The factors influencing how diseases are spread within communities, and how underlying cultural, social, and economic issues impact disease control and treatment delivery, provide rich opportunities for collaboration between social, clinical and biological scientists in Edinburgh. Material politics of global health: delivering healthcare in unstable settings - Alice Street Alice's research focuses on the material politics of global health, with a focus on Papua New Guinea and South India. Understanding Tuberculosis control: technologies, ethics and programmes - Ian Harper Ian Harper is Professor of Social Anthroplogy in the School of Social and Political Science, and director of the Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology. Probing the interface between technological innovation and economic development - James Smith James Smith is Professor of African and Developmental Studies in the Centre of African Sudies and Vice-Principal International for the University of Edinburgh. Beating sleeping sickness and other neglected topical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa - Sue Welburn Sue Welburn is based in Infection Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Her lab has a major research focus on the eradication of Trypanosomiasis in Uganda and other areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This article was published on 2024-08-28
