GHRUSlums

Our Global Health Research Unit is focused on improving health services in slums

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

The fight against #COVID19 is ongoing. Our @NIHRglobal research unit has created a repository containing usesful research literature, policy briefs and news coverage focused on the impact of the pandemic in a slum setting.
Explore and find out more here➡️https://t.co/UZSwGKBE44

[Warwick Centre for Global Health @WarwickGlobal]

This is a great output from our @waterproof_data colleagues. The @FUTURUMCareers brochure shares information about the Waterproofing Data project & the use of community data & analytics to build resilience to flooding. This is a great read for the last day of @COP26 #COP26

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Prof @rjlilford will be an panellist @ the Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases All Party Parliamentary Group on 16 Nov, 10am, representing the NIHR RIGHT project on transforming the treatment & prevention of leprosy ulcers in LMICs. You can register here https://t.co/ra722QMC2D

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

👏Dr Oyebode @mfibiegerbyskov @KeithDHyams on their @BritishAcademy_ paper. They present a framework to identify injustice in complex developmental challenges, demonstrated with a case study of climate-related health risks in Zambias informal settlements https://t.co/dCOn4xPdg6

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Working with our @NIHRglobal partners @AKUGlobal & @UniIbadan our systematic review finds that affordability & social environment interventions could be promising avenues for improving population health in LMICs. Read more here https://t.co/KQ7tfnyN32 @wicidwarwick @AnaIrache

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

The @AKUGlobal are partners on our @NIHRglobal Unit and have created a documentary with #AzamBasti community members, looking at access to healthcare and the challenges faced. You can watch the documentary here📽️ https://t.co/QHctLfRcaP @UniIbadan @aphrc @iubedu
#GlobalHealth

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Well done to our Deputy Director @CKyobutungi on the arrival of her blue tick 👏

[Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi Muzukulu wa Bityo @CKyobutungi]

Sooooooooo, the blue check arrived! I swear to be a responsible Twitter user 😇😇😇

PS: antivaxxers who trespass on my TL will be 🔥🔥🔥

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Our partners @aphrc held a dissemination webinar recently, where @CKyobutungi presented on our @NIHRGlobal study outcomes and lessons learnt. You can read more about the event here and watch a recording to hear the interesting discussion. #GlobalHealth https://t.co/d3nSOBVID8

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Congratulations @SEstechaQuerol this is very well deserved.
@WMS_RD @warwickmed @wicidwarwick

[Sara Estecha Querol @SEstechaQuerol]

Delighted to have received a Recognition Award in #NatLifeSci category at the 10th UK @DoctoralAwards competition for my PhD project at @WarwickGlobal @GhruSlums @AKUGlobal. My research on #malnutrition among South Asian adolescents is summarised below 👇 #DRA2021

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Congratulations to one of our @NIHRglobal @WMS_RD students @ryan_t_rego who has been awarded a PhD in Health Sciences for his thesis on diarrhoea surveillance methods in #urbaninformalsettlements and #refugeecamps. Ryan was supervised by @siwatson @rjlilford and Paramjit Gill

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Great to see our Unit Director @rjlilford talking about the work his team are doing on another @NIHRglobal project that aims to transform the treatment and prevention of #Leprosy and #Buruliulcers

[NIHR Global Health @NIHRglobal]

We're funding a number of research projects on severe stigmatising skin diseases in low and middle income countries. Hear about our research on cutaneous leishmaniasis, leprosy and more. 

Sign up to our newsletter for more about #NIHRGlobalHealth research https://t.co/PRVguDqNHC

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

The @NIHRglobal newsletter is out! ⬇️

[NIHR Global Health @NIHRglobal]

Our newsletter is out today. Sign up here to receive it straight into your inbox https://t.co/aSkJySYDrg

#NIHRGlobalHealth

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Rebecca Evans, one of our @NIHRglobal PhD students, challenged @warwickuni design students to design a better sanitary waste bin as part of her study into the menstrual literacy of adolescents in low-resource settings. Read about the challenge & vote here https://t.co/4Soppx8zkC

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Congratulations to @siwatson on the publication of his article "Efficient design of geographically-defined clusters with spatial autocorrelation" in @JAppliedStats You can read the article here➡️ https://t.co/pSDUV08rpl
@NIHRglobal @unibirmingham

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

The @NIHRglobal newsletter is out & features one of our PhD students Sara Estecha Querol, who has been working with @AKUGlobal to research malnutrition amongst adolescents. Susbscribe to the newsletter below or read more about Sara's research here: https://t.co/LsiC0krhz0

[NIHR Global Health @NIHRglobal]

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[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

One of our @NIHRGlobal PhD students, Sara Estecha Querol has recorded a podcast where she talks about her research into #malnutrition among Pakistani adolescents.
You can listen here➡️https://t.co/L1B6LnCasC
@WarwickGlobal @AKUGlobal @wicidwarwick @warwickmed #GlobalHealth

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

@paulsutcliffewe Sending all good wishes Paul.

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Thanks you @Pgriffiths4 for chairing our @NIHRglobal Units Scientific Advisory Group meeting. Thanks also to @CKyobutungi and @Omigbodun for chairing your sessions and our advisors Tim Hofer, Robert Ndugwa @docsheik @aezeh @bmcpake #GlobalHealth

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Another great discussion is underway as we make plans for international policy engagement. Thank you to @Omigbodun from @UniIbadan for chairing this session at our @NIHRglobal Research Unit's Scientific Advisory Group Meeting. #globalhealth

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Today is an exciting day for our @NIHRglobal Unit. We are holding our annual Scientific Advisory Group meeting. This year we are not face to face but meeting virtually. @CKyobutungi is chairing the first session - an open discussion to shape our next steps. #GlobalHealth

[GHRUSlums @GhruSlums]

Congratulations to our @NIHRglobal PhD student @AnaIrache - well done on a great oral presentation today. @wicidwarwick @unibirmingham

[WMS Research Degrees @WMS_RD]

And the WMS Blue Sky Award goes to: @AnaIrache! Congratulations for your talk on 'The co-occurrence of overweight/obesity and anaemia among adult women, adolescent girls & their children living in 52 low-and middle-income countries'!#wmspgr @warwickmed @HealthSci_WMS @GhruSlums