Emily Carnahan

Global public health professional working at the intersection of data science, health systems, and digital health
(she/her) (views are my own)

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

This thread. Thankful to @edyong209 for the important, people-centered coverage of the pandemic. The grief is real, the burnout is real, the long-term effects are real. Feeling reflective.

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

I want to say a little more about this piece, and how I’ve been thinking about my work and journalistic responsibilities over the last 6 months. 1/

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

There might have been 40% fewer COVID19 infections globally if we all had the level of trust seen in Denmark. What an influence trust has! https://t.co/pTBwUNIJdw

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Racism in two UK global health institutions: Comment from @Obasi_TropMed, @BakareBarley, and @DrMishalK.

Read: https://t.co/xWz6L1LpSB

[PATH @PATHtweets]

Frontline immunization workers in sub-Saharan Africa co-create vaccine preparedness and distribution plans - building trust in, and demand, for #COVID19 vaccines. #HCDatPATH https://t.co/XBRFZ1aOs2

[PATH @PATHtweets]

Essential health services in the pandemic policy analysis by @JessicaShearer & @NGurley recently published. 198 policies, 53 countries: read the findings in the @WHOBulletin. Plus view PATH’s #COVID19 essential health services policy tracker @ https://t.co/YUJsLcK1cl

[Ngozi @udnore]

It has been a week since @NoorAbdisalan wrote this impactful piece in @PLOSGPH. I've given it a lot of thought. I hope that many #globalhealth orgs have done the same.
https://t.co/0AISrpu2Ei

1. Can we agree that the need to insist on "country ownership" in 2022 is very sad?

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

I think this is some of the most exciting and important work happening at PATH. Centering health workers to understand their challenges, then identifying solutions and developing rapid prototypes that really work. #HCDatPATH

[PATH @PATHtweets]

What do post-partum hemorrhage interventions, biomarker tests, and optimizing feeding for newborns have in common? These are human-centered design projects at PATH Living Labs that help health workers develop solutions to on-the-job challenges. Read more. https://t.co/4WKwQycn8Q

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

Paul Farmer and the book about him, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder, opened my eyes to global public health nearly 20 years ago. It inspired me to learn more about health equity, and I hope we can all continue to advance his legacy of health care access for all.

[PATH @PATHtweets]

We're devastated to hear the news of Dr. Paul Farmer's passing. A champion for health equity, Dr. Farmer was a trailblazer in global public health. Thanks to his leadership at @PIH and @ughe_org, many people's lives changed for the better. He has and will continue to inspire us.

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

🚨I wrote about immunocompromised people—what they’ve been through, their frustrations, and their hopes.

This is a plea to think about those who don’t get to be done with the pandemic, and to prioritize them as a matter of moral and medical urgency. 1/

https://t.co/DBI6ssL1a5

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

Melinda Gates Shifts Her Wealth Away from the Gates Foundation. "Successful, impactful philanthropy is not about controlling giving. It's about trusting beneficiaries to do what's best." https://t.co/rfwCtaAJVH

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

#Seattle friends, we live on the indigenous land of the Duwamish people. Take a minute to sign the petition for federal recognition of the Duwamish Tribe: https://t.co/8yxHZjqiYf

[PATH @PATHtweets]

New program in #India to co-create digital mental health interventions with youth, for youth. Human-centered design by PATH & @FondationBotnar helps ensure tech interventions are responsive to context-specific barriers & cultural expectations. #HCDatPATH https://t.co/mPw27TgApD

[PATH @PATHtweets]

New COVID-19 antigen test dashboard helps users understand which tests are available and effectively detecting newly emerging variants including Omicron. Learn more here: https://t.co/EtC5dqILdk

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

Great commentary by @MichelSidibe. "The pandemic will not be over until it's over everywhere." We need equitable global distribution of vaccines. https://t.co/aviF7F4hcg via @BrookingsInst

[Ed Yong is not here @edyong209]

🚨Well, I wrote about Omicron--what we know & what it means.

I feel the core problem is unchanged: The variant poses a much greater threat at the societal level than the individual one, making it the kind of problem the US has consistently flubbed. 1/
https://t.co/IRZqSbvC69

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

Check out my latest article on the @DigitalSQR blog. It highlights the importance of #DataScience in the pandemic response.

[Digital Square @DigitalSQR]

As countries continue to mature their use of data for #COVID19 response and better health, we have an opportunity to share high-quality, reusable, and proven data science assets. Learn more about the potential of a health data science exchange.

👉 https://t.co/1cdxbYV6mv

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

We need more of this type of thinking: how global health intersects with climate change & how to invest synergistically. "Investment in sustainable sanitation is an investment in our climate too." https://t.co/5MbFlVMZ4a

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

@The_GDHN @unimps @TechChange I spy @MaguiNdong 😊 We had fun checking out this game together in-person in 2019!

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

#GDHF2021 is always a great opportunity to learn, reflect, and share with the digital health community. Excited to see the wide range of topics/sessions from my colleagues at PATH!

[Digital Square @DigitalSQR]

This week, the #GDHF2021 kicks off. It will be a week of sharing, learning, and listening to the great achievements in digital health this year. Find out more: https://t.co/kmoCow9Bg6

A list of PATH sessions at Global Digital Health Forum is here: https://t.co/4mIZ8yqntR

[Emily Carnahan @CarnahanEmily]

You can't deliver COVID vaccines without syringes. Autodisable (AD) syringes are safe injection devices used in 100 countries. But a new analysis shows a supply gap of >1billion AD syringes could affect COVID vaccine rollout. https://t.co/i9hfN1sNC3