Professor of Public Health, University of Otago
Michael Baker is Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.
He is currently (April-July 2015) a NZ-UK Link Foundation Visiting Professor, hosted by the School of Advanced Study (SAS), University of London. His focus in the UK includes research and a series of public lectures on pandemic diseases.
Details about these free lectures can be found on the SAS website:
http://www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/news/ebola-worries-make-timely-arrival-award-winning-disease-expert
Professor Baker’s other research projects include a national case-control study of rheumatic fever in New Zealand; a leading role in the Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance (SHIVERS) Study funded by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention; and research on Housing and Health.
100 days without COVID-19: how New Zealand got rid of a virus that keeps spreading across the world
Aug 09, 2020 22:45 pm UTC| Health
On Sunday, New Zealand marked 100 days without community transmission of COVID-19. From the first known case imported into New Zealand on February 26 to the last case of community transmission detected on May 1,...
Drinking water study raises health concerns for New Zealanders
Jan 27, 2019 14:31 pm UTC| Health
Last year, a Danish study reported a link between nitrate in drinking water and the risk of developing colorectal (bowel) cancer. This finding could have important implications for New Zealanders. New Zealand has one of...
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