MRCG and @UNICEFGambia reaffirmed their strategic partnership following a courtesy visit by Unit Director @EdClarkeVaccine to UNICEF Representative @nbshafique.
Discussions focused on maternal & child health, nutrition,vaccines,malaria, Tb & climate-related health challenges.
Excellent piece of work from our team. We find that proximity to services is not enough; we also need to improve the quality of services at health facilities to achieve a reduction in stillbirth rates.
Beyond proximity: an observational study of stillbirth rates and emergency obstetric and newborn care accessibility in The Gambia https://t.co/qh2PsF16I8
Congratulations to all of our #LSHTMGrads!
We can't wait to see where your #GlobalHealth journey takes you & what you achieve working to improve health & #HealthEquity worldwide.
See our highlights from the day & keep in touch with our alumni community👉https://t.co/O8r2lleENi
In a recently published Opinion piece, Jessica Metcalf (@CJEMetcalf), Arthur Menezes (@Arthur__Menezes), and colleagues make a compelling case for increasing geographical diversity in #serosurveillance efforts.
Free access until March 6th: https://t.co/dBZZkfKUTt
We need urgent investments & policies to retain talent & achieve equitable healthcare. This first-of-its-kind study in sub-Saharan Africa lays the groundwork for a deeper understanding of the temporal pattern of health workforce migration.
🚨 New publication alert!
Our 15-year cohort study of Nigerian doctors reveals nearly HALF of the 2008 University of Benin grads migrated abroad, driven by insecurity, low pay & bleak career prospects.
This threatens Nigeria's health system.
Read more: https://t.co/9VlkjpzOAf
👋Meet @drwariri based at @mrcunitgambia, who shares his inspirational career path from paediatrician to #vaccine researcher. 💉
He is also the person to talk to if you need some football facts.⚽️
👉https://t.co/GwxxkGyHnD
"Still feels surreal!!"
One moment you are just starting a PhD, three years later, it's all completed and passed! 🎓 My PhD thesis is officially live. Grateful for the journey and everyone who supported me. 🙏I thoroughly enjoyed those 3 years. @BeateKampmann, @mrcunitgambia
🔓New #PhD thesis live on Research Online!
Timeliness of Routine Childhood Vaccination in The Gambia: Examining the Burden, Spatial Pattern, Determinants and the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic -@drwariri
https://t.co/jc0INpeyz1
#OpenAccess#TheGambia#Covid19#vaccination
An incredible week in Copenhagen indeed. Our research team had an excellent outing, sharing sessions, presenting, and taking home the coveted #ESPID2024 Research Masterclass Price. Happy to be on the wining team and enjoyed the incredible support of Anya, Tosin & @BeateKampmann.
At this year’s @ESPIDsociety Research Masterclass competition in Copenhagen, our Clinical Research Fellow presented on mapping the timeliness of routine vaccination in 12–35-month-old children in 🇬🇲through a spatial modelling study.
🎉for winning the best presentation @drwariri
Some way to go but you saw it here first. First trial of microarray based vaccine administration in children published today. Thanks to our fabulous team here in The Gambia and colleagues at Micron Biomedical Inc and @CDCgov. Watch this space.
https://t.co/e5ZerI1PFa
📢We are launching our recently completed research topic in @FrontHealthServ tomorrow!! Reach out to [email protected] to register and join in on this crucial conversation. Hope to see you there!!
https://t.co/rXhn0wLGUM
Popular papers final #10: "Drivers of health workers’ migration, intention to migrate and non-migration from low/middle-income countries, 1970–2022: a systematic review". @GlobalHealthBMJ
Causes and solutions for brain drain from poorer countries.
https://t.co/QZqwZshbD9