NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation and Behavioural Science
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We’ve launched! Welcome to the new website for the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Evaluation and Behavioural Science
Six months into our exciting new chapter of funding, we’re thrilled to unveil a fresh, accessible, and user-friendly website for the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Evaluation and...
Co-producing health and care services toolkit shares learning from Common Ambition Bristol
A new toolkit aims to help teams to co-produce more equitable health services, inspired by learning from a community-powered sexual health initiative. Common Ambition Bristol (CAB), a major...
New study finds that US funding cuts for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis could substantially increase HIV infections in sub-Saharan Africa
HIV infections look set to significantly increase in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of funding for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) being halted under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS...
Pharmacies could play key role in ending new HIV transmissions: new policy briefing
Community pharmacies should be at the heart of HIV prevention efforts by raising awareness of and providing access to PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), according to a new policy briefing from the...
Shaping a migrant health research agenda through public involvement
By Dr Clare French, Dr Aaron Lim, Dr Carmel McGrath, Sayambrita Mukherjee, Fariha Tasnim, Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh Why is this topic important? About 1 in 6 people in England and Wales are migrants...