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Cyrus Sinai

@CyrusMakesMaps

Geographer interested in health systems & infectious diseases | PhD student @geographyunc | Views are my own

 Chapel Hill, NC
Joined June 2020
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A very happy Friday continues - our paper led by @econyuwu on migration and fuel use in rural Zambia has just been published! @ashudirect @EPPSAEnergy @UNCPopCenter link.springer.com/article/10…

Migration and fuel use in rural Zambia

Population and Environment - What is the effect of migration on fuel use in rural Zambia? Opportunities to increase income can be scarce in this setting; in response, households may pursue a...

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Incredibly excited to see these microcensus-derived population estimates to finally be made publicly available! These data can be game-changers for public health in DRC, which hasn't had a national census since 1984. Grateful to have been a small part of this gargantuan effort!
WorldPopProject (@WorldPopProject) profile pictureWorldPopProject@WorldPopProject15 Jun 2021
New WorldPop pre-print paper lead by @gianluca_boo 'High-resolution population estimation using household survey data and building footprints' applied to 5 provinces of the DR Congo: arxiv.org/abs/2106.07461. Explore the outputs at: apps.worldpop.org/woprVision….
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@UCLADRC @esp_unikin @ciesin @WorldPopProject @grid3global @ORNL @eHealth_africa
New WorldPop pre-print paper lead by @gianluca_boo 'High-resolution population estimation using household survey data and building footprints' applied to 5 provinces of the DR Congo: arxiv.org/abs/2106.07461. Explore the outputs at: apps.worldpop.org/woprVision….
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Luc Severi@lucseveri8 Apr 2021
Excellent overview of some of the ways the #energyaccess and #RenewableEnergy can support #healthcare, in particular in remote under-electrified areas, via @UNDP undp-climate.exposure.co/3-w… #PoweringHealthcare #SDG7
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Our article has now been reposted on @wef as well! weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/s…

How solar power can help Africa's COVID-19 vaccine drive | World Economic Forum

Some COVID-19 vaccines need to be stored at temperatures as low as -70°C. But, across Africa gaps in electricity access can hinder the rollout of vaccines.

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The James E. Rogers Energy Access Project at Duke (@EAPDuke) profile pictureThe James E. Rogers Energy Access Project at Duke@EAPDuke25 Mar 2021
Congratulations to @CyrusMakesMaps and @trfetter for having their piece on the role of solar in electrifying health services reposted by @qzafrica! ☀️☀️☀️ qz.com/africa/1987773/the-su…
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New article by @trfetter and I now up on @TC_Africa on how solar-powered cold chain technologies can help with #COVID19Vaccine rollout in Africa. theconversation.com/solar-te…

Solar technologies can speed up vaccine rollout in Africa. Here’s how

Solar-powered cold chain technologies can be game-changers in the fight against COVID-19 in resource-limited settings in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond.

theconversation.com
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Also thanks to @GitobuKIBITI @jonbparr & Michael Emch for their help with this piece!
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