Health economist @LSHTM_GHECO | malaria, diagnostics, health financing | he/him
London, UK
Joined June 2011
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Our @TheLancet paper out today showing the cost-effectiveness of targeted over mass spraying for #malaria control. Exciting possibility to free up scarce resources in low-transmission settings to better achieve #elimination @jackiemcook @WITS_Malaria
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New paper from @davidjbath @CatKPitt and colleagues
@LSHTM_CHIL @LSHTM_malaria
Targeting spraying for malaria control is safe, less costly, and cost-effective compared with standard spraying
With low incidence, these funds could be spent elsewhere🦟
bit.ly/3pWB3FI
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Read an excerpt of my new book, if you like. Although they've helpfully picked the bit that contains the longest sentence in the entire thing. I promise it's not all like this.
You can now read an excerpt of “How We Used Saint Etienne to Live” on @everpresshq 💝 @journoramzy
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After seeing the video today of @wfcouncil's efforts to make cyclelanes safe from snow and ice (nitter.gq/Labourstone/status/160…), I'm wondering why Hackney's prioritisation page doesn't list cyclelanes at all (hackney.gov.uk/gritting)?
Gr8 to see @wfcouncil #CycleLanes being cleared of snow & ready for safe use for cyclists. This is about cultural & system change, as well as infrastructure. #BuildItAndTheyWillCome but also #MaintainItAndTheyWillCome! Thanks to our contractor #Rineys. @WeSupportWFMH @willnorman
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A very important @NEJM paper on 528 #monkeypox cases in 16 nations indicates sex between men drives the outbreak.
98% were gay or bi men, 75% were white, 41% had HIV. No women.
95% of cases thought to have transmitted during sex.
See 🧵⬇️ for details
nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
i just realised that, in tears dry on their own, amy winehouse sings about "stupid men" and not "superman" and i've never felt more seen by a lyric
Hypothesis: in hot weather, golden kiwifruit are even more delicious when cold.
Setting: London, 19 Jul '22, 39° C.
Method: 3 golden kiwifruit bought; 1 kept room temp, 2 fridge for 6h of which 1 then put in freezer 30 mins. All 3 sliced into quarters & eaten in random order.
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Primary outcome: Personally-observed deliciousness.
Results: Room temp golden kiwifruit is delicious. Cold golden kiwifruit is very delicious. Very cold golden kiwifruit is oh so stupendous.
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Deleting "Zero. None." (but retaining comparison to Plessy v. Ferguson) is a new low for improving a draft
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An important call for us all to do better, "resist oversimplified dichotomies, and instead use nuanced terms that recognise the vast variations among countries and people, and respect how people want to be described"
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The global monkeypox outbreak is disproportionately affecting queer men.
My latest story examines how public health is balancing the need to warn a susceptible community with the danger of stigmatizing it - and how the legacy of AIDS shapes the response wapo.st/3NN2xKu
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Hate is a strong word. But the racist relying on black English footballers to bring them glory as if they were their servants, then turning on them as soon as they fell short of their dreams, have my deepest contempt.
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"Without challenging the origins of racial differentiation, health institutions have deepened the stigmatisation of racialised groups with framings such as “Black mothers are more likely to die than white mothers” instead of “structural racism is killing Black mothers”. "
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Two new reviews in @GlobalHealthBMJ that invite us to think more clearly about what we mean when we say 'global health' and 'low-resource settings':
On 'global health' [@melsalm et al] gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e0052…
On 'low-resource settings' [@m_heine01 et al] gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e0051…
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Falling aid for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in the lead-up to the COVID-19 pandemic
New commentary with @davidjbath @peter_binyaruka @JosephineBorghi @Melisa_MarAl
Read it here 👉 gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e0060…
@LSHTM_CHIL @Countdown2030 @PMNCH
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2020: Armchair epidemiologists
2021: Armchair tugboat captains
I, for one, welcome the change.
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Are you sad and angry about the surge in anti-Asian violence? Wondering if there’s something anti-racist you can do? One idea: learn how pronounce Asian names! It doesn’t have to be perfect. Just try, and it will make a difference to your Asian friends and people you meet. (1/8)
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Models have shown the impact #COVID19 vaccines can have on health. Our new study in @TheLancetInfDis looks at their impact on QALYs, net health costs and the wider economy.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
With Frank Sandmann, @_nickdavies, @AnnaVassall, John Edmunds & @cmmid_lshtm. 1/3
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Comment on this study by @MHsiangMD and colleagues.
thelancet.com/journals/lance…
New paper from @davidjbath @CatKPitt and colleagues
@LSHTM_CHIL @LSHTM_malaria
Targeting spraying for malaria control is safe, less costly, and cost-effective compared with standard spraying
With low incidence, these funds could be spent elsewhere🦟
bit.ly/3pWB3FI