Million Dollar Global Health Award For London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine - 18 May 2009

Sharon Huttly, Dean of Studies of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the School's Director, Andy Haines tell Peter Goodwin about their plans for expanding "distance learning" following news that they've received the prestigious Gates Award For Global Health for outstanding achievements over a sustained period of time particularly in resource-poor settings. One of the 2,500 students currently enrolled from 120 countries, David Githanga, a consultant paediatric cardiologist in Nairobi, explains how his studies can feed directly into government plans for improving public health.