St Andrews Africa Health Research (StAAHR)
@SStaahr
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Advancing mutual partnerships & interdisciplinary research in global health.
Joined May 2021
Well done Hellen for showcasing the St Andrews SLIC technology for detecting antibiotic resistant infections @Infection_StAnd @UStAResearch @EngineeringStA4 @St_AInnovation
It was an honour and pleasure to present two abstracts (oral/poster)@ASLM_News conference on the utility of a novel technology ##SLIC in diagnostics @UStAResearch @winterzie @univofstandrews @StAndMedicine @SabiitiwWilber @RitahNakibon @EmmanuelMusisi3
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Dr Musisi receives a hat of academic honour from his supervisor Dr Sabiiti. @RitahNakibon @winterzie @Jb_Atwech present to witness the rituals as they prepare for their graduation in the next one year or so @StAndMedicine @univofstandrews
Dr Emmanuel Musisi makes history graduating with a PhD from the University of St Andrews. Thanks to the @EDCTP @PanACEA_II scholarship @univofstandrews St Leonards scholarship @GovUganda @Makerere MAKRIF & @StAndMedicine @Infection_StAnd for all the support @EmmanuelMusisi3
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Little did I know this big bottle contains Coca-Cola. I saw people with it yesterday & thought they were drinking a local Gabonese beer. Today I ordered a Coca-Cola & guess what, this what I got. I almost told the waitress she had made a mistake. Travel & learn new things!
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@SabiitiwWilber @kkeenanstA leads the @GCRFstandrews @ScotFundCouncil @UStAResearch @GCRF funded St Andrews - Africa Health Research Network (StAAHR) Consolidator Hub @SStaahr 🌎ODA Countries 🇺🇬🇹🇿🇰🇪 ➡️ https://t.co/aXOUomcV3n
#GlobalStAndrews #GCRF
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Our paper on detection & quantification of live TB bacteria in patient stool is now accessible online free @EmmanuelMusisi3 @Infection_StAnd @StAndMedicine @SStaahr @GCRFstandrews @PanACEA_II @EDCTP @derekjsloan @WillySsengooba @TBtrials_StAnd @MakerereCHS
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This paper highlights the value of stool as a sample type for diagnosis of tuberculosis. While other studies have used DNA-based assays like the Xpert MTB/RIF and culture to detect Mycobacterium...
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Higher-income countries and Global Child Health - what we could do to advocate for all children's right to their determinants of health. https://t.co/MSGoGBhTjY
@rasanathan @WHO @UNICEF #SDoH
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Great presentations during our projects progress report meeting earlier today. Great ideas! Great analysis! Great progress! @KEMRI_Kenya @NIMRMbeya @KCRITanzania @SabiitiwWilber @WillySsengooba @Jb_Atwech @Infection_StAnd @GCRFstandrews @Infection_StAnd
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Our UKRI funded Food security & health for East Africa workshop begins in Nairobi. Watch this space ..highlights @Infection_StAnd @StAndMedicine @SStaahr @StAndrewsBSRC @UStAResearch @GCRFstandrews @GlobalOfficeStA @KCRITanzania @NIMRMbeya @Lung_Institute @nhsfife @OtoKibong
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And job advert is out! Come and join us for your #PhD @StAndMedicine. No 1 Medical School in the UK. More info on this @wellcometrust DTP and how to apply at https://t.co/klsYAIUd0n
Are you intetested on #interprofessional collaborative practice for people with #multimorbidity? Come and join us at @StAndMedicine ! An exciting opportunity for a @wellcometrust funded PhD project with @VOCarro11 @virumed @franksu80004183
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Earlier today, we launched our academic writing club that brings together a team of researchers from different disciplines across the globe @univofstandrews, @Infection_StAnd @KEMRI_Kenya @SabiitiwWilber @kkeenanstA @Jb_Atwech @brucekirenga @GeoPopHealthStA
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The TB-MBLA animation video is out. This assay, developed @univofstandrews quantifies a patient's TB burden and measures how the burden changes with time upon treatment. Find out more from this video. YouTube - https://t.co/HfQWCCydc1
@SabiitiwWilber @Infection_StAnd
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Great to see systematic comparison between #TB_MBLA and culture! Read it at: https://t.co/FLtWsFlSS5. Time to monitor #tb patients in real time! @vitalbacteria @TBtrials_StAnd @TAGTeam_Tweets @EuroRespSoc @TB_Alert_UK @TBAlliance @SabiitiwWilber @derekjsloan
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Top of the class - St Andrews makes history by topping definitive UK university ranking The University of St Andrews has been ranked the top university in the United Kingdom in the @thetimes #GoodUniGuide 🎉 https://t.co/cYV478HksM
#evertoexcel
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This year, for the first time ever, neither Cambridge nor Oxford have taken the top spot in The Sunday Times #GoodUniGuide St Andrews is now ranked as the best university in the UK https://t.co/hbBqxBFi0F
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The University of Oxford has been rated the best in Britain, taking the top spot in a UK university ranking for the first time in 12 years and beating its rival
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University of St Andrews has been ranked number one in the UK. The first time in the near 30 year history, that any university has been placed above Oxford and Cambridge. Congratulations 🎉 team St Andrews for this well deserved amazing achievement. https://t.co/JT7fAN4nT1
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@TBtrials_StAnd @Infection_StAnd @mugecevik @EDCTP @NIMRHQS @derekjsloan @TBAlliance @lifearc1 @PanACEA_II @StAndMedicine Please find the details of the TB-MBLA test and follow the video to learn to do it in your lab: https://t.co/PTRSerPW8B
@SStaahr @vitalbacteria @Lung_Institute @IDIMakerere @MinofHealthUG @MlwTrust @IndiaTBNews @ChinaCDCWeekly @NIMRHQS @StellenboschUni @gateshealth
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Drug-resistant #typhoid is endemic to Kenya, with children below 16 being the most heavily impacted A recent study found a high rate of carriage among children in Mukuru settlement, 🇰🇪 This finding has implications for the race against drug resistance 🔗
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📅 UPCOMING EVENTS: Biorepositories and sequencing capacity | Survey:
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We had a successful StAAHR diagnostics update meeting with our partners. Good progress has been made towards achieving the set objectives.@IDIMakerere @Infection_StAnd @Makerere @NIMRMbeya @GCRFstandrews @KEMRI_Kenya @SabiitiwWilber @WillySsengooba @NNtinginya @Jb_Atwech
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