Global Health
Building global collaborations to improve the health of children in low-resource settings
Imperial is consistently ranked as the most international university in the United Kingdom and has a long-standing interest in global health. This is particularly the case for child health. Many researchers within the Faculty of Medicine are either working in low- and middle-income countries or working closely with partners in those countries. The Global Health theme within the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health seeks to bring together academics within the Faculty who are interested in understanding and improving the health of children in low-resource settings. We also aim to work with local partners and international agencies to generate evidence that will influence policy and practice.
Key research areas and theme leadership
Key research areas
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria
- HIV and other blood-borne viruses
- Maternal and infant vaccination
- Emergency care research
- Sickle cell disease
- Neonatal care
- Population impact of vaccines
- Translation of multi-level ‘omics technology into diagnostic point-of-care tests for low-resource settings
- Early child development
- Economic evaluation of health interventions
Theme lead
Dr James Seddon
Clinical Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Dr Seddon is a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial, an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases at St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and an Honorary Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. His research focuses on children with tuberculosis, specifically drug-resistant forms of disease.
Theme members
Dr Daphne Babalis
Dr Daphne Babalis
Operations Manager - Clinical Research
Professor Mitch Blair
Professor Mitch Blair
Professor of Paediatrics & Child Public Health
Dr Victoria Cornelius
Dr Victoria Cornelius
Reader in Medical Statistics
Dr Aubrey Cunnington
Dr Aubrey Cunnington
Reader in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Larissa Franklin Revill
Larissa Franklin Revill
Laboratory Manager
Dr Stephen Goldring
Dr Stephen Goldring
Consultant Paediatrician and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Professor Nicholas Grassly
Professor Nicholas Grassly
Professor of Infectious Disease & Vaccine Epidemiology
Dr Katharina Hauck
Dr Katharina Hauck
Reader in Health Economics
Heather Jackson
Heather Jackson
Research Postgraduate
Dr Myrsini Kaforou
Dr Myrsini Kaforou
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Beate Kampmann
Professor Beate Kampmann
Visiting Professor
Professor Mike Levin
Professor Mike Levin
Chair in Paediatrics & International Child Health
Dr Tom Lissauer
Dr Tom Lissauer
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Professor Kath Maitland
Professor Kath Maitland
Professor of Tropical Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Dr Andrew McArdle
Dr Andrew McArdle
Clinical Research Fellow
Dr Dasha Nicholls
Dr Dasha Nicholls
Clinical Reader in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr Margie Peden
Dr Margie Peden
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Yasmin Razak
Dr Yasmin Razak
GP Partner
Professor Steven Riley
Professor Steven Riley
Professor of Infectious Disease Dynamics
Dr Jesus Rodriguez Manzano
Dr Jesus Rodriguez Manzano
Non-Clinical Lecturer in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infect
Professor Sonia Saxena
Professor Sonia Saxena
Professor of Primary Care
Dr Helen Skirrow
Dr Helen Skirrow
Clinical Research Fellow
Dr Sudhin Thayyil
Dr Sudhin Thayyil
Clinical Reader in Neonatology
Professor Mireille B. Toledano
Professor Mireille B. Toledano
Mohn Chair; Population Child Health & Director-Mohn Centre
Victoria Tsang
Victoria Tsang
Paediatric Pharmacist
Professor Gareth Tudor-Williams
Professor Gareth Tudor-Williams
Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Tishya Venkatraman
Tishya Venkatraman
Research Postgraduate
Dr Sunitha Vimalesvaran
Dr Sunitha Vimalesvaran
Paediatric Trainee
Emeritus Professor John Warner
Emeritus Professor John Warner
Emeritus in Paediatrics
Dr Liz Whittaker
Dr Liz Whittaker
Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
Professor Tom Williams
Professor Tom Williams
Chair in Haemoglobinopathy Research