Ann Larson

Ex-demographer & global health researcher, now Strategy Coordinator at PNG Institute of Medical Research.

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

Thx to @OralHistoryVic I have learned about https://t.co/BeYJms19Z0 a creative oral history project about Melbourne’s buskers.

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

One of so many examples of PNGIMR’s significant research. Local research on local problems can lead to global outcomes. @Tim_Swanston

[PNG Institute of Medical Research @pngimr]

The real-world implications of PNGIMR’s research into the poor effectiveness of insecticide-impregnated bed nets have been featured in a major story published by Bloomberg News.https://t.co/TE8q33xbBj via @business

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

@DrDemography @dannydorling @geoviews Thanks for sharing @DrDemography. Good to know @dannydorling is still doing paradigm busting work.

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

Very clear and depressing report of the politics of international aid in Australia. Helps me understand what I regularly experience on the periphery of aid.

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

"While we might all hope that there would be political will to change the current state of aid in Australia, nobody’s willing to be politically exposed over this. Aid is not a hill that the Labor government is going to die on.” #auspol | @jo_m_chandler https://t.co/gg70gOk9oO

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

@AnantBhan What a legacy. Imagine what he he had to go through to achieve so much. Rest in peace.

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

Are you a science communicator? Are you convinced that local health research can save lives? Do you want to share your comm skills with the outstanding @pngimr as an Australian volunteer? DM me for more info. @auscicomm https://t.co/tNJl76A5Mm

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

PNG Institute of Medical Research is seeking a Volunteer to work on our scientific communication with stakeholders and the general public. Great opp. Great institution. Pls circulate. @pngimr @MelissaSweetDr https://t.co/r8vB4QHodD

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

I have loved @dropbox but receiving terrible support from them right now. 😞

[Simon Chapman AO @simonchapman.bsky.social @SimonChapman6]

Boomer moment: when you realise that 1970 & 2022 are as far apart as 1970 and 1918 ....

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

Love this

[Fiona Russell @Fiona_M_Russell]

No excuses: testing Tokyo’s (writing) anti-procrastination cafe. We need these ⁦@MCRI_for_kids⁩ ⁦@UniMelbMDHS⁩ https://t.co/WPtvM1KfZI

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

Very sensible commentary.

[devpolicy.org @devpolicy]

“There’s an alternative: to choose realism over hype in our collective commentary. And to earn soft power by being a respectful and reliable partner,” says @terencewoodnz.

#SolomonIslands #auspol
https://t.co/zj0V9WEvnH

[Kerryn Goldsworthy 🤓🤔🙄😳😱 🎓📚📝🎶🥂 @AdelaideBook]

So we’re all supposed to be suddenly filled with fear and loathing about China but we’re not allowed to be scared of unprecedentedly extreme weather events or a disease that’s picking off our loved ones and decimating the health-worker profession, have I got that right?

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

@neildsmall @AmyRemeikis @samanthamaiden Yes completely agree. Those who have died deserve to be seen.

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

@KirstyWebeck I had an old car stolen years ago. When it was found it ran much better. I think the thief gave it a service.

[Prof Brendan Crabb @CrabbBrendan]

Denmark is a few weeks ahead of Oz in the omicron outbreak. Deaths are on the rise; equivalent to ~100/day in Australia. Their vaccination rates are better than Oz’s; 3rd dose is 42% vs 8%. Creating the impression that it is ok for omicron to spread is a public health threat.

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

@asarahlarson Cricket!

[Norman Swan @normanswan]

An insider’s account of what’s going on in pathology labs with PCR testing. A source in the industry has verified that this is what’s happening. Private path has earned hundreds of millions out of this yet reportedly some labs closed for the hols. https://t.co/85groBdkOm

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

@chaykak I admitted to a psychiatrist (research colleague) that i had been scared to open his letter to explain the long delay. I asked home if there was a term for it ‘Approach avoidance’ he said. It always feels better to have a diagnosis.

[Ann Larson @ann_gero]

Oouch. How to Write Like an Academic - McSweeney’s Internet Tendency https://t.co/SbryyKR5vb

[Australia's Ambassador for Global Health @AmbGlobalHealth]

Leading up to World AIDS Day we are celebrating #HealthSecurityHero Dr Janet Gare, Sexual & Reproductive Health Unit head @pngimr & ACTUP-PNG co-principal investigator, accelerating the uptake of innovative technologies to address #HIV drug resistance.
👉 https://t.co/Ta7swx5BLr