Global health research and delivery. Calling time on NTDs. Determined dreamer and believer. Possibly an annoying proud mum…yet to be confirmed.
Joined January 2012
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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
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
ALT Prof. Gail Davey from BSMS
Julie Irving retweeted
@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
