The John Snow Society 2024 Annual Pumphandle Lecture was given by Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization and Principal Advisor to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. You can watch the lecture recording here.
We had to wait a year, but the 2021 broadsheet is now available and as always packed with stories from around the world about John Snow and the society. Enjoy the read
https://johnsnowsociety.org/files/2021/08/Broad-Sheet-2021-final.pdf
The 33rd Pump Handle Lecture featured renowned epidemiologist Cesar Victora, who shared his life’s work and research contributions across maternal and child health, nutrition epidemiology, and global health programs. The lecture covered Cesar’s career highlights, including groundbreaking studies on breastfeeding, growth standards, and the long-term consequences of early nutrition, as well as his work on monitoring global health goals with an equity lens. You can watch the lecture recording here
Join us for the 2025 Pumphandle Lecture this Tuesday, 07th October 2025, in the John Snow Lecture Theatre of LSHTM in London, or Online
From Broad Street to global health, the 2025 Broad Sheet celebrates Professor Cesar Victora, world-leading epidemiologist and our 2025 Pumphandle Lecturer, announces GTFCC’s new Chair Ilesh Jani, and spotlights thriving chapters worldwide. Dive into science, climate and cholera insights, history, culture, and community, evidence, stories, and action that remind us why epidemiology matters urgently everywhere today.
Get the full Broad Sheet here!
This edition of the Broadsheet features our 2024 Pumphandle Lecturer, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization, previously Deputy Director of WHO, Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, and Coordinator of the UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases.
She will deliver the 32nd Pumphandle Lecture on Tuesday 22nd October 2024 at 5.30pm London Time, from the John Snow Lecture Theatre at LSHTM.
You can access the Broadsheet at this link for more news and updates from our global community.
To mark the 210th anniversary of John Snow’s birth, the John Snow Society launched a competition in September 2023 challenging enthusiasts to use creativity and modern methods to recreate his 1854 Soho map (pictured, updated). You can find out more about the original competition here.
The winners and highly commended maps are now available to view.
Competition Judges:
Professor James Hargreaves (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; co-Chair, John Snow Society)
William Roberts (Chief Executive Royal Society for Public Health; Steering Committee, John Snow Society)
Dr Shay Soremekun (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Steering Committee, John Snow Society)
Dr Patrick Nguipdop-Djomo (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Steering Committee, John Snow Society)
The John Snow Society 2023 Annual Pumphandle Lecture was given by Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. You can watch the lecture recording here. A summary of her talk is also available in our 2024 Broadsheet.
To mark the 210th anniversary of John Snow’s birth, we’ve launched a new competition for the month of September: Can you use creativity and modern methods to recreate his 1854 Soho map?
Further details here.
This year’s Broadsheet introduces our 2023 Pumphandle Lecture speaker Dr Okonjo-Iweala of the WTO – we are very pleased she will join us on the 3rd of October.
You can access the Broadsheet at this link for more news and updates from our global community: https://johnsnowsociety.org/files/2023/08/John-Snow-BroadSheet-2023.pdf
28th September
5:30 pm London time
Please note that you can join this event in person in the John Snow lecture theatre or you can watch the live broadcast. More information is available on the LSHTM webpage.
