@CatKPitt

Global public health / Health economics / Africa / Humanitarian crises. Researcher at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Joined March 2012
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🏆 We’re delighted to share that Professor Andrew Briggs, has won the @OHENews 2024 Innovation Policy Prize, for his roadmap on incentivising sustainable innovation Join the OHE Award Ceremony on 28 January in London to celebrate Prof Briggs’ prize ⬇️ hubs.la/Q032YTJ40
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The OMWaNA trial is also the first to report on the cost effectiveness of #KangarooMotherCare started before the baby is stable. Find out more about KMC, the clinical trial in #Uganda and our findings⬇️
MARCH Centre, LSHTM@MARCH_LSHTM15 May 2024
On #KangarooCareDay, Dr Victor Tumukunde reflects on the OMWaNA clinical trial and his role in supporting parents with #KangarooMotherCare in Uganda. The trial, recently published in @TheLancet, studied the effectiveness and economic evaluation of KMC. lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…
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Congrats to @LSHTM alumna Halimatou Diawara, who presented on the #CostEffectiveness of extending seasonal malaria chemoprevention at #MIM2024 Great to see this work, a collaboration with GHECO & @LSHTM_malaria members, @davidjbath, @CatKPitt, Prof Paul Milligan, and many others
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119 Stages Of A Dying Marriage bonobology.com/stages-dying-…

9 Stages Of A Dying Marriage

The key stages of a dying marriage and learn how to identify and address issues before they become irreparable. Insights for a healthier relationship.

bonobology.com
Our online #shortcourse in #decisionmodelling for health economic evaluation, delivered with @CHEyork, starts soon! A 25% reduction on fees is available for those employed by academic & governmental institutions or NGOs from LMICs. Book your place ➡️ modelling.he-evalcourses.com…
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New 'mosquito grounding' bed net nearly halves #malaria infection in children and is found to be cost-effective 🦟 The higher costs of the nets were offset by the savings from reducing the number of malaria cases requiring treatment. ➡️ bit.ly/3wTZmLs #EndMalaria
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
@LSHTM28 Mar 2022
No flight, no bite 🦟 New 'wing-cramping' bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children and should work for a long time 🤞 More 👉 bit.ly/3D8oWh7 | #EndMalaria @DrTedros @gatesfoundation @GlobalFund
Mother and child sat on bed with bed net

ALT Mother and child sat on bed with bed net

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Just 1 month to go until our Foundations of Decision Modelling for Health #EconomicEvaluation starts ⌛️ Register now and learn from top experts from @CHEyork & @LSHTM_GHECO including @MJSculpher, @nichola_naylor & @ClaireMcKennaY 🧑‍🏫 ➡️ modelling.he-evalcourses.com…
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Great opportunity to do online short courses in decision modelling for cost-effectiveness analysis with top experts @LSHTM_GHECO and @CHEyork! @skin_africa @LSHTM_malaria xitter.cf/LSHTM_GHECO/status/149…
Global Health Economics Centre@LSHTM_GHECO8 Feb 2022
Want to learn something new in 2022? Sharpen your skills and knowledge in #healtheconomics with our short online courses in Decision Modelling for Economic Evaluation, presented with colleagues from @CHEyork at @UniOfYork. Courses start from April ➡️ modelling.he-evalcourses.com…
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#NIHRGlobalHealth researchers are tackling a number of severe stigmatising skin diseases, such as buruli ulcer, leishmaniasis and leprosy. Watch on to find out about their research on skin #NTDs 👇 #WorldNTDDay2022 | #BeatNTDs | @skin_africa | @ECLIPSE_Keele
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Please help us find a fantastic research fellow in malaria economic evaluation for this fantastic, >3-year role! Based in London, with substantial travel. Must be bilingual (French-English).
Global Health Economics Centre@LSHTM_GHECO6 Jan 2022
Deadline extended until 16 January! ⌛️ @LSHTM_malaria @CatKPitt
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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 Research Fellow in Economic Evaluation for a multi-country economic evaluation of an innovative malaria intervention. 🔵 Full time 🟢 French and English required 🔵 Potential to travel Deadline: 9 January 2022 ➡️ bit.ly/3mjJjRb @LSHTM_malaria
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Fantastic to see work on skin #NTDs - noma, in this case - hitting the mainstream news! @skin_africa theguardian.com/global-devel…

Noma: the hidden childhood disease known as the ‘face of poverty’

This little known and preventable disease disfigures those it does not kill – and a new campaign hopes to raise awareness and eradicate it entirely

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Falling aid for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in the lead-up to the COVID-19 pandemic New commentary with @davidjbath @peter_binyaruka @JosephineBorghi @Melisa_MarAl Read it here 👉 gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e0060… @LSHTM_CHIL @Countdown2030 @PMNCH
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New 2-year RA or RF post @LSHTM_CHIL to work on economic evaluations of interventions for skin #ntds in #Ghana and #Ethiopia with @skin_africa team. Please share widely! Closing 21 June. 👇 bit.ly/RA-RF-HealthEcon-SHAR…
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Catherine Pitt retweeted
David Lammy
@DavidLammy21 Mar 2019
600,000 and counting. Keep going! Show @theresa_may what the public really wants. petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Global Health Economics Centre@LSHTM_GHECO24 Oct 2018
Join us! We are recruiting a Professor of Health Economics at the vibrant new @LSHTM_CHIL - to conduct innovative research on high, middle, or low income countries jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.asp…

Jobs at LSHTM

jobs.lshtm.ac.uk
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Well done, Antonia Dingle @LSHTM_CHIL, on great presentation of new methods for tracking aid for #RMNCH at @PMNCH / @Countdown2030 Financing Working Group meeting on Thursday!
PMNCH@PMNCH18 Oct 2018
Replying to @LSHTM
@LSHTM facilitated discussion on tracking for #SRMNCAH finance - working group meeting @PMNCH @UN_EWEC - how to harmonize donor funding? @USAIDGH @DFID_UK
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PLOS Medicine@PLOSMedicine31 Oct 2012
Donor aid for newborn survival has increased but not enough bit.ly/XVUAFb #MNCH
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Nick Clegg is ready to ignore his own party if it votes to kill off the Health Bill #NHS #healthbill #DropTheBill independent.co.uk/life-style…
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Catherine Pitt retweeted
UN Humanitarian
@UNOCHA2 Mar 2012
New #UNOCHA infographic on the #SahelCrisis: Over 1 million #children at risk of severe malnutrition bit.ly/Ak5MoR
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