Professor of Environmental Health, Global Health, and Epidemiology at Emory Unversity
Joined November 2012
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Matthew Freeman retweeted
Research from #Exemplars in Global Health in Nepal, Senegal, and Zambia highlights key health system factors that helped to progress childhood immunization coverage over the last 20 years. ➡️ bit.ly/3SISMSl
@EmoryRollins @iressef @smadixit @rabednarczyk @MatthewCFreeman
We developed an evidence-based, simple checklist tool to improve the reporting transparency of WASH interventions. Can be used by researchers and practitioners to add transparency and learning to implementation. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @EmoryRollins
Matthew Freeman retweeted
Thanks @EHPonline for the excellent piece summarizing our recent work on contamination of poultry products in Mozambique. Highlights the importance of paying attention to foodborne transmission of enteropathogen infection. And to markets as a source of those infections.
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A new commentary by @EHPonline highlights our two recent papers on the health risks associated with foodborne diarrheal pathogens in LMICs and the challenges (and the urgent need) to address those risks. doi.org/10.1289/EHP14175. @klevy_uw @KayokoShioda @EmoryRollins
Matthew Freeman retweeted
Today in @Nature a synthesis of the epidemiology of child #malnutrition in the Global South published in 3 papers led by our team. Below, I’ll highlight a few of the results #epitwitter #Medtwitter #tweetorial 🧵 (1/17)
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Our new work in @EHPonline shows high contamination rates, particularly in markets, of poultry products with Campylobacter and Salmonella. Great team effort with partners at Univ Eduardo Mondlane, @ericfevre at @ILRI @MatthewCFreeman at @EmoryRollins, funding @gatesfoundation
NEW RESEARCH: Quantifying Enteropathogen Contamination along Chicken Value Chains in Maputo, Mozambique: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed-Methods Approach to Identifying High Exposure Settings ➡️ ow.ly/Q1Jv50Q7u2L @EmoryRollins @UWDEOHS @MatthewCFreeman @klevy_uw
Matthew Freeman retweeted
NEW RESEARCH: Quantifying Enteropathogen Contamination along Chicken Value Chains in Maputo, Mozambique: A Multidisciplinary and Mixed-Methods Approach to Identifying High Exposure Settings ➡️ ow.ly/Q1Jv50Q7u2L @EmoryRollins @UWDEOHS @MatthewCFreeman @klevy_uw
📢Unless you reduce transmission through the 🐤food system, you cannot appreciably reduce infection of two critical pathogens, even if there are reductions via other pathways, like safe water, hand hygiene👇ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.128… @EHPonline @EmoryRollins @klevy_uw @KayokoShioda
Matthew Freeman retweeted
Our new meta-analysis in @TheLancet : promoting handwashing with soap reduces respiratory infections by 17%.
Paper
👉 buff.ly/3oPFpUg
Blogpost
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Handwashing is not just for pandemics.
Endemic pneumonia kills 2.5m every year.
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co-authors: @sarahtbick Philip Ayieko @rdreibelbis_UK
@jennyfer_wolf @MatthewCFreeman Elizabeth Allen Michael Brauer Oliver Cumming
Matthew Freeman retweeted
Up to 17% of acute respiratory infections in #LMICs could be reduced by #handwashing with #soap, new analysis shows 🧼🫧
Researchers say findings in @TheLancet highlight "missed opportunity" to reduce the burden of respiratory disease
Read more 👉 bit.ly/425wlJ7
ALT "Our results show what might be achieved with sustained action to promote handwashing and ensure universal access to the underlying infrastructure of water supply and soap." Ian Ross, Assistant Professor in Health Economics, LSHTM
Matthew Freeman retweeted
New @NEJM shows median time from symptom onset or PCR+, whichever was first, to culture conversion was 8 days (IQR 5-10).
In other words, about half of people with omicron are likely still contagious at day 8 or later (regardless of vaccine status).
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
Matthew Freeman retweeted
We warmly welcome @DeanDaniFallin, the new James W. Curran Dean of Public Health at the Rollins School of Public Health! We are excited she is joining the Rollins community and look forward to the future under her leadership. Learn more about Dean Fallin: ow.ly/fb6y50JMZyT
Matthew Freeman retweeted
WASH meta-analysis in @TheLancet
Effectiveness of WASH interventions on child diarrhoea in LMICs
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
How effective are
- water supply (by level of service)
- POU water treatment (by type)
- sanitation (by LoS)
- handwashing with soap
Read to find out!
Matthew Freeman retweeted
and we are going to need a new F-diagram nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
Exciting! Our updated estimates of the impact of #wash interventions on diarrheal disease in @TheLancet led by the @WHO sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @EmoryRollins
Our Cochrane review assessed the impact of WASH interventions on soil-transmitted helminths and found a 29% reduction in odds (95%CI 0.54 to 0.94). OR:0.86 amongst RCTs (95%CI 0.74 to 1.01). So. Many Meta-regressions! Moderate effect, yet important! cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi…
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📣 New Article! Our #systematicReview of #Water, #Sanitation and Women's #Empowerment is out in @PLOSWater!
Incredible author team, including⭐️students, faculty and staff from @EmoryRollins @rollinsHDGH @EmoryEPI @EmoryHealthLibr
doi.org/10.1371/journal.pwat…
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What does it take for countries to achieve catalytic growth in early childhood vaccine coverage? We explore some factors in the case of Zambia. @exemplarshealth @EmoryRollins
doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2022…
Not all water access is the same in urban informal settlements, even at small spatial scales. Distance to water mains is a crucial element to household access and satisfaction. A micro-level focus on equity is key. #PLOSWater: dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…