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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Climate Change, Environmental Hazards & Population Dynamics
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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Aug 11

Climate change’s hidden cost:

Rainfall instability may cause 290 under-five child deaths per 10,000 every year. Stability in rain is vital for children’s survival.

See: Rainfall variability and under-five child mortality in 59 low- and middle-income countries www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Jul 25

📢 Short-term teaching role in Sexual & Reproductive Health !

Join our award-winning MSc @lshtm.bsky.social as a Research Fellow (Education) (maternity cover).

Full-time role until December 2025

Apply: EPH-DPH-2025-08-R – jobs.lshtm.ac.uk

@lshtm-march.bsky.social @chidodc.bsky.social

Jobs at LSHTM

Homepage

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Jun 25

Why does the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) only include live births? 🤔
In our study using 46 DHS surveys, we explore what happens when stillbirths & pregnancy losses are included.
We suggest an alternative: MMR+
Led by Ursula Gazaley & Hallie Eilerts Spinelli.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Accounting for stillbirths in maternal health metrics: a cross-country analysis

Live birth is only one of four potential pregnancy outcomes, alongside stillbirth, miscarriage, and induced abortion. While morbidity and mortality as…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · May 23

High temperatures worsen pregnancy outcomes like preterm birth—but what can families do to stay safe? Find out in our study on a community-based heat-health intervention in Kilifi, Kenya:
🔗 academic.oup.com/heapol/artic... @lshtm-march.bsky.social

Reducing Extreme Heat Impacts on Health in Pregnant Women and Infants: a community based intervention in Kilifi, Kenya

Abstract. High ambient temperatures affect maternal and newborn health outcomes and wellbeing. The Climate Heat and Maternal and Neonatal Health in Africa

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@valeryridde @valeryridde.bsky.social · May 21

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · May 9

🌟Our STAR South Africa project has created a respectful-care intervention for mothers & babies via improving the culture of organisational learning.
Baseline results👇@lshtm-march.bsky.social
Organisational learning culture in maternity units: A mixed-method stu... sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Organisational learning culture in maternity units: A mixed-method study in rural district hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Building organisational learning in health facilities is a health system strengthening strategy that has particular relevance for rural health workers…

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Apr 8

Some good news—but already outdated in light of recent foreign aid cuts that could severely impact maternal mortality? 🤔The progress in this report is incredibly fragile.

WHO @who.int · Apr 7

Maternal health in Africa: there’s progress, but challenges remain 🚨

The region bears a disproportionate burden of maternal mortality, counting for 70% of global maternal deaths in 2023.

bit.ly/42cK1VT

Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Apr 7

At last, some good news for research in the UK:

www.computing.co.uk/news/2025/uk...

Thank you for telling me @chlobrim.bsky.social !

UK Government rolls out £13.9 billion R&D spending plan

The UK government is putting forward a £13.9 billion investment in research and development (R&D) for the 2025/26 fiscal year.

www.computing.co.uk

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Mar 15

Devastating academically 👇 www.lemonde.fr/en/united-st...

Johns Hopkins University forced to lay off 2,000 workers due to Trump cuts

The cuts impact several key programs, including the university's medical school and school of public health, and Jhpiego, a global health non-profit organization founded at the university more than 50...

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Feb 28

Impressive: 👏Perinatal mortality ⬇️18%, neonatal mortality ⬇️40%, maternal mortality maybe by ⬇️75% in this well-designed quality improvement study 👏

I like it that it is a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial!

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Outcomes of a Program to Reduce Birth-Related Mortality in Tanzania | NEJM

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Shay Soremekun @seyisoremekun.bsky.social · Feb 26

🎉New Grant Alert: Excited to start a new body of research with #BenWeobong on impacts of climate change 🌦️ on mental health in children, adolescents and women.
Even more so to meet fellow awardees in our first @medresfdn.bsky.social Equitable Partnerships week in Ghana.

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NPR @npr.org · Feb 26

JUST IN: A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in payments for U.S. Agency for International Development projects.

Judge tells Trump administration it has less than 2 days to resume USAID funding

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to resume hundreds of millions of dollars in payments for U.S. Agency for International Development projects.

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · Feb 19

In some countries, more than one in three mothers have lost a child younger than five

A global map shows the share of mothers aged 20–44 who have lost a child under five years old. The data is categorized into four ranges: less than 1% (light yellow), 1% to 5% (yellow), 5% to 10% (orange), 10% to 30% (dark orange), and more than 30% (red). Higher rates are concentrated in Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of South Asia, while lower rates are seen in North America, Europe, and parts of East Asia. Data is sourced from Smith-Greenaway et al. (2021) and reflects single-year estimates between 2010 and 2018.

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Feb 18

Want to learn the basics of statistical analysis for observational & experimental research?

If you're an epidemiologist, biostatistician, or health researcher, master the essentials on this short course.

Running online, 17 - 19 June 2025.

Apply now👉 bit.ly/3Q2zs0i

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Feb 4

Our STAR intervention aims to transform respectful care for women & babies in South Africa (KZN) through learning & participatory action.

📸 from recent workshop

Full article on intervention design : www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Jan 23

🙂Intéressant ; tu as raison : "revue de portée" n’est pas facile à comprendre, et "revue exploratoire" communique sans doute mal la rigueur des scoping reviews?

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Marc Veldhoen @marcveld.bsky.social · Jan 23

Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring
Researchers facing "a lot uncertainty, fear and panic"

Hard to understand this. Could be terrible. But any new director would want scientists to work

www.science.org/cont...
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Trump hits NIH with ‘devastating’ freezes on meetings, travel, communications, and hiring

Researchers facing

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Jan 23

glad to know the translation of scoping review!

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HIGH Horizons @highhorizonseu.bsky.social · Jan 20

✒️🗓️ Sign up now for our March 3rd 🌍 🩺 @climatehealthcafe.bsky.social pre-conference workshop on climate measurement.

Led by researchers from HIGH Horizons and @lshtm.bsky.social, facilitated by @debrajacksonnole.bsky.social.

➡️ Register: climatehealthcafe.org/conference-w...

#ClimateHealth

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HIGH Horizons @highhorizonseu.bsky.social · Jan 14

Thank you to the study’s authors: Georgios Charvalis, Michalis Koureas, @chlobrim.bsky.social, Chara Bogogiannidou, Fani Kalala, Varvara Mouchtouri, Christos Kadjichristodoulou, and the HIGH Horizons Study Group. 🧵6/6

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Jan 11

#Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say

BBC News reports on new @lshtm.bsky.social study suggesting number of Palestinians who died from traumatic injury underreported by 41%.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say

A study in The Lancet suggests Gaza ministry of health figures over a nine-month period might be too low.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Veronique Filippi @1verofilippi.bsky.social · Dec 16

Act now to improve bereaved mothers' mental health globally:
1️⃣ Raise awareness of challenges after stillbirths/neonatal deaths
2️⃣ Train healthcare professionals in communication
3️⃣ Campaign to reduce stigma
See our commentary: obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@lshtm.bsky.social

OBGYN

Click on the article title to read more.

obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change @lancetcountdown.bsky.social · Dec 10

⚡ OUT NOW ⚡

1️⃣st comprehensive study on health and climate change in small island developing states shows lack of climate action is endangering lives and livelihoods - despite island states spearheading international attention on climate and health

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change @lancetcountdown.bsky.social · Dec 5

RECRUITING: Could you lead our work on health and climate change in Africa?

🌍 Steer the direction of our research in Africa
👥 Build regional representation in upcoming centre
📝 Inform a health-centred climate change response

Find out more: lancetcountdown.org/news/vacancy...

Vacancy: Become the new Director of the Lancet Countdown Africa - Lancet Countdown

Could you be the next Director of the Lancet Countdown Africa regional centre?

lancetcountdown.org

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