Maylene Shung-King

Associate Professor, Health Policy and Systems Division, School of public health and family medicine, UCT

[Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) @GDARnetwork]

At our next online ECR Forum @feyiwayas of the University of Cape Town will talk with Professor T. Alafia Samuels of the University of the West Indies about her career journey.

🗓️Thursday 11 May 2023

⏰15:00 UTC/GMT

Info➡️https://t.co/m6gS23K8qt

[Children's Institute, University of Cape Town @CIatUCT]

[🆕book chapter] Our @lorilakethetha & @JucyJam wrote the child health advocacy chapter in Child Health for All - a comprehensive & accessible intro to population #ChildHealth for under- & postgradstudents of various health science disciplines https://t.co/wbo5l9tW10 #ChildRights

[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

Please re-Tweet these 10 tips for communicating effectively with loved ones who have #Alzheimers disease and other forms of #dementia.

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[Prof Tolullah Oni @DrTolullah]

🚨🚨 JOB ALERT **
Have advanced project management skills? Experience working wt large consortia in Global South? Passionate about applying your skills to intersection of health, urbanisation&climate change? Come work at @GDARnetwork Apply/share #COP27 https://t.co/W0zSy3eREr

[Eduardo J. Gomez @Eduardo_J_Gomez]

Just received this wonderful edited book volume in the mail! I’ve contributed a chapter on understanding the politics of the commercial determinants of health. There are several amazing chapters from leaders in this new field of research.

[Lucy Gilson @Lucy_Gilson]

@IreneAgyepong @Jill_Olivier @ashageorge72 @BradyLeanne @MarshaOrgill @MayleneSK @lancelouskieter @SOPHUWC @UCT_SPH @HPAfellows @eleanorwhyle

[Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) @GDARnetwork]

New GDAR blog! "Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research" https://t.co/4uW7zaYqm2 Wise words from Joanne Smith, Feyisayo Odunitan-Wayas, @mukomagudani, Rosemary Musuva, @Clwanga16, @edwingwa and @damiodekunle

[Maylene Shung-King @MayleneSK]

@DrTolullah @GDARnetwork @NIHRglobal @MRC_Epid @CambGHP @CambridgeAfrica An amazing cohort of very talented researchers

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[Agnes Erzse @AgnesErzse]

Ever wondered if industry pledges safeguard health? Spoiler: not. We conducted a review to understand the public health and policy implications of voluntary actions by indsutry
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@GDARnetwork @WitsSPH

Read our @NatureFoodJnl paper:https://t.co/Sz3r1VKcNU

[Tolib Mirzoev @TMirzoev]

Capacity strengthening framework in @GlobalHealthBMJ - great joint effort with @globalstopp @Lucy_Gilson @MallamPelliks @rima_justice @Rasha_Fadlallah from @H_S_Global! @LSHTM @NIHRglobal @ChorusUrban @lstm_ccr @seyeabimbola @martinmckee @DinaBalabanova https://t.co/Dxf773V402

[Prof Tolullah Oni @DrTolullah]

Amazing huge congrats to the @GDARnetwork Joburg members on a successful stakeholder consultation co-designing #planetaryhealth research. So proud to be a part of this dynamic network @NIHRglobal @MRC_Epid @PetronellK @DPHRU_SA @WitsUniversity 🔥

[Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) @GDARnetwork]

We are so happy so see the @GDARnetwork team in Johannesburg lead the stakeholder consultation on #climate #health #urban great leadership from @PetronellK @TheLegalHourZA with support from @MRC_Epid team @DrTolullah @MeelanThondoo

[Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) @GDARnetwork]

Next up (after Lagos & Yaoundé), we’re in Cape Town for GDARSpaces stakeholder consultation with a powerhouse of stakeholders from govt, civil soc. & private sectors. Kicking off with introducing the work of the network at the intersection of NCDs, urbanisation & climate change🔥

[Maylene Shung-King @MayleneSK]

@natachab @GDARnetwork @NIHRglobal @MRC_Epid @DrTolullah @ClarisseMapa @UCT_SPH @UCTHealthSci @UCT_Research @CambridgeAfrica We missed you too Natacha, but fabulous to have colleagues from such a wide range of organisations represented.

[Prof Tolullah Oni @DrTolullah]

@GDARnetwork Cape Town team in action driving co-designed research to future-proof health in contexts of urbanisation and climate change. Love your work team @vickilambert @MayleneSK and Feyi Odunitan Wayas💪🏾💪🏾

[Prof Tolullah Oni @DrTolullah]

We are so honoured to have such a dynamic passionate group of CPT stakeholders from health, schools, resilience, food, human settlements, climate change etc sharing their expertise on what’s already ongoing, existing data sources, priority climate risks to shape research agenda.