Julie Irving retweeted
VERY EXCITED to be in #Liberia for the @REDRESS_Liberia dissemination meeting. Watch this space for engaging resources and findings on person-centred care for skin NTDs. Participatory action research at its best @NTD_NGOs @InfoNTD @NIHRglobal – at Liberia
Colleagues are arriving & prep is underway for our final #redressdissemination tommorow. Looking forward to coming together to share the results of our 4- year research programme
@NIHRglobal @effecthope @AmericanLeprosy @IGHD_QMU @Anesvad @CarterCenter #healthsystemstrengthening
Julie Irving retweeted
Great to see the progress of @iCHORDS_CoP over the last 4 years- great steps in mentorship, focus areas and supporting the next generation of social and behavioural sciences to address challenges in the control and elimination of #NTDs @AKrentel @COR_NTD
Julie Irving retweeted
Steve Rotherham, metro mayor, on health inequities in the UK - a baby born in Birkenhead has a life expectancy 12 years lower than in Westminster - we can and must do better and build a fairer, more equitable and just society @HCDCongress #healthequity #urbanhealth
Julie Irving retweeted
Great to hear from Emerson Rogers, MoH Liberia, on the importance of many domains of action when thinking about early case detection: tackling stigma, engaging traditional and faith healers, and supporting health workers and people affected to work together #CORNTD2023 – at Chicago, IL
Julie Irving retweeted
So pleased we got to learn from Emmanuel Zaizay in our session @COR_NTD today- the perspectives of people affected by #NTDs is so critical to meetings like these- let’s hope for more of it in the future too #CORNTD2023 – at Chicago, IL
Julie Irving retweeted
Integration and person-centred care is at the heart of @REDRESS_Liberia with all our news and resources shared here: redressliberia.org/# Great to see the importance of integration highlighted by @SoceFallBirima #CORNTD2023 opening plenary. @effecthope @AmericanLeprosy – at Chicago, IL
Julie Irving retweeted
Great to see the importance of #mentalhealth #stigma in #NTDs highlighted by Wim Van Brackel in #CORNTD2023 opening plenary. Great progress made…but more to be done! The BPS-N developed through their work a great resource!
Julie Irving retweeted
Come and work in our wonderful team @LSTMnews We are looking for a research associate (maternity cover) to join our team working on #NTDs and #mentalhealth
lstmed.ac.uk/vacancies-singl… – at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Julie Irving retweeted
Happy to be at @NTD_NGOs with Emmanuel who has established a network of people affected by NTDs in Liberia based on his own experience 💜 @REDRESS_Liberia – at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Julie Irving retweeted
Excitement about the @REDRESS_Liberia manual @WHO #skinNTD mtg. Why not download it: redressliberia.org/resources…. Gr8ful to all @NTD_NGOs colleagues in DMDI WG on #stigma #mentalhealth who shared resources we adapted @InfoNTD @NLR_NoLeprosy @CBM_Global @CombatNTDs
Julie Irving retweeted
Concluding thoughts from our @REDRESS_Liberia presentation @WHO #skinNTDs mtg. Co-produced #healthsystems approaches to addressing #mentalhealth #stigma alongside clinical confirmation and effective supervision of #healthworkers is critical to achieving #NTD roadmap goals
Hearing from Sopna Choudhury from @UniversityofBi4 at the WHO #SkinNTDs meeting on the sustainability of self-help programmes in the context of leprosy. The importance of ownership and presence of champions within groups is crucial
Unheard voices have the opportunity for meaningful and equal participation “they unlock solutions to ongoing challenges” @REDRESS_Liberia @Laura_Deano #SkinNTDs @sallytheobald
Julie Irving retweeted
"One thing that stands out is that how many of the challenges to implementing integrated
#skinNTDs programmes require the social sciences: #anthropology #sociology #economics Prof Gail Davey @5SFoundation at the 1st @WHO #SkinNTDS global meeting. – at Pregny-Chambésy, Suisse
Julie Irving retweeted
Prof. Davey @BSMSMedSchool talking now @WHO #SkinNTDs meeting on
🟢Identifying cross-disease research gaps
🟢Global organizations working to support the identification of these research gaps (@NTD_NGOs @COR_NTD)
🟢The lack of #socialscience research to support these processes
Julie Irving retweeted
Replying to @tedros
@tedros agrees that #NTDs desperately need more resources if we are to #BeatNTDs & also agrees to support the community in its ask to be included in the Global Fund.
This is amazing & would be a game changer for under resourced NTDs! #StrongerTogether #SkinNTDs
Julie Irving retweeted
Prof Rod Hay gave an overview of some of the themes that have emerged at the global #SkinNTDs meeting @WHO, some:
💠Maximize synergies
💠Centre patients
💠Invest in🧑🏾🔬💊
💠Access to💰
💠Advocacy & Visibility across other health themes (AMR, UHC)
#StrongerTogether #BeatNTDs
























