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The George Institute for Global Health UK - improving the health of people worldwide through innovative research in partnership with Imperial College London
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Truly excited to be joining the team The George Institute for Global Health today as Programme Director in Multiple Long-Term Conditions. An amazing opportunity to build collaborations across The George Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London and beyond to tackle one of the most pressing challenges in global health.
We're thrilled to announce Dr Chris Butler has been appointed as Clinical Reader in Chronic and Complex Diseases and Programme Director for Multiple Long-Term Conditions at The George Institute UK. Read more about this exciting appointment. buff.ly/3ufC0kC
Join the World Health Organization (WHO) webinar on Financing for Cancer - and hear from a panel of experts, including our colleague, Prof. Stephen Jan who'll address the critical aspect of financial burdens posed by cancer. 🗓️2 Feb, 2:30 pm GMT ➡️Register: buff.ly/3Ovp2pY
Interesting read by our colleague Dr Dilara Bahceci in Psychedelic Alpha. Dilara discusses the barriers that prevent repurposing drugs like ketamine for depressive disorders and the potential solutions that could encourage the advancement of novel treatments. psychedelicalpha.com/news/ensuring-…
Happening tomorrow! Join The George Institute for Global Health India for this webinar discussion on navigating cardiovascular disease (CVD) in pregnancy and the solutions to move forward and overcome implementation barriers. 🗓️February 8 2024 🕒3pm GMT ➡️Register: bit.ly/3vUOAGx
📢 ICYMI: The UK's Global Health Framework: How do we translate ambition into reality? Last year, we co-authored this article for Bond alongside colleagues from Plan International UK, Malaria No More UK, George Institute UK and Sightsavers. ✍️ bond.org.uk/news/2023/06/t…
We're delighted to receive a joint-led award from National Institute for Health and Care Research for a collaborative project with LSTM aiming to improve the responsiveness of health service delivery in the context of extreme weather events for urban marginalised people. Read more. nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-awar…
#ICYMI - we hosted a panel event exploring the critical nexus of #UHC, climate change, and community mobilisation. Ravitej Prasad and Claudia Selin Batz reflect on the event and the learnings towards building resilient health and environment partnerships. buff.ly/3SO95gV
Don't miss insights from Elisa Pineda The George Institute for Global Health and colleagues Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation on food security from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bermuda. Read the research via PLOS Global Public Health: buff.ly/4byCQd8
Integrating sex and gender is essential for producing high-quality science - and we're thrilled to see our MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity) project mentioned by Andrew Griffith MP recently in UK Parliament. Only through sector-wide unity on this topic will we see long-term change: buff.ly/486aoNL
Thanks to Pharma Market Europe for featuring the MESSAGE (Medical Science Sex & Gender Equity) team sharing our work on sex and gender equity in medical research 💪 George Institute UK.
Meet our Chair in Health Systems Science, Prof Helena Legido-Quigley. 👋 Helena tells us about our Health Systems Science Programme - her role as Chair of the NUS-Lancet PRIME Commission - and fostering the next generation of academics and health researchers. buff.ly/3UVV6am
📢 ICYMI: George Institute UK on UK Health Radio™! 📻 Claudia Selin Batz sits down with Professors Jane Hirst and Stephen Jan to discuss the importance of Universal Health Coverage (#UHC). 🎧 Listen here 👉bit.ly/3Pn6AR6
Taxing foods high in fat, salt and sugar can effectively reduce their sales and intake and help promote healthier diets. Read the latest review by our colleague, Elisa Pineda and colleagues at Centre for Health Economics & Policy Innovation via Food Policy: buff.ly/3UXjoAN
📢 We're moving! Please continue supporting our work to improve the health of people worldwide by following our global @GeorgeInstitute X channel for all our latest research, projects, updates and announcements. We will stop using the George Institute UK account from March 4 2024.