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Equity and Health

@equityhealthdev

Global Health, Social Determinants of health, and public health

 Washington DC USA
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Joined March 2009
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RT @H_S_Global: From @wef: Why global health equity begins at home with telemedicine Telemedicine could help the world achieve health equity by bringing care to the home - here's how buff.ly/3CDlrjF #equity #globalhealth #telemedicine
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We must act now to implement new @marmotihe review to address widening #healthinequalities across London – top 10% earn 10X more than poorest 10%, with those people earning 30% less than rest of UK @LDN_Health @MayorofLondon #BuildBackFairer bit.ly/3ZQf6LB
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Pew Health@pewhealth21 Jan 2023
109,000 people died from a drug overdose in 2021—more than double the number in 2015. ✍️ Stateline's @christinevestal pew.org/3XFC06o

As Overdose Deaths Rise, Few Emergency Rooms Offer Addiction Help • Stateline

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Even in this easygoing, subtropical city, the onset of winter and the stress of the holidays can test the mettle of anyone trying to quit opioids.   “As soon as temperatures start...

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Programa Certificado en Epidemiología para Gestores de Salud de la Universidad de Johns Hopkins @JohnsHopkinsSPH @pahowho PAHO/WHO #GPHO 18 marzo-22 noviembre 2023 Fecha límite de inscripción 28 Enero de 2023 publichealth.jhu.edu/academi…

Programa en Epidemiología para Gestores de Salud, Basado en Internet | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg...

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CUGH@CUGHnews21 Jan 2023
Register before Feb. 1 and get those early bird rates for CUGH 2023, April 14-16! Global Health at a Crossroads: Equity, Climate Change and Microbial Threats cugh2023.org/ #CUGH2023 #Globalhealth #globalhealthconference #equity #climatechange @keithmartinmd @CUGH_TAC
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A survey of U.S. adults who are vaccinated against COVID-19 found that many of them have not received a bivalent booster shot because they either do not know they are eligible for one or are unaware the shots exist. healio.com/news/infectious-d…
Many adults still not aware of updated COVID-19 boosters, survey suggests

Many adults still not aware of updated COVID-19 boosters, survey suggests

A survey of U.S. adults who are vaccinated against COVID-19 found that many of them have not received a bivalent booster shot because they either do not know they are eligible for one or are unaware...

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Global state of education-related inequality in COVID-19 vaccine coverage, structural barriers, vaccine hesitancy, and vaccine refusal: findings from the Global COVID-19 Trends and Impact Survey thelancet.com/journals/langl…
Global state of education-related inequality in COVID-19 vaccine coverage, structural barriers,...

Global state of education-related inequality in COVID-19 vaccine coverage, structural barriers,...

This study serves as a baseline for continued inequality monitoring and could help to inform targeted actions for the equitable uptake of vaccines.

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Report: Nearly one billion people in low- and middle-income countries lack access to health facilities with reliable electricity. @stefancanderson | @WHO @WorldBank @IRENA healthpolicy-watch.news/one-…

One Billion People Lack Access To Health Facilities With Reliable Electricity - Health Policy Watch

Nearly one billion people in low- and middle-income countries lack access to health facilities with reliable electricity...

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@NYTHealth21 Jan 2023
Wastewater surveillance has provided valuable information during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the U.S. system needs sustained funding and to be implemented more equitably across regions and demographic groups, according to a new report.  nyti.ms/3GZz0va
A New Report Outlines a Vision for National Wastewater Surveillance (Published 2023)

A New Report Outlines a Vision for National Wastewater Surveillance (Published 2023)

The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the promise of tracking pathogens in sewage. Now, the nation needs to act on it, experts say.

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Sources of Innovation in Gene Therapies — Approaches to Achieving Affordable Prices | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
Sources of Innovation in Gene Therapies — Approaches to Achieving Affordable Prices | NEJM

Sources of Innovation in Gene Therapies — Approaches to Achieving Affordable Prices | NEJM

Prices charged for gene therapies are exceptionally high, even though the key innovations supporting their development have been heavily driven by academic and other research institutions.

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RT @Reuters: From @reuterspictures: People across East Asia prepare to celebrate the start of the Year of the Rabbit 🐇

Slideshow: Year of the Rabbit – Lifestyle

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Country readiness and prerequisites for successful design and transition to implementation of essential packages of health services: experience from six countries gh.bmj.com/content/8/Suppl_1…
Country readiness and prerequisites for successful design and transition to implementation of...

Country readiness and prerequisites for successful design and transition to implementation of...

This paper reviews the experience of six low-income and lower middle-income countries in setting their own essential packages of health services (EPHS), with the purpose of identifying the key...

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Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts - The Atlantic theatlantic.com/health/archi…
Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

New data offer hope that chronic illness can be headed off with the right combination of drugs.

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Public health surveillance Daily! paper.li/GlobalPHObserv/1475… Thanks to @equitylist #covid19 #covid #GPHO
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🇮🇹Italy’s life expectancy at birth is one of the highest in the 🇪🇺 ⚠️However, changes in health behaviours can further lower morbidity and mortality Find out more in the new Health System Review for 🇮🇹👇 tinyurl.com/OBSHiTItaly2023 🧵
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Reasons for Receiving or Not Receiving Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Vaccinations Among Adults — United States, November 1–December 10, 2022 cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/72/wr/p…
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Lecanemab in Early Alzheimer’s Disease | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…?
Lecanemab in Early Alzheimer’s Disease | NEJM

Lecanemab in Early Alzheimer’s Disease | NEJM

The accumulation of soluble and insoluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) may initiate or potentiate pathologic processes in Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab, a humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody that b...

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COVID-19 and other pandemics require a coherent response strategy - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
COVID-19 and other pandemics require a coherent response strategy

COVID-19 and other pandemics require a coherent response strategy

Future pandemic responses demand a globally coherent approach based on the costly lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic. These themes are discussed in the comprehensive Lancet Commission by...

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Equity & Health@equitylist20 Jan 2023
Essential packages of health services in low-income and lower-middle-income countries: what have we learnt? | BMJ Global Health gh.bmj.com/content/8/Suppl_1…
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Edouard Mathieu@redouad20 Jan 2023
The risk of death from influenza has declined over time, but globally, hundreds of thousands of people still die from the disease each year. Read our recent post: ourworldindata.org/influenza…
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