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Maylene Shung-King

@MayleneSK

Associate Professor, Health Policy and Systems Division, School of public health and family medicine, UCT

 South Africa
publichealth.uct.ac.za
Joined November 2012
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At our next online ECR Forum @feyiwayas of the University of Cape Town will talk with Professor T. Alafia Samuels of the University of the West Indies about her career journey. 🗓️Thursday 11 May 2023 ⏰15:00 UTC/GMT Info➡️gdarnet.org/event/ecr-forum-…
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[🆕book chapter] Our @lorilakethetha & @JucyJam wrote the child health advocacy chapter in Child Health for All - a comprehensive & accessible intro to population #ChildHealth for under- & postgradstudents of various health science disciplines bit.ly/3Y859aZ #ChildRights
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Ian Kremer@LEAD_Coalition6 Jan 2023
Please re-Tweet these 10 tips for communicating effectively with loved ones who have #Alzheimers disease and other forms of #dementia. #caregiving #kindness
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Prof Tolullah Oni@DrTolullah15 Nov 2022
🚨🚨 JOB ALERT ** Have advanced project management skills? Experience working wt large consortia in Global South? Passionate about applying your skills to intersection of health, urbanisation&climate change? Come work at @GDARnetwork Apply/share #COP27 jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/38090/
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Eduardo J. Gomez@Eduardo_J_Gomez30 Oct 2022
Just received this wonderful edited book volume in the mail! I’ve contributed a chapter on understanding the politics of the commercial determinants of health. There are several amazing chapters from leaders in this new field of research.
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Lucy Gilson@Lucy_Gilson27 Oct 2022
Replying to @IreneAgyepong
@IreneAgyepong @Jill_Olivier @ashageorge72 @BradyLeanne @MarshaOrgill @MayleneSK @lancelouskieter @SOPHUWC @UCT_SPH @HPAfellows @eleanorwhyle
Lucy Gilson (@Lucy_Gilson) profile pictureLucy Gilson@Lucy_Gilson27 Oct 2022
Sustaining southern-led communities of scholarship & practice on health systems - come share your experience @H_S_Global #hsr2022 Monday 31 Oct 10.30-12.30 Level 3 @chesai @jdossou80 @wanel_hps @schneider_helen
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New GDAR blog! "Early Career Researchers: finding our way in global health research" gdarnet.org/2022/10/20/early… Wise words from Joanne Smith, Feyisayo Odunitan-Wayas, @mukomagudani, Rosemary Musuva, @Clwanga16, @edwingwa and @damiodekunle
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Reducing Sugar Intake in South Africa: Learnings from a Multilevel Policy Analysis on Diet and...

Reducing Sugar Intake in South Africa: Learnings from a Multilevel Policy Analysis on Diet and...

High sugar intake contributes to diet-related excess weight and obesity and is a key determinant for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The World Health...

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Agnes Erzse@AgnesErzse5 Aug 2022
Ever wondered if industry pledges safeguard health? Spoiler: not. We conducted a review to understand the public health and policy implications of voluntary actions by indsutry ✍️ @AkSafs @loudoestweet @GDARnetwork @WitsSPH Read our @NatureFoodJnl paper:rdcu.be/cS6gB
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Tolib Mirzoev@TMirzoev4 Aug 2022
Capacity strengthening framework in @GlobalHealthBMJ - great joint effort with @globalstopp @Lucy_Gilson @MallamPelliks @rima_justice @Rasha_Fadlallah from @H_S_Global! @LSHTM @NIHRglobal @ChorusUrban @lstm_ccr @seyeabimbola @martinmckee @DinaBalabanova gh.bmj.com/content/7/8/e0097…
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Prof Tolullah Oni@DrTolullah21 Jul 2022
Amazing huge congrats to the @GDARnetwork Joburg members on a successful stakeholder consultation co-designing #planetaryhealth research. So proud to be a part of this dynamic network @NIHRglobal @MRC_Epid @PetronellK @DPHRU_SA @WitsUniversity 🔥
Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) (@GDARnetwork) profile pictureGlobal Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)@GDARnetwork21 Jul 2022
We are so happy so see the @GDARnetwork team in Johannesburg lead the stakeholder consultation on #climate #health #urban great leadership from @PetronellK @TheLegalHourZA with support from @MRC_Epid team @DrTolullah @MeelanThondoo
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We are so happy so see the @GDARnetwork team in Johannesburg lead the stakeholder consultation on #climate #health #urban great leadership from @PetronellK @TheLegalHourZA with support from @MRC_Epid team @DrTolullah @MeelanThondoo
Mikateko (@M_Mafuyeka) profile pictureMikateko@M_Mafuyeka21 Jul 2022
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Concluding the stakeholder consultation @GDARnetwork @PetronellK @DPHRU_SA #Gdar #PricelessSA #DPHRU #johannesburg #Food #ClimateChange #Diet #PhysicalActivity
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Next up (after Lagos & Yaoundé), we’re in Cape Town for GDARSpaces stakeholder consultation with a powerhouse of stakeholders from govt, civil soc. & private sectors. Kicking off with introducing the work of the network at the intersection of NCDs, urbanisation & climate change🔥
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Prof Tolullah Oni@DrTolullah13 Jul 2022
Replying to @GDARnetwork
@GDARnetwork Cape Town team in action driving co-designed research to future-proof health in contexts of urbanisation and climate change. Love your work team @vickilambert @MayleneSK and Feyi Odunitan Wayas💪🏾💪🏾
Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) (@GDARnetwork) profile pictureGlobal Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)@GDARnetwork13 Jul 2022
Exploring policy, commercial and community actors that influence/impacted by climate risks, and built and food environments that we will be engaging with as part of our GDARSpaces project for healthy climate-resilient cities
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Prof Tolullah Oni@DrTolullah13 Jul 2022
We are so honoured to have such a dynamic passionate group of CPT stakeholders from health, schools, resilience, food, human settlements, climate change etc sharing their expertise on what’s already ongoing, existing data sources, priority climate risks to shape research agenda.
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Global Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR) (@GDARnetwork) profile pictureGlobal Diet and Activity Research Network (GDAR)@GDARnetwork13 Jul 2022
Next up (after Lagos & Yaoundé), we’re in Cape Town for GDARSpaces stakeholder consultation with a powerhouse of stakeholders from govt, civil soc. & private sectors. Kicking off with introducing the work of the network at the intersection of NCDs, urbanisation & climate change🔥
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PEAK Urban@PEAK_Urban29 Mar 2022
3 Growth Spurts in Global Physical Activity Policies from 2000 - 2019: policy document analysis shows role of sectors other than health (education, transport, & urban planning) are less clear. @amy_weimann Trish Muzenda et al mdpi.com/1555532 #mdpiijerph via @IJERPH_MDPI
Three Growth Spurts in Global Physical Activity Policies between 2000 and 2019: A Policy Document...

Three Growth Spurts in Global Physical Activity Policies between 2000 and 2019: A Policy Document...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute significantly to global mortality and are of particular concern in growing urban populations of low- and-middle income countries (LMICs). Physical inacti...

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yogan pillay@ygpillay28 Dec 2021
Life expectancy at birth fell by 1 yr between 2019-2020 in women and 2.5 months in males in S Africa with declines in IMR (21/1000)and under 5 mortality (28/1000) - attributed to a drop in other communicable diseases in infants and young children samj.org.za/index.php/samj/a…
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