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Low income countries have a 20% Covid vaccination rate. 
1. Rheumatic heart disease training
2. Measles research impacts
3. Dengue public health response
Research is not about publishing a paper in a year or ticking a box for your institution. This is using research to inform health departments and make an impact.
2. Measles research impacts
3. Dengue public health response
Research is not about publishing a paper in a year or ticking a box for your institution. This is using research to inform health departments and make an impact.
Today marks the start of #WHA75!
This week, @WHO, Ministries of Health, civil society, & more will discuss #GlobalHealth priorities.
Missing on agenda? #GlobalSurgery & 🫀 care.
Hence, I'll be sharing key points, papers, & developments in #GlobalCardiacSurgery in 75 tweets 👇
This week, @WHO, Ministries of Health, civil society, & more will discuss #GlobalHealth priorities.
Missing on agenda? #GlobalSurgery & 🫀 care.
Hence, I'll be sharing key points, papers, & developments in #GlobalCardiacSurgery in 75 tweets 👇
(1/75) To start, what *is* #GlobalCardiacSurgery?
GCS extends far beyond OR, from community-based disease detection & efficient referral networks to timely care, long-term follow-up, robust supply chains & adequate financial risk protection. #WHA75
Read: academic.oup.com/ejcts/article/…
GCS extends far beyond OR, from community-based disease detection & efficient referral networks to timely care, long-term follow-up, robust supply chains & adequate financial risk protection. #WHA75
Read: academic.oup.com/ejcts/article/…
(2/75) Why does #GlobalCardiacSurgery matter?
⚠️ Every year, 18 million people die from #CVD
🫀 500 million live with CVD; 100s of millions more to come.
🏥 Up to 1/3 will require #CTSurgery or interventional care in lifetime
Data @IHME_UW: healthdata.org/results/data-v…
#WHA75
⚠️ Every year, 18 million people die from #CVD
🫀 500 million live with CVD; 100s of millions more to come.
🏥 Up to 1/3 will require #CTSurgery or interventional care in lifetime
Data @IHME_UW: healthdata.org/results/data-v…
#WHA75
Thrilled and delighted to be a part of the GOAL trial team – published in @NEJM this week.
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What is the GOAL trial and what does it mean? A thread.
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nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
What is the GOAL trial and what does it mean? A thread.
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GOAL stands for GwokO Adunu pa Lutino meaning “Protect the Heart of a Child.” ❤️🩺🚸
This trial tested a new strategy to prevent premature death and disability from Rheumatic Heart Disease #RHD 2/
This trial tested a new strategy to prevent premature death and disability from Rheumatic Heart Disease #RHD 2/
RHD causes >300,000 annual deaths & enormous morbidity, esp in LMIC countries, Indigenous and disadvantaged communities. Many are children or young adults in their prime. Most present with advanced disease, so little opportunity for intervention. 3/
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