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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · 22d
Our February issue is now live! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Featuring a prospective cohort study on scaling minimally invasive surgery worldwide and our collection of papers on the future of #ImplementationScience in global health.
The cover of the February 2026 issue of The Lancet Global Health, featuring a photograph of surgeons undertaking laparascopic surgery. Image credit: Xinhua News Agency.

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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · 1d
On #WorldNTDDay, Marta Ribes and colleagues warn of the resurgence of #noma: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Conceptual framework illustrating the convergence of global crises that may lead to the re-emergence of noma

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 5d
Democratizing Knowledge Through Global Health Podcasts

Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge

Here is my new list of podcasts worth checking out!

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Democratizing Knowledge Through Global Health Podcasts
Podcasts are a great way to learn, share, exchange, and democratize global health knowledge. Here are several wonderful podcasts worth checking out!
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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · 15d
Please consider joining this webinar, featuring upcoming papers in The Lancet Global Health and The Lancet Healthy Longevity 👇
iceh-lshtm.bsky.social The International Centre for Eye Health @iceh-lshtm.bsky.social · 15d
Cataract: Global Data for 2030 Webinar

Join global experts to discuss the future of global cataract care

📅 Weds 11th Feb
⏰ 08:00 and 16:00 GMT

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The International Centre for Eye Health @iceh-lshtm.bsky.social · 15d
Cataract: Global Data for 2030 Webinar

Join global experts to discuss the future of global cataract care

📅 Weds 11th Feb
⏰ 08:00 and 16:00 GMT

lshtm.zoom.us/ze/hub/ICEH
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Ian McCormick @ianmccormick.bsky.social · 15d
📢 Two webinars to launch new @who.int cataract surgery quality guidance & new global eCSC estimates in upcoming @lancetgh.bsky.social paper.

How can we accelerate the delivery of high-quality surgery to increase eCSC by 30 percentage points by 2030?

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UCT Epi & Biostats @epibiostats-uct.bsky.social · 19d
📑 New @lancetgh.bsky.social paper shows a substantial and under-recognized burden of #tuberculosis during pregnancy and postpartum: ~340,000 women affected globally in 2023. Maternal TB needs urgent attention!
Available here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Global estimates of tuberculosis incidence during pregnancy and postpartum: a rapid review and modelling analysis
Despite known maternal, perinatal, and infant health risks of tuberculosis during pregnancy, global estimates of incidence remain scarce. Existing est…
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kreniske.bsky.social @kreniske.bsky.social · 22d
📉New in @lancetgh.bsky.social: Expanded HIV treatment reduced orphanhood in Rakai, Uganda by ~70% over 2 decades!!

HIV investment protects the next generation. 🌍

Big ups to Aleya and Debbie!!

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Incidence and prevalence of orphanhood in Rakai, Uganda: a population-based cohort study, 1995–2022
Scale-up of ART in this Ugandan setting drove substantive declines in orphanhood incidence. Yet, a considerable burden of orphanhood persisted in 2022, particularly among adolescents. To consolidate t...
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Nyasha Mafirakureva @nyashamafirakureva.bsky.social · 23d
Our new paper highlights a substantial but under-recognized burden of #tuberculosis during pregnancy and postpartum with ~340,000 women affected globally in 2023.
👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Global estimates of tuberculosis incidence during pregnancy and postpartum: a rapid review and modelling analysis
Despite known maternal, perinatal, and infant health risks of tuberculosis during pregnancy, global estimates of incidence remain scarce. Existing est…
www.sciencedirect.com

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Gavin Cleaver @gavincleaver.bsky.social · 23d
New @lancetgh.bsky.social podcast out today! I spoke with Alejandra Paniagua-Avila about work on implementing mental health interventions among Guatemalan Indigenous populations. Lots of great epistemological chat!
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0d23...
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Alejandra Paniagua-Avila on implementing mental health interventions in Indigenous communities
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Tarik Endale @tarikendale.bsky.social · 25d
“economic sanctions imposed by the USA/EU were associated with 564,258 deaths annually from 1971-2021, higher than battle-related casualties … 25% of all countries were subject to sanctions from 2010-2022 … US sanctions often aim to create conditions conducive to regime change” @lancetgh.bsky.social

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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Dec 19
Our January issue is now live! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Featuring content on #HIV #Diabetes #MaternalMortality #CervicalCancer #Malaria #PretermBirth #EyeHealth #Alcohol #InjectingDrugUse

We wish you a peaceful end to 2025 🕊️
The cover of the January 2026 issue of The Lancet Global Health, featuring a photograph of an African health worker taking a fingerprick blood sample from a new mother. Image credit: DFID.

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SESSTIM @sesstim.bsky.social · Dec 16
[ #Article ] À Kédougou, la lutte contre le paludisme porte ses fruits ! Mais de nouveaux leviers sont nécessaires pour réagir à la part croissante jouée par les jeunes adultes dans la transmission 🩺 💊

🗞️ Lisez cet article co-publié dans @lancetgh.bsky.social ⤵️
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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Dec 10
To learn more about our Series on sustainable HIV prevention in sub-Saharan Africa, published jointly with The Lancet HIV, listen to our latest podcast!
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Solange Baptiste, Charles Holmes, and Kenneth Ngure on sustainable HIV prevention in Africa
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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Dec 9
On International Anti-Corruption Day, share how your region, country, or community is tackling corruption. The Lancet Global Health Commission on Anti-Corruption in Health looks forward to hearing from you.
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O'Neill Institute @oneillinstitute.bsky.social · Dec 3
The official launch event is taking place tomorrow at #ICASA2025. The launch will feature insights from editors of @thelancet.com HIV & @lancetgh.bsky.social, along with reflections from key African contributing authors.

Reserve your spot: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Dec 3
📢 Out today! A new Series, jointly with The Lancet HIV, on sustainable #HIV prevention in Africa
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Sustainable HIV prevention in Africa
Despite more than four decades of progress, HIV remains a global health challenge, with 1·3 million new infections a year. The six-paper Series on Sustainable HIV Prevention in Africa argues that epid...
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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Dec 1
Our December issue is now live! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Featuring:
👉🏻 The global burden of sepsis
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👉🏻 Violence against women in informal settlements
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👉🏻 Equitable RSV prevention in infants
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The cover of the December 2025 issue of The Lancet Global Health, featuring a colourful image of an informal settlement in India, with people sitting on the ground outside, talking. Image credit: Adam Cohn.

Reposted by Martin McKee, The Lancet Global Health

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Dina Balabanova @dinabalabanova.bsky.social · Nov 30
I am incredibly privileged to have led the #AccountabilityinAction project with Obinna Onwujekwe and the wonderful team in Health Policy Research Group, Uni Nigeria. How does the group acts on health sector corruption? A thread
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PATH @path.org · Nov 13
#JustPublished in @lancetgh.bsky.social: results from a Phase 3 clinical trial of #EuBiologics’ typhoid conjugate vaccine. The vaccine demonstrates strong safety & immunogenicity—a crucial step toward a sustainable supply of lifesaving typhoid vaccine. https://bit.ly/47HyvVe

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EuTYPH-C Inj.® Multi-dose demonstrates strong safety and immunogenicity: Results now available from a Phase 3 study
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Gavin Cleaver @gavincleaver.bsky.social · Nov 13
I wrote this month's @lancetgh.bsky.social editorial, on the burden of road traffic deaths, 90% of which occur in LMICs and are the leading cause of death for 5-29yos, with a simple message - we know how to fix this www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Where there's the will, there's a safe roadway
Nov 16, 2025 marks the UN's 20th World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. Addressing the burden of road traffic deaths is not dependent on access to medicine, identifying mechanisms, or a gr...
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The Lancet Reg Health-Americas @lancetrh-americ.bsky.social · Nov 7
With COP30 around the corner, we interviewed the Brazilian Health Minister and his team to know what Brazil is bringing to the discussion table on this historical #healthday @ #COP30.

🎙️Listen here: bit.ly/47FNUUv
Minister Padilha, Dr. Massuda and Dr. Simão on Brazil's expectations for COP30 - The Lancet Regional Health Americas in conversation with
In this episode, our editor Taissa Vila talks to Dr. Alexandre Padilha, Brazil’s Minister of Health, Dr. Adriano Massuda, Executive Secretary of Health, and Dr. Mariângela Simão, Secretary for Health ...
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BSPH Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health @hopkinspfrh.bsky.social · Nov 3
Just Published: "Effect of maternity care improvement, fertility decline, and contraceptive use on global maternal mortality reduction between 2000 and 2023: results from a decomposition analysis", S. Ahmed, M. Ali, I. Shah, & A. Tsui. @lancetgh.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #icfp25
Effect of maternity care improvement, fertility decline, and contraceptive use on global maternal mortality reduction between 2000 and 2023: results from a decomposition analysis
Our analysis suggests that both improved maternity care and fertility reduction, primarily through contraceptive use, substantially reduced maternal mortality globally. Accelerated efforts should be g...
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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Nov 3
The November issue is now live! www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Post-partum haemorrhage
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Impact of breastfeeding on the global burden of NCDs in mothers and children www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Vaccine ecosystem in Africa www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The cover of the November 2025 issue of The Lancet Global Health, featuring a photograph of a group of African women seated on the ground and smiling. Some are breastfeding babies.

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Seye Abimbola @seyeabimbola.bsky.social · Oct 9
Dignity-based practice in global health research: a framework of expectations - The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Dignity-based practice in global health research: a framework of expectations
Global health research is generally done by researchers, whether locally or internationally, based in locations other than the study locations and by people with more power than the marginalised group...
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The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology @thelancetendo.bsky.social · Sep 28
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Classifying a distinct form of #diabetes in lean individuals with a history of undernutrition: an international consensus statement www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Classifying a distinct form of diabetes in lean individuals with a history of undernutrition: an international consensus statement
Since 1955, a form of diabetes in lean, young (BMI <18·5 kg/m2, age <30 years) individuals with a history suggestive of undernutrition from before birth and throughout childhood has been described in ...
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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Sep 26
In our latest podcast, Meredith Hawkins and Nihal Thomas discuss a “lost” condition, which they name type 5 diabetes. Listen now to explore the fascinating history of the disorder and the urgent need for effective treatments. open.spotify.com/episode/3mSY...
Meredith Hawkins and Nihal Thomas on type 5 diabetes
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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Sep 25
Our October issue is now live! lnkd.in/eezpGTwq
Featuring:
👉 An Editorial on the burden of NCDs among people of South Asian heritage www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
👉 A Comment urging global health policy makers to recognise obesity as a disease www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
#HLM4
The October 2025 cover of The Lancet Global Health, featuring a photograph of a Sikh man shopping in a grocery store

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Sep 24
Pledges have been made to tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) & mental health conditions—but financing has not followed.

Ahead of the #UNGA high-level meeting on NCDs, explore 7 key actions to improve financing & health outcomes: tinyurl.com/49vnsxad @lancetgh.bsky.social
Financing policies to sustain improved prevention, control, and management of non-communicable diseases and mental health conditions
All countries have pledged to tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases and mental health conditions, but financing has not followed. This Health Policy summarises the background research...
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The Lancet Global Health @lancetgh.bsky.social · Sep 9
Sept 15-19 is #PeerReviewWeek and the theme is "Rethinking Peer Review in the AI Era". So, can computers review global health research papers? Find out what we think in our Editorial from earlier this year:
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Artificial-intelligence-based peer reviewing: opportunity or threat?
As new artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continue to be developed and launched at a breakneck pace, editors are grappling with the dual opportunities and threats that such innovations present ...
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