{"id":1670,"date":"2019-04-23T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T08:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/?p=1670"},"modified":"2019-04-16T13:50:47","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T13:50:47","slug":"getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"359\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1676 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg\" alt=\"Imperial Malaria experts\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Imperial College London is home to a whole host of academics researching malaria, many of whom are part of IGHI\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/centre-of-african-research-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centre for African Research and Engagement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Devoting so much effort to the cause is a worthy endeavour. As a complex disease, the fight against malaria continues to prove an arduous one. After many years of progress, the number of cases has stagnated since 2015 according to the World Health Organization. Much of Africa continues to bear the burden of malaria and research to curb the disease faces significant challenges going ahead.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/campaigns\/world-malaria-day\/world-malaria-day-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">World Malaria Day<\/a> gives us an opportunity to highlight these ongoing issues. In the run-up to the event on 25 April, we spoke to Imperial\u2019s malaria experts about their research and whether a future of controlling and eradicating the disease is in sight.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What inspired you to get involved in malaria research?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1672\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/tom-williams-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Tom Williams\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/tom.williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Tom Williams<\/a><br \/>\nChair in Haemoglobinopathy Research, Faculty of Medicine<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to get involved in tropical disease research from a\u00a0base in the tropics\u00a0because I\u2019ve always loved the climate! The first break that I got just happened to be to run a project led by Professor Sir David Weatherall. The task was to study the epidemiology of malaria in children with inherited red cell abnormalities in\u00a0the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu. Who wouldn&#8217;t be inspired to keep on studying?!\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why is malaria such a significant public health concern?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/k.maitland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Professor Kath Maitland<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1444\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/02\/KathHeadshot-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"Professor Kath Maitland\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Director, Centre for African Research and Engagement<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;While malaria has retreated from some parts of Africa, little has changed over the last century across large swathes of sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria remains stubbornly unyielding. Severe and complicated malaria remains a key cause of hospital admission in African children and a major contributor to childhood mortality. The outcome for children remains poor even with the best antimalarial medication. There are large subgroups with complications of severe malaria who are in much need of supportive therapies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What measure gives us the most hope for controlling malaria in the future?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1673\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/170615_dorner_cunnington_004_218357_001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Aubrey Cunnington\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/a.cunnington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dr Aubrey Cunnington<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Clinical Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited that research funders are increasingly encouraging interdisciplinary and team science approaches to tackling the hardest problems. Malaria has been one of the biggest challenges for humankind throughout our existence and the only way we can defeat malaria is by scientists around the world working together across traditional boundaries to innovate new technological solutions. Technologies using mobile phones for diagnosis, guiding treatment and tracking cases have huge potential because mobile phones are so common in malaria-endemic countries. I\u2019m hopeful that these approaches will allow us to capitalise on gains that have already been made in reducing the burden of malaria over the last two decades.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How important is global collaboration in tackling malaria?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/l.conteh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Dr Lesong Conteh <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1674 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/466f8675-21f1-4972-a175-488affd86237-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Lesong Conteh\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Senior Lecturer in Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cCombating malaria is a global effort. Malaria-endemic countries are at the forefront of the fight, as their health systems and citizens respond to the burden.\u00a0International donor agencies\u00a0and the taxpayers who fund them are working with malarious countries to identify the best investments.\u00a0Private philanthropists, researchers and NGOs also have key roles in developing and delivering effective interventions.\u00a0To have an impact on malaria we need to coordinate globally, plan nationally and act locally.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What is the biggest challenge facing malaria in 2019?\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1678 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/180316_baum_laboratory_054-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Jake Baum\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperial.ac.uk\/people\/jake.baum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Professor Jake Baum<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><strong>Professor of Cell Biology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cThe world malaria and global health community have made amazing progress in reducing malaria death and disease over the last 10 years, but progress has stalled. Is this a temporary blip or a sign that things might get worse again? How do we reverse this stall, especially if it signals a rise in malaria incidence in the coming years? We don\u2019t have an\u00a0effective\u00a0vaccine and drug resistance is on the rise. Our greatest challenge is probably\u00a0<u>innovation<\/u>\u00a0&#8212; how do we come up with game-changing ideas that not only get the global malaria community back on track to further reducing global malaria incidence, but actually move us towards the long-dreamt\u00a0world without malaria?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imperial College London is home to a whole host of academics researching malaria, many of whom are part of IGHI\u2019s Centre for African Research and Engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1013,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14884,301308],"tags":[236275],"class_list":["post-1670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-africa","category-diseases","tag-world-malaria-day"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria - Institute of Global Health Innovation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria - Institute of Global Health Innovation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Imperial College London is home to a whole host of academics researching malaria, many of whom are part of IGHI\u2019s Centre for African Research and Engagement.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Institute of Global Health Innovation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-04-23T08:00:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Nikita Rathod\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Imperial_IGHI\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Imperial_IGHI\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nikita Rathod\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nikita Rathod\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#\/schema\/person\/aae48e611bc1c386cbe15b4c63d23ced\"},\"headline\":\"Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-23T08:00:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/\"},\"wordCount\":693,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"World Malaria Day\"],\"articleSection\":[\"African research\",\"Disease\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/\",\"name\":\"Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria - Institute of Global Health Innovation\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-23T08:00:34+00:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":359,\"caption\":\"Imperial Malaria experts\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/\",\"name\":\"Institute of Global Health Innovation\",\"description\":\"News and views on global health from staff and students within IGHI and the wider Imperial College London community.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Institute of Global Health Innovation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2020\/11\/Imperial_IGHI_Text-Lock-up_Blue-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2020\/11\/Imperial_IGHI_Text-Lock-up_Blue-3.png\",\"width\":724,\"height\":426,\"caption\":\"Institute of Global Health Innovation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/Imperial_IGHI\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/imperialighi\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/institute-of-global-health-innovation\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3xahUn8bULYTPEbJS4L4_w\",\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Institute_of_Global_Health_Innovation\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#\/schema\/person\/aae48e611bc1c386cbe15b4c63d23ced\",\"name\":\"Nikita Rathod\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5279e05dda3c3f39380c4994f5acbf7473ba117e3e36f197b36eca7b8d6f1449?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5279e05dda3c3f39380c4994f5acbf7473ba117e3e36f197b36eca7b8d6f1449?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5279e05dda3c3f39380c4994f5acbf7473ba117e3e36f197b36eca7b8d6f1449?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Nikita Rathod\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/author\/nrathod\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria - Institute of Global Health Innovation","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria - Institute of Global Health Innovation","og_description":"Imperial College London is home to a whole host of academics researching malaria, many of whom are part of IGHI\u2019s Centre for African Research and Engagement.","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/","og_site_name":"Institute of Global Health Innovation","article_published_time":"2019-04-23T08:00:34+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Nikita Rathod","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Imperial_IGHI","twitter_site":"@Imperial_IGHI","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nikita Rathod","Estimated reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/"},"author":{"name":"Nikita Rathod","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#\/schema\/person\/aae48e611bc1c386cbe15b4c63d23ced"},"headline":"Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria","datePublished":"2019-04-23T08:00:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/"},"wordCount":693,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg","keywords":["World Malaria Day"],"articleSection":["African research","Disease"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/","name":"Getting back on track: 5 Imperial academics working to end malaria - Institute of Global Health Innovation","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg","datePublished":"2019-04-23T08:00:34+00:00","inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/2019\/04\/23\/getting-back-on-track-5-imperial-academics-working-to-end-malaria\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2019\/04\/banner.jpg","width":640,"height":359,"caption":"Imperial Malaria experts"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/","name":"Institute of Global Health Innovation","description":"News and views on global health from staff and students within IGHI and the wider Imperial College London community.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#organization","name":"Institute of Global Health Innovation","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2020\/11\/Imperial_IGHI_Text-Lock-up_Blue-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/files\/2020\/11\/Imperial_IGHI_Text-Lock-up_Blue-3.png","width":724,"height":426,"caption":"Institute of Global Health Innovation"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/Imperial_IGHI","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/imperialighi\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/institute-of-global-health-innovation\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC3xahUn8bULYTPEbJS4L4_w","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Institute_of_Global_Health_Innovation"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/#\/schema\/person\/aae48e611bc1c386cbe15b4c63d23ced","name":"Nikita Rathod","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5279e05dda3c3f39380c4994f5acbf7473ba117e3e36f197b36eca7b8d6f1449?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5279e05dda3c3f39380c4994f5acbf7473ba117e3e36f197b36eca7b8d6f1449?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5279e05dda3c3f39380c4994f5acbf7473ba117e3e36f197b36eca7b8d6f1449?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Nikita Rathod"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/author\/nrathod\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1670"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1682,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1670\/revisions\/1682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/ighi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}