🚨Publication🚨
Today we publish the largest ever study of conflicts of interest and the European medical device industry
• Between 2017-2019 medical device companies disclosed €425 million in ‘education’ payments
• This is likely the tip of the iceberg
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Who is absent and why? Factors affecting doctor absenteeism in #Bangladesh . Mir Raihanul Islam, Blake Angell, Nahitun Naher, Bushra Zarin Islam, Mushtaq Khan, Martin McKee 🇺🇦, Eleanor Hutchinson Dina Balabanova, Syed Masud Ahmed #healthsystems ace.soas.ac.uk/publication/wh…

Are we getting closer to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)?

New World Health Organization (WHO) & World Bank Global Monitoring Report on UHC presents an alarming picture of stagnating coverage of essential health services & increased financial hardship: wrld.bg/lIaG50PLIxV
#InvestInHealth

NASA with the most beautiful image of the solar eclipse #Eclipse2024 🥇

In Cluj, Romania, you can pay for your bus ticket by doing 20 squats. Disabled and elderly people get to ride for free.

Dear Prof Muhammad Ali Pate and Dr Dr. Muyi Aina

I commend the strategic leadership you bring to repositioning our health system. But kindly know that social care, protection, & justice are pitiably missing in PHCs because of non-employment of social workers.

businessamlive.com/where-are-soci…

Runcie C.W. Chidebe is a member of the Health Sector Anticorruption Project Advisory Committee (HAPAC). He takes a firm stand against corruption getting in the way of maximally utilising health funds. This aligns strongly with Prof Muhammad Ali Pate’s vision.

HPRG Dina Balabanova

🇧🇬🇪🇺 България вече е пълноправен член на Шенгенското пространство

In a recently HPRG published blog, Dorothy Chisare shows how corruption compounds disease outbreaks in Africa. She argues that public health systems are as effective as the level of transparency & accountability.
Dina Balabanova Not_that_PeterEvans

hprgunn.com/is-weak-govern…

Read about the role of journals such as The Lancet in supporting #colonialism .
My fantastic co-authors and I do not hold back!
👏 richard horton & editors for having the courage to publish this
Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá Thirusha Naidu🇿🇦 Jesse Bump Naveed Noor, PhD Irene Torres
thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Shortages of nurses and community health workers is due to international recruitment but we also found that in Nigeria there are trained health workers but they often cannot get a formal job (no posts) serving as 'volunteers' Aloysius Odii 🌍 Eleanor Hutchinson
theguardian.com/global-develop…

It's exciting to see that Minister of Health is so committed to cancer control & giving cancer patients a second chance.

The appropriation N17.9 billion 4 years ago, and N20b in 2024, totaling N37.9b.

Let's all #FollowTheMoney to save cancer patients

premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/…

This is fantastic news - extremely promising in promoting anti-corruption action. Nigeria leads the way SOAS ACE Health Systems LSHTM

Great exchange, sharing and mutual learning in planning co-production of interventions for NCD control in West Africa, love the use of mind map!

Great start of co-production journey in STOP-NCD facilitated by ⁦Dina Balabanova⁩ in #Accra ⁦Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons⁩ ⁦Ashesi University⁩ ⁦Lasdel Labo⁩ @UCAO-UUB ⁦London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine⁩ ⁦NIHR Global Health⁩

To solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone, we need the creativity and expertise of people from all backgrounds.

That's why Wellcome is proud to launch our Accelerator Awards. Find out more and apply by 18 June.

wellcome.org/grant-funding/…

🔥 The #PHC primer is now out!📙

Free here: eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications/i…

I'm very grateful to my co-authors for chapters 3 and 6, and to the wider editorial team 🙏

Congratulations - all the best!

This £750,000 #GlobalAdvancedFellowship will fund:
1️⃣ A research project
2️⃣ Training and development
3️⃣ Institutional capacity strengthening

The award is for post-doctoral researchers at all levels

Express an interest in applying to the scheme: nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr-g…

Excellent moderation of CEI panel by Dr Eleanor Hutchinson of London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Dr Monika Aurora of NCD Alliance, with Dr Aissa Diarra of Lasdel Labo contributing valuable insights from lshtm.ac.uk/stop-ncd!
#GHRC2024 NIHR Global Health Health Systems Global