Blog
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MARCH – The Centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health
8 April 2013The centre for Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health (MARCH), an LSHTM research centre, was launched in 2009 to bring together over 100 researchers to address the issue of improving health for women, children and families around the world.
We created the new site to showcase all the MARCH members research activities and publications, and the Centre's latest news and events. Information for those wishing to study maternal, reproductive and child health related subjects at LSHTM is also included.
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This week: CiviCRM London meetup to be hosted by Manta Ray Media – 27 March
26 March 2013It’s that time again and we are happy to announce that we will be holding this months CiviCRM meeting on Wednesday 27 March at our offices in Clerkenwell.
As always we are pleased to welcome visitors so if you are interested in using Civi or just finding out a bit more about it please drop by on Wednesday 27 March from 5.30pm.
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Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI) using Prezi: a brand new way of presenting
18 March 2013SCI envisage a world free of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) allowing the world’s poorest populations to be healthier, develop fully and be productive members of their communities.
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This Wormy World: GAHI website update includes latest news feeds and new resources section
18 March 2013The Global Atlas of Helminth Infections (GAHI) is an open-access resource providing reliable, accurate and up-to-date maps of worm distribution - of the soil-transmitted and schistosomiasis variety - using data from thousands of field surveys, plus the latest helminth news. The data underpinning these maps will be made available in the near future.
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The Equality Trust: Spreading the Word
18 March 2013The Equality Trust (TET) is at the forefront of a social movement towards improving the quality of life in the UK by creating a more equal society. They work to reduce income inequality believing that those in more equal societies live a longer and more improved life. Analysing and disseminating the latest research they provide arguments and evidence for a social movement towards equality within a network of campaign groups across the UK.
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Asia Pacific Observatory (APO) website update: supporting the next phase of the programme
12 March 2013The APO is a partnership of governments, development agencies and the research community. Its mission is to act as a knowledge broker between researchers and policy makers and to promote evidence-based health policy-making in the region. They provide the most relevant and up-to-date information, opinion and ideas on health systems and policies.
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Manta Ray attend CHASE 2013 to represent CiviCRM
18 February 2013Manta Ray along with four other companies sponsored a CiviCRM stand at last week's CHASE conference. It was great opportunity for us to meet with representatives from charities and associations to talk about the merits of Civi, and it confirmed to us that CiviCRM is a great alteranative to the many commercial suppliers out there.
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Launch of the London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (and its website)
31 January 2013The London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR) is an innovative research collaboration between Imperial College London, the London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine and the Natural History Museum, which brings together leading experts to tackle neglected tropical diseases which harm the lives of over 1.7 billion people
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Give Guide - Help charities and good causes in ways that suit your lifestyle
27 November 2012Give More is a campaign to get everyone talking about giving more money, time or energy to the causes they care about by making a public commitment on the Give More website, while encouraging and inspiring others who visit the site to think more deeply about their own giving at a time when charities and community groups are struggling.
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Next CiviCRM London meetup here 28 November
16 November 2012We're pleased to announce that we will be holding the next London CiviCRM meetup at our offices in Clerkenwell.
We'd be delighted to have as many people here as possible, so if you're interested in CiviCRM or just want to find out what it is and what it can do for you then please drop by on Wednesday 28th November from 5.30pm.









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