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This Cochrane review reiterates the low certainty of current evidence regarding doxycycline chemoprophylaxis challenging the current practices. #GlobalHealth #Leptospirosis #CochraneReview #research
#CEI in global health is our drive to enable communities to oversee their health. This school children's street drama from #ECLIPSE Sri Lanka field sites made a more profound impact on health awareness than two years of our professional work. #GlobalHealth #WeAreECLIPSE
Healthcare worker capacity building should be a primary strategy in disease prevention activities. Training PHLTs on detection of leishmania at primary healthcare settings by #ECLIPSE-Sri Lanka team. @ECLIPSE_Keele @LDikomitis @helenpprice
#PLOSNTDs: Disease assessments often tend to miss the psychosocial burden. This work on cutaneous leishmaniasis sheds light on the hidden struggles related not only to disease but also to treatment... through a multi method approach. dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
I wonder about the impact on medical research when we use 'gender' instead of 'biological sex' in surveys, just to keep pace with global trends or appease gender advocates. Are we risking scientific accuracy for social conformity? #MedicalResearch #Gender #ScienceOrTrend
Stigma associated with cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis journals.plos.org/plosntds/a…
Remember the century-old myth of iron-rich spinach? Well, Doxycycline chemoprophylaxis for leptospirosis in endemic settings is a similar modern-day urban legend embraced by governments just like that spinach tale.
Our study unveils the complete genomes of three novel Leptospira strains from Sri Lanka, offering valuable insights for understanding leptospirosis pathogenesis.
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While evidence-based public health initiatives strive for universal care, our study shows a contrasting reality in Sri Lanka, where the prevalent use of ultrasounds for confirming pregnancies imposes substantial financial burdens on expectant mothers
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Is grasping sarcasm now a lost art among social media users, or am I just too cryptic? Pondering... 🤔 #SarcasmMystery
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APC is a main barrier for researchers in LMICs. This list was originally prepared by Boon-How Chew and updated by Asad Naveed: A list of 813 PubMed-indexed journals with $0 Article Processing Fee: lnkd.in/ge8cQDhU
"When a project shifts from 'yours' to 'theirs,' with stakeholders taking ownership and planning interventions, you're on the path to successful policy implementation and sustainability. Exciting strategic planning by ECLIPSE_SriLanka CoP members! #WeAreECLIPSE @ECLIPSE_Keele
Talking about #CommunityEngagment and Involvement in a heavily biomedical focused conference is a challenge. #WeAreECLIPSE team faced this challenge at #TropMed23 @helenpprice @ECLIPSE_Keele @LDikomitis @ASTMH
Pioneers of mRNA COVID vaccines win medicine Nobel nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Prof Weissman is such a nice and humble scientist and IVI is proud to have collaborated with him on several occasions.
