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ISGlobal - Barcelona Institute for Global Health | #iCERCA centre and member of #SOMM_alliance 🟠 bit.ly/isglobalorg
🌍 How can we address climate emotions in education? Join us for Climate Emotions in Education: Research, young people’s voices and collective practices of care during #BarcelonaClimateWeek2026. 📅 13 Oct | 17:30–19:30 📍 @the_prbb & online Free registration: https://luma.com/a9dbrdly
💡 What is blue light? Blue light is part of visible light, present in sunlight and screens. At ~400–500 nm, it lies between violet and green light. 🔗 Discover more! https://diccionario.isglobal.org/en/luz-azul/ #DiccionarioSaludGlobal #GlobalHealthDictionary
Traditional pandemic plans do not protect the entire population. 📝A new report from the NUS-Lancet PRIME Commission, involving #ISGlobal, provides a practical roadmap to reverse this situation. ➡️ https://shorturl.at/8d1R5
🦠 Around 250,000 people could be affected by #LongCOVID in Catalonia, yet only around 14,000 cases are recorded in the healthcare system. A new expert report identifies major gaps in diagnosis, care, research and support. 🔗 Read more: https://shorturl.at/G5ITf #GlobalHealth
Quique Bassat, director general y científico de #ISGlobal, ha sido elegido presidente de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional (SEMTSI). ¡Enhorabuena, Quique! 🔗https://shorturl.at/0tMRD
🧬 Is poor sleep a cause or a consequence of ill health? Using genetics, researchers found new evidence suggesting that short sleep and insomnia could contribute to several health problems. 🔗 Read more: https://shorturl.at/ytzNl #SleepHealth #PublicHealth
➡️ Morbidity and mortality: what’s the difference? 🔹 Morbidity refers to the frequency or burden of diseases and other health problems in a population. 🔹 Mortality refers to the deaths that occur in a population and their causes. 🔗https://shorturl.at/PPqxp #GlobalHealthDictionary
The #COVID19 vaccine was developed in less than a year. So why are we still waiting for vaccines against parasitic worms? Listen to this micro-talk by Rebeca Santano, researcher at #ISGlobal, as part of #NitRecerCat:
The COVID-19 vaccine was developed in less than a year.
La investigadora Rebeca Santano ens presenta la seva recerca sobre ...
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After another exciting year of research collaboration, the #WORMVACS annual meeting has come to Barcelona! 👋At #ISGlobal, we are thrilled to have hosted this year’s gathering. Discover the latest updates on our work toward developing a helminth vaccine ➡️ wormvacs.org/news
🔬 El pròxim dissabte 3 d'octubre, @prbb.org obre les seves portes amb l'#OpenPRBB! ⚗️💬 Visites guiades als laboratoris, tallers i xerrades científiques, i molt més! Més info i inscripcions 👉https://www.isglobal.org/ca/-/openprbb-2026
🌡️ Climate change is already affecting health. On the #ISGlobal blog, Manolis Kogevinas examines the health implications of the US rollback of power-sector emissions rules, from extreme heat and wildfires to infectious diseases. 🔗 Read the article: https://shorturl.at/PpGDM #GlobalHealth
Trump contra el clima: el coste humano de negar el cambio climático - Blog
Blog sobre salud global. Abierto a todas aquellas ideas que persigan un acceso equitativo a la salud. En todo el mundo.
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✈️ Quins efectes sobre la salut podria tenir l’ampliació de l’aeroport de Barcelona? 🎙️ Laura Chica (#ISGlobal) en parla al programa #VidaVerda de @radio4rne.bsky.social. 🔗 Escolta l’entrevista:
Vida Verda - L'ampliació de l'aeroport: créixer en plena crisi climàtica
L'ampliació de l'aeroport: créixer en plena crisi climàtica
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👩🍼Improving air quality and maternal education could help prevent thousands of cases of low birth weight, according to a new #ISGlobal study. 🔗https://www.isglobal.org/en/-/mejorar-la-calidad-del-aire-y-la-educacion-materna-podria-ayudar-a-prevenir-miles-de-casos-de-bajo-peso-al-nacer
🔬 La diversidad no solo afecta a quién hace ciencia, sino también a qué investigamos y cómo lo hacemos. 💬Francisca Casas-Cordero y Claudia Sanz, de #ISGlobal, hablan sobre equidad y diversidad en la investigación biomédica en el marco del #INCLUDEProject.
Francisca Casas-Cordero y Claudia Sanz (ISGlobal): «La diversidad también influye en qué investigamos y en cómo lo hacemos» - El·lipse
El proyecto europeo INCLUDE presenta un manifiesto para avanzar hacia una investigación biomédica más inclusiva, diversa y equitativa.
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🎯 What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? 🌐 They are 17 global goals set out in the UN’s 2030 Agenda to end poverty, protect the planet and promote well-being. 🔗Learn more: https://diccionario.isglobal.org/en/ods #SDGs #Agenda2030 #GlobalHealth #GlobalHealthDictionary
#ISGlobal’s 2025 Annual Report is now available. From research and training to international collaboration and societal impact, Transforming Health Together looks back on some of the people, projects and evidence that shaped our work in 2025. 🟠Read the full report at https://2025.isglobal.org/
✈️ Laura Chica i Mònica Ubalde (#ISGlobal) reflexionen a @vilaweb.cat sobre l’ampliació del Prat i el seu impacte en el territori i la salut pública. 💬 "És una decisió sobre el model de territori que volem construir".
Aturar l’ampliació de l’aeroport: una qüestió de salut pública
Quan deteriorem els sistemes naturals que sostenen la vida, també debilitem la nostra pròpia salut i la nostra adaptació al canvi climàtic
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🌍 After 16 years, ECTMIH returns to Barcelona. #ECTMIH2027 will bring the global health community together to rethink collaboration, equity and innovation under the theme Refocusing on Global Health. 📍 Barcelona 📅 25–28 Oct 2027 🔗 https://ectmih2027.eu #GlobalHealth #TropicalMedicine
✈️At #SOMMaConnect2026, #ISGlobal researcher José Muñoz presented FAMBA, an innovative platform combining specialised health support for travellers with epidemiological surveillance and data analytics. 🔗 web.fambaproject.com #GlobalHealth #DigitalHealth #Innovation @sommalliance.bsky.social
🌡️ This week, #ISGlobal Research Professor Xavier Basagaña represented the institute at the Parliament of Catalonia in a hearing related to the proposed law on urgent measures for climate security. The session took place before the Ecological Transition Committee. 🔗 https://shorturl.at/2cbwp
🌍 Since 2002, the @GlobalFund partnership has helped save 72 million lives and reduce the combined death rate from AIDS, TB and malaria by 65%. The 2026 Results Report shows what sustained investment and global cooperation can achieve. Read more 👉🏾 https://shorturl.at/6NDkX #GlobalHealth
🩺 Four in five deaths investigated by #CHAMPS were considered preventable or potentially preventable. After 10 years across 7 countries, the findings point to opportunities to strengthen maternal, newborn and child health. 🔗 Read more: https://shorturl.at/8AM4l #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth
🎗️ This #ChildhoodCancerAwarenessMonth, discover Healing in Two Voices: 31 intimate stories exploring childhood and adolescent cancer and survivorship through personal experiences and professional perspectives. 🔗 https://equolproject.eu/resources/ #ChildhoodCancer #GlobalHealth
📊 Children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD or autism in Denmark today more closely resemble the general population than those diagnosed a decade ago. A new study explores this shift and what may be driving it. 🔎 🔗 Read more: https://shorturl.at/mrRlw
🌐 Could wealth redistribution policies help avert millions of deaths? An #ISGlobal-led study in @thelancet.com estimates that tax measures now under discussion could avert 6.6–29.5 million deaths by 2030, as development aid declines Read more: https://shorturl.at/d9bcy #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity
On 13 November, the #INCLUDE project will hold its final conference in Barcelona to share lessons learned, tools and strategies for integrating gender equality and intersectionality into biomedical research. 📍 @prbb.org, Barcelona 🔗 Register: https://shorturl.at/X2OvF
🌍 The transition away from fossil fuels is a climate imperative. But it is also a public health opportunity. Putting health at the centre of the energy transition can deliver benefits far beyond climate action. Read the new #CATALYSE Narrative: 🔗https://shorturl.at/qRHtG
🌿 What does health mean when the land itself is changing? Among the Punan-Tubu in North Kalimantan, climate change, development and shifting ways of life are reshaping health, mobility and belonging. 🔗 Read more: https://shorturl.at/1zhse #PlanetaryHealth #GlobalHealth
🤝 Another scientist adds her voice to the INCLUDE Manifesto! We’re delighted that Dr. pharm. Fawzia Sha’at from ICCF Bucharest has publicly endorsed it. Add your voice: sign the Manifesto, share it and help advance more inclusive biomedical research. forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
