Alex Chung
@dralexchung.bsky.social
Research medic currently working in Botswana 🇬🇧 🇧🇼
Interests: Public Health, Global Health, a large dose of Infectious Diseases 🌐🦠
Botswana Harvard Health Partnership
YoungWFPHA Communications Lead
Views are my own
Interests: Public Health, Global Health, a large dose of Infectious Diseases 🌐🦠
Botswana Harvard Health Partnership
YoungWFPHA Communications Lead
Views are my own
Health Misinformation: UNPACKED by @lshtmcepr.bsky.social was an awesome event🔥🔥🔥
🎯 What makes us susceptable to misinformation?
🎯 Why do actors push it?
🎯 What can we do tackle it?
Looking forward to repping @wfpha.bsky.social in the new network to fight #HealthMisinformation in the UK 💪
🎯 What makes us susceptable to misinformation?
🎯 Why do actors push it?
🎯 What can we do tackle it?
Looking forward to repping @wfpha.bsky.social in the new network to fight #HealthMisinformation in the UK 💪
September 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Health Misinformation: UNPACKED by @lshtmcepr.bsky.social was an awesome event🔥🔥🔥
🎯 What makes us susceptable to misinformation?
🎯 Why do actors push it?
🎯 What can we do tackle it?
Looking forward to repping @wfpha.bsky.social in the new network to fight #HealthMisinformation in the UK 💪
🎯 What makes us susceptable to misinformation?
🎯 Why do actors push it?
🎯 What can we do tackle it?
Looking forward to repping @wfpha.bsky.social in the new network to fight #HealthMisinformation in the UK 💪
Superb opportunity to talk about #YouthLeadership and #YouthHealth on UB Radio yesterday evening on behalf of BSRHI and BHP
Full interview on UB Radio's Facebook page
All in preparation for next week's Youth Leadership Symposium 🇧🇼🎉
#YouthVoices #YouthAdvocacy
Full interview on UB Radio's Facebook page
All in preparation for next week's Youth Leadership Symposium 🇧🇼🎉
#YouthVoices #YouthAdvocacy
June 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Superb opportunity to talk about #YouthLeadership and #YouthHealth on UB Radio yesterday evening on behalf of BSRHI and BHP
Full interview on UB Radio's Facebook page
All in preparation for next week's Youth Leadership Symposium 🇧🇼🎉
#YouthVoices #YouthAdvocacy
Full interview on UB Radio's Facebook page
All in preparation for next week's Youth Leadership Symposium 🇧🇼🎉
#YouthVoices #YouthAdvocacy
Whoo we have a new account 🥳
Welcome to the World Federation of Public Health Associations BlueSky account! 👋
We're an international NGO representing 130 organisations and 5 million public health professionals
Recognised Non-State Actor by WHO
🌐 World Congress on Public Health - Cape Town, Sep 2026🌐
We're an international NGO representing 130 organisations and 5 million public health professionals
Recognised Non-State Actor by WHO
🌐 World Congress on Public Health - Cape Town, Sep 2026🌐
June 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Whoo we have a new account 🥳
New paper: how accurate is the Verbal Autopsy tool at assigning a cause of death in older adults?
Many global statistics use VA data 🙊 so let's keep finding way of improving how we use the tool to ensure that every death is counted 🙏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Many global statistics use VA data 🙊 so let's keep finding way of improving how we use the tool to ensure that every death is counted 🙏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Evaluating the performance of verbal autopsy for assigning cause of death in older adults: A population‐based cohort study in Karonga, Malawi
Background
Verbal autopsy, where a close caregiver or relative of someone who recently died reports on the signs, symptoms and circumstances preceding death, is useful for producing population-based.....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New paper: how accurate is the Verbal Autopsy tool at assigning a cause of death in older adults?
Many global statistics use VA data 🙊 so let's keep finding way of improving how we use the tool to ensure that every death is counted 🙏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Many global statistics use VA data 🙊 so let's keep finding way of improving how we use the tool to ensure that every death is counted 🙏
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Wow I've been really bad with my self promotion 🙈😆
Published last month!
Serious infections 2nd to drug use aren't widely reported but they have a huge impact on lives
A patient centred integrated team could be a solution to caring for these complex situations
#InfectiousDiseases #PWID
Published last month!
Serious infections 2nd to drug use aren't widely reported but they have a huge impact on lives
A patient centred integrated team could be a solution to caring for these complex situations
#InfectiousDiseases #PWID
Addressing the health needs of people who inject drugs (PWID): a descriptive analysis of an inpatient integrated care team within an acute hospital in Scotland
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
✅ Just Accepted
#IDSky
Addressing the health needs of people who inject drugs (PWID): a descriptive analysis of an inpatient integrated care team within an acute hospital in Scotland
People who inject drugs (PWID) experience poor health outcomes secondary to infective sequelae with lengthy hospitalisations, high rates of unplanned discharge and frequent readmissions.
doi.org
April 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Wow I've been really bad with my self promotion 🙈😆
Published last month!
Serious infections 2nd to drug use aren't widely reported but they have a huge impact on lives
A patient centred integrated team could be a solution to caring for these complex situations
#InfectiousDiseases #PWID
Published last month!
Serious infections 2nd to drug use aren't widely reported but they have a huge impact on lives
A patient centred integrated team could be a solution to caring for these complex situations
#InfectiousDiseases #PWID
Very humbling to be celebrating International Women's day with Mebala Youth Studio 💛 and the French Embassy in Botswana 🇨🇵
Listening to the stories of GBV survivors and discussing solutions to these issues has been a very powerful experience 🫂
Statistics can change minds, but stories change hearts
Listening to the stories of GBV survivors and discussing solutions to these issues has been a very powerful experience 🫂
Statistics can change minds, but stories change hearts
March 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Very humbling to be celebrating International Women's day with Mebala Youth Studio 💛 and the French Embassy in Botswana 🇨🇵
Listening to the stories of GBV survivors and discussing solutions to these issues has been a very powerful experience 🫂
Statistics can change minds, but stories change hearts
Listening to the stories of GBV survivors and discussing solutions to these issues has been a very powerful experience 🫂
Statistics can change minds, but stories change hearts
One week to go to register an event for Global Public Health Week!! 📢
With international aid being cut around the world, now is the time to speak up on why we need to keep funding health programmes and how we can reimage power structures in this new era 🌐🙌
#GPHW25
www.wfpha.org/global-publi...
With international aid being cut around the world, now is the time to speak up on why we need to keep funding health programmes and how we can reimage power structures in this new era 🌐🙌
#GPHW25
www.wfpha.org/global-publi...
Global Public Health Week | WFPHA
www.wfpha.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
One week to go to register an event for Global Public Health Week!! 📢
With international aid being cut around the world, now is the time to speak up on why we need to keep funding health programmes and how we can reimage power structures in this new era 🌐🙌
#GPHW25
www.wfpha.org/global-publi...
With international aid being cut around the world, now is the time to speak up on why we need to keep funding health programmes and how we can reimage power structures in this new era 🌐🙌
#GPHW25
www.wfpha.org/global-publi...
Really interesting report on the different types of "political" groups in Britain:
❌ the labels "left" and "right" are often unhelpful
🌐 groups have common core beliefs which can unite us
🙌🏻 there is hope for working together and building a more resilient society
www.britainschoice.uk
❌ the labels "left" and "right" are often unhelpful
🌐 groups have common core beliefs which can unite us
🙌🏻 there is hope for working together and building a more resilient society
www.britainschoice.uk
Britain’s Choice, More in Common’s new report on the UK
The result of an 18-months examination of the hopes and fears, values and core beliefs in which we’ve engaged with almost 11,000 people across Britain through surveys, conversations and interviews.
www.britainschoice.uk
February 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Really interesting report on the different types of "political" groups in Britain:
❌ the labels "left" and "right" are often unhelpful
🌐 groups have common core beliefs which can unite us
🙌🏻 there is hope for working together and building a more resilient society
www.britainschoice.uk
❌ the labels "left" and "right" are often unhelpful
🌐 groups have common core beliefs which can unite us
🙌🏻 there is hope for working together and building a more resilient society
www.britainschoice.uk
Reposted by Alex Chung
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
Job vacancies in BSRHI! 🥳
What: Research Physician & Post-doc Research Fellow
- community based studies on STIs, antenatal care, and HIV management
Where: Gaborone, Botswana
Requirements: see job ads, ideally 2-year minimum commitment
Website for more info:
bhp.org.bw/careers
What: Research Physician & Post-doc Research Fellow
- community based studies on STIs, antenatal care, and HIV management
Where: Gaborone, Botswana
Requirements: see job ads, ideally 2-year minimum commitment
Website for more info:
bhp.org.bw/careers
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Job vacancies in BSRHI! 🥳
What: Research Physician & Post-doc Research Fellow
- community based studies on STIs, antenatal care, and HIV management
Where: Gaborone, Botswana
Requirements: see job ads, ideally 2-year minimum commitment
Website for more info:
bhp.org.bw/careers
What: Research Physician & Post-doc Research Fellow
- community based studies on STIs, antenatal care, and HIV management
Where: Gaborone, Botswana
Requirements: see job ads, ideally 2-year minimum commitment
Website for more info:
bhp.org.bw/careers
Relieved to hear that PEPFAR will keep going after the scary news of USAID freezes earlier today
When patients are worriedly asking colleagues whether they will still be able to get their HIV medications, it really hits home how vital this service is
news.un.org/en/story/202...
When patients are worriedly asking colleagues whether they will still be able to get their HIV medications, it really hits home how vital this service is
news.un.org/en/story/202...
UNAIDS welcomes US decision to keep funding life-saving HIV treatment
UNAIDS has welcomed Wednesday’s emergency waiver from the United States Secretary of State that will allow the continuation of life-saving HIV treatment funded by the US across 55 countries worldwide.
news.un.org
January 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Relieved to hear that PEPFAR will keep going after the scary news of USAID freezes earlier today
When patients are worriedly asking colleagues whether they will still be able to get their HIV medications, it really hits home how vital this service is
news.un.org/en/story/202...
When patients are worriedly asking colleagues whether they will still be able to get their HIV medications, it really hits home how vital this service is
news.un.org/en/story/202...
We definitely need fact checking and active efforts to tackle misinformation now more than ever
The eyes of the world were on Washington yesterday for President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
We’ve fact checked several claims from speeches he gave, including on:
📈 inflation
🗳️ the youth vote
🇵🇦 the Panama Canal
Our round-up 👇
https://fullfact.org/news/donald-trump-inauguration-claims-47
We’ve fact checked several claims from speeches he gave, including on:
📈 inflation
🗳️ the youth vote
🇵🇦 the Panama Canal
Our round-up 👇
https://fullfact.org/news/donald-trump-inauguration-claims-47
Donald Trump’s inauguration: fact checked - Full Fact
We’ve looked at a number of claims made by President Trump across three speeches on 20 January 2025.
fullfact.org
January 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
We definitely need fact checking and active efforts to tackle misinformation now more than ever
Reposted by Alex Chung
As the world marks Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, researchers from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social are collaborating with the #RoyalSocietyofEdinburgh and #UnitingtoCombatNeglectedTropicalDiseases to host a free, public exhibition 31 Jan - 4 Feb. Get tickets now!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amplifying...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amplifying...
Amplifying affected voices: neglected tropical diseases | Free exhibition
A powerful exhibition to mark World Neglected Tropical Disease Day.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 9:32 AM
As the world marks Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, researchers from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social are collaborating with the #RoyalSocietyofEdinburgh and #UnitingtoCombatNeglectedTropicalDiseases to host a free, public exhibition 31 Jan - 4 Feb. Get tickets now!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amplifying...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amplifying...
I've arrived! 🇧🇼
The Botswana Sexual Reproductive Health Initiative (BSRHI) works to improve STI and family planning care in Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa
Excited to be learning from the team about conducting clinical trials in a non-UK setting
Check out the BSRHI website:
www.bsrhi.org
The Botswana Sexual Reproductive Health Initiative (BSRHI) works to improve STI and family planning care in Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa
Excited to be learning from the team about conducting clinical trials in a non-UK setting
Check out the BSRHI website:
www.bsrhi.org
January 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I've arrived! 🇧🇼
The Botswana Sexual Reproductive Health Initiative (BSRHI) works to improve STI and family planning care in Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa
Excited to be learning from the team about conducting clinical trials in a non-UK setting
Check out the BSRHI website:
www.bsrhi.org
The Botswana Sexual Reproductive Health Initiative (BSRHI) works to improve STI and family planning care in Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa
Excited to be learning from the team about conducting clinical trials in a non-UK setting
Check out the BSRHI website:
www.bsrhi.org
Reposted by Alex Chung
Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates
@france24-en.bsky.social covers LSHTM research suggesting Palestinian Ministry of Health underreported number of deaths due to violence, & that 59% were women, children & the elderly.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
@france24-en.bsky.social covers LSHTM research suggesting Palestinian Ministry of Health underreported number of deaths due to violence, & that 59% were women, children & the elderly.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Gaza death toll 40 percent higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates
A study in the medical journal The Lancet estimated that 64,260 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, which would mean the health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Stri...
www.france24.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded, Lancet study estimates
@france24-en.bsky.social covers LSHTM research suggesting Palestinian Ministry of Health underreported number of deaths due to violence, & that 59% were women, children & the elderly.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
@france24-en.bsky.social covers LSHTM research suggesting Palestinian Ministry of Health underreported number of deaths due to violence, & that 59% were women, children & the elderly.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
"Redefining Equity: Decolonising Public Health for a Healthier World"
This year's theme for Global Public Health Week (GPHW), 7-11th April 2025 🎉
Want to join the conversation? Registration for hosting events is now open
More info:
www.wfpha.org/global-publi...
This year's theme for Global Public Health Week (GPHW), 7-11th April 2025 🎉
Want to join the conversation? Registration for hosting events is now open
More info:
www.wfpha.org/global-publi...
www.wfpha.org
January 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"Redefining Equity: Decolonising Public Health for a Healthier World"
This year's theme for Global Public Health Week (GPHW), 7-11th April 2025 🎉
Want to join the conversation? Registration for hosting events is now open
More info:
www.wfpha.org/global-publi...
This year's theme for Global Public Health Week (GPHW), 7-11th April 2025 🎉
Want to join the conversation? Registration for hosting events is now open
More info:
www.wfpha.org/global-publi...
Off to Botswana this weekend to start my new role as a reproductive health research fellow, any recommendations on things to do and places to eat in Gaborone? 🇧🇼
January 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Off to Botswana this weekend to start my new role as a reproductive health research fellow, any recommendations on things to do and places to eat in Gaborone? 🇧🇼
What a year 2024 has been!
Some highlights:
- Dream F3 as an ID clinical research fellow
- Completing the DTM&H at LSHTM
- Joining YoungWFPHA, launching the Health Hub, and representing the NGO at WHO Euro's Regional Committee meeting
Warm shout out to the amazing folks I've met along the way 💕
Some highlights:
- Dream F3 as an ID clinical research fellow
- Completing the DTM&H at LSHTM
- Joining YoungWFPHA, launching the Health Hub, and representing the NGO at WHO Euro's Regional Committee meeting
Warm shout out to the amazing folks I've met along the way 💕
January 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
What a year 2024 has been!
Some highlights:
- Dream F3 as an ID clinical research fellow
- Completing the DTM&H at LSHTM
- Joining YoungWFPHA, launching the Health Hub, and representing the NGO at WHO Euro's Regional Committee meeting
Warm shout out to the amazing folks I've met along the way 💕
Some highlights:
- Dream F3 as an ID clinical research fellow
- Completing the DTM&H at LSHTM
- Joining YoungWFPHA, launching the Health Hub, and representing the NGO at WHO Euro's Regional Committee meeting
Warm shout out to the amazing folks I've met along the way 💕