Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, University of Southampton
Dr Michael Head is a Senior Research Fellow in Global Health, based in the Clinical Informatics Research Unit at the University of Southampton, UK. He has a background in public health research and infectious disease epidemiology, with research links in Ghana, Togo, Ethiopia and Brazil. His main research interests are pneumonia and also Neglected Tropical Diseases, including scabies and onchocerciasis. Michael also analyses portfolios of research, to review levels of funding for different diseases and to provide insight into research strength, knowledge gaps, and future priorities. He has communicated extensively with the written and TV media throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Billions is spent on cancer research globally – but is it money well spent?
Jun 03, 2023 03:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Business
In 2020, 19 million people around the world received a cancer diagnosis. By 2040, that number is expected to reach 28 million. Poorer countries will be especially hard hit, with an increasing number of cases and more...
Leprosy, scabies and yaws - Togo's neglected tropical skin diseases need attention
Mar 28, 2023 14:17 pm UTC| Health
Neglected tropical diseases are a group of 20 diseases found mostly in tropical regions that are strongly associated with poverty. Among them are skin diseases like scabies, leprosy and yaws. They are caused by some...
Mar 13, 2023 12:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Three years ago, on March 11 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus first formally described COVID-19 as a pandemic. The impact of the pandemic on all aspects of society has...
Flu is set for a big comeback now COVID restrictions are lifted – here’s what you need to know
Oct 11, 2022 04:36 am UTC| Health
The flu seasons of 2020 and 2021 were mild, mostly thanks to measures people took against COVID, such as wearing masks, social distancing and using copious amounts of hand gel. 2022, however, looks like a whole different...
Shutdowns are a uniquely American drama − in the UK, it's just not Parliament's cup of tea
Ukraine recap: Ukraine and allies maintain optimism despite slow progress on the battlefield
Temporary carbon storage in forests has climate value — but we need to get the accounting right
Lagos building collapses: we used machine learning to show where and why they happen