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Thanzi Programme @thanzi.bsky.social · Oct 14
❓ What do you know about the Thanzi Programme?
It represents multiple projects focussed on improving population health in LMICs. All our projects are grounded in 3 interconnected pillars.
🔗 Learn more about our 3-pillar approach: thanzi.org/pillars-of-a...
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✨It’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science!✨

Today, the Thanzi Programme celebrates the women shaping the future of health economics and health policy.
An educational graphic for International Day of Women and Girls in Science, February 11, 2026. The image features a central white diamond shape set against a green border and a red background with yellow accents. Text in the center reads: "International Day of Women and Girls in Science" followed by the theme, "Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls." The logo for "THANZI" is in the bottom right corner.
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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🌍 Announcing SCHEMA-Uganda – a new collaboration under the Thanzi Programme focused on strengthening community health systems and epidemic management in Uganda. 🧵👇

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#GlobalHealth #HealthSystems #Uganda #Thanzi #CommunityHealth #CHW #ResourceAllocation
Graphic with red & yellow border at the top, green & yellow at the bottom. Sharing the announcement "New funding awarded. SCHEMA-Uganda: Strengthening Community Health and Epidemic Management in Uganda". Followed by logos of Ministry of Health Uganda, Makerere University, and University of York.
February 5, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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🏥 Navigating Resource Allocation: Why Population Net Health Benefit (NHB) is Critical for Evidence-Based Decisions.
🔓 Link to open access article: doi.org/10.1007/s402...

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#GlobalHealth #ResourceAllocation #HealthSystems
January 27, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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We’re proud to share a review highlighting our work and what we’ve achieved together over the past year - from strengthening health economics capacity, to generating policy-relevant research, and deepening collaboration across East, Central, Southern & West Africa
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December 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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❓What if development assistance declines — could we lose the health gains achieved in low-income countries?
A new study from Molaro et al (2025) uses the TLO model to quantify how shifts in health funding trajectories may translate into health losses in Malawi between 2019-2040.
Visual abstract summarizing a modelling study on the potential impact of declining Development Assistance for Health (DAH) on Malawi's population health. The background notes Malawi's heavy dependence on external aid. Methods involve the TLO model, linking funding to health workforce, service coverage, and DALYs. Key findings show a 7-15.8% rise in DALYs under declining DAH scenarios, endangering progress in maternal, neonatal, child health, malaria, and TB. The takeaway emphasizes that sustaining health expenditure as a share of GDP is critical to protect health gains.
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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🌍 Advancing Health System Modelling for Policy in Malawi 🔍
We are pleased to share two Thanzi Programme papers advancing our research evidence generation through the TLO model - a ‘whole system & all-disease model’, and the first of its kind in the world.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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📢 New research in Nature Communications from Joseph Collins et al. forecasts the impact of maternity service delivery improvements in Malawi.
📙Read the full open-access article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
🔍Explore the TLO Model: www.tlomodel.org
October 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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❓ What do you know about the Thanzi Programme?
It represents multiple projects focussed on improving population health in LMICs. All our projects are grounded in 3 interconnected pillars.
🔗 Learn more about our 3-pillar approach: thanzi.org/pillars-of-a...
October 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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🔆 Researcher Spotlight: Megha Rao 🔆

We're proud to see that Megha, a Research Fellow at CHE working with the Thanzi Programme, featured in
@springernature.com's Author Spotlight:

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#GlobalHealth #ResourceAllocation #HealthSytems #Thanzi
Publishing to reach policymakers: Springer Nature Collections | For Researchers | Springer Nature
Learn how publishing to a Springer Nature Collection can help enhance the visibility of your research and propel your career to new heights. Read
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October 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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📢Health system strengthening & resource allocation in Africa: our latest webinar explores methods and emerging evidence to guide public health investments in community health systems.
📽️Didn't catch the live session? You can watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=y1z1...

#CHWs
ECSA-HC Community of Practice webinar series: Community Health Workers - 29 July 2025
YouTube video by Thanzi Programme
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July 31, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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📢 Upcoming Webinar: Community Health Workers!

Presented by the Thanzi Programme, ECSA-HC, and @afro.who.int.

📅 Tue 29 July 2025 ⏰ 11:00 - 12:30 (GMT+1)

Register now: york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#GlobalHealth #CommunityHealthWorkers #CHWs
A yellow webinar invitation poster. The top features logos for the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community, World Health Organization African Region, and Thanzi. The main title is 'Webinar: Community Health Workers'. The date is Thursday 29 July 2025, and the time is 11:00 - 12:30 GMT+1. The objectives are to understand approaches to shaping and integrating community health systems into formal healthcare delivery in Africa, and to explore methods and emerging evidence for public health investments in community health systems. Moderators are Juliet Nabyonga-Orem and Edward Kataika. Presenters are James Avoka Asamani, Freddie Ssengooba, and Megha Rao. There is a call to action to 'REGISTER for the webinar' with a QR code and the link https://tinyurl.com/4dsqa3c8.
July 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Insights from Thanzi research have been shared in the latest CHE Research Summary - 'Methods for guiding health investments: which approach informs decision-making best?'
💡View the summary: york.ac.uk/che/outputs/...
📜Delve deeper in the full article: doi.org/10.1007/s402...
Text reads: 'CHE Research Summary 44'. 'Methods for guiding health investments: which approach informs decision-making best?'. 'Written by Megha Rao'. The image shows two hands holding up interlocking puzzle pieces. In the background, a person works at a desk with a laptop and papers displaying charts and graphs. The scene is overlaid with a digital network of interconnected user icons. Below the image, text reads: 'In the global health context, two key concepts are often considered in order to guide how priorities for spending on healthcare are decided: the first is disease burden, which measures how much a disease affects people and is often used in studies that estimate the global burden of diseases. The second is cost-effectiveness, which considers how much health improvement we get for the money spent and is often used to illustrate which interventions should be targeted by policymakers.'"
July 9, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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💡New Research in Nature Communications from members of the Thanzi Programme: 'Potential impact and cost-effectiveness of long-acting injectable lenacapavir plus cabotegravir as HIV treatment in Africa'.

See thread for key findings & a link to the full article 🧵👇
Screenshot of Nature Communication pdf print of the article abstract, as follows: Although viral suppression is attained for most adults living with diagnosed HIV in East, Central, Southern and West Africa (ECSWA), challenges remain with sustained adherence to daily oral pill taking for some in the population. Here, we evaluate the potential effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of introduction of a new combination of long-acting injectable drugs of lenacapavir + cabotegravir to increase levels of sustained viral suppression. We find there is potential for a significant impact on HIV deaths and disability adjusted life years, including due to a decrease in mother to child transmission. If lenacapavir + cabotegravir can be sourced at a cost of around $ 80 per year or less, our analysis suggests there is potential for a policy to introduce it to be cost-effective in settings in ECSWA.
July 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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📢 Watch our latest webinar! We're excited to share the recording of the second webinar in the
ECSA-HC Community of Practice series, supported by
@afro.who.int, held on 26 June 2025! This crucial discussion focused on the Sustainability of HIV Programmes: youtu.be/W8N7BPnB9Zk
ECSA-HC Community of Practice webinar series: 26 June 2025
YouTube video by Thanzi Programme
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July 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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What an incredibly inspiring day at the Africa Research Network (ARN) Celebration Day at @york.ac.uk 🥳 The Thanzi Programme was thrilled to connect with colleagues researching & teaching on African topics. #AfricaResearchNetwork #ResearchAtYork
June 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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🚨 Don't Miss Our 'Sustainability of HIV Programmes' Webinar!

➡️ Register now: york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@afro.who.int

#GlobalHealth #HIV #Sustainability #Africa
thanzi.bsky.social Thanzi Programme @thanzi.bsky.social · Jun 17
📢 Join our webinar: Sustainability of HIV Programmes!
Gain insights from latest research & experts on cost reduction & improving HIV-related health outcomes.
🗓️ June 26, 2025 | 11:00-12:30 GMT+1
Register now: york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#GlobalHealth #Thanzi #HIVModelling
A collage of four images: The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSAHC) logo with a map of Africa, the THANZI logo, an icon of a webinar screen with six participants, and a green 'REGISTER for the webinar' button above a QR code. The overall background is orange. Link: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C3MM-B84TMOarS90z3AJTQ
June 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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📢 Join our webinar: Sustainability of HIV Programmes!
Gain insights from latest research & experts on cost reduction & improving HIV-related health outcomes.
🗓️ June 26, 2025 | 11:00-12:30 GMT+1
Register now: york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#GlobalHealth #Thanzi #HIVModelling
A collage of four images: The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSAHC) logo with a map of Africa, the THANZI logo, an icon of a webinar screen with six participants, and a green 'REGISTER for the webinar' button above a QR code. The overall background is orange. Link: https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C3MM-B84TMOarS90z3AJTQ
June 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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❓ Did you know that our first paper was published in April 2018?

'Supporting the development of a health benefits package in Malawi' was the first publication from our foundational Thanzi la Onse project: doi.org/10.1136/bmjg...
Supporting the development of a health benefits package in Malawi
Malawi, like many low-income and middle-income countries, has used health benefits packages (HBPs) to allocate scarce resources to key healthcare interventions. With no widely accepted method for thei...
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June 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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⌛ Less than 2 weeks to go! ⌛
Applying for one of the funded studentships on our Thanzi MSc Health Economics Distance Learning Programme? The deadline is fast approaching!

📆 Deadline: Sunday 15 June (23:59 GMT+1)
🌍 More details & application form: globalhealtheconomics.tghn.org/training/tha...
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June 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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The @wunetwork.bsky.social AGM took place last week in Hong Kong. Thanzi Programme Co-Director, Paul Revill, shared this message with attendees. www.linkedin.com/posts/thanzi...
#healtheconomics #globalhealth #collaboration #thanziprogramme | Thanzi Programme
The Worldwide Universities Network AGM took place last week in Hong Kong. Thanzi Programme Co-Director, Paul Revill, shared this message with attendees. 🌍 Paul shares his reflections on the Thanzi Pr...
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May 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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New research alert! 🚨 Our latest paper, "An individual-based modelling study estimating the impact of maternity service delivery on health in Malawi", has been published in Nature Communications.
May 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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Are you interested in applying to the Thanzi Health Economics Studentships this year?

Lots of information about the teaching programme and application process, as well as advice from current Thanzi Students, was discussed at today’s Information Webinar.

💻You can re-watch now: bit.ly/4ka3IUG
May 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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⌛️Less than one month to go - the deadline to apply for the Thanzi Studentship Programme is fast approaching!

Got Q's? Join our Info Webinar Thurs 22 May 10:45-11:45 AM (GMT+1). Register now! ➡️ york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Full details: globalhealtheconomics.tghn.org/training/tha...
May 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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📢 Interested in our funded Thanzi Programme MSc Studentship opportunity? Join our information webinar next Thursday, 22 May, at 10.45am (GMT+1)! Register here: york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#HealthEconomics #MSc #FundedStudentship #DistanceLearning #Thanzi #GlobalHealth
A graphic with a red and orange background announces an "Information Webinar" for the "Thanzi Programme Health Economics Distance Learning Studentships." The webinar is scheduled for "Thursday 22 May" from "10:45-11:45am (GMT+1)." A green button reads "Register here." Text below explains the studentships offer an MSc from the University of York (UK) for individuals in health ministries, universities, and intergovernmental organizations in East and West Africa. Applications for Cohort 3 (2025-27) are open. A green banner at the bottom encourages viewers to "Learn more about the Thanzi Programme Studentships and ask questions directly of the lecturers." The Thanzi logo is in the upper left corner, and a decorative border runs along the bottom.
May 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Thrilled to share insights from our recent collaboration with
ECSA Health Community and WHO Regional Office for Africa! 🌍 Watch the recording of our Health Workforce Modelling webinar: thanzi.org/webinar-heal...

#GlobalHealth #HealthWorkforceModelling
Webinar: Health Workforce Modelling – 29 April 2025
We are pleased to share a recording of the first event in the ECSA Health Community Health Economics Community of Practice webinar series, supported by WHO-AFRO and the Thanzi Programme. On the topic ...
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May 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM