Liz Corbett
@LizCorbett17
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Prof in Global Health, London School Hyg Trop Med. Back in Uk in 2020 after 20 yrs working in Africa (TB and HIV interventions). Funders: Wellcome and Unitaid
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Joined October 2019
Delighted to say I'll be giving a keynote @IUSTI_World 2024. There has been a global resurgence of syphilis & the burden of congenital syphilis remains unacceptable. I'll be discussing major challenges facing syphilis control worldwide & new tools & approaches to tackling this.
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๐ @LSHTM @LSHTM_Nutrition @MARCH_LSHTM @LSTMnews @MLW_Programme @KUHeS_mw @wellcometrust @GCRF @LancetChildAdol for highlighting this important issue of child malnutrition. The journey with this wonderful cohort of families in #Malawi began in 2006/7 https://t.co/gcgz6ynYr2๐งต
Long-term outcomes of severe childhood malnutrition followed in 15-year study Authors of research in @LancetChildAdol call for urgent action to address the millions of children suffering from hunger and malnutrition worldwide ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ ๐ https://t.co/MzMvnv3eZv
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Prof Moffat Nyirenda has been announced as the new Director of MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit. With a wealth of experience in research and research capacity building, he will officially take over from Prof @KaleebuPontiano in April 2024. Read more: https://t.co/o3s66L7X9G.
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All the hard work this week..... our first ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ patients randomised today into @PanACEA_II Step 2c Trial at Blantyre, Malawi site @kuhes @MLW_Programme
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Congratulations to @ThruZim for winning the EDCTP Outstanding Research Team Prize 2023! #EDCTPForum. Read more ๐ https://t.co/jYsfYMee9E
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Impressive! This paper should have had a title โ80% decline in TB incidence in 6 years in urban Blantyre, Malawi - results from a prevalence survey.โ Congratulations! โฆ@StopTBโฉ โฆ@LucicaDitiuโฉ โฆ@s_keshavjeeโฉ
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Recent evidence shows rapidly changing tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology in Southern and Eastern Africa, with need for subdistrict prevalence estimates to guide targeted interventions. We conducted a...
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Exciting #news! '80% decline in TB prevalence in 6 years in urban Blantyre in Malawi'. Congratulations to the local TB program and partners! #YesWeCanEndTB by scaling up a comprehensive strategy to detect, treat, and prevent TB. Read more here:
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Recent evidence shows rapidly changing tuberculosis (TB) epidemiology in Southern and Eastern Africa, with need for subdistrict prevalence estimates to guide targeted interventions. We conducted a...
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Great question from @jdickerson last night that *everyone* should be asking about schools: "So, Joe, if it's not that hard to do, not super expensive, better health outcomes and better schooling outcomes, what's up, why hasn't this money been spent?"
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I am honoured and delighted to be the recipient of the 2023 Roux Prize on behalf of the many colleagues whose labour I represent. I hope this motivates others to pursue a career in global public health.
๐ We are delighted to share @ProfIAbubakar, Dean of @UCLPopHealthSci, has been awarded the 2023 #RouxPrize for his dedication to improve health outcomes over the last three decades. https://t.co/okupa6jMcu
@IHME_UW @TheLancet
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So excited about these recommendations and look forward to seeing more countries start to scale up HIV self-testing & social network testing approaches! https://t.co/OcwnJ020T4
@rbaggaley @mdoherty_hiv @ANJSeale @mylittlebaklava
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It's a pleasure meeting #MajorGeneral Timothy Hodgetts, #SurgeonGeneral of Defense Medical Services UK, at the 51st #AnnualGeneralMeeting of #UnitedKingdom's #FacultyofPublicHealth (@FPH), & truly honoured at our election as #Fellows ('through Distinction') of @FPH.
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๐บ You can now view all of the LSHTM #PHC series recordings online ๐ ๐งต I've added them all to the thread below... ๐ช Top-tier speakers and >2,000 attendees ๐ We'll have a final debate in the autumn โ๏ธ Join our mailing list to stay in touch: https://t.co/6TVMvkyRbh
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Yes - very very happy to have passed my viva yesterday. Couldnโt have done it without my supervisors @LizCorbett17 @helen_burchett and @petermacp. Support from other PhDs like @rachaelburke, @MacKhundi @MphaDSP & @esnightingale also made the difference. Thank you all so much!
Huge congratulations to my friend and colleague, the amazing @HelenaFeasey who passed her PhD viva today with NO CORRECTIONS. It's been amazing to work with you in Malawi on TB, HIV, public health. You're a super star ๐ซ.
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Register for our hybrid launch event to introduce the new WHO Collaborating Centre in TB Research and Innovation, hosted at UCL. Friday 16th June 10:30 - 12:00 BST @UCLTB
https://t.co/w0MbIj3Dnc
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Big shout out and congratulations to @HelenaFeasey for passing her PhD viva with *No Corrections*!!! ๐พ Thanks so much for all the #TB active case finding #ACF pearls of wisdom and R code! All the best in your next career step!
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Thirteen years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment. Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors. Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
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Had there been additional efforts to reach & maintain men in ART services with HIV suppression - at levels equal to that of female counterparts - 50% of new infections in AGYW could have been averted @HIVpxresearch @UNAIDS @mdoherty_hiv
https://t.co/wuv9Yw0FOG
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Had there been additional efforts to reach and maintain men in treatment services with HIV suppression at levels equal to that of their female counterparts between 2016 and 2018, half of the new...
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