Marylene Wamukoya🇰🇪🏴
@meIamMarylene
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Bwibo Nashisama, Research and Data Scientist, HDSS Manager, Lifter of Heavy Iron, Loc'd, Bongo Drummer, Maker of Things.
Rift Valley, Kenya
Joined April 2009
One's judgement of others is tainted by one's sins and ones prejudices.
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My why: ‘if I leave anyone behind, then I have left myself behind’. I carry us with me by telling the stories and singing the songs of our ascensions and descensions using data. You can listen here: https://t.co/7f27tDvvqk 2/2
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Marylene Wamukoya is the Senior Data Analyst at the Africa Population Health Research Center in Kenya. Marylene has extensive experience working in demographics, health and poverty dynamics research...
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March 8th (#InternationalWomensDay). 5 years ago, I was interviewed by @impactpool about being a woman in STEM, I left myself a message that I would need today: ‘know your why and you will have a fulfilling and thriving career in STEM, surmounting all obstacles with that why’.1/2
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Honored to be a part of the Usher family 🎉🎊✨
🏆 Excellent Student Contribution to Usher Runners-up: PhD student leads of the Usher PGR Society (Shukanto Das @shukantodas, Katherine Edgley @KatherineEdgley, Jazz Kirkwood, Marylene Wamukoya @meIamMarylene and Xuan Zhou @xuanzhou810) 👏 Winner: Shukanto Das @shukantodas 👏
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Dr Helen Brotherton of @LSHTM at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Kangaroo mother care is associated with reduced mortality for unwell newborns but the benefits extend to the parents who implement this care, that is, reduced anxiety, depression and stress.
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Dr Victor Tumukunde of @lshtm at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Kangaroo mother care works best when the whole family is involved to provide the unwell newborn with atleast 8 hours of this care.
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Dr Aduragbegmi Bank-Thomas of @lshtm at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Challenge the notion that rural women bear the brunt of access to health facilities in SSA. Currently, urbanisation⏩slumisation⏩poverty⏩reduced access to health facility.
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Prof Hassan Shehata of @RCObsGyn at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Women are not dying of diseases we cannot treat; they are dying because we have yet to decide that their deaths are unnaceptable.
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Prof Bosede Afolabi of University of Lagos at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Successful partnerships in global maternal health are well served by mentoring others in maternal health, which builds trust and establishes foundations for future collaborations.
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Mangenda Kamara of University of Sierra Leone at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Among young and marginalised groups, conversation is key to shift mindsets; these conversations must be ongoing and involve the whole community and relevant stakeholders.
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Dr Aduragbegmi Bank-Thomas of @lshtm at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: In Burkina Faso, the introduction of user fee exemption helped to bridge the gap in healthcare access and use in conflict regions. This led to early diagnosis and intervention and better health outcomes.
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Dr Cristina Fernandez of @KingsCollegeLon at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: In Sierra Leone, issues of maternal health care in conflict are further complicated by things like disability and stigma around teenage pregnancy.
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Dr Barbara Baranowska at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Among Ukrainian women who had fled to Poland from the war, the major reason for seeking healthcare was due to pregnancy and related issues.
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Zeina Jamaluddine of @lshtm at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Maternal health doesn't work pause for conflicts. Babies are born and mother and baby must survive in the face of no antenatal care, compromised WASH, destroyed health facilities and reduced breastfeeding rates.
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Zeina Jamaluddine of @lshtm at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Conflict hampers the availability of health information during conflict which in turns means reduced evidence for intervention.
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Dr Pippa Letchworth of @imperialnhs at @GLOW_Conference by @EdinUniUsher: Distribution of global conflict isn't the distri of conflicts that are reported; yet, conflict impacts maternal health esp as healthcare facilities are targeted and destroyed to destabilize the popn.
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Prof Angela Dramowski of @StellenboschUni at @GLOW_Conference: Key for maternal and neonatal interventions in Africa is investing in human and healthcare resources, guided by strategic multi-sectoral policies. @EdinUniUsher
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Prof Angela Dramowski of @StellenboschUni at @GLOW_Conference: Kangaroo mother care and exclusive breastfeeding have been found to reduce neonatal infections and deaths from neonatal infections. @EdinUniUsher
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Dr Larisse Bolton of @sacema_Coe at @GLOW_Conference: Progress on neonatal health in Africa requires surveillance but there are challenges due to incomplete and fragmented data. @EdinUniUsher
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Prof Anna Glasier of NHS Lothian @GLOW_Conference: Solutions for women's and newborn's health must be multi-sectoral in order to see improvements esp in the face of global crises. @EdinUniUsher
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Prof Anna Glasier of NHS Lothian @GLOW_Conference: Educate thr population on what is normal vs abnormal on women's health. @EdinUniUsher
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