Biomass use and COVID-19: A novel concern
Evidence supports the link between air pollution and COVID-19 and thus it is likely that exposure to indoor smoke due to cooking increases the risk of COVID-19. An outbreak of COVID-19 in slum communities where the concept of physical distancing is next to impossible could easily overwhelm the public health system. Megha Thakur, Esther Boudewijns, Giridhara R Babu, Onno van Schayck (all RL Optimising Patient Care) wrote a paper about their concerns.
Read the paper here.
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Welcome to Francine Schneider: our new PhD Community Coordinator
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Winners Pitch your PhD!
Wednesday, December 1, 2021Read more33 high-quality pitches were submitted by our Phd candidates. After a careful pre-selection, 8 of them were selected to pitch their work at the CAPHRI online Research Meeting and had a chance to win the Jury or Audience PhD Pitch Award 2021.
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Dissertation Award for Alena Kamenshchikova and Esther Steenaart
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