Samantha Lissauer

Paediatric infectious disease consultant. Advocate for global child health. Proud mum of 3 smalls and keen runner.

[Hannah Rickman @hannah_rickman]

Death toll looks certain to rise even further. Over half a million impacted and 180,000 displaced - many have lost absolutely everything. This will take a long time to recover from.

[Melita Gordon @MelitaGordon5]

@SLissauer says it very well. Horrifyingly awful stories and events. These terrible deaths were about poverty, inequity & climate change. How does Malawi even start to rebuild/recover? What will it take for the rest of the world to take climate justice seriously?

[Samantha Lissauer @SLissauer]

#CycloneFreddy has caused unprecedented levels of devastation in #Malawi. My #paediatric colleagues and I have seen unimaginable horror at QECH, Blantyre. The worlds most vulnerable being the most heavily impacted by #ClimateCrisis. And not being reported in global north.

[Hannah Rickman @hannah_rickman]

20,000 displaced in #Malawi by #CycloneFreddy - People have lost everything to #climatechange in a country which contributes 0.04% of global GHG emissions and <20% people normally have electricity. Barely hitting news in Global North #climateinjustice https://t.co/lNyHslfJul

[Samantha Lissauer @SLissauer]

@PaulTurnerMicro @ACORN_AMR @MORUBKK @Wellcome_AMR @TropMedOxford Team Malawi so sad to be missing out! #CycloneFreddy

[ACORN @ACORN_AMR]

Great news from Malawi - ACORN AMR surveillance now up and running at QECH, Blantyre.

Thanks @SLissauer and team!

ACORN now active in 12 hospitals / 7 countries - 3854 infection episodes captured as of yesterday morning.

[Samantha Lissauer @SLissauer]

@ACORN_AMR @PaulTurnerMicro @nfeasey1 First patients recruited into ACORN today on the paediatric wards at QECH! Whoop! So excited to finally be implementing this here in Malawi @MlwTrust

[Samantha Lissauer @SLissauer]

@hannah_rickman @KellyAmeneshoa Or other friends who also haven't had COVID #hidinginmalawi

[Hannah Rickman @hannah_rickman]

Also. The world is on fire. 🌍 🔥 Some ✈️ travel is inevitable in global health, but there’s absolutely NO excuse for holding an in-person international meeting if it doesn’t actively promote equity, rather than being discriminatory and exclusionary.

[Hannah Rickman @hannah_rickman]

Echoes MANY stories of friends & colleagues (@KingsSLP & elsewhere) unable to attend meetings and conferences in HICs with discriminatory immigration policies (esp the UK 😡)➡️Rooms of rich people in rich countries making decisions from which experts are systematically excluded.

[Samantha Lissauer @SLissauer]

Super session revisiting AMR by @ProfSharland and @APTlivuni at #ESPID2022. AMR is a growing problem everywhere, new agents coming but progress in treatment for children, especially neonates WAY behind adults.

[Samantha Lissauer @SLissauer]

Highly entertaining but also packed with information - they young ESPID session on AMS discussing sepsis scoring and when to stop antibiotics in early onset sepsis in neonates. The right treatment vs risk unnecessary exposure debate. #ESPID2022

[Samantha Lissauer @SLissauer]

I always love listening to Karina Butler. Reminding us that we've come a LONG way in reducing MTCT of HIV...but still up to 240,000 children infected per year most in LMIC settings. We know how to tackle this. We still need to do it. #ESPID2022

[DIAMONDS @DIAMONDS_2020]

Professor Mike Levin presenting the latest data on MIS-C and highlighting the need of international collaboration 🌍🌎🌏at the Joint PIDS-ESPID symposium #ESPID2022 @PERFORM_2020 @BATStudy

[Hannah Rickman @hannah_rickman]

That’s a cool way of telling a terrifying story.

[Rachael Burke @rachaelburke]

This is the #IWD2022 content we need to see. Something which actually means something about how employers value women and not banalities.

[LSHTM TB Centre @LSHTM_TB]

NEXT WEEK! 22nd Feb! Don't miss this important event - free and open to all.
Equitable leadership in global health partnerships @LSHTM_TB
https://t.co/6g2G9VSa7N

[Samantha Lissauer @SLissauer]

Hugely concerning to see this. GPEI reporting this is an imported case. Highlights importance of effective vaccination programmes to protect children everywhere. Polio is still a threat.

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

Health authorities in #Malawi have declared an outbreak of wild #poliovirus type 1 after a case was detected in a young child in #Lilongwe. This is the 1st case of wild poliovirus in #Africa in more than 5 years ➡️ https://t.co/ziQt8Abyh6

[Hannah Rickman @hannah_rickman]

By January 6, the average UK citizen has produced as much CO2 for the year as the average Malawian will in 365 days. The #climateemergency is our problem to fix. https://t.co/pV3s9UcvVc

[Kondwani Jambo, PhD @kjambo]

@MlwTrust @MalawiGovt