Angeli Rawat
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Call for papers for special supplement: Re-imagining health systems for better health and social justice - Health Systems Global
Accepted papers will be published as a special journal supplement of the Sixth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research.
'Confounding': Covid may have already peaked in many African countries
One explanation for virus not behaving as expected could be previous exposure to other infections, experts tell MPs
Angeli Rawat
'Confounding': Covid may have already peaked in many African countries
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Stay informed, stay safe: How to handle everyday activities during the COVID-19 pandemic | British Columbia Medical Journal
Shortly after I started medical school, friends and family members began asking me questions about their health, as if my acceptance into medical school had granted me automatic knowledge to interpret lab tests, give opinions about prescription...
More women should lead Africa's coronavirus response
Women are primary caregivers in their communities. They can play a key role in the fight against COVID-19.
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Angeli Rawat
Where are the women in global health leadership and how do we create space for them to lead? "women perform 70% of the world's healthcare services, they comprise only 25 % of global health leadership."@AJEnglish aje.io/ed8fg #womeninglobalhealth @ev4gh
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Reimagining the Global Symposium on Health Systems Research - Health Systems Global
Update on the format of the virtual Sixth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2020)
Covid-19 lays bare how racism fuels health disparities among Black people
There is a mountain of research documenting the widespread effects that racism has on the health — and medical care — of Black people in the U.S.
Angeli Rawat
“People of color right now are more likely to be infected, and we’re more likely to die. What we’re seeing here is the direct result of racism,”‘ Covid-19 lays bare how discrimination drives health disparities... statnews.com/2020/06/09/sys… via @statnews
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Denied beds, pain relief and contact with their babies: the women giving birth amid Covid-19
Following reports by women worldwide, experts are warning that Covid-19 is pushing back progress on prenatal and maternity care
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Angeli Rawat
Denied beds, pain relief and contact with their babies: the women giving birth amid Covid-19
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COVID-19 Research at SPPH - School of Population and Public Health (SPPH)
Find out how SPPH students and researchers are fighting COVID19.
Angeli Rawat
Check out our practical tips for staying healthy during #covid19 on the @ubcspph website under social determinants of health. It's been a great collaboration with @maureenmayhew and @UBCmedicine
Students @TORISPANGEHL @paigedean9
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COVID-19 response in the Middle East and north Africa: challenges and paths forward
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020; however,
the first reports of its occurrence in the Middle East and north Africa (MENA) came
from Iran in late February.1 As of May 6, the disease has spread across the...
Women's research plummets during lockdown - but articles from men increase
Many female academics say juggling their career with coronavirus childcare is overwhelming
‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19
Top virologist Peter Piot spent 1 week at a London hospital in April and has been recovering at home since
Angeli Rawat
You have a 30% chance of dying if you end up in a British hospital with #COVID-19...about the same overall mortality rate as for #Ebola in 2014 in West Africa. Get well @PeterPiot
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Kindness — Maureen Mayhew
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Angeli Rawat
We've created #evidence informed practical tips for keeping safe during #COVID19 with @UBCmedicine students @torispangehl and prof @MaureenMayhew. See the full guides maureenmayhew.com/blog and share #KnowledgeIsPower @ubcspph @ubcprez pic.twitter.com/RELQOwPBX3
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Now We Are Free
South Africa has one of the highest burdens of HIV in the world. When medication for HIV (antiretroviral therapy) was finally available to the public, turnin...
Angeli Rawat
Happy International Women's Day. We launch our film on integrated HIV care in South Africa 'Now We Are Free' in loving memory of JoAnn youtu.be/UfjZeNIQAho #SouthAfrica #HIVHasChanged #community
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Global Health Conference 2020
A conference for global health researchers, students and organizations to discuss the steps needed to achieve a robust health workforce.
A perpendicular framing for global health
Richard Horton1 notes that the focus on reducing maternal and child mortality, which
was so strong in the Millennium Development Goal era has waned as the global health
agenda has shifted towards the Sustainable Development Goals and universal...
How To Bring Cancer Care To The World's Poorest Children
For children in developing countries, cancer care is largely out of reach. But new research is challenging assumptions that it's too costly and complicated.
Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak Uganda Situation Reports
On 11th June 2019, the Minister of Health, Hon Dr Jane Aceng, made an official statement of an Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Kasese District, South West Uganda.
These are the situation reports on the response in Uganda.