Julie Irving

Global health research and delivery. Calling time on NTDs. Determined dreamer and believer. Possibly an annoying proud mum…yet to be confirmed.

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

VERY EXCITED to be in #Liberia for the @REDRESS_Liberia dissemination meeting. Watch this space for engaging resources and findings on person-centred care for skin NTDs. Participatory action research at its best @NTD_NGOs @InfoNTD @NIHRglobal

[Julie Irving @jriving]

@COLiverpoolSC Are the session times after school?

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Great to see the progress of @iCHORDS_CoP over the last 4 years- great steps in mentorship, focus areas and supporting the next generation of social and behavioural sciences to address challenges in the control and elimination of #NTDs @AKrentel @COR_NTD

[Sally Theobald @sallytheobald]

Steve Rotherham, metro mayor, on health inequities in the UK - a baby born in Birkenhead has a life expectancy 12 years lower than in Westminster - we can and must do better and build a fairer, more equitable and just society @HCDCongress #healthequity #urbanhealth

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Excellent session today @COR_NTD thinking about the role of co-ordination, collaboration and person-centred care for #NTDs. The role of trust and innovation with new partners essential for equitable progress.

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Great to hear from Emerson Rogers, MoH Liberia, on the importance of many domains of action when thinking about early case detection: tackling stigma, engaging traditional and faith healers, and supporting health workers and people affected to work together #CORNTD2023

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

So pleased we got to learn from Emmanuel Zaizay in our session @COR_NTD today- the perspectives of people affected by #NTDs is so critical to meetings like these- let’s hope for more of it in the future too #CORNTD2023

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Integration and person-centred care is at the heart of @REDRESS_Liberia with all our news and resources shared here: https://t.co/EJViPDU1me Great to see the importance of integration highlighted by @SoceFallBirima #CORNTD2023 opening plenary. @effecthope @AmericanLeprosy

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Great to see the importance of #mentalhealth #stigma in #NTDs highlighted by Wim Van Brackel in #CORNTD2023 opening plenary. Great progress made…but more to be done! The BPS-N developed through their work a great resource!

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Come and work in our wonderful team @LSTMnews We are looking for a research associate (maternity cover) to join our team working on #NTDs and #mentalhealth

https://t.co/73UmIFEc26

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Happy to be at @NTD_NGOs with Emmanuel who has established a network of people affected by NTDs in Liberia based on his own experience 💜 @REDRESS_Liberia

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Excitement about the @REDRESS_Liberia manual @WHO #skinNTD mtg. Why not download it: https://t.co/bmqND15cpu. Gr8ful to all @NTD_NGOs colleagues in DMDI WG on #stigma #mentalhealth who shared resources we adapted @InfoNTD @NLR_NoLeprosy @CBM_Global @CombatNTDs

[Laura Dean @Laura_Deano]

Concluding thoughts from our @REDRESS_Liberia presentation @WHO #skinNTDs mtg. Co-produced #healthsystems approaches to addressing #mentalhealth #stigma alongside clinical confirmation and effective supervision of #healthworkers is critical to achieving #NTD roadmap goals

[Julie Irving @jriving]

Hearing from Sopna Choudhury from @UniversityofBi4 at the WHO #SkinNTDs meeting on the sustainability of self-help programmes in the context of leprosy. The importance of ownership and presence of champions within groups is crucial

[Julie Irving @jriving]

Unheard voices have the opportunity for meaningful and equal participation “they unlock solutions to ongoing challenges” @REDRESS_Liberia @Laura_Deano #SkinNTDs @sallytheobald

[Julie Irving @jriving]

@REDRESS_Liberia post intervention health worker quote “when I get back to the facility I will be able to distinguish between diseases, able to manage, and able to treat and refer” #SkinNTDs @Laura_Deano

[Julie Irving @jriving]

@Laura_Deano presents the @REDRESS_Liberia integrated person-centred approach to identification, referral, diagnosis, and management of #SkinNTDs

[Gem Aellah @Jachunya]

"One thing that stands out is that how many of the challenges to implementing integrated
#skinNTDs programmes require the social sciences: #anthropology #sociology #economics Prof Gail Davey @5SFoundation at the 1st @WHO #SkinNTDS global meeting.

[NTDs Research @NTDsResearch]

Prof. Davey @BSMSMedSchool talking now @WHO #SkinNTDs meeting on

🟢Identifying cross-disease research gaps

🟢Global organizations working to support the identification of these research gaps (@NTD_NGOs @COR_NTD)

🟢The lack of #socialscience research to support these processes

[Julie Irving @jriving]

@DrTedros highlighted the basis for any successful programme is for it to be patient centred, involving communities throughout the whole process #SkinNTDs @REDRESS_Liberia