Ibrahim Abubakar
@ProfIAbubakar
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Pro-Provost (Health) @UCL Dean, @UCLPopHealthSci Faculty Global health and infectious disease, medical epidemiologist
London
Joined June 2016
"Having tools on the shelf is not the same as getting them into the hands of the people who need them." Peter Piot and @ProfIAbubakar on why the UK must step up to support global multilateral efforts to tackle disease https://t.co/IOM4OgIvd6
bmj.com
UK must step up to support global multilateral efforts to tackle disease The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria was established in 2002 as an international financing mechanism and...
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📍Must-read in @TheLancet: Undoing progress through sudden #tuberculosis funding cuts. Powerful call to action from the current & former Chairs of @WHO‘s Strategic & Technical Advisory Group on #TB - @EthelMaciel @ArielPablos @ProfIAbubakar
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🌍 #Africa can still control its ongoing #Mpox outbreak, but this requires strong leadership and concrete actions, says #endvoc leader @ProfIAbubakar (@ucl) and colleagues. Read more here.👇 https://t.co/UOFWb0Xifs
endvoc.eu
In a recent comment published in The Lancet, Ibrahim Abubakar and colleagues stress the importance of African leadership in effectively responding to the ongoing mpox outbreak The ongoing mpox...
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Thank you, @ProfIAbubakar for the presentation at the launch in Abuja. Your insightful remarks beautifully captured the essence of #AnImperfectStorm: "If you're interested in leadership & strategies for building strong partnerships & resilient health systems, this book is for you
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For those attending @globalOHC 8th World One Health Congress in Cape Town 🇿🇦 this week, do check out our findings on how tick species are driving CCHF virus spillover events in Uganda 🇺🇬 https://t.co/V0yDRZ5jLZ
#WOHC2024
#OneHealth
#CCHF
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@canongatebooks @sandstonepress @VertebratePub @ChimamandaReal @PNovelistGale @ClaireBerts @TendaiHuchu @JowhorIle @ellekeboehmer @chemelumadu @claudiahammond @BabesaboutTown @bbcworldservice @TheLancet @ProfIAbubakar @tonikan11 @goodreads @AmazonUK @CuckfieldBF @NCornBookFest @AyeWrite @Foyles @Waterstones @WaterstonesPly @masobebooks @MelaninMedics @HlainT Category 2 Open only to followers of @canongatebooks on this platform * follow this handle @ikeanya * RT this tweet * nominate someone you think will enjoy it by tagging them on here, sharing why you nominated them. You will both get a signed copy & snack parcels
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In one week, the book “An Imperfect Storm” by Dr @Chikwe_I and @VIhekweazu will be launched and made available in bookshops in Nigeria, on https://t.co/WVgnv4yDMQ and more... Anticipate!! #AnImperfectStorm
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Here is the 33rd Joint @LSHTM - @RoyalStatSoc Perspectives on Statistics in Medicine Annual Lecture in 33 seconds 😜 @MRCCTU @ICTM_UCL @ucl
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"We must ensure that we are doing science that impacts European and global health", says @ProfIAbubakar, @HorizonEU #ENDVOC project leader, at the Consortium Meeting. @ISGLOBALorg
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"The reception [of] migrants across the EU often entails criminalisation, persecution, and health harms": writing in @TheLancet, @ProfIAbubakar @UCLGlobalHealth & co-authors call for a "rekindling of humanity" in Europe's approach to migrants. https://t.co/YTKyARXtkH
thelancet.com
Migrants contribute to the global economy, healthier societies, and the health workforce. Analysis by the International Monetary Fund shows increased productivity in high-income countries due to...
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"The reception [of] migrants across the EU often entails criminalisation, persecution, and health harms": writing in @TheLancet, @ProfIAbubakar @UCLGlobalHealth & co-authors call for a "rekindling of humanity" in Europe's approach to migrants
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A great @Genevaforum Day on Migration, Health and Equity for the launch of the @LancetRH_Europe special issue released the same day and co-authored by our @MIGHCommission members! Please join us! @PoojaJha2015 @severonis @rosiejames96 @FLAHAULT @UNIGEnews @ProfIAbubakar
Day 2 (May 28): Migration, Health and Equity The GHF Conference will assess the situation of refugee and migrant health and amplify the voices of field actors dedicated to enhancing healthcare accessibility. Programme and registration: https://t.co/RARP8kRvGc
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‘“In summary, the management of bilateral iatrogenic I’m very sorry, but I don’t have access to real-time information or patient-specific data, as I am an AI language model.”’ Paul Taylor (@paul3548) on the paper AI wrote: https://t.co/DfDjoYfbiQ
lrb.co.uk
Altmetric is a website that tracks mentions of academic research on social media. Last week, a paper published in...
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With INB9 in train, @TheGPMB Co-Chair @KolindaGK has called with other eminent voices for leaders of WHO Member States to drive a successful Pandemic Agreement: https://t.co/hmoU4trMWU. This follows a letter from GPMB & other leaders: https://t.co/cvpVuzSLOg.
#PPPR
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New job at UCL Institute of Health Informatics @UCL_IHI in generative AI as applied to health https://t.co/K2qXpK0jLc+ (New post with a link that works this time!) @uclidh @UCLPopHealthSci
ucl.ac.uk
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Upcoming event hosted by @UofC_CGH and @ObgynU: Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar from University College London to speak about “Tackling Inequalities in Cancer: The Role of Social Determinants” @UCL @ProfIAbubakar
https://t.co/svpsCmbSd8
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Join us for the UCL-Lancet Lecture 2024 with Professor Linda Villarosa titled "Under the Skin: Understanding the Toll of Race and Inequality on the Health of People." Secure your seat now! https://t.co/LVpvaN0mNa
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.@ProfJoyceHarper kicking off today’s #UCLWomensHealthWeek panel event which will explore the importance of exercise for women’s health, and key information about what women need to consider.
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Today marks the start of #UCLWomensHealthWeek! Hear from Professor Anna David (@PrenatalTherapy), @UCL_IfWH Director, as she shares more on why women's health is important. 👇 #GlobalHealth #Menopause #Cancer #Fertility @ucl @womensday #IWD2024
https://t.co/mfAxK5Lnj7
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Interested in studying Paediatrics and Child Health @UCLchildhealth? come to one of our online Q&A sessions on Tuesday 27th February to meet the programme leads, current students and alumni to find out more! https://t.co/AmJvidZe4H
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