Kazim Beebeejaun
@kazimbb.bsky.social
Consultant Epidemiologist @UKHSA - Infectious Diseases / FETP/EPIET Alumni c2017 - Co-host of TiPH Podcast
#infectiousdiseases #epidemiology #publichealth, #technology #globalhealth
#infectiousdiseases #epidemiology #publichealth, #technology #globalhealth
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Meera Chand reflects on the systems leadership skills needed for infectious diseases incident response.
Full episode of our @ukhsa.bsky.social live conference session in partnership with @fphuk.bsky.social : open.spotify.com/episode/4SB8...
Full episode of our @ukhsa.bsky.social live conference session in partnership with @fphuk.bsky.social : open.spotify.com/episode/4SB8...
April 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Meera Chand reflects on the systems leadership skills needed for infectious diseases incident response.
Full episode of our @ukhsa.bsky.social live conference session in partnership with @fphuk.bsky.social : open.spotify.com/episode/4SB8...
Full episode of our @ukhsa.bsky.social live conference session in partnership with @fphuk.bsky.social : open.spotify.com/episode/4SB8...
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That's a wrap at the UK Health Security Agency conference! 🧵A thread of reflections on a special live episode in partnership with @fphuk.bsky.social, centred around stories and lessons in leadership and the future of public health. #UKHSA25 @ukhsa.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
That's a wrap at the UK Health Security Agency conference! 🧵A thread of reflections on a special live episode in partnership with @fphuk.bsky.social, centred around stories and lessons in leadership and the future of public health. #UKHSA25 @ukhsa.bsky.social
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We are at the UKHSA conference today! Come join our session in the Exchange hall at 6pm where we will be joined by Prof. Kevin Fenton, Prof. Yvonne Doyle and Dr. Meera Chand for a fireside discussion about leadership in Public Health. @ukhsa.bsky.social @fphuk.bsky.social #UKHSA25
March 25, 2025 at 10:12 AM
We are at the UKHSA conference today! Come join our session in the Exchange hall at 6pm where we will be joined by Prof. Kevin Fenton, Prof. Yvonne Doyle and Dr. Meera Chand for a fireside discussion about leadership in Public Health. @ukhsa.bsky.social @fphuk.bsky.social #UKHSA25
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🧵 Trump’s USAID funding freeze abruptly halted critical global health research, abandoning participants mid-trial. A gross ethical violation. @bachynski.bsky.social & I explain what happened and why it matters @bmj.com . ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
Abandoning research participants is an unconscionable betrayal
In 1964, the Declaration of Helsinki created a set of universal ethical principles to protect human participants in health research.1 Described as “the cornerstone of research ethics,”2 these principl...
www.bmj.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
🧵 Trump’s USAID funding freeze abruptly halted critical global health research, abandoning participants mid-trial. A gross ethical violation. @bachynski.bsky.social & I explain what happened and why it matters @bmj.com . ⬇️
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Keir Starmer takes public HIV test in push to destigmatise testing for virus
Keir Starmer takes public HIV test in push to destigmatise testing for virus
Prime minister takes home test at No 10 with soul singer Beverley Knight to promote HIV Testing Week
Keir Starmer has taken a public HIV test in an effort to destigmatise testing for the virus and to highlight HIV Testing Week.
The prime minister took a…
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Keir Starmer takes public HIV test in push to destigmatise testing for virus
Great opening address by Dr. Obaghe Edeghere at the UKHSA applied epidemiology conference. A reminder of purpose.
“We cannot simply study. We must use our knowledge to intervene for the betterment of human kind. Epidemiology is rooted in service. What we do matters”
“We cannot simply study. We must use our knowledge to intervene for the betterment of human kind. Epidemiology is rooted in service. What we do matters”
January 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Great opening address by Dr. Obaghe Edeghere at the UKHSA applied epidemiology conference. A reminder of purpose.
“We cannot simply study. We must use our knowledge to intervene for the betterment of human kind. Epidemiology is rooted in service. What we do matters”
“We cannot simply study. We must use our knowledge to intervene for the betterment of human kind. Epidemiology is rooted in service. What we do matters”
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F**k!
“PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
“PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
F**k!
“PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
“PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return”
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
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10/ The world cannot afford a weaker WHO. As global health faces unprecedented challenges, the international community must rally to support a resilient and robust WHO.
📢 Now is the time to act. Global health depends on it.
📢 Now is the time to act. Global health depends on it.
January 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
10/ The world cannot afford a weaker WHO. As global health faces unprecedented challenges, the international community must rally to support a resilient and robust WHO.
📢 Now is the time to act. Global health depends on it.
📢 Now is the time to act. Global health depends on it.
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🇺🇸 #Apple's board has asked its investors to vote against a proposal to end its #Diversity, #Equity, and #Inclusion #DEI programmes.
Other major US firms, including Meta and Amazon, have bowed to #DonaldTrump’s criticism and rolled back DEI programmes
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Other major US firms, including Meta and Amazon, have bowed to #DonaldTrump’s criticism and rolled back DEI programmes
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Apple board pushes against diversity rollback call
The tech giant has asked investors to reject a proposal from a conservative group to end its DEI policies.
www.bbc.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🇺🇸 #Apple's board has asked its investors to vote against a proposal to end its #Diversity, #Equity, and #Inclusion #DEI programmes.
Other major US firms, including Meta and Amazon, have bowed to #DonaldTrump’s criticism and rolled back DEI programmes
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Other major US firms, including Meta and Amazon, have bowed to #DonaldTrump’s criticism and rolled back DEI programmes
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Delighted to share our latest Ramadan paper in @thelancet.bsky.social G&H journal
This had taken some effort and very grateful to our authorship team and contributors to get this over the line
Please share to help colleagues who are managing these patients: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kQ348nByr...
This had taken some effort and very grateful to our authorship team and contributors to get this over the line
Please share to help colleagues who are managing these patients: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kQ348nByr...
January 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Delighted to share our latest Ramadan paper in @thelancet.bsky.social G&H journal
This had taken some effort and very grateful to our authorship team and contributors to get this over the line
Please share to help colleagues who are managing these patients: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kQ348nByr...
This had taken some effort and very grateful to our authorship team and contributors to get this over the line
Please share to help colleagues who are managing these patients: authors.elsevier.com/c/1kQ348nByr...
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Nominations for the FPH Awards & Prizes 2025 programme are open until 7 February!
Our awards and prizes celebrate the contributions and achievements of our members and the impact they have on improving the public's health.
Visit our website to learn more.
www.fph.org.uk/membership/a...
Our awards and prizes celebrate the contributions and achievements of our members and the impact they have on improving the public's health.
Visit our website to learn more.
www.fph.org.uk/membership/a...
Annual awards and prizes - FPH
Read more about the annual membership awards and prizes. Every year, we ask our Fellows to nominate brilliant Public Health professionals to join FPH.
www.fph.org.uk
January 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Nominations for the FPH Awards & Prizes 2025 programme are open until 7 February!
Our awards and prizes celebrate the contributions and achievements of our members and the impact they have on improving the public's health.
Visit our website to learn more.
www.fph.org.uk/membership/a...
Our awards and prizes celebrate the contributions and achievements of our members and the impact they have on improving the public's health.
Visit our website to learn more.
www.fph.org.uk/membership/a...
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Update from Dr Tedros, the Director-General of WHO.
Thank you to all my friends, colleagues, and everyone who has wished me well during the ordeal in the past few days.
I'm especially grateful to the colleagues and airport staff, who were selfless as they tried to protect me.
#Yemen
Thank you to all my friends, colleagues, and everyone who has wished me well during the ordeal in the past few days.
I'm especially grateful to the colleagues and airport staff, who were selfless as they tried to protect me.
#Yemen
December 28, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Update from Dr Tedros, the Director-General of WHO.
Thank you to all my friends, colleagues, and everyone who has wished me well during the ordeal in the past few days.
I'm especially grateful to the colleagues and airport staff, who were selfless as they tried to protect me.
#Yemen
Thank you to all my friends, colleagues, and everyone who has wished me well during the ordeal in the past few days.
I'm especially grateful to the colleagues and airport staff, who were selfless as they tried to protect me.
#Yemen
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NEW | The Oxford Colloquy; Trusting the Science with Matt Hancock.
Prof Andrew Pollard & Matt Hancock, former Secretary of State for Health, discuss public health policy, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine deal, and lockdown.
Available on most platforms.
https://ovg.to/podcasts
Prof Andrew Pollard & Matt Hancock, former Secretary of State for Health, discuss public health policy, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine deal, and lockdown.
Available on most platforms.
https://ovg.to/podcasts
December 24, 2024 at 8:00 AM
NEW | The Oxford Colloquy; Trusting the Science with Matt Hancock.
Prof Andrew Pollard & Matt Hancock, former Secretary of State for Health, discuss public health policy, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine deal, and lockdown.
Available on most platforms.
https://ovg.to/podcasts
Prof Andrew Pollard & Matt Hancock, former Secretary of State for Health, discuss public health policy, the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine deal, and lockdown.
Available on most platforms.
https://ovg.to/podcasts
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Speaking of commercial determinants of poor health, Nestle should win the top prize 🏆
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, but not in western countries
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, but not in western countries
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, report finds
Swiss food firm’s infant formula and cereal sold in global south ignore WHO anti-obesity guidelines for Europe, says Public Eye
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Speaking of commercial determinants of poor health, Nestle should win the top prize 🏆
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, but not in western countries
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk sold in poorer countries, but not in western countries
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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We've just made it much easier to reuse the data on Our World in Data.
Here is an overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
Here is an overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
We've made it much easier to reuse our data
An overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org
November 21, 2024 at 10:07 AM
We've just made it much easier to reuse the data on Our World in Data.
Here is an overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
Here is an overview of our new features: enhanced data downloads and the Chart Data API.
ourworldindata.org/easier-to-re...
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It truly boggles my mind that "tropical medicine" conferences continue to be hosted, year after year, in visa-hostile, high income countries
I really hope this field wakes up and reflects on who the real experts in tropical diseases are and why they need to lead
I really hope this field wakes up and reflects on who the real experts in tropical diseases are and why they need to lead
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM
It truly boggles my mind that "tropical medicine" conferences continue to be hosted, year after year, in visa-hostile, high income countries
I really hope this field wakes up and reflects on who the real experts in tropical diseases are and why they need to lead
I really hope this field wakes up and reflects on who the real experts in tropical diseases are and why they need to lead
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I can't find African Scientists and researchers easily on here. As the second largest continent with 1.3 billion inhabitants our perspectives matter. I'm creating a starterpack to find folks, follow them and amplify them. If you are an African Scientist let me know below so I can add you. Thanks.
November 20, 2024 at 11:08 AM
I can't find African Scientists and researchers easily on here. As the second largest continent with 1.3 billion inhabitants our perspectives matter. I'm creating a starterpack to find folks, follow them and amplify them. If you are an African Scientist let me know below so I can add you. Thanks.
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Very excited to be on the way to #ESCAIDE in Stockholm, and in particular to meet old and new EPIET/EUPHEM fellows 😄
On that note, if you are related to the fellowship and are not on this starter pack, let me know! go.bsky.app/EDqC8CG
On that note, if you are related to the fellowship and are not on this starter pack, let me know! go.bsky.app/EDqC8CG
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Very excited to be on the way to #ESCAIDE in Stockholm, and in particular to meet old and new EPIET/EUPHEM fellows 😄
On that note, if you are related to the fellowship and are not on this starter pack, let me know! go.bsky.app/EDqC8CG
On that note, if you are related to the fellowship and are not on this starter pack, let me know! go.bsky.app/EDqC8CG
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EP2 - Dr. David Walker
youtu.be/jM4tN1FA7Uo?...
youtu.be/jM4tN1FA7Uo?...
FPH President Candidate Interview: David Walker
YouTube video by UK Faculty of Public Health
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November 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
EP2 - Dr. David Walker
youtu.be/jM4tN1FA7Uo?...
youtu.be/jM4tN1FA7Uo?...
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Last week we sat down with Prof. Tracy Daszkiewicz and Dr. David Walker - the candidates for the FPH Presidency.
Voting is open for Faculty of Public Health Members until Thursday 12 December
EP1 - Prof. Tracy Daszkiewicz
youtu.be/MIoh47W7YUk?...
EP2 - Dr. David Walker
youtu.be/jM4tN1FA7Uo?...
Voting is open for Faculty of Public Health Members until Thursday 12 December
EP1 - Prof. Tracy Daszkiewicz
youtu.be/MIoh47W7YUk?...
EP2 - Dr. David Walker
youtu.be/jM4tN1FA7Uo?...
FPH President Candidate Interview: Tracy Daszkiewicz
YouTube video by UK Faculty of Public Health
youtu.be
November 18, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Last week we sat down with Prof. Tracy Daszkiewicz and Dr. David Walker - the candidates for the FPH Presidency.
Voting is open for Faculty of Public Health Members until Thursday 12 December
EP1 - Prof. Tracy Daszkiewicz
youtu.be/MIoh47W7YUk?...
EP2 - Dr. David Walker
youtu.be/jM4tN1FA7Uo?...
Voting is open for Faculty of Public Health Members until Thursday 12 December
EP1 - Prof. Tracy Daszkiewicz
youtu.be/MIoh47W7YUk?...
EP2 - Dr. David Walker
youtu.be/jM4tN1FA7Uo?...
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For anyone preparing for the MFPH final exam of the #FPH (sometimes called OSPHE or Part B) can I recommend a little blog I wrote which is endorsed by the examiners. betterhealthforall.org/2019/08/05/t...
Top 10 Part B Exam Tips from Kevin Smith (Part B Examiner)
The Faculty of Public Health Part B Membership exam is the final stage of the route to membership of the Faculty through examination, but by no means the last step of becoming a Specialist in Publi…
betterhealthforall.org
November 17, 2024 at 4:20 PM
For anyone preparing for the MFPH final exam of the #FPH (sometimes called OSPHE or Part B) can I recommend a little blog I wrote which is endorsed by the examiners. betterhealthforall.org/2019/08/05/t...
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Twitter was like being at a great house party until the bully of the school turns up with his buddies to beat everyone up (& help get Trump elected). Bluesky is the house across the street where everybody moves to bc they just want to hang out, have a good time & listen and talk to people.
November 17, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Twitter was like being at a great house party until the bully of the school turns up with his buddies to beat everyone up (& help get Trump elected). Bluesky is the house across the street where everybody moves to bc they just want to hang out, have a good time & listen and talk to people.
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Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
buff.ly
November 16, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
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Recent post on why I abandoned 140,000 "followers": kucharski.substack.com/p/science-so...
November 15, 2024 at 6:39 AM
Recent post on why I abandoned 140,000 "followers": kucharski.substack.com/p/science-so...
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Hello BlueSky!
November 13, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Hello BlueSky!