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Tribute to Dr Peter Salama (1968-2019): "He touched and enhanced the lives of millions of people"
Jeremy Farrar, Wellcome's Director, pays tribute to Dr Peter Salama, an Executive Director at the WHO who was instrumental in leading efforts to tackle Ebola.
Ebola vaccine shows promising results
Interim results from the Guinean phase III trial of the Ebola vaccine known as VSV-EBOV, co-funded by the Wellcome Trust, indicate that it is highly effective against the…
The first Covid-19 vaccine may not be the magic bullet that returns life to 'normal'
As we'll soon start to see the results of the first vaccines coming through late-stage clinical trials, Jeremy Farrar explains why we should be cautiously optimistic.
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Jeremy Farrar
Wellcome's approach to equitable access to healthcare interventions
This statement outlines Wellcome’s approach to maximising access to healthcare interventions for people worldwide, with a focus on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Team Coordinator - Wellcome Collection
Salary: £38,300 Closing date: Sunday, 19 January 2025 Contract type: Permanent Wellcome Collection is part of Wellcome Trust, a global charitable foundation that…
Mental Health Award: Accelerating scalable digital mental health interventions
This call will fund research to evaluate and further develop scalable digital interventions to advance early intervention in depression, anxiety and psychosis.
Lead applicant career stage:
N/A
Administering organisation location:
- Anywhere in the world (apart from mainland China)
Funding duration:
up to 5 years
Funding amount:
£3 to 7 million per project
Strategic programme:
- Mental Health
Frequency:
One-off
Coapplicants:
Accepted
A framework for ethical governance of mental health databanks
Potential risks and mitigation strategies that take into account the key ethical considerations associated with building and running a databank.