Grace Chan, MD MPH PhD

Pediatrician, scientist. Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Epidemiology, Harvard. Interested in evidence-based interventions for mothers and children globally

[HaSET Maternal and Child Health @HaSETmch]

New publication: Prevalence of stunting in #Ethiopia still high. Further understanding of patterns of linear growth, onset of growth faltering or recovery offer possibility for mitigation. Thank you to our partners @SPHMMC_Official @FMoHealth

Read here:
https://t.co/R414u1Dyu4

[HaSET Maternal and Child Health @HaSETmch]

We are so pleased that our team's work was featured in the latest @HarvardChanSPH news! Read on to learn more about some of our biggest milestones from 2023: https://t.co/o478yW3zpp

[HaSET Maternal and Child Health @HaSETmch]

Very happy to share our latest paper on ANC coverage in rural Ethiopia! Our study, leveraging longitudinal data from the Birhan Cohort, reveals insightful patterns in ANC attendance over the course of pregnancy, and a low general coverage. Read the paper: https://t.co/xGdfHtk9eo

[Grace Chan, MD MPH PhD @gracejchan]

Teacher takes students on 'trip' to Mexico! Love this ❤️ ⁦⁦@SouthwestAir⁩ https://t.co/PIOS9pZC1v

[Grace Chan, MD MPH PhD @gracejchan]

Inspiring work done at @ARHI_ETH @afeworkkassu! Excited for ongoing collaborations to advance maternal and child health in Ethiopia. @FMoHealth @HarvardChanSPH @harvardmed @BostonChildrens

[Afework Kassu @afeworkkassu]

@AHRI_ETH discussed on research and capacity building areas of mutual interest with Prof. @gracejchan and Dr Lissanu Tadesse, PI & Program Director of HaSET - ሀሴት Maternal and Child Health Research Program of z @HarvardChanSPH. Will collaborate on evidence based interventions.

[New York Times World @nytimesworld]

Katalin Kariko, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Drew Weissman for their work that led to Covid vaccines, emerged as a hero of the pandemic.

Her ideas about mRNA were seen as unorthodox. They were also prescient. https://t.co/g00p3AKlkQ

[Harvard C-CHANGE @HarvardCCHANGE]

We are thrilled to welcome @drlindseybutler @gracejchan @chrisgolden05 & Robin Iqbal (@GSK), who will speak to our global health, epidemiology, and infectious disease students at #CCHANGESummit23 in just a few weeks.

[JAMA Network Open @JAMANetworkOpen]

This prognostic study presents a series of prediction models for antenatal care attendance with modest performance. https://t.co/CQu061UIJW

[Grace Chan, MD MPH PhD @gracejchan]

Congratulations to @brwilder @ClaraPonsDuran
on their work developing models to predict antenatal care attendance in @JAMANetworkOpen! Thank you to collaborators at @SPHMMC_Official @HarvardChanSPH @BostonChildrens @HaSETmch

[HaSET Maternal and Child Health @HaSETmch]

NEW: Just published a new paper on predicting antenatal care attendance in Amhara Region, Ethiopia in @JAMANetworkOpen! 🤰📊 Thank you to our partners: @SPHMMC_Official @HarvardChanSPH @BostonChildrens  https://t.co/m3NAIAbPUS

[HaSET Maternal and Child Health @HaSETmch]

NEW: Our team just published a paper on the development of risk prediction models for preterm delivery in Ethiopia in @JGLOBHEALTH! 🤰📷 Thank you to our partners: @SPHMMC_Official @HarvardChanSPH
@BostonChildrens https://t.co/QoOQn2I6WU

[Grace Chan, MD MPH PhD @gracejchan]

I'm grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the wonderful work being done in global health. Thank you @WHO @gatesfoundation @SavetheChildren @FMoHealth @SPHMMC_Official @BostonChildrens @harvardmed @HarvardChanSPH https://t.co/Sa5cKQXMa3

[HaSET Maternal and Child Health @HaSETmch]

NEW: High prevalence of vulnerable newborn phenotypes presented in a novel study of 541285 live births in 23 LMICs in @BJOG. Thank you to partners at @LSHTM, @JohnsHopkinsSPH, @SPHMMC_Official, @harvardchanSPH, @BostonChildrens, @CIFFchild. https://t.co/xIcHmbY3km

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

🆕 report: Global progress in reducing deaths of pregnant women and babies has flatlined -------- for 8 years.

Over 4.5 million women and babies die annually in pregnancy, childbirth or the first weeks after birth - that's 1 death every 7 seconds.

https://t.co/BcqpFsNGyL

[Grace Chan, MD MPH PhD @gracejchan]

Beautiful devastating article @jinterlandi highlighting a critical lever to move the needle in global health: accurate local #data #counteverynewborn. Great efforts @vitalstrat @bloombergdotorg for vital registries. @WHO @UNICEF @gatesfoundation @HaSETmch https://t.co/mKVziI5lmW

[NPR @NPR]

These photos, captured by photographers all over the world, capture feelings of kindness and gratitude — in honor of International Day of Happiness.
https://t.co/ekJXpWW2tn

[icddr,b @icddr_b]

Thrilled to announce that our Sr Scientist Dr Firdausi Qadri has been selected for the Independence Award 2023, highest state award given by the Govt. of #Bangladesh, a testament to her dedication to advancing #science & #innovation Congrats Dr Qadri! #Award #ProudMoment #cholera

[Women's Day @womensday]

Happy #InternationalWomensDay There's much to celebrate ✨ about women's achievements, yet we all know there's more to do. Worldwide🌎 let's #EmbraceEquity & build a better world for women everywhere. Collectively we can all forge positive change #IWD2023👉🏽https://t.co/yvAXmQnnxd

[Grace Chan, MD MPH PhD @gracejchan]

Remembering Dr Paul Farmer

[HaSET Maternal and Child Health @HaSETmch]

Setting a research agenda to advance MNCH in Ethiopia: improve population coverage of proven interventions; better understand the determinants of outcomes; strengthen health system and workforce capabilities. Thank you to our partners @FMoHealth @SPHMMC_Official @HarvardChanSPH

[United Nations @UN]

The world needs science, and science needs women. 👩‍🔬🧪

@UNESCO explains why on Saturday's #WomenInScience Day: https://t.co/pBlTWYZOzQ