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ANH Academy Science-Policy Platform
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Fostering a global community of researchers & practitioners focused on #agriculture, #foodsystems, #nutrition & #health 🌱 Housed w/in LSHTM
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🌏 Delivering for Nutrition in South Asia (D4N2025) is back!

Join researchers, policymakers & practitioners in Kathmandu 🇳🇵 & online, Dec 2–4 to explore pathways for scaling nutrition impact across systems from food & health to climate resilience. 🌱

🎟 Register → bit.ly/D4N2025_register
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November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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The Research Community on Food Access is hosting a Research Roundtable discussing the prices of healthy diets and foods across 10 countries in Africa. 🫑🌍🍎

Join us tomorrow on 5 Nov | 12:00–13:00 UTC | Zoom: tufts.zoom.us/j/9150600124... to hear insights from 🎤Joyce Grevulo Minofu.

#FoodAccess
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Join the ANH Academy for free to stay updated on the latest research, resources & opportunities from the ANH Community of 13,000 members in 160+ countries. 🌍 www.anh-academy.org/user/register

📰 Check out the October newsletter here bit.ly/47Wfez9
November 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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New ANH Academy Research Community on Food Supply, Loss & Waste launch 🎉 Hear authors Jocelyn Boiteau & Prabhu Pingali on their book 'Wasted Potential'📘 exploring SDG 12 & reducing food loss & waste across the value chain🌍

📅 30 Oct, 12–13 UTC on Zoom🔗 bit.ly/47tclVl

#FoodLoss #SDG12 #FoodSystems
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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@anhacademy.bsky.social connects 13K+ researchers, practitioners & policymakers across 160+ countries 🌍 working hand in hand for better food & a better future. 🤝

This #WorldFoodDay watch poetry that embodies ANH community's collaboration and purpose 🎥 youtu.be/H4LLedeHm5k

🙌🏼Join bit.ly/46XevNO
ANH2025: Ten Paths to Restoration
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October 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The Research Community on Food Access is hosting a Research Roundtable on barriers to healthy diets in Tanzania🇹🇿.
🫑🥕Hear Nishmeet Singh on food choices & issues of access from the perspective of women on 15 October | 12:00–13:00 UTC | Zoom: bit.ly/4nIxUYK

#FoodAccess
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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🌋 New research: Are water & food insecurity linked with mental distress among men & women after a natural disaster? A paper by IMMANA Fellow @indirabose.bsky.social explores this using the 2022 volcanic eruption data in Tonga 🇹🇴.

📄Read here bit.ly/3ITOwha
October 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Join the ANH Academy for free to stay updated on the latest research, resources & opportunities from the ANH Community of 13,000 members in 160+ countries. 🌍 www.anh-academy.org/user/register

📰 Check out the September newsletter here mailchi.mp/lshtm/anhaca...
October 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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🎉 Delighted to introduce the ANH Academy Science-Policy Fellows for 2025-26!

🌍 They are driving evidence-based research and policy solutions to strengthen food systems and improve healthy diets across Ethiopia 🇪🇹, Pakistan 🇵🇰, Nigeria 🇳🇬, and Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

🌱 www.anh-academy.org/science-poli...
September 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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🚰 Water insecurity ripples through food, health & livelihoods. At #FoodWise2025, @indirabose.bsky.social stressed tackling food & water insecurities together. Tools like WISE Scales 🌍now used in 55+ countries, make the invisible visible: wisescales.org 💧 #SDG6

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September 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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If you are interested in tools for measuring food environments and diets, then join us for this interactive webinar!

Date: 30 September 2025
Time: 14:00 BST/9:00 EST/18:30 IST

More info here: www.anh-academy.org/community/ev...

Register here: lshtm.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Webinar: Tools for Action: Measuring food environments and diets to drive policy in LMICs Join global experts to learn about new tools for assessing food environments and diets, and see how they can drive better policies and outcomes
September 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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The Research Community on Food Access is hosting a roundtable on how income and access to healthy diets relate to diet quality in Malawi. 🌽🍠 Hear @racheldgilbert.bsky.social on Malawi & 🪙 food prices for nutrition on September 17 | 13:00-14:00 UTC | Zoom: bit.ly/3JPOU01 #FoodAccess
Research roundtable event flyer. Focused on research from Food Prices for Nutrition researcher, Rachel Gilbert, in Malawi.
September 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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The Research Community on Food Access is hosting a roundtable on Optimising Food Supplementation in India 🇮🇳🫛🍚Hear Tinku Thomas on Balancing Energy Needs & Budget Constraints on September 10 | 12:00–13:00 EST | Zoom: bit.ly/4m023Bi
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September 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Global plastics treaty talks stall – but health focus fuels new momentum

Megan Deeney discusses Lancet Countdown on health and plastics as a new global initiative aiming to track health impacts of #plastics pollution.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
August 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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📢 Launch of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics

On August 4, a new report will offer an up-to-date assessment of the links between health and plastic pollution.

Find out more and register ⤵️ tessforum.org/latest/launc...
TESS - Launch Event: Announcing The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics
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July 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Plastics are in our oceans, air, food & us – even before birth, states Megan Deeney at INC 5.2 in Geneva. Production & waste will triple by 2060. Most of 16K+ chemicals are unregulated. #PlasticsTreaty must deliver a strong treaty to protect people & planet! 🌍 #INC5
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August 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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The Research Community on Food Access is hosting a roundtable on how balanced diets, food prices & gender dynamics shape dietary diversity in households. 👥🥗📈

Hear Martin Chegere on 🌆 rural & urban Tanzania & agricultural links 🇹🇿 on Aug 13 | 09:00–10:00 EST | Zoom: bit.ly/4fCotXC

#FoodAccess
Martin Chegere's research roundtable information.
August 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Plastic pollution will almost triple from 2019-20 at current rates.

What does this mean for health?

🔄 In @thelancet.com a new Health Policy outlines dangers at every stage of the plastic lifecycle —and steps for change.

➡️http://bit.ly/4mvtjZ8
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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"Just Transition" is a key principle in the climate dialogues when we talk about decarbonising our economies. It means this shift must be fair for communities who will be most affected.

It is much less invoked in the context of food systems, however...

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Fair Food Futures: Notes from Dar
Centring justice in the transformation of our food systems
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June 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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🌍 That’s a wrap on the 10th Annual #ANH2025!

Huge thanks to all who joined us in Dar es Salaam + online. Your energy brought vital conversations on food, health & equity to life.

Stay tuned for highlights & resources!

Asanteni Sana! 💡✨

#ANH2025 #Conference #FoodSystems #Nutrition #Agriculture
June 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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💡Day 3 of #ANH2025 sparked big questions:

🌍 Can diets be healthy and sustainable?
⚖️ How do equity & empowerment shape food systems?
🔬 What tools align nutrition, climate & policy?

Explore more:
🔗 anh-academy.org

#ANH2025 #Agriculture #FoodSystems #Nutrition #Health #Equity #Research
June 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Posters & Panels, Day 2 of #ANH2025 was rich with insights! Researchers explored food systems risks, from mining to pesticides, and ways to boost demand for healthy diets through affordability & behaviour change. 🌱
Plus, a poetic snapshot of global research with posters! More to come next day..
June 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Big ideas & bold voices on Day 2 of #ANH2025 🇹🇿! A powerful keynote from @descendantsproject.bsky.social Banner sisters spotlighted environmental justice, while experts tackled demand for healthy diets in tough food environments.
Equity, action & transformation were front and centre. Stay tuned! 🌍💬
June 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Day 1 of #ANH2025 🇹🇿 brought 12 hands-on Learning Labs!
From calculating diet costs & mapping food systems to storytelling for impact & tackling gender gaps, the labs bridged research + real-world change.
That’s a wrap on LL, but next up: plenaries,orals,posters & more! 🌱📊🗺️🎙️

#FoodSystems #Health
June 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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🎉 #ANH2025 kicked off in Dar es Salaam with inspiring remarks & a stirring poem by Zuhura the African Lioness, welcoming global participants to 🇹🇿.

Day 1 set the tone with reflections on science, equity, collaboration, plus a deep dive into stress-testing food systems.🌍✨ #FoodSystems #Health
June 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM