The world’s top priority for 2021 is bringing the COVID-19 pandemic under control.  LSHTM is uniquely placed to research, inform and advocate on a global scale to mitigate the impact of future pandemics. 

In my work in the COVID-19 research and therapeutics response, we work with LSHTM colleagues constantly. The university has contributed enormously to the UK COVID-19 response. The funds raised could help our epidemiologists who have been examining the incidence, distribution and control of infectious diseases,  behavioural scientists who inform work with local communities, the Vaccine Confidence Group that are producing a real-time understanding of both the current and evolving sentiments around COVID-19, or teams that are running genome sequencing to identify new variants of COVID-19 as they emerge.

Although I usually only ever run when chasing a ball, I’m spending the next two months training to run the farthest distance I have ever gone. Please give if you can! 

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