First up, the editorial by G Chimhini, M Magwenzi & Felicity Fitzgerald celebrates the creativity and pragmatism of colleagues working in low-resource settings prior to #SARSCoV2, while highlighting ongoing challenges faced. bit.ly/2P5FNMX #healthforall #healthcare

In September's blog, Felicity Fitzgerald details how funding from HIS supported the implementation of Neotree, a digital clinical decision support & data collection tool to improve care for #neonates in low-resource settings. Read more his.org.uk/blog/

ABSTRACTS DEADLINE APPROACHING: Don’t miss out on your chance to submit an abstract for the 2022 RCPCH Conference – the deadline is Thursday 17 February. Find out more and submit your abstract bit.ly/RCPCH-Conf22-a…

Woohoo! Our systematic review on #InfectionPrevention in low-resource #Neonatal units is now live! The Impact of Interventions to Prevent Neonatal... : The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal journals.lww.com/pidj/Fulltext/…

What are some of the barriers that researchers from low and middle income countries experience when seeking grant funding?

Happy International Women’s Day! Neotree and ArtGloᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ empower mothers and carers of sick newborns to surface their stories of seeking healthcare through art and media. Fantastic scenes of a recent exhibition in Malawi. #internationalwomensday2022 PACHI Malawi Msandeni Chiume-Kayuni

Team BPAIIG back together at last! With select friends on the table.

Big up to the wonderful Angela Dramowski for this brilliant summary of the massive challenge that is: Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Interventions for Neonates in Resource-Limited Settings frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… Healthcare Infection Society Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)

An honour to have Sophie, Countess of Wessex, visit @theNeotree to meet the hardworking team at Kamuzu Central Hospital #Malawi and see its impact on newborn care & to hear about FCDO Research, Science and Technology funded @MalawiUNICEF supported work to adapt Neotree to primary health clinics

#neonatal #innovationforimpact: neotree.org Population, Policy and Practice Department East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) Wellcome UK in Malawi Prof Michelle Heys Msandeni Chiume-Kayuni Deliwe Nkhoma

HRH visited the neonatal unit where she was given a demonstration of the Neotree System, which empowers health workers in low resource settings to count & care for every newborn. UK aid is supporting the system due to its potential to save many babies’ lives.

I saw the news story on twitter about plans to pharmacists to dispense #antibiotics without a prescription. I didn't believe it at first, and this would clearly take us backwards. We need to stand against this one folks #ip2022conf thetimes.co.uk/article/chemis…

Delighted to announce that UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trials Unit is managing a new trial aiming to reduce transmission of #COVID19 in #CareHomes. The @Vivaldi_Trial is funded by UK Health Security Agency and National Institute for Health and Care Research and we are looking for 280 care homes to take part. More info here: bit.ly/3kL60jl

Reflecting on #WomenInScience day, Chido Dziva Chikwari shares her advice for getting into STEM. Chido works on HIV and adolescent sexual and reproductive health and supports our MSc Sexual & Reproductive Health Policy and Programming delivered with University of Ghana 👉 bit.ly/3YHr20Y

Thank-you so much! I can't help but reflect today on some not so encouraging conversations I had early on in my academic career w senior academics about whether it is possible to be a successful academic working less than full time with children. It is. I did. You can.

#NeonatalSepsis in #Africa getting the spotlight it deserves- proud to stand alongside my co-authors. Data from Neotree can help improve our care of these babies Angela Dramowski Uduak Okomo Centre for Paediatrics & Child Health Imperial Department of Infectious Disease Prof Michelle Heys African Neonatal Association thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

oh wow! This looks like an amazing event with fantastic speakers- Chido Dziva Chikwari & Constancia Mavodza amongst others. Well done International Child Health Group for a great line up