Hello from Harare, Zimbabwe. we are the Zvitambo Institute for Maternal and Child Health Research!

WATCH HERE! The full results of our recent NEJM paper on the effects of antibiotics on birth outcomes are explained in this 5 minute film from rural Zimbabwe….

We are proud of @ProsperChopera representing Zvitambo! #SUNFocalPoint

RT @FNC_Zim: Today, the Food and Nutrition Council, serving as Zimbabwe's #SUNFocalPoint, hosts a symposium on food safety. The event aims….

Results of the COMBI trial now out: cotrimoxazole in pregnancy did not increase birthweight but reduced preterm births by 40% and had particular benefits for women living with HIV.

❗️New paper from Zim-Zam randomized trial shows medicines given to malnourished children can affect immune system markers, growth factors, and leakiness of their guts. With such different effects, studies are needed to see if this can improve mortality.

Zvitambo is excited to share a publication emphasizing the importance of mental health support to caregivers and play using #UNICEF Nurturing Care Framework. @WHO @QMULBartsTheLon @blizard_inst @UNICEFZIMBABWE .

RT @BourkeLab: Take a look at Ethan & SHINE study team's work on how abundance of intestinal B. longum & carriage of breastmilk-suited stra….

RT @NatureComms: Biomarkers of mortality in adults and adolescents with advanced #HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. @riitho @blizard_inst @MRCCTU….

RT @ShefUni_ClinMed: 📣 We have a vacancy for a #PDRA funded by @gatesfoundation to work with the Clinical Infection #Research Group (CIRG)….

Laboratory team representing @ZvitamboZim at the 2nd Annual KwashNet Collaborative Network Meeting in Kampala, Uganda @MakerereHosp @NIH @QMULBartsTheLon @wellcometrust @KEMRI_Kenya @BaylorBotswana

RT @NYUEmpathy: In conversation with @DixonChibanda addressing #mentalhealth in communities by training #grandparents to listen empathize a….

Farewell to @danhbowen Fellow and supervisor to PHD student B. Nherera investigating SARS-CoV-2 immunity in Zimbabwe. Your expertise and contribution have been invaluable. Very best wishes for you future endeavors @Thushan_deSilva @sheffielduni @LSHTM @BRTI_ZIMBABWE @ThruZim

RT @FNC_Zim: FNC together with @MoLAFWRD_Zim , @MoHCCZim , @ZvitamboZim and @CIMMYT are currently conducting ward-level sensitization on t….

RT @NatureBiotech: Barriers and enablers to the effective implementation of omics research in low- and middle-income countries https://t.co….

RT @rfeers: Simple Logistic Regression exemplified for dummies👇🏻

RT @MoHCCZim: "One of the Nutrition Unit's vital role is to add Plumpy'nut to malnourished children," Mpilo Senior Nursing Officer, Penny N….

SHINE Follow Up study Project Lead Clever Mazhanga, demonstrating Bio Impedence machine (for lean mass indexes) & calibration of Holtain Skinfold calipers tools to be used for growth and development measurement in 2 year old children in COMBI Follow Up @joepiper @QMULBartsTheLon

Excited to have started our training for COMBI Follow up study. We will be looking at growth and development of children at 2 years of age from the COMBI Trial - a randomized trial of cotrimoxazole to improve birth outcomes in Zimbabwe @MoHCCZim @QMULBartsTheLon @wellcometrust

Congratulations @joepiper and SHINE-Follow-up Team! Our paper is out in @WellcomeOpenRes Check out the innovative cross-cultural adaptation of tools used to measure brain development in children aged 7 @QMUL @QMULBartsTheLon @wellcometrust.

Well represented by Prof Andrew Prendergast with incredible and exciting data from SHINE, SHINE Follow-up I and more follow-ups coming; HOPE-SAM. @BillGates @melindagates @JHUBloombergCtr @QMUL @QMULBartsTheLon @wellcometrust @MRC_Outbreak.