Bassey Ebenso
@b-ebenso.bsky.social
Assoc prof @universityofleeds.bsky.social| Medical doctor & Interdisciplinary social scientist| digital health | Urban Health | One Health| Participatory methods | Realist methods For details see: http://bit.ly/2Uvaa04-Bassey-UoL
How extreme heat is rewriting the job of state government www.axios.com/2026/09/08/e...
How extreme heat is rewriting the job of state government
Climate change has forced states to build systems for a hazard they historically weren't organized to manage.
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Regarding healthcare, the evidence is overwhelming: race & ethnicity are associated with differences in quality of care people receive & in their health outcomes. Regardless of whether anyone is being racist, it is clear that people receive worse healthcare due to their racial or ethnic background
This is how seriously a patient’s skin colour can affect the quality of medical care they receive | Devi Sridhar
New reporting from the Guardian has shed further light on the ‘ethnicity pain gap’. This is what has to be done to close it, says Devi Sridhar, global public health chair at Edinburgh University
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Study after study from different countries has found that patients from minority ethnic backgrounds are frequently required to demonstrate higher levels of pain before receiving treatment, and are often given less effective treatment even when their pain is acknowledged.
From birth until death: how the ethnicity pain gap follows people through life
Patients from minority ethnic backgrounds often have to demonstrate higher levels of pain, only to receive less effective treatment
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Mpox is evolving: once rare & largely animal-borne, it’s now spreading globally w/ new transmission patterns. Modeling shows how outbreaks can jump beyond core networks & how targeted vaccines & rapid tracing could curb spread. Prevention & surveillance remain key. journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
We could all use some good news these days Ghana cut malaria deaths by 86%!!! And they followed science and good public health policies healthpolicy-watch.news/how-ghana-sl...
How Ghana Slashed Child Malaria Deaths By 86% - Health Policy Watch
For decades, malaria has been one of Africa's most persistent health challenges. In Ghana, it was once the leading cause of death for children under five. Bed
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Based on reviews of the evidence on causes of health inequalities, Marmot et al developed 8 principles of health equity namely: early life, education, employment, having enough money, environment including housing, behaviours, racism & environmental sustainability. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Liberalism and health equity?
Henrik Ibsen's character Dr Stockmann was concerned at an outbreak of illness among his patients. His private investigation pointed to biological contamination of water in the public baths that were t...
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A devastating story of a death that now could be prevented, and lessons unlearned. By @lizszabo.bsky.social. www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
Two sisters, one virus: A family devastated by HPV
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Did you know that men can get HPV-related cancer, too? HPV, the virus that causes cervical cancers, is also the leading cause of head & neck tumors, which have been rising for years. Treatment can be brutal, but the HPV shot can prevent these cancers. www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
‘Something I’d never heard of almost killed me’: Men face rising threat of HPV-related cancers
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Two young inventors design a brick that can cool cities using electricity, and the idea points to buildings that stop being part of the heat problem
Two inventors designed a 3D-printed brick that cools city streets by 16°F. See how this eco-friendly tech fights urban heat islands.
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Urban heat inequality rises globally as cities continue to expand: www.earth.com/news/urban-h...
Urban heat inequality rises globally as cities continue to expand
Study of 11,000 cities finds urban heat, green space, and wealth inequality grow predictably as cities expand.
earth.com
MEPs’ proposals brighten the horizon for EU research www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/meps...
MEPs’ proposals brighten the horizon for EU research
The quality of Ehler and Repasi’s amendments will force the European Council and Commission to take them extremely seriously, says Jan Palmowski
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“One Battle After Another” won six Oscars at the 98th Academy Awards on Sunday, including for best picture. See the full list of the winners.
Oscars 2026 Winners: The Complete List
The winning actors, directors, pictures and more at the 98th annual Academy Awards.
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Gender inequality is quietly fueling the rise of #AMR. Tackling AMR means addressing violence, stigma, and barriers that prevent women from accessing timely care. #GlobalHealth www.counterview.net/2026/03/gend...
Gender justice essential to prevent drug-resistant infections: Global experts
News Blog
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As G7 aid cuts threaten TB programs, affordable diagnostics developed in the global south offer a path forward for high-burden countries to help close the testing gap and save lives www.devex.com/news/global-...
Global south's TB diagnostics innovations are key to fight the epidemic
Opinion: As G7 aid cuts threaten TB programs, affordable diagnostics developed in the global south offer a path forward for high-burden countries to help close the testing gap and save lives.
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Still time to register! The 2nd in our online series 'From Evidence to Impact' is happening tomorrow, to mark #WorldDiabetesDay #NCDs #UrbanHealth Time: 10.00 GMT Date: Thursday 13th November Register here to attend via Teams: shorturl.at/baCrx @policyleeds.bsky.social @herdintl.bsky.social
Bird flu surges and a government shutdown collide, complicating efforts to track cases and protect flocks.
Mosquitoes Discovered in Iceland for the First Time amid Rising Temperatures
Bird flu surges and a government shutdown collide, complicating efforts to track cases and protect flocks.
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Chibuike Agu at the Health Policy Research Group, leads a CHORUS Innovation Fund project exploring the quality and patterns of antimicrobial dispensing and consumption in urban slums in Ebonyi, Nigeria Read an interview on his inspiration and learnings chorusurbanhealth.org/innovation-f...
Innovation Fund Holder Interview in 10 Series: Chibuike Agu - Chorus
Chibuike Agu, at the Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria, leads a CHORUS Innovation...
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An injection (CAB-LA) given every other month to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS, aimed at ending new HIV cases by 2030 in UK. Meanwhile, early results for a different injection called lenacapavir suggest it may even be possible to move people on to an annual HIV prevention jab.
First injection to stop HIV approved
The shot, given six times a year or every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against ever catching the virus.
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As global health rhetoric becomes less overtly colonial, the World Health Summit (WHS) continues to reflect northern institutions...Whilst regional WHS meetings are happening, the role of local actors such as community health workers, patient advocates, and grassroots organisers remains to be seen.
International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 12mo agoThe World Health Summit still largely misses the People it speaks for www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... IHP Featured article by Rajeev B R #WHS2025
Bold proposals in this piece should be seen as an invitation to regionally led dialogues rather than as a blueprint. Their greatest value lies not in prescribing a single model but in fostering debate about the future of global health governance.
Global health reimagined: proposed functions, structures, and forms from five regions
As we enter the second quarter of the 21st century, geopolitical shifts and funding cuts have created a necessity for reinvention of the global health architecture. While the crisis is severe and disr...
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#WorldFoodDay 2025 calls for collaboration in creating a peaceful, sustainable, prosperous & food-secure future. By working together across governments, NGOs, sectors & communities, we can transform food systems to ensure that everyone has access to a healthy diet, living in harmony with the planet.
VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner@vegplotter.com · 12mo agoHappy #WorldFoodDay! This year's theme is "Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future." Let's work together to build a world with nutritious food for everyone and a sustainable planet. Let's celebrate our #FoodHeroes and take action for a food-secure future. www.fao.org/world-food-d...
By connecting research with policy and action, the Alliance continues to demonstrate how health systems research can inform better responses in fragile and conflict-affected contexts – showing that, even amid crisis, health can help bridge divides, restore trust and sustain hope
Health as a bridge to peace: the Alliance contributes to global dialogue at the World Health Summit 2025
At the World Health Summit (WHS) 2025 in Berlin, the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research joined two sessions exploring how health can serve as a bridge to peace in fragile and conflict-aff...
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Success will be measured on whether health priorities are debated & decided in frican cities and whether African governments are paying a bigger share of the bill. If that happens, this crisis will be remembered as a turning point, when Africa began to define its own path towards health sovereignty.
Africa after USAID: who will pay the health bill?
The US retreat from global health funding has disproportionally affected African countries. Will African governments allow the cycle of dependency to continue, or reassert sovereignty over their healt...
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Synthetic hair is eliminated via dumping in landfills where it takes centuries to decompose. Hair polymers degrade into microplastics that leach into groundwater & contaminate soil. Microplastics can be mistaken for food by aquatic species, pose a threat to their health & impact human food chain
Environmental Consequences of Synthetic Hair Use from a Black British Perspective (and some eco-friendly alternatives)
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So pleased to see that @plosglobalpublichealth.org journal has its first ever Impact Factor! 👏 👏 Kudos to the entire team lead by @juliarobinson.bsky.social, @ckyobutungi.bsky.social & a highly diverse team of Section and Academic Editors from around the world!
“In high-income countries like Canada, vaccine misinformation and hesitancy have seriously undermined confidence in vaccines and contributed to lower vaccination coverage” www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Vaccination rates are slipping around the world. Canada isn't immune, says new study | CBC News
The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to vaccination rates, with an estimated 15 million children missing routine shots between 2020 and 2023, said an author of the study published in The Lancet. The world ...
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Researchers developed a new mouse model of hemoglobin SC disease, revealing how hydroxyurea effectively reduces complications despite minimal fetal hemoglobin increases. by Setayesh T, Chi M (...) Malik P et 13 al. in Blood #MedSky 👉 get more here 📖 read the article:
A novel mouse model of hemoglobin SC disease reveals mechanisms underlying beneficial effects of hydroxyurea
Key PointsHbSC disease is the second most common form of SCD, which has largely been excluded from research and therapies.We developed humanized HbSC mice
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