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Public Health, Policy and Systems @ University of Liverpool @livuni-phps.bsky.social · 21h

1/ 🎤 Today's PHPS forum was on "Lessons from smoky kitchens: Unveiling the hidden burden from wood-fuelled cooking in sub-Saharan African schools" #PublicHealth

🗣️ Speakers: Dr Esther Kalkman & Prof Dan Pope

💨 Featured work by NIHR CLEAN-AIR (Africa) Global Health Research Unit: cleanairafrica.com

Talk title: Lessons from smoky kitchens: Unveiling the hidden burden from wood-fuelled cooking in sub-Saharan African schools

Abstract: In 90% of sub-Saharan African schools, meals are prepared on polluting wood stoves, posing a major health risk to staff and learners. Our latest research from schools in Rwanda and Kenya has found dangerously high levels of air pollution from wood-fuelled cooking, highlighting serious health concerns for millions of school populace. Using clean fuels like LPG and electricity in schools, as recommended by the WHO, can protect cooks, children, and the environment. Our global health research partnership calls for urgent action to accelerate the transition to clean cooking in schools and aims to support such transitions with impact evidence (health, education and environment) that can inform policy on the most effective solutions.

Speaker: Dr. Esther Kalkman is a health and environmental scientist and a postdoctoral researcher at the NIHR CLEAN-Air (Africa) Global Health Research Unit.

About CLEAN-Air(Africa)

The NIHR CLEAN-Air(Africa) Global Health Research Unit is a collaboration of international experts in environmental public health from the UK, Kenya, Cameroon, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda. The partnership implements research, health systems strengthening, and capacity-building activities across the five focus countries with the explicit objective to address the health burden from household and institutional air pollution from reliance on polluting solid fuels (e.g., wood, charcoal, coal, and biomass) and kerosene.

CLEAN-Air(Africa) aims to provide policy-relevant evidence to raise population awareness of the issue and to support prevention through the transition to clean fuels and energy for cooking.

CLEAN-Air(Africa): Main Aims

To facilitate transition for vulnerable communities and public institutions to clean cooking to address health, environment, climate and gender impacts from reliance on polluting fuels.

To evaluate chronic and hidden additional health burdens from household air pollution that can be addressed through clean cooking.

To advocate for disease prevention from reductions in air pollution through national clinical and community health systems strengthening.

Investing in the future; to develop a sub-Saharan African Air Pollution Centre of Excellence through capacity building, training and investment.

Maximising impact through community and stakeholder engagement.

Key activities under CLEAN-Air(Africa)

The Unit builds on research, capacity and health systems strengthening initiated under the NIHR CLEAN-Air(Africa) Global Health Research Group in Cameroon, Kenya and Ghana. The Group was launched in 2018 and has achieved significant impact since this time in three key areas to address the global public health burden from reliance on polluting solid fuels and kerosene for household energy.

Exposure to household air pollution: Using state of the art monitoring equipment to quantify adult and child health impacts from exposure to air pollution from cooking with polluting fuels.

Transition to clean cooking: Identifying and addressing barriers to cooking with clean fuels. Informing clean energy policy in sub-Saharan Africa.

Strengthening health systems: Training clinical and community health workforces in primary and secondary prevention of household air pollution.

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · 8d

Just like Pokémon!

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ALT: a close up of a cartoon character 's leg with a green background

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · 9d

Wow - fascinating! 😮 can't wait to visit!

JRR Tolkien used to do this throughout his life too (mostly for fun) and that's how we have 2 types of Elvish, Dwarfish and probably a bunch of other languages we're forgetting that he invented for Lord of the Rings.

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · 11d

🎉 It was fantastic to welcome partners from some truly inspirational organisations from across the Liverpool city region to a Third Sector networking event this week.

We hope the event was useful in building connections within the sector. It's a pleasure to work with you! ❤️

UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · 12d

😍 It's been a wonderful few weeks here in Liverpool as we have welcomed our students back to campus, as well as the arrival of our new student doctors in Year 1!

🔗https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/news/stories/title,1530764,en.php

UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · 22d

This September, we say a fond farewell to Professor Hazel Scott as she retires after eight impactful years as Dean of the Liverpool School of Medicine, leaving behind a stronger community and an enriched curriculum.

🔗 www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Sep 15

🥳 Happy Welcome Week everyone!

👋 Looking forward to meeting our newest student doctors this morning for their course induction and welcoming them to campus

😊 For starters, it was great to see one our students featured by the BBC: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Sep 12

You can read more about Vicky's interesting history with the medical school here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

My old bedroom is the School’s simulation control room | Stories | School of Medicine | University of Liverpool

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Sep 12

🗣️ “I have loved my career, my colleagues and most importantly the students I have met over the years. I pray you look back after 35 years with as many joyful memories and the same sense of privilege that I very much feel looking back now.”

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Sep 12

👩‍⚕️ From living in Cedar House as a student nurse to joining the School of Medicine years later as one of the founding members of Clinical Skills, Vicky Bond has a whole lot of history with us and heaps to take pride in as she retires this week after three decades of service to our school community.

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Sep 12

🥺 Earlier this week we unfortunately said goodbye to Clinical Skills Lecturer Vicky Bond after almost 28 years in the Clinical Skills Dept.

🎉 Wishing you all the very best for the next chapter Vicky!

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Jun 30

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Jun 27

🏆We’re proud to announce that ILCAMS has been awarded the Athena Swan Gold for our sustained commitment to gender equality in medical sciences.

💪 Huge credit to the submission team & everyone driving change across our institute.

🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/athena...

#AthenaSwan #GenderEquality #EDI

Athena Swan Gold Award in celebration of gender equality

Earlier this year, the Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences (ILCAMS) received an Athena Swan Gold Award for significant and sustained progression and achievement in promoting gender equality....

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Jun 26

🌍 From Fiji to Fazakerley and from Belize to Birmingham, Year 4 students begin their 4-week Elective placements this week!

📸 Best of luck to all you - we hope you find the experience enriching and rewarding!

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Jun 6

An achievement to be extremely proud of!

Massive congratulations to Louise - we look forward to hearing more about it throughout the summer! ❤️

Brain Infection & Inflammation Group @brainiigroup.bsky.social · Jun 3

Well done to Louise Osborne on being awarded her Association of Physician's award for a Summer Studentship with @brainiigroup.bsky.social

👉Read more about the studentship: liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

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BHF Policy @bhfpolicy.bsky.social · May 19

The UK’s heart health declined more quickly at the start of the 2020s than in any other decade for over 50 years 📉

Today @thebhf.bsky.social launched its new strategy to reverse this worrying trend. As part of this strategy, we're influencing policy to save more lives from cardiovascular disease 💡

British Heart Foundation @thebhf.bsky.social · May 19

Cardiovascular disease is still the world's biggest killer.

We're committed to saving more lives, discovering groundbreaking treatments and cures, and providing vital information.

With your help, we can support everyone with heart disease to live a longer, healthier life. ❤️

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · May 6

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · May 6

This Deaf Awareness Week we are celebrating a 20-year partnership with Merseyside Society for Deaf People giving Liverpool student doctors the chance to boost their skills, knowledge and confidence in communicating with deaf patients. #daw2025

🔗 Learn more on our news page: tinyurl.com/deafaware25

Student doctors take part in a training session with a Deaf facilitator

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Apr 30

Did you know that April is #StressAwarenessMonth?

🎉 As we begin to gear up for the assessment period, our Wellbeing team have put together their top stress-busting tips - whether you’ve got 5 minutes or 1 hour to spare!

🔗https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/news/stories/title,1515063,en.php

UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congratulations Mumtaz! 👏

A fantastic achievement 🎉

University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · Apr 30

We're proud to share that Dr Mumtaz Patel has been elected the 123rd President of the Royal College of Physicians — the first woman of Indian descent and only the fourth woman to hold the role. 👏

Read the full story ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/04/30/r...

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Apr 17

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Institute of Population Health @livuni-iph.bsky.social · Apr 17

This year's Henry Cohen History of Medicine lecture will feature Professor Matt Smith presenting on “Can history help solve the mental health crisis? Five insights from the past.”

📆 Thursday 22 May
🕠 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Limited spaces, so book your place today ➡️ bit.ly/42elyPP

#MentalHealth

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · Apr 9

Blossom season on campus 😍🌸 #Spring #Liverpool #UniversityOfLiverpool #Blossom #SpringInLiverpool

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University of Liverpool @liverpooluni.bsky.social · Apr 4

We're thrilled to announce that the University of Liverpool has been awarded the prestigious title of University of the Year at the Educate North Awards! 👏

Read the full story ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/04/04/l...

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University of Liverpool named University of the Year at Educate North Awards.

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UoL School of Medicine @livunimedicine.bsky.social · Apr 9

👏 Student Doctor Katy Rushforth joined the School this September after benefitting the from Welsh Seren Medics Programme.

🗣️ "It supported me throughout the whole application process to medical school"

You can read more about Katy's journey into medicine below ⬇️ www.liverpool.ac.uk/medicine/new...

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The University of Liverpool School of Dentistry @livuni-sod.bsky.social · Apr 8

The Smile Squad team was recently invited to attend the LFC legends charity match at Anfield. We are proud to collaborate with the LFC Foundation, where we work to address the pressing issue of childhood dental health across the Liverpool City Region. Read more 👇

www.liverpool.ac.uk/dentistry/ne...

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