Passionate about #globalhealth and #NTDs. Project manager for #snakebite @SBE_Research. Views are my own but happy to share them.
More kindness, please! ☀️
📢We’re excited to share some important news with you! Our group has changed its name to better reflect the broader scope of our work. From today, we will be known as the Research Group 'Neglected Diseases and Envenoming'. Wondering why and if anything will change? 👇
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1/5 🐍 On #InternationalSnakebiteAwarenessDay 2024, let’s shed light on an often-overlooked issue: #snakebite envenoming in pregnant women. While snakebite is already a neglected disease, this vulnerable group receives even less attention. #ISBAD2024
We’re excited to be part of #CTM24 in Düsseldorf! Join us for insightful presentations on e.g. snakebite envenoming in 🇻🇳, childhood diarrhoea in 🇬🇲, and implementation of point-of-care ultrasound in 🇲🇼 and don’t miss our 3 posters featured during the poster walks. See you there!
This August we were proud to present our latest research on #snakebite envenoming at international conferences in Kuching and Oxford! 🐍 Read more about it in our News from the Group update 👉https://t.co/UuuuiABd0p @OxVenomToxinCon
Collaboration is key to achieving @WHO's goals on #snakebite🐍. In May, our PhD @mosesbandaaron visited @K_SRIC🇰🇪. Next to exploring their collection of venomous #snakes, he learned more about their work & how it could inspire similar efforts in Malawi🇲🇼👉 https://t.co/UuuuiABKPX
Our milestone report on the #impactofRandD estimates that health innovations will save 40.7 million lives between 2000-2040.
However, we need sufficient ongoing investment in R&D to introduce and scale these innovations. Read more: https://t.co/mspm87v3I5
In the last two months, we conducted three more #snakebite management trainings jointly with our 🇻🇳 partners across three provinces in Vietnam, reaching over 98 participants. Learn more in our latest 'News of the Group' update 👉 https://t.co/UuuuiABKPX 🐍 @EKFStiftung
Einladung zum Memento Fachgespräch zu #NTDs🎈
🗓️15.5. ab 17:30 Uhr in 📍Berlin
Die Veranstaltung findet unter der Schirmherrschaft des Bundestagsabgeordneten Ottmar von Holtz (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) statt. Mehr Infos folgen! Hier geht´s zur Anmeldung 👇
https://t.co/QYYxivBdpb
You have been bitten by a #Hognose or another non-front-fanged snake?
Please report your bite in this survey, where I want to learn more about their bite consequences and symptoms.
English: https://t.co/o2CRmb0Prb
Deutsch: https://t.co/uy3kWqY3Jo
Español: https://t.co/J7PgDDBq8c
Urgent administration of #antivenom as early as possible - irrespective of neurotoxic signs - is recommended within the first six hours after krait bites in South-East Asia. 🐍 Read our new viewpoint which presents arguments for this approach 👉 https://t.co/y2i7hTh2KV #snakebite
In March we conducted first trainings on #snakebite envenoming jointly with @PIHMalawi_APZU, Reptile Education and Conservation Africa and the District Hospitals in Neno and Mwanza, Malawi. Read more about the mutual learning experience here 👉 https://t.co/UuuuiABd0p @giz_kp
Save the Date🗓️👉Fachgespräch zu #NTDs am 15. Mai um 18 Uhr im Tagungszentrum der Katholischen Akademie in #Berlin. Der @memento_preis nimmt #Lepra und Vergiftungen durch #Schlangenbisse in den Blick 👀🐍🌐Eine offizielle Einladung folgt.
Join this webinar series by @info_TGHN to get a snapshot of #snakebite envenoming research around the 🌍. In the first webinar, 19th of March, you can hear from our PhD-student @mosesbandaaron who will present his research on snakebite in Malawi.🐍 Register now 👇#beatNTDs
Join us for "Venom Connections: Bridging Global Insights and Local Solutions for Snakebite Envenoming" webinar hosted by TGHN-Ghana!
Scan the code or follow the link to register.
https://t.co/cCSfVQUEBE