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🆕Film by LSHTM & @SangathIndia shines a light on high levels of untreated #depression in #India 'Closing the Gap' highlights an innovative new approach to #MentalHealth care aiming to reduce the treatment gap in India & beyond. 📽️youtube.com/watch?v=nAUwMQ… #WorldMentalHealthDay


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Far too many women – particularly in low- and middle-income countries – die during childbirth. We welcome the announcement of #WorldPPHDay & new guidelines which call for a major shift in how PPH is prevented, diagnosed and treated. Read our comment ➡️ bit.ly/4q5GmD2

WOMANtrial's tweet image. Far too many women – particularly in low- and middle-income countries – die during childbirth.

We welcome the announcement of #WorldPPHDay & new guidelines which call for a major shift in how PPH is prevented, diagnosed and treated.

Read our comment ➡️ bit.ly/4q5GmD2

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine reposted

🆕Film by LSHTM & @SangathIndia shines a light on high levels of untreated #depression in #India 'Closing the Gap' highlights an innovative new approach to #MentalHealth care aiming to reduce the treatment gap in India & beyond. 📽️youtube.com/watch?v=nAUwMQ… #WorldMentalHealthDay


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🧵Research shows mental health conditions double in emergencies. This #WorldMentalHealthDay see how #UKPHRST is tackling this through our mental health & psychosocial support partnership work in 🇺🇬 Together we've helped local communities strengthen #MHPSS in emergencies👇


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The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance charts Our co-directors @gmknght and Kat Holt were quoted in @Nature highlighting the data gaps on how antibiotic use in humans vs. livestock drives antimicrobial resistance. Read more 👉bit.ly/48nB3si


How Suriname eliminated #malaria – and what others can learn from it In @Telegraph Brian Greenwood explains how tailoring interventions based on differences in a country's regional epidemiology is key to effective malaria control & elimination.🦟 telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…


🆕LSHTM Alumni Magazine out now! This issue explores health #misinformation, child #malnutrition, the #ClimateCrisis, new narratives around #disability, and more. @LSHTM_Alumni Read inspiring health stories from our global community👉 lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/alumni…


Want to explore the complexities of drug safety, from surveillance to regulation? Join our online #pharmacovigilance short course and learn how new #medicines are assessed for cost-effectiveness and benefit versus risk.💊 Running 2 - 6 February 2026 👉lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/…

LSHTM's tweet image. Want to explore the complexities of drug safety, from surveillance to regulation?

Join our online #pharmacovigilance short course and learn how new #medicines are assessed for cost-effectiveness and benefit versus risk.💊 

Running 2 - 6 February 2026

👉lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/…

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine reposted

Tomorrow is the annual #PumphandleLecture in the John Snow Lecture Theatre @LSHTM. Dr Cesar Victora will give the keynote: "From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil" Details here 👇🏼: lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

JohnSnowSociety's tweet image. Tomorrow is the annual #PumphandleLecture in the John Snow Lecture Theatre @LSHTM.
Dr Cesar Victora will give the keynote:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
Details here 👇🏼:
lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…

We're celebrating UK #BlackHistoryMonth LSHTM's newly appointed EDI director Ammara Khan reflects on this year's #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride theme, & our vibrant #GlobalHealth community which makes our School such a #diverse and inclusive place to work and study. #BHM

LSHTM's tweet image. We're celebrating UK #BlackHistoryMonth

LSHTM's newly appointed EDI director Ammara Khan reflects on this year's #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride theme, & our vibrant #GlobalHealth community which makes our School such a #diverse and inclusive place to work and study. 

#BHM

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COVID-19 didn't just bring vaccines into the spotlight—it reshaped how people feel about them. In this interview, VCP founder and director @ProfHeidiLarson unpacks how trust, scepticism, and access all shifted during the pandemic. 📷 Read: vaccinestoday.eu/stories/interv…


Are you a physician, nurse, or pharmacist looking to specialise in travel medicine?✈️🌏 Gain the knowledge, practical tools & conceptual framework needed to deliver a modern, evidence-based travel health service with our expertly designed short course. lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/…

LSHTM's tweet image. Are you a physician, nurse, or pharmacist looking to specialise in travel medicine?✈️🌏 

Gain the knowledge, practical tools & conceptual framework needed to deliver a modern, evidence-based travel health service with our expertly designed short course.

lshtm.ac.uk/study/courses/…

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Maysoon Dahab, Assistant Professor @lshtm, has written about the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in #Sudan, where reports are showing that women and children are bearing the brunt of overlapping crises ▶️ lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr…

MARCH_LSHTM's tweet image. Maysoon Dahab, Assistant Professor @lshtm, has written about the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in #Sudan, where reports are showing that women and children are bearing the brunt of overlapping crises ▶️ lshtm.ac.uk/research/centr…

Maps suggest India could bear biggest impact from mosquito-borne #chikungunya🌏 Hyolim Kang & Kaja Abbas discuss most comprehensive mapping of global risk of chikungunya, suggests as infections spread 12 million people in #India could be at risk. lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

LSHTM's tweet image. Maps suggest India could bear biggest impact from mosquito-borne #chikungunya🌏

Hyolim Kang & Kaja Abbas discuss most comprehensive mapping of global risk of chikungunya, suggests as infections spread 12 million people in #India could be at risk.

lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/new…

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#UKPHRST co-delivered a workshop with @Makerere & @MinofHealthUG to: ✅ Share joint research findings ✅ Help draft national MHPSS plans ✅ Strengthen MHPSS response capacity These efforts aim to strengthen mental health support in outbreaks in 🇺🇬 👉bit.ly/3INXI6t

LSHTM_CEPR's tweet image. #UKPHRST co-delivered a workshop with @Makerere & @MinofHealthUG to:

✅ Share joint research findings
✅ Help draft national MHPSS plans
✅ Strengthen MHPSS response capacity

These efforts aim to strengthen mental health support in outbreaks in 🇺🇬

👉bit.ly/3INXI6t

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with @Makerere and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), has been implementing activities to strengthen capacity in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for outbreak preparedness and response. As part of this…

MinofHealthUG's tweet image. The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with @Makerere and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), has been implementing activities to strengthen capacity in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for outbreak preparedness and response.

As part of this…
MinofHealthUG's tweet image. The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with @Makerere and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), has been implementing activities to strengthen capacity in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for outbreak preparedness and response.

As part of this…
MinofHealthUG's tweet image. The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with @Makerere and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), has been implementing activities to strengthen capacity in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for outbreak preparedness and response.

As part of this…
MinofHealthUG's tweet image. The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with @Makerere and the UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST), has been implementing activities to strengthen capacity in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) for outbreak preparedness and response.

As part of this…


October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth We're celebrating our diverse #GlobalHealth community Aji explains how LSHTM's Diversity Leadership Programme helped her to recognise the value of her heritage & experiences in her #PublicHealth role. #BHM2025 #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride

LSHTM's tweet image. October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth 

We're celebrating our diverse #GlobalHealth community Aji explains how LSHTM's Diversity Leadership Programme helped her to recognise the value of her heritage & experiences in her #PublicHealth role.

#BHM2025 #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride

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