Ana Bonell

academic clinician | climate change | maternal health | extreme heat | heat physiology | safe pregnancy for all | mother

[APHRC @aphrc]

#IamAPHRC's #ClimateAction4NCDs, supported by @MedResFdn, aims to study the interactions between climate change, air quality, and the loss of urban green spaces in four cities in Senegal. In this context, #APHRCinWestAfrica, @LSHTM & @santegouv_sn convened experts to tackle climate change & noncommunicable diseases.

Discussions highlighted how rising temperatures, poor air quality, and diminishing urban green spaces threaten public health. Together, stakeholders co-developed a theory of change to drive adaptation strategies, enhance healthcare access, and strengthen cross-sector collaboration.

APHRC remains committed to deepening the understanding of the climate-health nexus and driving impactful solutions that shape policies and protect vulnerable communities.

#WeAreAfrica #APHRCResearch

@LSHTM @mrcunitgambia @BonellAna @PeninahMur42658 @SokhnaT37994755 @dia_diama @DMdiarafa

[Climate Optimist @fatoulaminjeng]

Join me and my friends/colleagues @lizgulaz and @zainabzy_ in the climate and gender space who have been championing actions for the past years!

We will talk about the intersection of Gender Justice and Climate Justice organised by @EarthGambia and @UNDP_TheGambia.

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

High levels of heat found to affect foetuses & infants up to age 2

In @bsindia @BonellAna discusses 1st analysis to show heat stress impact on development of babies after birth as #publichealth interventions needed for #climatechange. @mrcunitgambia
👇 https://t.co/yFjXrJ8HNh

[Ana Bonell @BonellAna]

@jennyhall33 @GLOW2024 Thanks Jenny, it was a real pleasure to participate!

[MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia]

A study funded by @wellcometrust published on @TheLancetPlanet shows that heat exposure may impact both the growth of foetuses during pregnancy & infants up to the age of 2⃣.

Read more👉https://t.co/nxOqLCI5RE

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

First evidence suggests heat stress may still affect babies once born

@BonellAna explains impact of heat stress on foetal development & newborns, supporting calls for urgent interventions to reduce impact of climate change on pregnant women & children.

https://t.co/tjWxUqiIu9

[Ana Vicedo @AnaVicedo9]

1st contribution of the #ACTUALproject @snsf_ch @ISPMBern @OeschgerCentre we show the complex relationship between heat-humidity-health using DAGs. This is crucial to defining your analytical model, which indeed is rarely considered when modelling humidity in heat-health studies!

[Network Against GBV-The Gambia 🇬🇲 @NgbvGambia]

We call on National Assembly members to protect the health and well-being of women and girls by standing firmly against the repeal of the #FGM law.

#EndFGM220
#HandsOffOurLaw
#DoNoHarm

[The Physiological Society @PhySoc]

🗺️Researchers from our global community emphasise the importance of #resilience in tackling the impact of #extremeheat.

▶️Watch the video: https://t.co/HFw7cQRmzB

@JasonKWLee @NUSMedicine @aiims_jodhpur @ollie_jay13 @HeatHealth_USYD @UniversityofNa9 @BonellAna @mrcunitgambia

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

“[These are] populations that have contributed almost nothing to climate change and are at [the] front lines of the #climate crisis."

@BonellAna tells @voxdotcom about @mrcunitgambia research on impact of extreme heat on #pregnant farm workers 👇https://t.co/4NfmEGkGQj

[Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi]

Job opportunity @lshtm for a mathematics /engineering /computer science or highly quantitative social scientist /health economist on the REACH project.
REACH aims to Build Resilience to Floods and Heat for Maternal and Child Health in Brazil & Zambia.
https://t.co/Mwwdvtx23j

[UNFPA in The Gambia @UNFPATheGambia]

FGM's real price tag?

The health, wellbeing and limitless potentials of our girls.

We cannot afford it❗️💔🚫

#EndFGM220

[The Association of non Governmental organisations @TANGO_NGOandCSO]

The Gender thematic working group are continuing their monthly meetings with a focus on the urgent issues surrounding #FGM/C. We're committed to raising awareness, advocating for change & supporting victims .Together, we can make a difference & end FGM. #endfgm220

[Sarah LaPointe @SarahLaPointe0]

Can cash transfers help pregnant women adapt to extreme heat?
This is what our recently published study sought to understand - read more about the study below 😄

[MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia]

As part of #PlanetaryHealthWeek, we organised a bring-and-share vegetarian breakfast competition, a fun way to promote healthy eating to protect our planet.

We also visited our on-site biogas plant, an innovative facility to advance our contribution to a healthier environment.

[Ana Bonell @BonellAna]

Fantastic showcase of plastic recycling action and future plans by Aliyu, an amazing PhD student who led the student jubilee team - thanks Aliyu! @LSHTM_Planet

[MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia]

The theme for this year’s #PlanetaryHealthWeek is "Action for All."

To observe the week, we organised a seminar on the impact of plastic waste and innovative recycling efforts at health research institutes. We also visited our 3D printing facility.

[BJOG @BJOGTweets]

Impact of cash transfers on the association between prenatal exposures to high temperatures and low birthweight: retrospective analysis from the LEAP 1000 study

https://t.co/2YZecLkcyb

@SarahLaPointe0
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@UAlbanySPH
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@BonellAna
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[MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM @mrcunitgambia]

Contributing to the global #MaternalHealth discourse!

Our Associate Professor @BonellAna on @BBC__newsday discusses the impact of heat stress on pregnant women in rural #Gambia☀️🤰🏾

📻https://t.co/gAZE5RvqYe

[Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health, LSHTM @LSHTM_Planet]

"We found that the pregnant subsistence farmers didn't have a single day where they were not exposed to some degree of heat stress"

@BonellAna, Assistant Professor in @mrcunitgambia & CCCPH member speaks to @BBC__newsday on the impacts of heat on maternal health in The Gambia👇

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

"There is a real push to include maternal and child groups as vulnerable group to heat exposure"

On @BBC__newsday @BonellAna discusses research into the impact of extreme heat on pregnant farmers in The Gambia.☀️🤰

@mrcunitgambia @LSHTM_Planet

👇https://t.co/55ChCLlUcm