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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 5d

The recording of this webinar is available on our website

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

Reposted by STIRIG

Vagina Museum @vaginamuseum.bsky.social · 13d

This #BlackHistoryMonth we've teamed up with UCL's Sarah Parker Redmond Centre to bring you a series of events exploring reproductive justice. Join us at the Vagina Museum or at UCL www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/events/event...

Vagina Museum events — Vagina Museum

What's on at the Vagina Museum: our programme includes comedy nights, bingo, pub quiz, curator talks, director talks, feminism, art history, science.

www.vaginamuseum.co.uk

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 11d

Join our colleagues at the Centre for History in Public Health on 28th October for a seminar examining the relationship between AIDS and migration controls in Britain during the 1980s & ’90s.

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

@lshtmhistory.bsky.social

#HIV

AIDS and the screening debate: race, mobility and migration, 1985-1995 | LSHTM

This presentation explores how efforts to manage the spread of AIDS intersected with broader efforts to restrict African migration in late twentieth century Britain. Its target audience is students

www.lshtm.ac.uk

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 12d

Today!

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 26d

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa

🗓️Thur 2nd Oct
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Prof Edina Sinanovic

Further details 👇

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

#HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines

Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa |

In this talk, I will discuss my research on the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination and the development of the economic model for this intervention. This work provided one of the tools that assisted

www.lshtm.ac.uk

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 13d

There's an excellent programme of events on reproductive justice this month, held by the Vagina Museum & the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Race and Racialisation at UCL

www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/events/event...

@sprc-ucl.bsky.social @vaginamuseum.bsky.social

Vagina Museum events — Vagina Museum

What's on at the Vagina Museum: our programme includes comedy nights, bingo, pub quiz, curator talks, director talks, feminism, art history, science.

www.vaginamuseum.co.uk

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 13d

Tomorrow!

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 26d

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa

🗓️Thur 2nd Oct
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Prof Edina Sinanovic

Further details 👇

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

#HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines

Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa |

In this talk, I will discuss my research on the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination and the development of the economic model for this intervention. This work provided one of the tools that assisted

www.lshtm.ac.uk

Reposted by STIRIG

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) @bashhuk.bsky.social · 20d

Our Bacterial Special Interest Group (BSIG) has a dedicated platform to help promote communication between microbiologists and clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of STIs.

Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3WsOmRf

The Bacterial Special Interest Group (BSIG) Platform.
Join BASHH today to explore the platform for yourself! Includes image of computer with the BSIG platform on the screen.

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 20d

It's #WelcomeWeek at LSHTM and we're busy welcoming the new students and enthusing the next generation of STI researchers.

Two people stand smiling at an indoor event, behind a table with leaflets and small plush toys in the shape of STIs. The person on the left is an Asian man wearing glasses and a grey t-shirt covered in “PrEP” logos, holding a plush toy and grinning enthusiastically. The person on the right is a white woman with short blonde hair wearing a navy blue V-neck sweater with red trim and light blue jeans, smiling. On the table in front of them are flyers for “STIRIG – LSHTM’s Sexually Transmitted Infection Research Interest Group,” Other people and stalls are visible in the background against a brick wall.

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 26d

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa

🗓️Thur 2nd Oct
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Prof Edina Sinanovic

Further details 👇

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

#HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines

Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa |

In this talk, I will discuss my research on the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination and the development of the economic model for this intervention. This work provided one of the tools that assisted

www.lshtm.ac.uk

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 26d

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa

🗓️Thur 2nd Oct
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Prof Edina Sinanovic

Further details 👇

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

#HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines

Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa |

In this talk, I will discuss my research on the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination and the development of the economic model for this intervention. This work provided one of the tools that assisted

www.lshtm.ac.uk

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 28d

Today!

AVAC @avac.org · 29d

 Tomorrow! Join AVAC and partners in 24 Hours to Save AIDS Research! September 16 starting at 11:00 am ET. Register: bit.ly/45U1keO or join us on YouTube bit.ly/45Qftts #24hourstosaveAIDSresearch #HIV #HIVresearch

24 Hours to Save AIDS Research

You've been invited to join this webinar!

bit.ly

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 28d

TODAY!

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 28

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth

🗓️Tue 16th Sept
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Dr Laud Bausing

Further details 👇

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

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth | LSHTM

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge, especially among young women under 25, who are more vulnerable due to both biological and social factors.

www.lshtm.ac.uk

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · 29d

Tomorrow!

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 28

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth

🗓️Tue 16th Sept
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Dr Laud Bausing

Further details 👇

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

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth | LSHTM

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge, especially among young women under 25, who are more vulnerable due to both biological and social factors.

www.lshtm.ac.uk

Reposted by STIRIG

Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP) @gardp.bsky.social · 29d

Among the STIs at risk, #gonorrhoea tops WHO’s AMR priority list with worrying resistance to almost every available treatment.

We welcome this timely report from Impact Global Health which reflects GARDP's own observations on #AMR advancing faster than product development.

🔗http://bit.ly/46hdSNv

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join us on 16th September for a webinar discussing preliminary findings from a national cross-sectional study, mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth

#STI #STIs #STISky

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 28

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth

🗓️Tue 16th Sept
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Dr Laud Bausing

Further details 👇

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

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth | LSHTM

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge, especially among young women under 25, who are more vulnerable due to both biological and social factors.

www.lshtm.ac.uk

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Sep 5

At a time when STI rates are rising, US cuts to STI programs are impacting everything from doxyPEP studies to point-of-care syphilis testing, undermining efforts to prevent congenital syphilis.

Powerful article highlighting some of the devastating impact of the cuts. 👇

#STIs #syphilis #HIV

AVAC @avac.org · Sep 2

Read AVAC’s @alisonfootman.bsky.social on the devastating impact of funding cuts on #STI research. Leading researchers warn of shuttered studies, lost talent & setbacks for urgently needed innovation.

Read ➡️ www.thebodypro.com/sexually-tra...

@myhelfy.bsky.social #HIV

The Real-World Impact of Defunding STI Research

Seven researchers from leading institutions have written letters to document the impact the U.S. funding cuts have had on their research, their institutions, and the people who would benefit from this...

www.thebodypro.com

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Aug 7

Join us in September for a webinar discussing preliminary findings from a national cross-sectional study, mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth

#STI #STIs #STISky

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 28

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth

🗓️Tue 16th Sept
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Dr Laud Bausing

Further details 👇

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

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth | LSHTM

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge, especially among young women under 25, who are more vulnerable due to both biological and social factors.

www.lshtm.ac.uk

Reposted by STIRIG

British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) @bashhuk.bsky.social · Aug 4

The rollout of a gonorrhoea vaccination programme marks an important step forward for sexual health in England.

It provides a powerful new tool to tackle record-high rates that are disproportionately impacting on some communities.

🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/3UeaXj5

NHS begins rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccine programme

NHS and local authorities begin rollout of world-first gonorrhoea vaccination programme across the country.

bit.ly

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 31

Looking for the latest on #PublicHealth?

Follow LSHTM centres, projects & groups to get the inside story.

Welcoming new additions:

@lshtm-crises.bsky.social
@tb-lshtm.bsky.social
@reachproject-lshtm.bsky.social

🎉🎉🎉

go.bsky.app/4FczAGW

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 31

Best poster presentation in behavioural and social sciences at #STIHIV2025 - congratulations to STIRIG Co-Director Emma Harding-Esch!

@ehardingesch.bsky.social
#IUSTI2025 #STISky #STI

Photo of a woman with short brown hair and glasses smiling, and holding a certificate with "Best Poster Presentation" written on it. She is sitting in a large conference room.

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 29

STIs are on the rise but funding for research, testing & prevention is falling. We urgently need investment in:

🔴 STI vaccines
🔴 Diagnostics
🔴 Infrastructure
🔴 AMR surveillance
🔴 Access to care

Read the brief: www.stiwatch.org/worldwide-pr...

#STIAwareness #STI #STISky #STIs

Worldwide Prevention, Shared Protection - STI Watch

June 2025 Since January 2025, the new United States (US) administration has significantly altered the global health landscape through a series of policy changes and funding cuts. This includes the sus...

www.stiwatch.org

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 28

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar:

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth

🗓️Tue 16th Sept
🕥1-2pm UK time
👤Dr Laud Bausing

Further details 👇

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

Mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth | LSHTM

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge, especially among young women under 25, who are more vulnerable due to both biological and social factors.

www.lshtm.ac.uk

STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 28

Following all the #STIHIV2025 news this week!

Nicola Low @nicolamlow.bsky.social · Jul 28

Good morning #stihiv2025
Will be posting from here

Working out whether PCR-detected C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae is super important to know how relevant detection is

Brilliant Willa Huston @ Melbourne Uni gives the big picture

@stihiv2025.org @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social @bashhuk.bsky.social

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STIRIG @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social · Jul 24

Yesterday STIRIG set out on a queer history tour of Soho with an HIV/STI slant, led by the knowledgeable & charming Mark Cox. We covered everything from the origin of the name "Soho" to the impact of HIV on the queer community in the 1980s. Strong recommend!

www.stumblelondontours.com/tours

Picture of Piccadilly Circus in London, with the Eros statue on the right and electronic billboards on the left. The words "queer history Soho" are imprinted over the image

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AVAC @avac.org · Jul 14

❗NEWS: #WHO issued new guidelines recommending injectable #lenacapavir for #PrEP, an important step forward. Now funding & collaboration must follow to ensure this tool delivers on its potential.

www.who.int/news/item/14...

What's next? avac.org/resource/now...
avac.org/resource/now...

#IAS2025

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