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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 3h

Glad to share that Professor Bruce Neal will be speaking at South Asia Forum 2025! 🌏

He’ll discuss:
💠 Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular Risk
💠 Population-Level Interventions: Evidence from SALT

REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025
More info here: bit.ly/46XSqNI

The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 6h

How can we turn global promises on NCDs and mental health into real change? 🌏

Join health leaders, including our CEO Anushka Patel, for a webinar on the UN High-Level Meeting outcomes and how to turn global goals into local action for healthier futures.

📅 Weds 15 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
➡️ bit.ly/4o208gW

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to our colleague, Jane Hirst, on her FIGO Women's Award recognising contributions of outstanding female obstetrician/gynaecologists globally.

And congrats to the many other outstanding awardees from around the globe recognised for their stellar contributions to women's health.

The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

Our mental health is a part of what makes us who we are — but how much is it shaped by what we eat?

Join UNSW for this upcoming webinar, where leading experts, including our colleague Jason Wu, will discuss the relationship between nutrition and mental wellbeing.

📅 Tues 14 Oct
➡️ bit.ly/4okD7WP

MHM 2025: Fuel Your Mind Webinar

Get tickets on Humanitix - MHM 2025: Fuel Your Mind Webinar hosted by UNSW Health Promotion Unit. Online. Monday 13th October 2025. Find event information.

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 2d

Just one month to go for South Asia Forum 2025!

The two-day forum in Colombo, Sri Lanka will bring together global & regional leaders to discuss advances in cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal health, and innovations in clinical development.
🗓️ 6–7 Nov 2025

REGISTER NOW: shorturl.at/M3Smc #SAF2025

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats to Julie Brown on securing funding for a study looking at how fuel tank design may influence pelvic injuries from frontal collisions involving motorbikes.

Better understanding of how different designs perform could lead to improved global manufacturing standards: bit.ly/4mHFula

World-first study to assess role of fuel tanks in motorcycle injury

A new George Institute study looking at the role of fuel tank design on outcomes in motorcycle crashes has received funding from the Victorian Government’s...

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 7d

🫀 Using #AI to help detect one of the leading killers of #women worldwide: A new machine learning model developed at 🇦🇺 @georgeinstitute.bsky.social, in collaboration with 🇦🇺 @unsw.edu.au and 🇦🇺 @sydney.edu.au, can successfully predict #heartdisease risk by analysing #mammography images.

‘Two-for-one’ screening uses mammograms to predict heart disease in women

New AI algorithm uses mammograms to accurately predict cardiovascular risk in women

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 7d

Their chapter, “A Five-Fold Strategy for Breaking the Intergenerational Cycle of Maternal and Child Malnutrition in India”, highlights multidisciplinary strategies addressing the fundamental causes of malnutrition in India. [2/2]

The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 7d

We are happy to share that our colleagues Dr. Suparna Ghosh-Jerath and Dr. Ridhima Kapoor have co-authored a book chapter in the edited volume 'Transforming Health in India: The 2030 Innovations Agenda', published by the Observer Research Foundation. [1/2]

🔗 bit.ly/4nGbKWU

Transforming Health in India: The 2030 Innovations Agenda

This edited Volume examines India’s health care system, highlighting approaches and strategies to strengthen nutrition, equity, and innovation by 2030.

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 8d

Congrats @faradoost.bsky.social on receiving the go-ahead for the first NHMRC/MRFF-funded study on headache disorders in over 20 years.

The study will investigate the use of psilocybin for the treatment of cluster headache, a severe condition with still no effective treatments: bit.ly/42LQO8C

Hope for cluster headache community as psilocybin trial funded

One of the world’s first clinical trials into the potential for psychedelic compound psilocybin to prevent disabling cluster headache will be funded...

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Faraidoon Haghdoost (Big Head Pain) @faradoost.bsky.social · 8d

I’m very excited to share some big news 🎉

Our team has received funding from the Australian MRFF to launch The Psilocybin Efficacy and Acceptability on Cluster headache Episodes (PEACE) Trial.
Read: www.georgeinstitute.org/news-and-med...
@georgeinstitute.bsky.social @clusterbusters.bsky.social

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 12d

The consultation highlighted the urgent need to create a roadmap for action to strengthen perinatal mental health while addressing its key social determinants, particularly for women in rural India. [2/2]

The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 12d

Earlier this week, we, along with the University of Oxford, organized a National Consultation on Perinatal Mental Health “Mother’s Mental Health Matters” in Delhi, which
focused on shaping policy recommendations & intervention strategies for perinatal mental health in India. [1/2]

🔗 bit.ly/4gJEEmr

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 13d

The next 5 years present a critical opportunity to address the growing threat to global health posed by NCDs.

We join global leaders at #HLM4 to identify the action needed to meet the global target of reducing one-third of premature deaths from NCDs by 2030.

Learn more: http://bit.ly/3KfBKcZ

UN High Level Meeting on NCDs offers rare window to tackle global chronic disease epidemic

More than 40 leading public health organisations and individuals* are urging the Australian Government to use its influence to push for an ambitious global...

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 14d

We’re excited to co-host South Asia Forum 2025 with RemediumOne!
📅 6–7 Nov 2025 | Colombo, Sri Lanka

Join us for two days of insights on cardiovascular, metabolic, and renal health. Connect with experts across South Asia and beyond.

REGISTER NOW🔗 shorturl.at/M3Smc

#SAF2025

The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 14d

High blood pressure is the world’s leading killer – but it doesn’t have to be.

Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, we’re standing with partners to call for urgent action to #Protect1BillionHearts.

Join the movement: bit.ly/4moXL6K

The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 16d

In this NCD Alliance blog, our colleague, Chhavi Bhandari, explores what’s at stake at #HLM4, the gaps in the draft Political Declaration, and the urgent actions needed to finally deliver on the promise of gender mainstreaming in the NCD agenda

👉 Read more: bit.ly/4nymKFp [2/2]

Why Gender Mainstreaming Matters: The Urgent Need for a Gender-responsive NCD Agenda

In 2011, at the first UN High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs), we saw Member States commit to pursuing and promoting gender-based approaches for the prevention and control of…

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 16d

In 2011, governments pledged to integrate gender into the global non-communicable diseases [NCDs] response. Fourteen years on, progress remains uneven, and the upcoming UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health is a critical moment to deliver on that promise.

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 19d

Read our call to action for the Australian government to use its tools, influence and responsibility to lead across our region, and on the global stage to prevent and alleviate the impacts of NCDs: bit.ly/4nhKGxm

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 19d

Globally, non-communicable diseases [NCDs] account for 18 million premature deaths annually.

Next week, world leaders will gather in New York for the first UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health in seven years, a rare opportunity to address the global chronic disease epidemic. [1/2]

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Action for Global Health @afghnetwork.bsky.social · 21d

The burden of chronic diseases is driving deepening health inequities and an unaffordable economic toll.” – Emma Feeny of
@georgeinstitute.bsky.social.

The UK has the influence to change course.

✍️ Back the call: healthyfutures.eaction.online/leadonchronicdisease

#LeadOnNCDs

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 21d

If this 2-for-1 test could be integrated into breast screening services, at-risk women could be prompted to see their doctor for a CV risk assessment.

Read more: bit.ly/4mY6b5Y [2/2]

New AI algorithm uses mammograms to accurately predict cardiovascular risk in women

‘Two-for-one’ screening could help detect leading killers of women...

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The George Institute for Global Health @georgeinstitute.bsky.social · 21d

CV disease is the leading cause of death in women, but in Australia, they are 12% less likely than men to get a CV risk check in primary care.

Our researchers found routine mammograms plus age could predict women’s risk of major CV events with accuracy similar to traditional models. [1/2]

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Healthcare in Europe @healthcare-europe.bsky.social · 26d

🩺 Wrong equipment, inadequate posture, unusual behavior: Only 1 in 7 online stock images of #bloodpressure monitoring correctly show how it's done right, a new study led by @alta-schutte.bsky.social from 🇦🇺 UNSW Sydney/ @georgeinstitute.bsky.social, published by @americanheart.bsky.social, finds.

Blood pressure measuring: most online health images get it wrong (and how it's done right)

Accurate images of how to take blood pressure readings in doctors’ offices and at home are lacking and play an important role in helping the public monitor and manage blood pressure, suggests a new st...

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Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) @fareaustralia.bsky.social · 22d

A new study, led by researchers from FARE, The University of Queensland and @georgeinstitute.bsky.social, shines a light on how these largely unregulated platforms increase the risk of harm.

But it also shows that Australians back evidence-based, common-sense changes to alcohol laws.

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