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.
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Winners of the John Snow 210th Birthday Map Competition Announced
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 …
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2023 Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Global health equity and the role of trade
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.
1854 Cholera Map Competition
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.