Dr Andrew Furber MBBS DTM&H DRCOG DCCH MPH (distinction) MRCGP FFPH (McEwan prize)

Public Health
ScHARR
University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA

Biography

I am Director of Public Health for Wakefield District in West Yorkshire and hold an Honorary Clinical Lecturer appointment at ScHARR.

I trained in general practice before working for a number of years in Nepal, latterly with the UK Department for International Development and the Government of Nepal.

On my return to the UK I trained in public health including a period as Clinical Lecturer at ScHARR.

Research Interests

Health inequalities
Tobacco
HIV/Aids
International Health

Teaching Interests

I teach on the MPH course.

Professional Activities

I am a member of the editorial group for Public Health Today. I have peer reviewed for a number of journals including The Lancet, The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, PLoS Medicine, BMC Public Health and the Indian Journal of Medical Research.

I have reviewed research funding applications for a number of agencies including the National Institute for Health Research and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Key Current Projects

NIHR. Evaluation of Smoke Free Homes: a school-based intervention to protect children from second-hand smoke. Joint applicant. 2010-16. £1,148,448.

Key Publications

Furber AS, Maheswaran R, Carroll CJ, Newell JN.Is smoking tobacco an independent risk factor for HIV infection and progression to AIDS?Sex. Transm. Inf. Aug 2006; doi:10.1136/sti2005.019505

Sharma N, Furber A, Lemaster J.
Study on urinary bladder stone cases at Okhaldhunga Hospital, Nepal.
Nepal Med Coll J. 2004, June;6(1):49-52.

Furber A et al
Barriers to better care for people with AIDS in developing countries
BMJ2004;329:1281-3.

Newell JN, Furber AS.
Learning from low income countries:what are the lessons? Sources of information should focus on developing countries.

Furber AS
Referral to hospital in Nepal: four years' experience in one rural district.
Tropical Doctor 2002;32:75-78

Furber AS, Newell JN and Lubben MM.
A systematic review of current knowledge of HIV epidemiology and of sexual behaviour in Nepal.
Tropical Medicine and International Health 2002:7(2);140-148(February)