
Lisa Vallely
@lisa_vallely
Midwifery trained. Maternal and newborn health researcher, Papua New Guinea focus #pngimr
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16-05-2016 20:32:15
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#PNG's elections are in June. Now, it's an all-men parliament. Will women get elected this time? Join Senator Jessica Collins and Theresa Meki as they discuss women's campaigning challenges in #PNG, for The Lowy Institute's Aus-PNG Network's Women in Politics series lowyinstitute.org/news-and-media…



Dr Janet Gare PNG Institute of Medical Research presenting on #ACTUP a Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security funded project at ASHM on issues of HIV in children and infants. Much more work to be done to ensure children are not left behind in #PNG Kirby Institute, UNSW UNAIDS Global UNICEF HIV & AIDS @AusAmbRHS The Global Fund


11% HIV positivity of among exposed infants in #ACTUP #PNG’s same day EID testing program. 😢 PNG Institute of Medical Research Kirby Institute, UNSW Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security committed to elimination of HIV & ensuring children/infants can have same day viral load testing. 🙏🏾


Lisa Vallely #BoeCalvert Rangi De Silva #LeeannePanisi #DellyBabona #JohnBolnga Titilola Duro-Aina #AmandaNoovaoHill #SwaranNaidu @SusannahLeisher Vicki Flenady Rachel Smith @josh_vogel Rana Islamiah Zahroh #AlyaHazfiarini UNFPA Pacific UNFPA Asia and the Pacific World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Burnet Institute @ISAStillbirth

Our new paper from the Pacific Island countries highlights progress and challenges to address preventable stillbirth. Still much to do to reduce stillbirths Lisa Vallely @josh_vogel Rangi De Silva Rachel Smith Titilola Duro-Aina @ISAStillbirth Stillbirth CRE Burnet Institute


Wonderful to have Aust MPs interested in our role eliminating cervical cancer in PNG. We need to scale up and rid this cancer from our region! Thx to PNGIMR Pacific Friends of Global Health Save the Children Australia Josh Burns @birmo Michael McCormack Anne Ruston @michrajah Dr Sophie Scamps MP Mike Freelander


Final study report exploring the impact of #COVID19 on #HIV, #Tb, #malaria & #maternalhealth in #PNG - conducted in 8 sites in 7 provinces at the height of the 3rd & largest COVID-19 wave in PNG. World Health Organization (WHO) Kirby Institute, UNSW PNG Institute of Medical Research Burnet Institute World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific doi.org/10.26190/6mhp-…


Burnet's Dr Stefanie Vaccher is not just an outstanding epidemiologist, she's a dab hand at travel writing. We commend her insights into Papua New Guinea, an amazing destination that she believes more Australians should visit theguardian.com/world/2023/feb…


Very excited to have led this with PNG Institute of Medical Research , Kirby Institute, UNSW and Burnet Institute many thanks to our collaborators in PNG for all your support

UTS Health UTS School of Nursing & Midwifery very emotional start to day 2 at International Confederation of Midwives this morning. Standing ovation for Ukraine 🇺🇦 midwife at Plenary session. “The last healthcare professional standing role of midwives in humanitarian and fragile settings”.

It's fantastic to include your work Lisa Vallely 🇦🇺 International Confederation of Midwives Royal College of Midwives 💙

Are there publishing bias for abortion research? A recent submission to BMC Series Pregnancy & Childbirth journal on abortion hasn't been sent for review because "it falls outside the scope of publication for the journal" Onikepe Owolabi Estelle Pasquier 🫤 Any suggestions?

Alice Mengi & team found, "When birth at a health facility is not possible, foot length measurement can identify #LowBirthWeight and #PretermBirth in newborns" 👣#Neofoot PNG Institute of Medical Research Madang Low-technology #diagnostics for #EveryNewborn health 🙏PLOS Global Public Health journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…


I haven’t blogged for a while but was asked to at the recent #ACM2023 conference. Here is part of my presentation based on Australian data for what happened to the #Stillbirth rate in Australia during 2020 stellarresearch.weebly.com/blog/what-were… Still Aware Stillbirth CRE Pauline Hanson 🇦🇺

C-sections can be lifesaving when performed for a medical reason, but they still carry risks. A new study found implementing the World Health Organization (WHO) LCG can improve women’s care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary c-sections, without causing harm. More 👉burnet.edu.au/knowledge-and-… @josh_vogel
