GHCD 2019 @2019Ghcd

Day one of the @GHCD2019 course complete! @SusanCarland @WaleedAly @pkomesar @DrMaithri made for an exciting opening panel discussing The State of Global Health. What an amazing mix of great minds! A pleasure to share the day with 120 of our future health professionals! #SPHPM

@_georgia_fox We’re glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for being such an active, inspiring member of the discussions.

After Professor Paul Komesaroff’s stimulating presentation on Bioethics, the Global Health Care Delivery has come to a humble end with a panel discussion with our previous delightful speakers on “Creating Change in Global Health”.

Dr. Debbie Long deconstructing the fundamentals of Cultural Competency.

Our participants are currently in the midst of some thoughtful discussions around the experiences of displaced people.

Day 2 of the Global Health Care Delivery Short Course has kicked off to an inspiring start with a conversation about Community Engagement with Shanaka Fernando.

Such an excellent end to Day 1 of the Global Health Care Delivery. Dr. Asiel Adan Sanchez and Dr. Asika Pelenda address the global issues related to LGBTQI and Women’s Health.

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PANDEMIC ALERT! The participants are switched on to save the world from global outbreak.

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Bright and early start for the Global Health Care Delivery! Some excellent insight from Dr. Susan Carland, Dr. Waleed Aly and Professor Paul Komesaroff.

Medical professionals are burnt out, overworked and more prone to psychological distress, but when it comes to their own mental health many fear the stigma of treatment #mh4docs 1/2 abc.net.au/news/2019-03-2…

Happy #IWD2019! This #MonashLens collection features some of the remarkable University women who are tackling the issues of the day head-on and making positive change: mona.sh/Yx2830nX1bb #BalanceForBetter #WomenInSTEM

A huge congratulations to Dr Maithri. Come and see him impart his wisdom on global health at the GHCD Short Course on April 13-14. Registrations are open now!

US women often face partner abuse over their reproductive choices, from threats of violence to sabotage of their contraception, according to a round-up of studies in @BMJ_SRH. reuters.com/article/us-usa…

A new bat-borne virus related to Ebola—named the Mengla virus—has been identified and characterized by researchers from @DukeNUS in Singapore; they published their findings in @NatureMicrobiol. eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2…

Anemia is a scourge on pregnant women and children, particularly in the developing world. Iron supplements may be a key intervention, but existing research on their efficacy and safety is patchy. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/endin…

Southeast Asian smokers are set to rise by a million between 2000 and 2025 (to 240 million), according to the @WHO—while smokers in the Americas and Europe are set to drop by 59 and 65 million, respectively. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/South…

Until quality trials are conducted, marijuana maintains a “muddled risk profile”—somewhere between coffee and opioids and best heavily regulated like alcohol and tobacco. newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…

"Why is the humanitarian system failing local women responding to crises and what needs to change?" @irinnews interviews CARE's @Suzy_Madigan about women humanitarian responders & new research from @careintuk bit.ly/2sjFiQk

In @ConversationEDU today, great piece by Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones, president of AChAM (RACP) on #pilltesting highlights support from Australian addiction medicine specialists. Here's why doctors are backing pill testing at music festivals across Australia buff.ly/2VD01w2

In the wake of a measles scare, many in Finland believe anti-vaxxers should face financial penalties including the loss of child benefits and public daycare, a poll revealed. yle.fi/uutiset/osasto…