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Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 13

So, as we celebrate discoveries made in science so far, let’s also reflect this week on working towards a future in science that includes and serves everyone.💪🌸

#NationalScienceWeek #STEM #WomenInGlobalHealth #GenderEquity #WomenInScience

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Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Aug 13

This week is Australia's National Science Week.🧬It is an opportunity to celebrate science and scientists that have shaped our world! At WGH Aus, we recognise the incredible contributions of women scientists - whose work drives innovation, saves lives, and shapes a healthier, more equitable future.👩🏽‍🔬

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Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Sep 8

Professor Fay Johnstone is a public health physician and environmental epidemiologist who focuses on the health impacts of air pollution. She is the lead investigator for Safe Air; an NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in air quality. Read her profile here: www.wghaustralia.org/profiling-se...

World Field Epidemiology Day: Prof Fay Johnston — Women in Global Health Australia

For World Field Epidemiology Day, Women’s Global Health Australia is proud to launch another special profiling series to highlight the incredible work of women in field epidemiology. This year's theme...

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Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Sep 8

Dr Gina Samaan is Regional Emergency Director in WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme and she works on building sustainable systems for responding to health emergencies. Read her profile here: www.wghaustralia.org/profiling-se...

#WorldFieldEpidemiologyDay #WomenInGlobalHealth #PublicHealth

World Field Epidemiology Day: Dr Gina Samaan — Women in Global Health Australia

For World Field Epidemiology Day, Women’s Global Health Australia is proud to launch another special profiling series to highlight the incredible work of women in field epidemiology. This year's theme...

www.wghaustralia.org

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Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Sep 8

Yesterday was World Field Epidemiology Day, centred on "Making our Mark"🦠. In honour, WGH Aus has launched a profiling series to share the stories of two remarkable women, Dr Gina Samaan and Prof Fay Johnston, and their work in field epidemiology.
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · Aug 22

The week beginning Aug 4 was the most dangerous, tragic week of RFK Jr’s tenure yet.

A Lancet Editorial outlines why—unpacking a movement that seeks to discredit mainstream medicine and portray institutions and experts as enemies, not partners. tinyurl.com/4zppw6ay

Cover of The Lancet's August 23, 2025 issue. Quote on cover reads: "Either through incompetence or disinformation, the actions of this movement pose the greatest threat to the health of Americans and millions of people globally."

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · Aug 22

@theipcinfo.bsky.social has just confirmed #famine in #Gaza governorate.

This man-made, widespread malnutrition means that even common & usually mild diseases like diarrhoea are becoming fatal, especially for children.

Gaza must be urgently supplied with food and medicines. Aid blockages must end!

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A/Prof Meru Sheel @merusheel.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you for sharing!

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Aug 21

Meru Sheel—promoting vaccines and emergency responses

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Meru Sheel—promoting vaccines and emergency responses

Meru Sheel probably grew up in one of the most pro-women homes in New Delhi, India, with both her parents involved in women's advocacy and her father working in girls’ and women's education. “We would...

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Daniel M. Parker @dmparker.bsky.social · Aug 18

🦟💧 Satellite data show that #Aedes aegypti #mosquitoes spike not when it rains, but when surface water is around—like irrigation puddles. We used remote-sensing in SoCal to map risk and guide smarter mosquito control. 🔬🌐 doi.org/10.1186/s130...

Environmental correlates of Aedes aegypti abundance in the West Valley region of San Bernardino County, California, USA, from 2017 to 2023: an ecological modeling study - Parasites & Vectors

Background Aedes mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus, are major vectors of globally significant diseases such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya. Since 2013, Ae. aegypti population...

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Global Health Security Network @ghsnetwork.bsky.social · Aug 18

Registration and the call for abstract submissions for #GHS2026 are officially open!

Do you have research, insights, or innovative work to share in advancing global health security? Submit your abstract and join us in Malaysia to be part of this vital global conversation.

👉 ghsconf.com

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GloPID-R @glopid-r.bsky.social · Jul 3

📢 Launch of WHO Guidance on the Ethics of Health Research Priority Setting
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WHO Releases New Guidance on the Ethics of Health Research Priority Setting – Global research collaboration for infectious disease preparednessGLOPID-R

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Cornelius Rau @corneliusrau.bsky.social · Jul 11

🚨 Global immunization is under threat.

Here's why we should invest in disease surveillance and immunization monitoring so that cutbacks to immunization programmes don't go unnoticed. 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

@who.int @unicef.org @rki.de @merusheel.bsky.social #IA2030 #Vaccineswork

Global immunisation monitoring in times of drastic cutbacks

Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases are increasing at a time when funding for immunisation programmes is being cut.1 The full impact of the cutbacks might remain hidden, as long-established surv...

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Michael Walsh @epidoctor.bsky.social · Jul 2

Post-doc available at the Sydney School of Public Health @sydney.edu.au with the amazing @merusheel.bsky.social - surveillance systems for vaccine-preventable diseases in the Asia-Pacific region: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

Research Fellow-School of Public Health

Fixed term - 2 years full time / part time on site at Camperdown Campus Excellent opportunity as Post-doctoral Research Fellow Base Salary from Level A/B $116,679 – $127,433+ 17% superannuation (appoi...

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A/Prof Meru Sheel @merusheel.bsky.social · Jun 30

Aid rarely is generosity/ charity - mostly diplomacy. How we manage power is probably the biggest consideration.

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Jun 29

“It’s too late to save U.S.A.I.D. The question now is whether we can still save America’s willingness to show up when people are dying”

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...

Opinion | Why We Couldn’t Sell America on U.S.A.I.D.

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Pandemic Action Network @panaction.bsky.social · Jun 20

It's beyond time for debt relief. 🚩 NEW Jubilee Report calls out that developing countries need a fresh round of debt relief to prevent money urgently needed for health and education being diverted to creditors. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Developing countries ‘need more debt relief’ to fund education and health

Research warns poorer governments prioritising debt payments over essential development spending

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Sydney Nursing School @usydnursingschool.bsky.social · Jun 20

Strengthening Immunization Data: Protocol for the Evaluation of an Electronic Immunization Register - new publication by Meru Sheel, Cyra Patel, Gemma Saravanos et al. @merusheel.bsky.social @glsaravanos.bsky.social
www.researchprotocols.org/2025/1/e65663

Strengthening Immunization Data: Protocol for the Evaluation of an Electronic Immunization Register

Background: Electronic immunization registers (EIRs) can strengthen immunization systems and, if used effectively, can lead to greater efficiency and improvements in vaccination coverage. Several low-...

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Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Jun 18

3/3WGH Aus spoke with Helena Hassani; founder of Boland Parwaz, an organisation working to abolish child & forced marriage. Afghanistan-born and forced to flee to Australia in 2009, she is now a researcher, social worker, and human rights advocate. Read more: www.wghaustralia.org/profiling-se...

Refugee Week: Helena Hassani - Founder of Boland Parwaz — Women in Global Health Australia

For Refugee Week 2025, Women in Global Health – Australia is proud to launch a special profiling series highlighting the voices and leadership of refugee women. Through the stories of two remarkable w...

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Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Jun 18

2/3 WGH Aus spoke with Hon Ayor Makur Chuot MLC, the first African-Australian woman elected to WA Parliament. After childhood in a refugee camp, she overcame significant barriers to work in various areas before being elected to the Legislative Council in WA. www.wghaustralia.org/profiling-se...

Refugee Week: Hon. Ayor Makur Chuot MLC - Member of the Legislative Council WA — Women in Global Health Australia

For Refugee Week 2025, Women in Global Health – Australia is proud to launch a special profiling series highlighting the voices and leadership of refugee women. Through the stories of two remarkable w...

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Women in Global Health Australia @wghaustralia.bsky.social · Jun 18

1/3 Refugee Week 2025 centers on ‘Finding Freedom: Diversity in Community’. In honour, WGH Aus launches a profiling series ton two remarkable refugee women, Hon Ayor Makur Chuot MLC and Helena Hassani, and their work to drive change in gender and health.

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A/Prof Meru Sheel @merusheel.bsky.social · Jun 10

Read my new piece here....

The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · Jun 8

Vaccination is key to protecting against measles – but the question of when exactly is best to give the vaccine is not black and white.

Measles cases are surging globally. Should children be vaccinated earlier?

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PLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · May 28

NEW research published in PLOS Global Public Health by Delaram Akhavein, @merusheel.bsky.social and @seyeabimbola.bsky.social

How health securitisation shapes health system priorities: A realist synthesis

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How health securitisation shapes health system priorities: A realist synthesis

Health securitisation – i.e., framing health issues as security issues or as threats– is growing in contemporary global health discourse. Given the power disparity between the actors who can frame a h...

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WHO @who.int · May 26

The 78th session of the World Health Assembly has just re-started.

Follow the #WHA78 discussions on our website: bit.ly/78thWorldHea...

Seventy-eighth World Health Assembly

The 78th World Health Assembly is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 19–27 May 2025. The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member ...

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · May 8

Call for Nominations!!

The 2025 Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity

www.mcgill.ca/spgh/about-u...

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