Karen Grépin
@karengrepin.bsky.social
An academic in Hong Kong. 🇨🇦 🇭🇰 🇺🇸 I study Health Policy and Systems, Health Policy, and Health Economics. I read. I eat. I travel.
Gotta say it’s a bit on the nose to have a ship full of wealthy white people and an outbreak that’s actually been controlled dominate global media while a major Ebola outbreak in DRC with cross boarder spread is going unnoticed. www.npr.org/2026/05/16/g...
A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.
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New call for expressions of interest – Building better ways of knowing: Exploring new methods in how health generated to advance improved solutions toward health equity Deadline: 16 January 2026, 23:59 CET More information > ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...
BREAKING: Britain appointed Sarah Mullally as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the first time a woman has been named leader of the Church of England in the 1,400 year history of the role reut.rs/46RSbE6
#GHS2026 Call for Abstracts 🌍 Theme 1: Emerging Challenges & Converging Risks 🦠 Emerging, Resistant & Resurgent Diseases 🤖 Biotech Innovation, AI & DURC 📜 Global Research & Policy Shifts Does this fit your work? Submit your abstract by 17 Nov 2025! www.ghsconf.com/call-for-abs...
Nepal makes progress toward predicting dengue outbreaks months in advance 🦟⏳ How? By using DHIS2 with modeling tools like Chap to track climate-sensitive diseases—an approach now spotlighted ahead of COP30. 🔗 buff.ly/f9tSQXc #DHIS2 #ClimateHealth #COP30 #DiseaseSurveillance
I had such fun running the 10km in this weekend’s TCS Sydney Marathon. What what a city, what a day, and what a great event. I am hooked! Seoul next, and fingers crossed on my ballot for the full marathon in Tokyo!
Good luck to everyone running 🏃♂️ 🏃♀️ 🏃 in Sydney this morning
We have heard you! The new deadline to submit is now 31 October, 2025.
Karen Grépin@karengrepin.bsky.social · 12mo agoReminder: There are 2 weeks left to your best papers on, with, or for DHIS2 to the special issue of SSM: Health Systems. There are no APCs for accepted papers and so far the quality of the submitted papers is really amazing. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Please note that the deadline to apply for this call for papers has been extended to October 31, 2025.
Karen Grépin@karengrepin.bsky.social · last yr.This is a good time to re-post information on this call for papers in SSM: Health Systems.
One of my birdies is leaving the nest: congratulations to Bingqing Guo on successfully defending her dissertation on the measurement of financial protection in China this morning.
Our #HS2050 initiative is considering the future of health systems. As a first step, we're canvassing views on the big trends shaping health systems and access to them. Contribute your thoughts and experience by 21 August (this Thursday!) 📋 ahpsr.org/health-syste...
This is a good time to re-post information on this call for papers in SSM: Health Systems.
I am old enough to remember when Jay Bhattacharya even believed in vaccination (From Bhattacharya, Hyde, and Tu (2014)).
Angie Rasmussen@angierasmussen.bsky.social · 12mo agoBest comment on Jay Bhattacharya that I've read to date.
Got a view on global health and health systems? Fill out this consultation survey from the WHO's Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research. #healthpolicy #episky ahpsr.org/health-syste...
Health Systems 2050 – Online consultation on trend impacts on health and health systems
HS2050 HS2050 HS2050 Online consultation on the impact of global trends on health and health systems You can complete this survey in any of the following languages: العربية ...
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Birkenstock narrowly misses quarterly sales estimates as demand cools reut.rs/41ykTba
Birkenstock narrowly misses quarterly sales estimates as demand cools
German sandal maker Birkenstock narrowly missed third-quarter revenue expectations and reported slower sales growth in the Americas region on Thursday, but said it was well placed to manage the impact of the 15% U.S. tariff on European imports.
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Reminder: There are 2 weeks left to your best papers on, with, or for DHIS2 to the special issue of SSM: Health Systems. There are no APCs for accepted papers and so far the quality of the submitted papers is really amazing. www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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The population of Japan fell by a record amount -- more than 900,000 people -- in 2024 u.afp.com/SMsc
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Vaccination with mRNA-encoded membrane-anchored HIV envelope trimers elicited tier 2 neutralizing antibodies in a phase 1 clinical trial
Membrane-anchored HIV envelope trimer mRNA vaccines elicited high response rates of serum autologous tier 2 neutralizing antibodies in humans.
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Lots of interest following Sophie Witter's presentation 'Transnational lifelines: The role of diaspora capital on health system resilience in fragile and shock prone settings' at IHEA last week. Find the ppt & learn more about the diaspora study here: www.rebuildconsortium.com/resources/di...
BREAKING: Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an ‘immediate and unconditional’ ceasefire, says Malaysia aje.io/j71ffw
80 years old. Heart failure. Still working to survive. Our safety nets aren't just failing, they've already collapsed for millions. Repost if you think we can do better. #MedSky #HealthPolicy www.businessinsider.com/older-americ...
This 81-year-old still works at Home Depot to support herself and her 90-year-old husband
More older Americans are working well into their 80s just to survive. Meet a couple from the Silent Generation who say they can't afford to retire.
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For less than 2USD, I can find and chat with a doctor in my grab app in Indonesia. Presumably they can prescribe and dispatch meds to me via a grab rider too. Asia really stands to leapfrog the rest of the world in digital health. #balibelly
