Kristen Stafford

Associate Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine. Epidemiologist, and proud human to a 70lb mutt who believes he's a lap dog.

[University of Maryland ID Fellowship Program @UniversityMD_ID]

Shoutout to @Ciheb_Zambia team + former @UniversityMD_ID fellow Mona Toeque + current faculty @CassidyClaassen pub @TheLancetHIV
Initial implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who are incarcerated in Zambia https://t.co/aAFsdYqMM6

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

This year's #WorldAIDSDay2022 theme is "Equalize. Unite to end the inequities hold back the end of #AIDS". Ciheb Global Director Man Charurat reflects on the importance of the day and the work being done to end #HIV and AIDS. #GlobalHealth

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

Dr. Stafford, accompanied by #UMB Kenya Country Director @manerech (far right) and Kenya staff, also met with Pumwani hospital senior management where they shared feedback on the processes and innovations. Read more about #Ciheb’s work in Kenya here: https://t.co/hYEzfeJ3at

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

This week, #Ciheb Deputy Director @kikabout is in Kenya on a tour of the Centers of Excellence in Nairobi. Yesterday she visited #PumwaniMaternityHospital, where she spoke with staff and was taken through the patient flow and service delivery processes.

[Jasbir Kaur @jusbeerk]

Congratulations @kikabout at @Ciheb_UMB and @2020BaisV! Go team! cc:@m_elkasabi

[NCDC @NCDCgov]

📢COMING UP!!!

As of 14th February 2021, there are about 55 different lineages of SARS-CoV-2 known to be circulating in Nigeria

Join the upcoming weekly @PTFCOVID19 press briefing for the latest updates on @NigeriaGov’s response to the #COVID19 pandemic

🕔5:00pm

📺@NTANewsNow

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

1/ I received a note the other day from an 18-year-old high school senior who's concerned and feels he may be getting depressed about the future. He asked, Will this be forever? Are we doomed? THREAD:

[Nextstrain @nextstrain]

Thanks to #opendata sharing by @GISAID, we’ve updated https://t.co/SDPCOcsnMX with 1524 new #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 sequences!

You can see the new sequences from Senegal (9) below!

(Thanks to Institut Pasteur de Dakar, @institutpasteur)

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[CDC HIV @CDC_HIV]

Don’t miss this #Data2Care session featuring @CDC_HIVAIDS’ Elizabeth DiNenno as panelist.

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

Are you attending #AIDS2020Virtual? Check out @CIHEB_Kenya’s poster presentation, “Achieving high viral load uptake and suppression among HIV-infected individuals receiving #HIV care in public health facilities in Western Kenya” (PEE1596) @UMmedschool https://t.co/LWjh3nOwZj

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

Improving health systems quality is crucial in #HIV care. View our Botswana team's work on this by visiting their poster “Monitoring of health service improvement: Building a health quality system driven by lay health workers” (PEE1688) #AIDS2020Virtual https://t.co/jOKaaHu8nQ

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

Find @CIHEB_Kenya’s poster “Outcomes of HIV-infected clients who present with advanced disease at enrollment into care within PACT Timiza-supported facilities in western Kenya” at #AIDS2020Virtual (PEE1573) https://t.co/mtcHxakghP #HIV #AIDS2020 @UMmedschool @IHVmaryland

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

Our Botswana team’s E-poster on same-day linkage, “Improving same day ART in Botswana: a health system strengthening approach”, is available to view at #AIDS2020Virtual (PEE1498). Check it out here: https://t.co/aIZL1qEItL @UMmedschool @IHVmaryland @PEPFAR #HIV #PLHIV

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

Happening now #AIDS2020Virtual Satellite Channel 2: The ‘graying’ of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.” Join us: https://t.co/q4pJ2hqezD #treatpeopleright #NCD #AIDS2020

[Ciheb Global @Ciheb_UMB]

This supplement includes: "Index and targeted community-based testing to optimize HIV case-finding and ART linkage among men in Zambia," by Ciheb's Dr. @CassidyClaassen
#AIDS2020Virtual

[Journal of the IAS @jiasociety]

@CassidyClaassen discusses how index and targeted community-based testing can support #ART linkage among men in #Zambia. Listen now on Satellite Channel 1 https://t.co/41o6KCvYK3 #AIDS2020Virtual @AIDS_conference

[Kristen Stafford @kikabout]

@KmoGroethe Hey there! Next steps? We have several global spots open. Hope all is well!

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

Grateful for recognition given to work by @NCDCgov, @Fmohnigeria & partners by His Excellency, @MBuhari during his address to #Nigerians

Days ahead will be tough but if we jointly #TakeResponsibility in the fight against #COVID19, we can pull through faster

#StrongerTogether

[Miguel Hernán @_MiguelHernan]

Sometimes #causalinference is simple.

"What's the immediate causal effect of the #COVID19 lockdowns on unemployment?"

The answer is "Unprecedented".

We know we're in deep trouble when a time series is all we need.
https://t.co/cXK0wLw3no

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

COVID-19 : UPDATE IN AFRICA, 28 MARCH 2020 - 5:00 pm EAT
Countries (46) reporting a total COVID-19 3,977 cases, 117 deaths, and 286 recoveries by region
#COVID19 #FactsNotFear #AfricaPrepares #AfricaRespond