhoea.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Dara O'Hare", "profile": "Professor Kath Maitland", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres", "topic": "Health, ImperiaGlobal", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Child Health|Global Challenges Health And Wellbeing|Global Health|Health Policy|Healthcare|Public Health", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1736257", "articleURL": "/news/articles/medicine/2026/new-vaccines-new-hope-first-human-trial-for-ebola-marburg-and-lassa-vaccines/", "date": "19 January 2026", "year": "2026", "sortDate": "2026-01-19", "headline": "New vaccines, new hope: First human trial for Ebola, Marburg and Lassa vaccines", "summary": "A new research partnership will test cutting-edge vaccines designed to protect against some of the world\u2019s most dangerous infectious diseases.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Louisa Lee", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Medicine, News", "topic": "Health, Science", "topicLabel": "Health", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|Drug Discovery|Global Health|Healthcare|Infectious Diseases|Public Health|Vaccines", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1718054", "articleURL": "/news/articles/natural-sciences/life-sciences/2025/imperial-led-project-brings-gene-drive-mosquitoes-closer-to-reality-in-africa/", "date": "10 December 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-12-10", "headline": "海角社区-led project brings gene-drive mosquitoes closer to reality in Africa", "summary": "An 海角社区-led project has made a major advancement in developing gene drive modified mosquitoes to eliminate malaria transmission in Africa.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Conrad Duncan", "profile": "Professor George K Christophides, Professor Nikolai Windbichler", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Natural Sciences", "topic": "Science", "topicLabel": "Science", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|International|Malaria|Research", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1714647", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/the-duke-of-edinburgh-celebrates-innovation-at-commonwealth-startup-fellowship-bootcamp-in-ghana/", "date": "25 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-25", "headline": "The Duke of Edinburgh celebrates innovation at Commonwealth Startup Fellowship bootcamp in Ghana", "summary": "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh joined Fellows at the Commonwealth Startup Fellowship bootcamp in Ghana to find out about their innovative startups.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Stephen Johns", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "ImperiaNews", "topic": "ImperiaGlobal", "topicLabel": "ImperiaGlobal", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|ImperiaGlobal|International", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1711762", "articleURL": "/news/articles/2025/rising-stars-chosen-for-global-startup-accelerator-programme/", "date": "20 November 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-11-20", "headline": "Rising stars chosen for global startup accelerator programme", "summary": "Rising stars from across Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean have been chosen for a leading global startup accelerator programme to turbocharge their businesses.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "Stephen Johns", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "ImperiaNews", "topic": "ImperiaGlobal", "topicLabel": "ImperiaGlobal", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Africa|ImperiaGlobal|India|International", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}