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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 6d

🗞️ Recent #healtheconomics paper from Kaja Abbas and colleagues based in Tunisia finds which vaccine is most cost-effective for protecting against HPV in Tunisia

Read their #costeffectiveness analysis & its implications for government policy 🔽
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in Tunisia: A comparative modeling study

Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting women especially in low- and middle income countries and is caused by persistent infect…

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · 2d

🧮 Need to refresh your skills in systematic reviews and meta-analyses for #PublicHealth?

Gain a basis in the design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews of health research #biostats #stats

Running 24-27 Nov 2025

Apply by 3 Nov 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 6d

🗞️ Recent #healtheconomics paper from Kaja Abbas and colleagues based in Tunisia finds which vaccine is most cost-effective for protecting against HPV in Tunisia

Read their #costeffectiveness analysis & its implications for government policy 🔽
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in Tunisia: A comparative modeling study

Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting women especially in low- and middle income countries and is caused by persistent infect…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Happening today - if you're interested in #healtheconomics #EcologicalEconomics or #PublicHealth why don't you check out the details below and joins us?

Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-march.bsky.social · 6d

🗣️"Women and children are bearing the brunt of overlapping humanitarian crises."

Maysoon Dahab, Assistant Professor @lshtm.bsky.social, discuses the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in #Sudan and its impacts on women & children.

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“A war on the bodies of women and girls” – reports from Sudan | LSHTM

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 12d

✍️ Recently, GHECO co-Director Andrew Briggs published a two-paper series highlighting a framework for interpreting composite endpoints from #clinicaltrials for HTA & #healtheconomics modelling

Read Andy’s explainer blog that also links to the papers 🔽
occamresearch.substack.com/p/composite-...

Composite Endpoints in Clinical Trials

Shortcut or stumbling block for HTA?

occamresearch.substack.com

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Happening today - if you're interested in #healtheconomics #EcologicalEconomics or #PublicHealth why don't you check out the details below and joins us?

Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 7d

October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth

We're celebrating our diverse #GlobalHealth community, Aji explains how LSHTM's Diversity Leadership Programme helped her to recognise the value of her heritage & experiences in her #PublicHealth role.

#BHM2025 #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 8d

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 12d

⚕️ Join us next Thursday for the first lecture in the our new Anne Mills Annual Health Economics Lecture series

Martin Hensher will introduce the concept of ecological economics to explore its implications for health care & #healtheconomics

Details 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 12d

⚕️ Join us next Thursday for the first lecture in the our new Anne Mills Annual Health Economics Lecture series

Martin Hensher will introduce the concept of ecological economics to explore its implications for health care & #healtheconomics

Details 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · 12d

Towards an ecological health economics www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... Looking forward to this! @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social

Towards an ecological health economics | LSHTM

Modern healthcare systems and the discipline of health economics are both products of the long era of economic growth. Yet we now live in a world of ever-slower growth and relentlessly accelerating

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 12d

✍️ Recently, GHECO co-Director Andrew Briggs published a two-paper series highlighting a framework for interpreting composite endpoints from #clinicaltrials for HTA & #healtheconomics modelling

Read Andy’s explainer blog that also links to the papers 🔽
occamresearch.substack.com/p/composite-...

Composite Endpoints in Clinical Trials

Shortcut or stumbling block for HTA?

occamresearch.substack.com

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Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-march.bsky.social · 14d

🗣️On the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast, Prof Debra Jackson @lshtm.bsky.social discusses the impact of #ClimateChange on children's health and wellbeing.

Debra shares insights into what needs to be done to strengthen #systems that protect children & families.

🎧 tdr.who.int/global-healt...

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VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 14d

🆕 Empowerment or protection? A potential trade-off in cash transfer design

Today on VoxDev w/ Giulia Greco (@lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social), @selimgulesci.bsky.social (Trinity College Dublin), Pallavi Prabhakar (BIGD) & Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD): voxdev.org/topic/social...

Empowerment or protection? A potential trade-off in cash transfer design

In Uganda, digital cash transfers had contrasting effects on women’s empowerment: mobile money boosted women’s personal income and decision-making power, while jointly disclosed cash transfers reduced...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 22d

Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation'

LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back.

@lshtmcepr.bsky.social

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Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-march.bsky.social · 21d

🗣️ Climate impacts on global health require urgent, unified efforts.

Professor Debra Jackson @lshtm.bsky.social co-writes for
@devex.com, highlighting work of the @highhorizonseu.bsky.social project to implement #climate-smart infrastructure upgrades.

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Devex @devex.com · 23d

Climate impacts on global health call for urgent, unified efforts. Cross-sector collaboration — rooted in local communities and catalyzed by private sector engagement — enables climate-resilient health systems.

Opinion: Health at the crossroads — a call to action for global leaders

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Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-march.bsky.social · Aug 27

🌡️How is a hotter world endangering #pregnant women & their babies?

In the Economist, Dr Ana Bonell @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social & Prof Debra Jackson @lshtm.bsky.social, discuss the latest research on heat & maternal health & the importance of urgent climate action👇

www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Pregnant women need protecting from heatwaves

As temperatures rise, so must understanding of the risks

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · Aug 13

🌍Climate change is increasingly threatening the #health and survival of mothers, newborns & children

A new @lshtm.bsky.social white paper, funded by the Gates Foundation, outlines key climate risks, future projections, & policy actions for #COP30 🌡️

Read in full 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/media/92266

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Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-march.bsky.social · Aug 21

💉We spoke with Mukhtar Aji, a PhD student at @lshtm.bsky.social specialising in childhood #vaccine coverage in crisis-affected settings.

Mukhtar reflects on his experiences, his hobbies and advice he would give to prospective #PhD students.

Read the full interview👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

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Data & Statistical Science for Health, LSHTM @lshtm-dash.bsky.social · Aug 20

🔢 Looking to build your #biostats skills?

Sign up for our online course to gain a basis in design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews & meta-analyses in #PublicHealth

Running from 24-27 Nov 2025

More details 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Aug 19

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we recognise the importance of access to #healthcare for those in crisis-affected communities🌍

Our course focuses on real life examples of health in humanitarian crises & how to identify & address needs in times of emergency.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

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Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-crises.bsky.social · Aug 19

On #WorldHumanitarianDay we honour those who step into crises to help others & those who have lost their lives.

At the Crises Centre, over 200 academics strive to improve healthcare in humanitarian crises settings through research, teaching, training & information
🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · Aug 19

“The focus should be on tackling systemic issues […] rather than adding even more pressure to consumers and families to change their choices.”

🥡 Read this BBC story about research looking at the impact of calorie labels on people’s #takeaway choices #nutrition

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Calorie labels rarely influence choice of takeaway, survey suggests | LSHTM

Calorie labels on takeaway menus are rarely factored into consumer choices and are unlikely to encourage people to eat healthier, findings from a new survey of people living in England suggest. The

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