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Reuters @reuters.com · 7d

BREAKING: Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role reut.rs/46RSbE6

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Global Health Security Network @ghsnetwork.bsky.social · 15d

#GHS2026 Call for Abstracts 🌍

Theme 1: Emerging Challenges & Converging Risks
🦠 Emerging, Resistant & Resurgent Diseases
🤖 Biotech Innovation, AI & DURC
📜 Global Research & Policy Shifts

Does this fit your work? Submit your abstract by 17 Nov 2025!

www.ghsconf.com/call-for-abs...

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DHIS2 @dhis2.org · 16d

Nepal makes progress toward predicting dengue outbreaks months in advance 🦟⏳
How? By using DHIS2 with modeling tools like Chap to track climate-sensitive diseases—an approach now spotlighted ahead of COP30.
🔗 buff.ly/f9tSQXc
#DHIS2 #ClimateHealth #COP30 #DiseaseSurveillance

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · 16d

My WeChat translate leaves something to be desired

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Sep 1

I had such fun running the 10km in this weekend’s TCS Sydney Marathon. What what a city, what a day, and what a great event. I am hooked! Seoul next, and fingers crossed on my ballot for the full marathon in Tokyo!

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 30

Good luck to everyone running 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃 in Sydney this morning

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 25

We have heard you! The new deadline to submit is now 31 October, 2025.

Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Reminder: There are 2 weeks left to your best papers on, with, or for DHIS2 to the special issue of SSM: Health Systems. There are no APCs for accepted papers and so far the quality of the submitted papers is really amazing.

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

SSM - Health Systems | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - SSM - Health Systems | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Read the latest articles of SSM - Health Systems at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

www.sciencedirect.com

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 25

Please note that the deadline to apply for this call for papers has been extended to October 31, 2025.

Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Jun 12

This is a good time to re-post information on this call for papers in SSM: Health Systems.

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 25

One of my birdies is leaving the nest: congratulations to Bingqing Guo on successfully defending her dissertation on the measurement of financial protection in China this morning.

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 25

I am still processing how amazing this paper is: ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid...

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 20

I ❤️ @obsidian.md bases

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Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · Aug 19

Our #HS2050 initiative is considering the future of health systems.

As a first step, we're canvassing views on the big trends shaping health systems and access to them.

Contribute your thoughts and experience by 21 August (this Thursday!)

📋 ahpsr.org/health-syste...

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 15

One of my favourite trips of all times.

🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · Aug 15

Beautiful Percé, Québec

#Canada
#Tourism

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Jun 12

This is a good time to re-post information on this call for papers in SSM: Health Systems.

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 15

I am old enough to remember when Jay Bhattacharya even believed in vaccination (From Bhattacharya, Hyde, and Tu (2014)).

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · Aug 14

Got a view on global health and health systems? Fill out this consultation survey from the WHO's Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. #healthpolicy #episky

ahpsr.org/health-syste...

Health Systems 2050 – Online consultation on trend impacts on health and health systems

HS2050 HS2050 HS2050 Online consultation on the impact of global trends on health and health systems You can complete this survey in any of the following languages: العربية ...

ahpsr.org

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Not my fault

Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 14

Birkenstock narrowly misses quarterly sales estimates as demand cools reut.rs/41ykTba

Birkenstock narrowly misses quarterly sales estimates as demand cools

German sandal maker Birkenstock narrowly missed third-quarter revenue expectations and reported slower sales growth in the Americas region on Thursday, but said it was well placed to manage the impact of the 15% U.S. tariff on European imports.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 14

Birkenstock narrowly misses quarterly sales estimates as demand cools reut.rs/41ykTba

Birkenstock narrowly misses quarterly sales estimates as demand cools

German sandal maker Birkenstock narrowly missed third-quarter revenue expectations and reported slower sales growth in the Americas region on Thursday, but said it was well placed to manage the impact of the 15% U.S. tariff on European imports.

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 14

Reminder: There are 2 weeks left to your best papers on, with, or for DHIS2 to the special issue of SSM: Health Systems. There are no APCs for accepted papers and so far the quality of the submitted papers is really amazing.

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

SSM - Health Systems | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier - SSM - Health Systems | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Read the latest articles of SSM - Health Systems at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

www.sciencedirect.com

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Aug 7

Gili Air is my vibe

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · Aug 7

The population of Japan fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024

u.afp.com/SMsc

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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · Aug 5

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Vaccination with mRNA-encoded membrane-anchored HIV envelope trimers elicited tier 2 neutralizing antibodies in a phase 1 clinical trial

Membrane-anchored HIV envelope trimer mRNA vaccines elicited high response rates of serum autologous tier 2 neutralizing antibodies in humans.

www.science.org

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ReBUILD for Resilience @rebuildconsortium.bsky.social · Jul 28

Lots of interest following Sophie Witter's presentation 'Transnational lifelines: The role of diaspora capital on health system resilience in fragile and shock prone settings' at IHEA last week.
Find the ppt & learn more about the diaspora study here: www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/di...

Crossed hands of people of different ethnicities and the words 'Transnational lifelines: the role of diaspora capital on health system resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings'

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Karen Grépin @karengrepin.bsky.social · Jul 28

This my idea of a perfect summer getaway www.afar.com/magazine/ext...

The Tiny Canadian Town That Only Hosts One Traveler at a Time

In Conche, Newfoundland, connection to self—and community—is paramount.

www.afar.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Jul 28

BREAKING: Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire, says Malaysia aje.io/j71ffw

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