Àdúràgbèmí Banke-Thomas
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Àdúràgbèmí Banke-Thomas
@abankethomas.bsky.social
Associate Prof #maternalhealth #newbornhealth @LSHTM | Lead @OnTIME_C | Co-Director @MARCH_LSHTM | Editorial Board @PLOSGPH @BioMedCentral | Papa of 2 & Hubbie
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NEW on our blog by Fyezah Jehan, @abankethomas.bsky.social and Javeria Bilal Qamar:

What is taking us so long? Structural Inequities in the rollout of Maternal Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS)

speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/05/12/w...
What is taking us so long? Structural Inequities in the rollout of Maternal Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS)
By 2019, 68 countries had added MMS to their National Essential Medicines Lists. Yet implementation did not follow. Donors failed to align. Global health actors kept demanding more evidence.
speakingofmedicine.plos.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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🤱Mothers and newborns deserve a world where they can thrive.

🗣️On #WorldHealthDay, Dr Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas and Dr Hannah Blencowe @lshtm.bsky.social discuss the importance of advancing research to inform action and improve the lives of pregnant women and their babies.

#HopefulFutures
April 7, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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How does the free emergency caesarean section initiative in Nigeria work and how might it help reduce the high number of maternal deaths?

MARCH Co-Director, @abankethomas.bsky.social in @theconversation.com 👇

theconversation.com/nigeria-offe...
Nigeria offers free caesareans to save mothers’ lives – but it’s not enough
A number of things could affect the success of Nigeria’s scheme to provide free caesarian sections.
theconversation.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM