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Scott

@Scottkaba

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 London, England
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Joined December 2018
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Children with extreme exposure to lead are at risk of lifelong physical & mental disability. So why isn't treatment affordable? @rachelbnfield & Theo Mitchell call for affordable, quality-assured oral chelation drugs to reach the children who need them: go.cgdev.org/3JY2eA8
Millions of Children Need Life-Changing Lead Poisoning Medicine. Why Isn’t It Affordable?

Millions of Children Need Life-Changing Lead Poisoning Medicine. Why Isn’t It Affordable?

Children with extreme exposure to lead are at risk of lifelong physical and mental disability. The most practical treatment for this kind of exposure is oral chelation therapy—and we estimate there...

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The Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP), a non-profit organisation headquartered in the United Kingdom, in conjunction with the GSA, on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, opened a two-day workshop on Lead Paint Monitoring and Enforcement.
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Lead exposure in children can cause irreversible damage to the brain and nervous system, leading to cognitive impairments. Let’s take action to prevent this and protect future generations. #LeadFreeKenya #ILPPWA2024
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Huge thanks to @PowerUSAID @USAID for sharing and supporting our work! We are very excited to be working together to eliminate lead poisoning.
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Thousands of people die each year from #snakebites globally, exacerbated by a lack of access to lifesaving antivenom. Tackling this neglected crisis requires global action to ensure that everyone who needs it has access to affordable, quality antivenom bmj.com/content/386/bmj.q184…
No more silent suffering: we need to tackle the snakebite antivenom crisis

No more silent suffering: we need to tackle the snakebite antivenom crisis

People in low and middle income countries who are at risk of snakebites need access to affordable, quality assured antivenom, writes Scott Kaba Matafwali Thousands of people die each year from...

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@KEBS_ke MD @EstherNgari11 hosted the Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) representatives for a collaborative meeting to discuss the elimination of lead in paint in the Kenyan market. #StandardsForQualityLife ^LM
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Congratulations to #Commonwealth Alumnus @Scottkaba on the publication of his PhD thesis 👏 You can read Scott's #OpenAccess thesis here: bit.ly/3XHYffk
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🔓New #PhD thesis now live on Research Online Innovative Private Pharmacy Distribution Channels: Implications on Medicine Quality in Zambia - @Scottkaba Funded by @commschols #OpenAccess #ITD
PhD Thesis from the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

ALT PhD Thesis from the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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🔓New #PhD thesis now live on Research Online Innovative Private Pharmacy Distribution Channels: Implications on Medicine Quality in Zambia - @Scottkaba Funded by @commschols #OpenAccess #ITD
PhD Thesis from the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

ALT PhD Thesis from the Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases - London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

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As we prepare to welcome new Cumberland Lodge Fellows this weekend, it's time to say farewell and thank you to our 2021-23 cohort. We hope to see you all back at the Lodge again soon ❤️ 📷 taken at our recent Life Beyond the PhD event
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🚨Publication alert!🚨 @Dr_MLalani, @Scottkaba & others found perceived lower quality and efficacy of generic medicines act as a barrier to essential medicines' access in Senegal. Their paper has important implications for access to medicine policies: t.ly/0J6Cm
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We hosted a 24 hr summit at Windsor Castle bringing together businesses such as @AmazonUK @Pret @NatWestGroup, government, universities & refugees from #Ukraine️ to help prepare for the rebuilding of their nation. #hope 🇺🇦❤️🇬🇧
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Our latest #AMR newsletter is live! 👉 mailchi.mp/33303489fbf8/amr-… Featuring a spotlight on neonatal #sepsis by @cmc_rodrigues, an upcoming keynote lecture with @SouthAfricanASP, and a discussion on the crisis of substandard and falsified #antibiotics by @Scottkaba 👏
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New online! Substandard and falsified medical product recalls in Zambia from 2018 to 2021 and implications on the quality surveillance systems bit.ly/3GdwEIA @SAGEClinMed #MedicineAccess #FakeMeds #FalsifiedMedicine #SubstandardMedicine #MedTwitter #OpenAccess

Substandard and falsified medical product recalls in Zambia from 2018 to 2021 and implications on...

Background: Substandard and falsified (SF) medical products are removed from circulation through a process called ‘product recall’ by medicines regulatory agenc...

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New Research: Knowledge and practices toward COVID-19 among healthcare students: A cross-sectional study at the University of Zambia: Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to the disruption of physical classes for university… frontiersin.org/articles/10.… #PublicHealth #HealthForAll
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@Scottkaba et al. found that most pharmacy staff & nurses at a hospital in Zambia had adequate knowledge, positive attitude & good practices toward #AMR, but significant differences between pharmacy staff & nurses show more education is needed: doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlac1… #JACAMRNews
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