Mamud Kifa

Hello bluesky. Here to introduce myself, and also #LSHTMPress (press.lshtm.ac.uk). We're a new open access publisher in the fields of public and global health, based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine #LSHTM. Follow us here: www.linkedin.com/company/lsht...

Today, we joined the global malaria community to mark #WorldMosquitoDay2025.

From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.

@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.

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Behind every breakthrough is a dedicated face in the lab

Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.

This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.

👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F

Ahead of #WorldMosquitoDay2025, we celebrate the brilliant scientists and technicians 👩🏽‍🔬🔬 at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social whose dedication helps us better understand mosquitoes 🦟

Hello Bluesky 👋

We're the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre at @lshtm.bsky.social, a network of more than 200 researchers working on 100+ projects around the world to improve the health of people affected by #humanitarian crises 🚑⛑

Follow us for updates on our research, events, blogs & more!

🦠 How do social inequities shape the global AMR crisis?

Join us for this seminar exploring the human impact of antimicrobial resistance through ethnographic insights and integrated research approaches.

📅 17 June
⏰ 13:00 BST
📍 LSHTM
🔗 bit.ly/43PDdhr

Researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social, led by @josebengoechea.bsky.social, will conduct a £2.2M study funded by UK MRC to investigate how Klebsiella pneumoniae silently colonises the gut before causing deadly infections. 🔬🦠

Read more 👉 bit.ly/4mNSreh

UK sees 20% drop in #cancer mortality but diagnoses still rising

Bernard Rachet explains that despite advances in cancer care in recent decades, survival gaps and #inequalities must be addressed to improve UK cancer outcomes. @icon-lshtm.bsky.social

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

#PublicHealth

£550k to develop vaccine against Campylobacter jejuni 💉

Researchers @lshtm.bsky.social and partners to develop an affordable vaccine to tackle global cause of infectious diarrhoea.

@ozangundogdu11.bsky.social will led the @ukri.org BBSRC funded project

Read more 👉 bit.ly/43AFaOP

🎙️ Join Prof Dame Sally Davies, for an insightful seminar on global action against AMR.

In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.

📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP

They haven’t even posted about the UEL

Brian Greenwood presented with Lifetime Achievement Award byWHO. Credit WHO

👏👏👏Congratulations to Brian Greenwood on receiving a
@who.int Lifetime Achievement Award

Professor Greenwood has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to #GlobalHealth over 60+ years & transformative work in #malaria & #PublicHealth in Africa.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Brian Greenwood receives WHO Lifetime Achievement Award | LSHTM Professor Sir Brian Greenwood, a pioneering figure in global health and infectious disease research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has been awarded the Lifetime

👏Congratulations to Sir Brian Greenwood, former #MRCG Unit Director 1980 -1995, on receiving the prestigious @who.int Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 60+ years of transformative #malaria research & public health in The #Gambia and beyond.

More 👉 tinyurl.com/nhz3rjep

Ms Gladys Maria Pangga won the Student Prize in recognition of her research on gut health intervention strategies in poultry.

@msmicrobiocode.bsky.social won the Staff Prize for her work revealing that most AMR typhoid infections in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Malawi are driven by ongoing local transmission of existing resistant strains—not new variants.

📣 🎉 Congratulations to Ms Gladys and @msmicrobiocode.bsky.social on winning our 2025 Publication Prize at @lshtm.bsky.social 🏆

Read more about their winning papers and impactful AMR research🔬 👇
bit.ly/4iM7uCh

Sign up for our highly recommended Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria short course.

Interested in how genomics, transcriptomics & more shape infectious disease research?

Join the @lshtm.bsky.social Infectious Disease -Omics short course starting 17 June 2024 to explore cutting-edge techniques & their real-world applications!

Apply now 👉 bit.ly/4kJOoPo

Want to boost your understanding of #epidemiology & #InfectiousDisease modelling?

Join our short course in collaboration with @ukhsa.bsky.social & gain experience of setting up models to monitor outbreaks & transmission.

Runs 16 - 27 June 2025, London & online.

bit.ly/3zTawkD

Local vouchers or online gift cards 🤷‍♂️

A recent @lshtm.bsky.social study led by Dr Ananya Malhotra examines how different immunotherapy treatments impact quality of life for advanced lung cancer patients over 18 months.

Findings highlight the need for a more personalised approach to care.

🔗 bit.ly/43FYPx5

Our Deputy Director, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social , and @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social uncover that pharmacies in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 may be twice as likely to supply antibiotics for sore throats compared to Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 , highlighting key regional differences in antibiotic use. 💊

Studies of AMR population dynamics in a low-prevalence setting | LSHTM Scandinavian countries generally have a low level of antibiotic consumption, high infection control standards and low prevalences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). National surveillance systems,

Join us tomorrow for a seminar on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low-prevalence settings.

Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.

📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95

Amelia Stewart, MSc student at LSHTM and Student Liaison Officer for AMR.

🌍💧 Cholera is making a comeback—global cases have surged by 40% since 2022. Climate change & crises are fueling the rise.

Amelia Stewart explores the factors behind the rise in Vibrio cholerae infections.

Read more👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

I think Sarr was decent in the second half and covered alot of ground even tho he was fasting

Empowering women is a global win 🏆

Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay2025, our Co-Directors, @drniyo.bsky.social and Bhargavi Rao share their insights on the vital role women play in malaria research and the impact of empowering women in science.

Read more 👇
🔗 bit.ly/43rbEv1

Empower women with better healthcare.

On this #InternationalWomensDay, a recent @lshtm.bsky.social study highlights how racialised & low-income women often self-manage UTIs due to systemic barriers.

It’s time for policies that support, not sideline, their health.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3XAFKIR

On this #InternationalWomensDay, we honour the brilliant women researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social and @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social

We celebrate their contributions to global health, paving the way for a healthier future.

Here’s to empowering women in science, today and every day! 👩‍🔬💪 #IWD2025

#POTD2025 is entering its Afternoon Era. Meanwhile, here are some highlights of the day so far!

I'm very excited to be at Stempra's Press Officer Training Day after having organised it with a very lovely and professional committee! It's also a great excuse for my #FirstPost on Bluesky. #scicomm @stempra.bsky.social #POTD2025