
Professor Joht Singh Chandan
@johtchandan
Clinical Professor of Public Health (views are my own) #stopabuse #violenceprevention #publichealth #healthinequalities
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On average, a woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK. For #InternationalWomensDay it was a honour to speak at Uni of Birmingham about my own experience of stalking and sexual assault, and action government is taking to halve violence against women and girls.



I'm often credited for running #SIMBA sessions.. But Today's DEVI Collaboration/ SIMBA & CoMICs #MODY2025 session is the proof that these events are 100% #medstudents led as I was nowhere near the event.. In fact, I was in another country!😎 The future of #MedEd is bright! So proud of this team! 🤩🥳


Alhamdulillah, I'm going to be a Public Health Doctor! 👨⚕️🦠 Thrilled to have been appointed as an National Institute for Health and Care Research ACF in Public Health Medicine at Uni of Birmingham! 🎉 Grateful to the University of Oxford NDORMS Aziz Foundation @DominicFurniss for an excellent PhD journey. 🙏 #Match2025


Exciting news: Prof Professor Joht Singh Chandan will be joining the Expert Advisory Group for the government's National Youth Strategy!👏 He will be using his insights into public health to inform conversations with young people around healthcare. Read more: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/birm…



📢 Keynote Announcement Professor Joht Singh Chandan will present at WMPA Health Inequalities 2025: 🗣️ "Tackling Health Inequalities: Time to Stop Measuring and Time to Start Tackling." ✅ 6 CPD credits 🔗 Register now: millbrook-events.co.uk/event/WMPA-Hea…


📢🆕 paper in Nature Medicine Human Behaviour We examine how physical & psychological violence & neglect in childhood impact health, shedding light on lifelong toll of #violenceagainstchildren Bravo to the team that worked on this paper! Felicia Knaul 🔗nature.com/articles/s4156…


🆕study from Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) & part of our Lancet Commission #gbv. Severe health consequences of physical, psychological & sexual violence incl. risks of STIs, maternal abortion, miscarriage & depression This must be a policy priority 4 governments! Felicia Knaul nature.com/articles/s4156…


🆕1 de cada 5 mujeres y 1 de cada 7 hombres mayores de 20 años aprox. sufrieron violencia sexual en la infancia – un problema generalizado de derechos humanos y salud pública que el mundo no está logrando erradicar. Lea nuestro estudio, publicado hoy en The Lancet


🆕Globally, nearly one out of five women and one out of seven men aged 20 and older have faced sexual violence as a child. The world is clearly failing to end this widespread human rights and public health issue. Read our study, published in The Lancet 🔗thelancet.com/journals/lance…



An international review published by The Lancet and co-authored by UoB's Prof Professor Joht Singh Chandan has estimated nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men globally experienced sexual violence before 18 years of age, highlighting the need for urgent action. Read more: birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/inte…


It was great to host Uni of Birmingham's report launch into Violence against women and girls. The research presented today will help policymakers better understand the nature of VAWG and the efficacy of different methods to improve women's safety. tinyurl.com/4fafxemj


Lovely to meet Professor Joht Singh Chandan at West Midlands Physicians Association today, looking forward to his keynote lecture! He’s come back ‘home’ to SWB NHS Trust just for today 🤩 An absolute ⭐️ Sarb Clare MBE #WMPA

So proud☺️as President West Midlands Physicians Association SWB NHS Trust Midland Metropolitan University Hospital hosting our conference on health equalities! MMUH is an exemplar ⭐Jam packed theatre with lots of discussion & debate and 15 great posters Royal College of Physicians SAM Online Diane Wake 💙 Dan Lasserson Jen Hancox Edward Fogden



DEVI Collaborative #summer catch up Was good to see so many join us to celebrate so much we've achieved over last 6 months. DEVI Collaboration/ SIMBA & CoMICs Shams Ali Baig Rahul Josh Kalyaani Persad Saima Elena Armeni Professor Joht Singh Chandan