Global Health Economics Centre

🧮 Need to refresh your skills in systematic reviews and meta-analyses for #PublicHealth?

Gain a basis in the design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews of health research #biostats #stats

Running 24-27 Nov 2025

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Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in Tunisia: A comparative modeling study Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting women especially in low- and middle income countries and is caused by persistent infect…

🗞️ Recent #healtheconomics paper from Kaja Abbas and colleagues based in Tunisia finds which vaccine is most cost-effective for protecting against HPV in Tunisia

Read their #costeffectiveness analysis & its implications for government policy 🔽
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Potential health impact and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in Tunisia: A comparative modeling study Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers affecting women especially in low- and middle income countries and is caused by persistent infect…

🗞️ Recent #healtheconomics paper from Kaja Abbas and colleagues based in Tunisia finds which vaccine is most cost-effective for protecting against HPV in Tunisia

Read their #costeffectiveness analysis & its implications for government policy 🔽
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🚨 Happening today - if you're interested in #healtheconomics #EcologicalEconomics or #PublicHealth why don't you check out the details below and joins us?

“A war on the bodies of women and girls” – reports from Sudan | LSHTM “A war on the bodies of women and girls” – reports from Sudan | LSHTM

🗣️"Women and children are bearing the brunt of overlapping humanitarian crises."

Maysoon Dahab, Assistant Professor @lshtm.bsky.social, discuses the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in #Sudan and its impacts on women & children.

🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

@lshtm-crises.bsky.social

Composite Endpoints in Clinical Trials Shortcut or stumbling block for HTA?

✍️ Recently, GHECO co-Director Andrew Briggs published a two-paper series highlighting a framework for interpreting composite endpoints from #clinicaltrials for HTA & #healtheconomics modelling

Read Andy’s explainer blog that also links to the papers 🔽
occamresearch.substack.com/p/composite-...

🚨 Happening today - if you're interested in #healtheconomics #EcologicalEconomics or #PublicHealth why don't you check out the details below and joins us?

October is UK #BlackHistoryMonth

We're celebrating our diverse #GlobalHealth community, Aji explains how LSHTM's Diversity Leadership Programme helped her to recognise the value of her heritage & experiences in her #PublicHealth role.

#BHM2025 #StandingFirmInPowerAndPride

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

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

Don’t forget to join our Anne Mills Health Economics Lecture this Thursday!

📉 Martin Hensher of @utas.edu.au will introduce #EcologicalEconomics to explore implications for healthcare & what it could mean for health economics in a challenging future of #degrowth

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

⚕️ Join us next Thursday for the first lecture in the our new Anne Mills Annual Health Economics Lecture series

Martin Hensher will introduce the concept of ecological economics to explore its implications for health care & #healtheconomics

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

⚕️ Join us next Thursday for the first lecture in the our new Anne Mills Annual Health Economics Lecture series

Martin Hensher will introduce the concept of ecological economics to explore its implications for health care & #healtheconomics

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

Towards an ecological health economics | LSHTM Modern healthcare systems and the discipline of health economics are both products of the long era of economic growth. Yet we now live in a world of ever-slower growth and relentlessly accelerating

Towards an ecological health economics www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... Looking forward to this! @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social

Composite Endpoints in Clinical Trials Shortcut or stumbling block for HTA?

✍️ Recently, GHECO co-Director Andrew Briggs published a two-paper series highlighting a framework for interpreting composite endpoints from #clinicaltrials for HTA & #healtheconomics modelling

Read Andy’s explainer blog that also links to the papers 🔽
occamresearch.substack.com/p/composite-...

🗣️On the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast, Prof Debra Jackson @lshtm.bsky.social discusses the impact of #ClimateChange on children's health and wellbeing.

Debra shares insights into what needs to be done to strengthen #systems that protect children & families.

🎧 tdr.who.int/global-healt...

Empowerment or protection? A potential trade-off in cash transfer design In Uganda, digital cash transfers had contrasting effects on women’s empowerment: mobile money boosted women’s personal income and decision-making power, while jointly disclosed cash transfers reduced...

🆕 Empowerment or protection? A potential trade-off in cash transfer design

Today on VoxDev w/ Giulia Greco (@lshtm.bsky.social @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social), @selimgulesci.bsky.social (Trinity College Dublin), Pallavi Prabhakar (BIGD) & Munshi Sulaiman (BIGD): voxdev.org/topic/social...

Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation'

LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back.

@lshtmcepr.bsky.social

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

🗣️ Climate impacts on global health require urgent, unified efforts.

Professor Debra Jackson @lshtm.bsky.social co-writes for
@devex.com, highlighting work of the @highhorizonseu.bsky.social project to implement #climate-smart infrastructure upgrades.

Read more 👇

Pregnant women need protecting from heatwaves As temperatures rise, so must understanding of the risks

🌡️How is a hotter world endangering #pregnant women & their babies?

In the Economist, Dr Ana Bonell @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social & Prof Debra Jackson @lshtm.bsky.social, discuss the latest research on heat & maternal health & the importance of urgent climate action👇

www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

🌍Climate change is increasingly threatening the #health and survival of mothers, newborns & children

A new @lshtm.bsky.social white paper, funded by the Gates Foundation, outlines key climate risks, future projections, & policy actions for #COP30 🌡️

Read in full 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/media/92266

💉We spoke with Mukhtar Aji, a PhD student at @lshtm.bsky.social specialising in childhood #vaccine coverage in crisis-affected settings.

Mukhtar reflects on his experiences, his hobbies and advice he would give to prospective #PhD students.

Read the full interview👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

🔢 Looking to build your #biostats skills?

Sign up for our online course to gain a basis in design, analysis & interpretation of quantitative systematic reviews & meta-analyses in #PublicHealth

Running from 24-27 Nov 2025

More details 🔽
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On #WorldHumanitarianDay we recognise the importance of access to #healthcare for those in crisis-affected communities🌍

Our course focuses on real life examples of health in humanitarian crises & how to identify & address needs in times of emergency.

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On #WorldHumanitarianDay we honour those who step into crises to help others & those who have lost their lives.

At the Crises Centre, over 200 academics strive to improve healthcare in humanitarian crises settings through research, teaching, training & information
🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Calorie labels rarely influence choice of takeaway, survey suggests | LSHTM Calorie labels on takeaway menus are rarely factored into consumer choices and are unlikely to encourage people to eat healthier, findings from a new survey of people living in England suggest. The

“The focus should be on tackling systemic issues […] rather than adding even more pressure to consumers and families to change their choices.”

🥡 Read this BBC story about research looking at the impact of calorie labels on people’s #takeaway choices #nutrition

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

🚨One Month Away!🚨

🎫 Don’t forget to get your tickets to @lshtm.bsky.social's Health Misinformation: UNPACKED event to learn more about #healthmisinformation and how to beat it!

In-person tickets are now sold out, but online tickets are still available. 👇

“The focus should be on tackling systemic issues, like making it simpler and more affordable to purchase healthier options, rather than adding even more pressure to consumers". Laura Cornelsen, Associate Professor, LSHTM

🍽️ Calorie labels rarely influence choice of takeaway, survey suggests

LSHTM & @uniofreading.bsky.social researchers say #healthyeating policies should put pressure on the food industry rather than consumers.

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

🌍Climate change is increasingly threatening the #health and survival of mothers, newborns & children

A new @lshtm.bsky.social white paper, funded by the Gates Foundation, outlines key climate risks, future projections, & policy actions for #COP30 🌡️

Read in full 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/media/92266

Call for Local Climate-Health Action

At #IHEA2025, @huiqichen.bsky.social shared projections showing a sharp rise in heat-related hospitalisations in Brazil by 2050, with marked regional disparities in both impact and adaptation needs. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌍 ICYMI: as next-generation #flu vaccines are being developed, new #healtheconomics research shows that tiered, lower pricing will key to making them accessible to LMICs

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