Malawian. Medical doctor 👨🏽‍⚕️ Infectious disease epidemiologist @MLW_Programme. TB Transmission modeller in-training 📚. Views my own. RT not endorsement

Blantyre, Malawi
Joined September 2016
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Just back from a fantastic week with @LIGHTonTB colleagues at #LIGHTAbuja2024 discussing strategies for a gender-responsive approach to #EndTB. Many thanks to @ZankliC for hosting, to all who presented their work, and to everyone who worked behind the scenes to make it happen!
Day 3 @LIGHTAbuja2024 wrapped up with powerful discussions on stories of change & gender-equitable access to TB care. Inspiring insights and meaningful progress were shared! @FCDOHealthRes #LIGHTonTB #LIGHTonNigeria
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To support the quantity & quality of media coverage on #TB in 🇳🇬, @LIGHTonTB partners in 🇳🇬 @ZankliC conducted a capacity strengthening workshop for health journalists last week. @FCDOHealthRes @Afidep @LSTMnews @Lung_Institute @MLW_Programme @LSHTM @ReSoKenya
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Earlier this week, @LIGHTonTB partners in 🇲🇼 engaged with MPs, Hon. Dr. @matthews_ngwale, (Chair of the Parliamentary Health Committee) and Hon. Kamlepo Kalua (Chair of the TB Caucus). @FCDOResearch
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Hi. I have set up a GoFundMe to help cover costs of my work visa. While my university will reimburse me later, I need help to make my application.I promise to refund all donations gofundme.com/f/me-secure-my-… Any contribution or share with networks will be greatly appreciated!
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The folks at @ISBA_events tell me my book Statistical Rethinking has won the 2024 DeGroot Prize for its contributions to "statistical inference, decision theory and statistical applications". This is huge honor especially given the previous winners, who have influenced me so much
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Excited to see this out @LancetGH - using new efficacy/safety evidence for DR-TB TPT to estimate epi & econ impact of household contact management. sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @JamesSeddon10 @petedodd24 @babanyasha2022 @foxsimile @LSHTM @cmmid_lshtm @LSHTM_TB @LSHTM_AMR @lshtm_tbmod
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Managing student/colleague confusion and failure is so important. I know this because I am managing my own all the time. We all fall down (from Lecture 18):
There's a part in Statistical Rethinking by @rlmcelreath where he writes something like "If you're confused, it's ok you should be, it's because you're just trying to understand"
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Fantastic PharmacoEconomics article by @Ewmoto, Eve Worrall & @lstmnews team, rethinking #TB morbidity quantification. Disability weights essential for TB DALY calculations but, with gaps in current approaches, this review asks "what are we weighting for?" link.springer.com/article/10…
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In our new short report in @JIDJournal, we estimate that half of all Mtb transmission occurs before individuals would be expected to access healthcare - and 80% of this transmission is attributable to subclinical disease. bit.ly/4ddE9yn
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The State President of the Republic of Malawi Dr Lazarus Chakwera has officially opened the CREATOR Building at MLW in grandeur! @LivUni @LSTMnews @KUHeS_mw
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Press Release: Official Launch of CREATOR Building. Read more here : mlw.mw/news_and_events/mlw-l… #ResearchDrivingHealth @LivUni @KUHeS_mw @LSTMnews @wellcometrust
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Vaccines saved 154 million lives over past 50 years study in @TheLancet by @WHO & LSHTM experts estimates. @MarkJit comments on the global success of the Expanded Programme on #Immunization (EPI) 🌍💉 More 👉bit.ly/4dzKt46
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👏 WINNERS OF RESEARCH TEAM OF THE YEAR 🙌 @LIGHTonTB's UK Research Uptake Team won 'Research Team of the Year' at @LSTMnews Annual Staff Awards! Well done to @KerryMillington @TAG_H and @JHG_LFC on this fantastic achievement! 🌟
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Our new paper in @PedPulmonol reveals that children and adolescents still experience reduced lung health even after "successful" #TB treatment. We must prioritise #PostTB care in young people. @BeateKampmann @TogunToyin @edemvf @SAOwusu32 Full-text link: bit.ly/4aQ6XvE
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Yes yes confusion is what thinking feels like
In this sense - have a productive day! Quote from: Richard McElreath (2020): Statistical Rethinking - A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and Stan, p. 212 @rlmcelreath
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It's gonna be good....
Inaugural Lecture @Rein_Houben Free & open to all 🏛️ LSHTM or 💻 online 📅 Thursday 25 April 2024 ⏰ 17:30 - 18:30 BST tinyurl.com/4efd7jk3
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Elon Musk
@elonmusk9 Apr 2024
What are the odds? 😂
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Some personal news: I've decided to step down as EiC of BMJ Global Health. Next week marks 8 years since its first issue, published 8 months after I was appointed its EiC. Thank you for all your support over the years. Here's a playlist to mark my exit: open.spotify.com/playlist/3s…
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