Gillian Mckay, DrPH
@gillianleemckay.bsky.social
Humanitarian Health Research Adviser @Elrha. DrPH from @LSHTM. Interested in #ReproHealth #SocialScience #HumanitarianResponse #Outbreaks and much more. Mum of two awesome kidlets. 🇨🇦🇬🇧she/her
If you're in Nairobi this week at the Pan African Conference on Environment, Climate and Health, come along to the IDRC-convened breakfast session on Wednesday! I'll be talking #humanitarian crisis-affected populations and how we can include them in #climatefinance!
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October 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you're in Nairobi this week at the Pan African Conference on Environment, Climate and Health, come along to the IDRC-convened breakfast session on Wednesday! I'll be talking #humanitarian crisis-affected populations and how we can include them in #climatefinance!
pan-africanconference.com
pan-africanconference.com
Clay pots for insulin? Peer support groups? Digital tools? 💊
If you are working on #innovations to help people with #CMD in humanitarian settings, we want to hear from you and help amplify your work!
Get in touch👉 forms.gle/9KnFVFxrjYt9...
#Innovation #CMD #SubSaharanAfrica
If you are working on #innovations to help people with #CMD in humanitarian settings, we want to hear from you and help amplify your work!
Get in touch👉 forms.gle/9KnFVFxrjYt9...
#Innovation #CMD #SubSaharanAfrica
CMD Innovation/Program Identification Form
Please fill out this form to help us identify and document CMD innovations and programs being implemented in humanitarian settings in sub-Saharan Africa.
Please email any literature, reports, docume...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Clay pots for insulin? Peer support groups? Digital tools? 💊
If you are working on #innovations to help people with #CMD in humanitarian settings, we want to hear from you and help amplify your work!
Get in touch👉 forms.gle/9KnFVFxrjYt9...
#Innovation #CMD #SubSaharanAfrica
If you are working on #innovations to help people with #CMD in humanitarian settings, we want to hear from you and help amplify your work!
Get in touch👉 forms.gle/9KnFVFxrjYt9...
#Innovation #CMD #SubSaharanAfrica
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Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo: 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of Sept 4.
Disease surveillance and health support, yanked by the U.S., can catch these outbreaks early. So many cases already.
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
Disease surveillance and health support, yanked by the U.S., can catch these outbreaks early. So many cases already.
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
Democratic Republic of the Congo declares Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasai Province
Kinshasa – Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Kasai Province where 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health w...
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September 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo: 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, have been reported as of Sept 4.
Disease surveillance and health support, yanked by the U.S., can catch these outbreaks early. So many cases already.
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
Disease surveillance and health support, yanked by the U.S., can catch these outbreaks early. So many cases already.
www.afro.who.int/countries/de...
New pod alert!! Come learn about evidence-based approaches to #MHPSS in #Humanitarian settings with @ifrc.org and Elrha!
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Evidence from the Frontline: Mental Health in Crisis Affected Contexts, episode 1: Self-Help Plus
Podcast Episode · Heartbeat of Humanity · 03/09/2025 · 55m
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September 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
New pod alert!! Come learn about evidence-based approaches to #MHPSS in #Humanitarian settings with @ifrc.org and Elrha!
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In a personal blog, Professor Francesco Checchi discusses the pressing situation in #Gaza amidst increased levels of starvation, and what this may mean for the future 👇
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Famine and genocide in Gaza: A personal view | LSHTM
Famine and genocide in Gaza: A personal view | LSHTM
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July 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
In a personal blog, Professor Francesco Checchi discusses the pressing situation in #Gaza amidst increased levels of starvation, and what this may mean for the future 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
This was such an incredible panel @claudiel.bsky.social. Such a dynamic conversation about the role of local and international research partners in #humanitarianhealth research uptake and impact!
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum
May 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
This was such an incredible panel @claudiel.bsky.social. Such a dynamic conversation about the role of local and international research partners in #humanitarianhealth research uptake and impact!
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum
Talking up our new #NonCommunicableDisease in #HumanitarianCrisis research programme with Radio France!
May 7, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Talking up our new #NonCommunicableDisease in #HumanitarianCrisis research programme with Radio France!
Alastair Agar, Elrha’s Advisory Committee chair reflecting on the Rwandan genocide and displacement into #DRC, and contemporizing this to the need to reform our current #HumanitarianSystem and to build on the resilience of those affected by crisis.
May 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Alastair Agar, Elrha’s Advisory Committee chair reflecting on the Rwandan genocide and displacement into #DRC, and contemporizing this to the need to reform our current #HumanitarianSystem and to build on the resilience of those affected by crisis.
It’s all happening!! So excited for the next 3 days of conversation about the Climate Crisis, Humanitarian Health, Equitable Partnerships and Research Impact!!
Over 150 humanitarian health researchers, practitioners and policymakers are joining us here in Nairobi!
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum
Over 150 humanitarian health researchers, practitioners and policymakers are joining us here in Nairobi!
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum
May 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
It’s all happening!! So excited for the next 3 days of conversation about the Climate Crisis, Humanitarian Health, Equitable Partnerships and Research Impact!!
Over 150 humanitarian health researchers, practitioners and policymakers are joining us here in Nairobi!
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum
Over 150 humanitarian health researchers, practitioners and policymakers are joining us here in Nairobi!
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum
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#IamAPHRC experts will join global peers at the 2025 Humanitarian Health Research Forum, co-hosted by Elrha and APHRC. They’ll explore how research can better respond to crises, especially climate change and global inequities.
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum #APHRCResearch #WeAreAfrica
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum #APHRCResearch #WeAreAfrica
May 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
#IamAPHRC experts will join global peers at the 2025 Humanitarian Health Research Forum, co-hosted by Elrha and APHRC. They’ll explore how research can better respond to crises, especially climate change and global inequities.
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum #APHRCResearch #WeAreAfrica
#HumanitarianHealthResearchForum #APHRCResearch #WeAreAfrica
So excited that the #HumanitarianHealthResearchForum that I've been working on for the last 18 months is just around the corner! We're co-hosting this with @aphrc.bsky.social, and there will be plenty of sessions on #climate #researchimpact #shiftingthepower and loads of #networking! #Nairobi
May 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
So excited that the #HumanitarianHealthResearchForum that I've been working on for the last 18 months is just around the corner! We're co-hosting this with @aphrc.bsky.social, and there will be plenty of sessions on #climate #researchimpact #shiftingthepower and loads of #networking! #Nairobi
Are you a researcher, policymaker, or practitioner working on #SRHR in humanitarian settings? Your insights can shape future research priorities!
Take the survey in English or French: shorturl.at/QW46v
Deadline: Apr 11 at midnight
#SexualHealth #HumanitarianAid #SRHRinCrisis #HealthResearch
Take the survey in English or French: shorturl.at/QW46v
Deadline: Apr 11 at midnight
#SexualHealth #HumanitarianAid #SRHRinCrisis #HealthResearch
Advancing SRHR in Crises (English & French)
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April 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Are you a researcher, policymaker, or practitioner working on #SRHR in humanitarian settings? Your insights can shape future research priorities!
Take the survey in English or French: shorturl.at/QW46v
Deadline: Apr 11 at midnight
#SexualHealth #HumanitarianAid #SRHRinCrisis #HealthResearch
Take the survey in English or French: shorturl.at/QW46v
Deadline: Apr 11 at midnight
#SexualHealth #HumanitarianAid #SRHRinCrisis #HealthResearch
Excited to join the WHO EPI-WIN Webinar on April 9 to discuss social & behavioural research for #mpox! We'll launch new WHO guidance & share insights from our Kinshasa meeting with 70+ global experts. Join us!
📅 9 April | ⏰ 13:00 CET | 💻 Virtual
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dewS8ucD
📅 9 April | ⏰ 13:00 CET | 💻 Virtual
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dewS8ucD
April 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Excited to join the WHO EPI-WIN Webinar on April 9 to discuss social & behavioural research for #mpox! We'll launch new WHO guidance & share insights from our Kinshasa meeting with 70+ global experts. Join us!
📅 9 April | ⏰ 13:00 CET | 💻 Virtual
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dewS8ucD
📅 9 April | ⏰ 13:00 CET | 💻 Virtual
🔗 Register: lnkd.in/dewS8ucD
Are you a researcher, policymaker, or practitioner working on #SRHR in #humanitarian settings? You can shape future research priorities!
Take the survey in English or French: shorturl.at/QW46v
Learn more shorturl.at/KkpCs
Deadline Apr 7
#SexualHealth #SRHRinCrisis #HealthResearch
Take the survey in English or French: shorturl.at/QW46v
Learn more shorturl.at/KkpCs
Deadline Apr 7
#SexualHealth #SRHRinCrisis #HealthResearch
Advancing SRHR in Crises (English & French)
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March 31, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Are you a researcher, policymaker, or practitioner working on #SRHR in #humanitarian settings? You can shape future research priorities!
Take the survey in English or French: shorturl.at/QW46v
Learn more shorturl.at/KkpCs
Deadline Apr 7
#SexualHealth #SRHRinCrisis #HealthResearch
Take the survey in English or French: shorturl.at/QW46v
Learn more shorturl.at/KkpCs
Deadline Apr 7
#SexualHealth #SRHRinCrisis #HealthResearch
Remy Rioux, CEO of Agence Francais de Développement opens the #N4GParis Scientific Conference! We need research and science to get to #ZeroHunger
March 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Remy Rioux, CEO of Agence Francais de Développement opens the #N4GParis Scientific Conference! We need research and science to get to #ZeroHunger
Karima Al-Had’a from SUN Secretariat in #Yemen “prevention isn’t just for health. It’s about integrated, multi sectoral programming with health, nutrition, agriculture. It’s about having nutrition as part of a wider development plan.”
March 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Karima Al-Had’a from SUN Secretariat in #Yemen “prevention isn’t just for health. It’s about integrated, multi sectoral programming with health, nutrition, agriculture. It’s about having nutrition as part of a wider development plan.”
Francesca Erdelmann from @wfp-de.bsky.social at #N4GParis “research is needed to evidence the integration of #ECD into nutrition programming in #humanitarian contexts. But this research needs to be done in those contexts, not in a lab.”
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Francesca Erdelmann from @wfp-de.bsky.social at #N4GParis “research is needed to evidence the integration of #ECD into nutrition programming in #humanitarian contexts. But this research needs to be done in those contexts, not in a lab.”
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Tricia Young, Director of Moving minds alliance
Humanitarian architecture is part of the problem - works against systems approach even though we know malnutrition and undernutrition have cumulative effects across sectors and over time
#N4Gparis
Humanitarian architecture is part of the problem - works against systems approach even though we know malnutrition and undernutrition have cumulative effects across sectors and over time
#N4Gparis
March 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Tricia Young, Director of Moving minds alliance
Humanitarian architecture is part of the problem - works against systems approach even though we know malnutrition and undernutrition have cumulative effects across sectors and over time
#N4Gparis
Humanitarian architecture is part of the problem - works against systems approach even though we know malnutrition and undernutrition have cumulative effects across sectors and over time
#N4Gparis
Starting off this exciting week of #N4GParis at the #CSOPavilion!
March 24, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Starting off this exciting week of #N4GParis at the #CSOPavilion!
On the train bound for #N4GParis!! I’ll be at the #CSOPavilion Mon/Tues, the ALIMA/ENN event Tues, #ScientificDay Wed and #SolutionsVillage on Thurs! I’m particularly keen to connect with implementers & funders working on nutrition in #humanitarian contexts!
Look me up! #Elrha
Look me up! #Elrha
March 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
On the train bound for #N4GParis!! I’ll be at the #CSOPavilion Mon/Tues, the ALIMA/ENN event Tues, #ScientificDay Wed and #SolutionsVillage on Thurs! I’m particularly keen to connect with implementers & funders working on nutrition in #humanitarian contexts!
Look me up! #Elrha
Look me up! #Elrha
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#Thread 📣 As the Nutrition for Growth Summit approaches on March 27/28 in Paris, discover the special edition by Focus 2030 on the challenges of #malnutrition around the 🌍
📊 Key issues, data & interviews, NGO mobilization, news ⬇️ #N4GParis
focus2030.org/Nutrition-fo...
📊 Key issues, data & interviews, NGO mobilization, news ⬇️ #N4GParis
focus2030.org/Nutrition-fo...
Nutrition for Growth 2025 Summit in Paris to fight against malnutrition worldwide
Ahead of the 2025 Nutrition for Growth (N4G) 2025 Summit in Paris on March 27-28, find out more about the challenges of fighting malnutrition worldwide.
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February 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
#Thread 📣 As the Nutrition for Growth Summit approaches on March 27/28 in Paris, discover the special edition by Focus 2030 on the challenges of #malnutrition around the 🌍
📊 Key issues, data & interviews, NGO mobilization, news ⬇️ #N4GParis
focus2030.org/Nutrition-fo...
📊 Key issues, data & interviews, NGO mobilization, news ⬇️ #N4GParis
focus2030.org/Nutrition-fo...
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🚨New blog!
Learning from an evolving public #health #emergency to guide responses to #mpox in #Africa.
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@ids.ac.uk @lshtmcepr.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @whoafro.bsky.social @who.int
Learning from an evolving public #health #emergency to guide responses to #mpox in #Africa.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-ne...
@ids.ac.uk @lshtmcepr.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @whoafro.bsky.social @who.int
Learning from an evolving public health emergency to guide responses to mpox in Africa - Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform
As mpox continues to spread within the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring countries, concern is growing over how best to respond to this second mpox Public Health Emergency of International...
www.socialscienceinaction.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚨New blog!
Learning from an evolving public #health #emergency to guide responses to #mpox in #Africa.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-ne...
@ids.ac.uk @lshtmcepr.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @whoafro.bsky.social @who.int
Learning from an evolving public #health #emergency to guide responses to #mpox in #Africa.
www.socialscienceinaction.org/blogs-and-ne...
@ids.ac.uk @lshtmcepr.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @ukhsa.bsky.social @whoafro.bsky.social @who.int
Reposted by Gillian Mckay, DrPH
A must-read piece about the neglected crisis unfolding in Congo, and why the timing of US abandonment may haunt us in the future.
By @akrugman.bsky.social @thinkglobalhealth.org
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/drc-...
By @akrugman.bsky.social @thinkglobalhealth.org
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/drc-...
DRC in Crisis: The Human Cost of U.S. Aid Cuts Amid the M23 Rebellion | Think Global Health
Aid workers and health experts recount the growing humanitarian crisis amid conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo
www.thinkglobalhealth.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
A must-read piece about the neglected crisis unfolding in Congo, and why the timing of US abandonment may haunt us in the future.
By @akrugman.bsky.social @thinkglobalhealth.org
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/drc-...
By @akrugman.bsky.social @thinkglobalhealth.org
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/drc-...
I’m heading to Paris next week for the #Nutrition4Growth summit to socialise the prevention of #Undernutrition in #HumanitarianContexts research to action programme that I’ve been leading with Elrha!
If you’ll be there look me up, I’m keen to make friends and eat croissants!! 🥐🥐
If you’ll be there look me up, I’m keen to make friends and eat croissants!! 🥐🥐
March 18, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I’m heading to Paris next week for the #Nutrition4Growth summit to socialise the prevention of #Undernutrition in #HumanitarianContexts research to action programme that I’ve been leading with Elrha!
If you’ll be there look me up, I’m keen to make friends and eat croissants!! 🥐🥐
If you’ll be there look me up, I’m keen to make friends and eat croissants!! 🥐🥐
The UK-based organisation I work for is hiring for an #NCD in #HumanitarianCrises Research Manager! Do have a look and please share with anyone you think might be interested.
(Note this role is subject to confirmation of funding)
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(Note this role is subject to confirmation of funding)
www.elrha.org/current-open...
Research Manager (Non-Communicable Diseases)
Elrha is a global organisation that finds solutions to complex humanitarian problems through research and innovation. We are looking to recruit a Research Manager for our new Non-Communicable Disease ...
www.elrha.org
March 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The UK-based organisation I work for is hiring for an #NCD in #HumanitarianCrises Research Manager! Do have a look and please share with anyone you think might be interested.
(Note this role is subject to confirmation of funding)
www.elrha.org/current-open...
(Note this role is subject to confirmation of funding)
www.elrha.org/current-open...