Larisse B
@boltonl.bsky.social
Applied mathematician | Health data scientist | Data analysis and visualization | Modelling for policy| Researcher at South African Centre for Epidemiological Modelling and Analysis (SACEMA) focused on data science applications to child and maternal health
🦠 “AMR isn’t a future threat. It’s here — and growing.”
📄 A powerful new article from NICD lays out:
✴️The data we have
✴️The gaps we’re missing
✴️And what we must do next
🔗 Read the full piece: phbsa.ac.za/antimicrobia...
📄 A powerful new article from NICD lays out:
✴️The data we have
✴️The gaps we’re missing
✴️And what we must do next
🔗 Read the full piece: phbsa.ac.za/antimicrobia...
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🦠 “AMR isn’t a future threat. It’s here — and growing.”
📄 A powerful new article from NICD lays out:
✴️The data we have
✴️The gaps we’re missing
✴️And what we must do next
🔗 Read the full piece: phbsa.ac.za/antimicrobia...
📄 A powerful new article from NICD lays out:
✴️The data we have
✴️The gaps we’re missing
✴️And what we must do next
🔗 Read the full piece: phbsa.ac.za/antimicrobia...
💊 AMR isn’t just about superbugs.
It’s about health systems that can’t respond.
No labs → no detection
No drugs → no treatment
No water → infections spread
🧬 Resistance thrives where systems are weak.
#AMRAwarenessWeek #GlobalHealth #StopAMR
It’s about health systems that can’t respond.
No labs → no detection
No drugs → no treatment
No water → infections spread
🧬 Resistance thrives where systems are weak.
#AMRAwarenessWeek #GlobalHealth #StopAMR
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
💊 AMR isn’t just about superbugs.
It’s about health systems that can’t respond.
No labs → no detection
No drugs → no treatment
No water → infections spread
🧬 Resistance thrives where systems are weak.
#AMRAwarenessWeek #GlobalHealth #StopAMR
It’s about health systems that can’t respond.
No labs → no detection
No drugs → no treatment
No water → infections spread
🧬 Resistance thrives where systems are weak.
#AMRAwarenessWeek #GlobalHealth #StopAMR
Today on #WorldPrematurityDay we commit to better newborn & maternal care, everywhere.
📌 Follow us to see how evidence-based insights help strengthen systems.
🔁 Retweet to raise awareness.
📌 Follow us to see how evidence-based insights help strengthen systems.
🔁 Retweet to raise awareness.
November 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Today on #WorldPrematurityDay we commit to better newborn & maternal care, everywhere.
📌 Follow us to see how evidence-based insights help strengthen systems.
🔁 Retweet to raise awareness.
📌 Follow us to see how evidence-based insights help strengthen systems.
🔁 Retweet to raise awareness.
New research alert! 📢
Reuben Moyo (Stellenbosch University, SACEMA) leads a major study on HIV treatment rollout in rural South Africa
📊 69K+ people
⚠️ TB & advanced HIV linked to slower access to Dolutegravir
📄 Read: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Reuben Moyo (Stellenbosch University, SACEMA) leads a major study on HIV treatment rollout in rural South Africa
📊 69K+ people
⚠️ TB & advanced HIV linked to slower access to Dolutegravir
📄 Read: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
October 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New research alert! 📢
Reuben Moyo (Stellenbosch University, SACEMA) leads a major study on HIV treatment rollout in rural South Africa
📊 69K+ people
⚠️ TB & advanced HIV linked to slower access to Dolutegravir
📄 Read: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
Reuben Moyo (Stellenbosch University, SACEMA) leads a major study on HIV treatment rollout in rural South Africa
📊 69K+ people
⚠️ TB & advanced HIV linked to slower access to Dolutegravir
📄 Read: doi.org/10.1186/s129...
🧬 How can genomics fight neonatal sepsis?
Find out at our seminar on 26 Nov, 15:00 SAST!
Hear experts share insights on:
🦠 K. pneumoniae transmission
🔬 Vaccine potential
🌍 Lab capacity in Africa
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/klebs_seminar
Find out at our seminar on 26 Nov, 15:00 SAST!
Hear experts share insights on:
🦠 K. pneumoniae transmission
🔬 Vaccine potential
🌍 Lab capacity in Africa
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/klebs_seminar
October 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🧬 How can genomics fight neonatal sepsis?
Find out at our seminar on 26 Nov, 15:00 SAST!
Hear experts share insights on:
🦠 K. pneumoniae transmission
🔬 Vaccine potential
🌍 Lab capacity in Africa
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/klebs_seminar
Find out at our seminar on 26 Nov, 15:00 SAST!
Hear experts share insights on:
🦠 K. pneumoniae transmission
🔬 Vaccine potential
🌍 Lab capacity in Africa
🔗 Register now: bit.ly/klebs_seminar
📢 Applications are now open for DAIDD 2025!
💰 Course fee: ZAR 28,000 (incl. meals and accommodation)
🗓️ Application deadline: 01 October 2025
👉 Apply here: lnkd.in/dAT5QX8X
⁉️Researchers in infectious disease modelling, epidemiology, public health, and related fields.
💰 Course fee: ZAR 28,000 (incl. meals and accommodation)
🗓️ Application deadline: 01 October 2025
👉 Apply here: lnkd.in/dAT5QX8X
⁉️Researchers in infectious disease modelling, epidemiology, public health, and related fields.
September 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
📢 Applications are now open for DAIDD 2025!
💰 Course fee: ZAR 28,000 (incl. meals and accommodation)
🗓️ Application deadline: 01 October 2025
👉 Apply here: lnkd.in/dAT5QX8X
⁉️Researchers in infectious disease modelling, epidemiology, public health, and related fields.
💰 Course fee: ZAR 28,000 (incl. meals and accommodation)
🗓️ Application deadline: 01 October 2025
👉 Apply here: lnkd.in/dAT5QX8X
⁉️Researchers in infectious disease modelling, epidemiology, public health, and related fields.
🚨 New at #DigitalHealthAfrica!
👶🏾 Neonatal sepsis is deadly. AMR makes it worse. We built a reproducible, scalable tool to match antibiotics to pathogens using Bayesian WISCA models. Faster, better, open-access.
#NeonatalHealth #OpenScience #RStats #GlobalHealth #AMR #DataForGood
👶🏾 Neonatal sepsis is deadly. AMR makes it worse. We built a reproducible, scalable tool to match antibiotics to pathogens using Bayesian WISCA models. Faster, better, open-access.
#NeonatalHealth #OpenScience #RStats #GlobalHealth #AMR #DataForGood
September 4, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🚨 New at #DigitalHealthAfrica!
👶🏾 Neonatal sepsis is deadly. AMR makes it worse. We built a reproducible, scalable tool to match antibiotics to pathogens using Bayesian WISCA models. Faster, better, open-access.
#NeonatalHealth #OpenScience #RStats #GlobalHealth #AMR #DataForGood
👶🏾 Neonatal sepsis is deadly. AMR makes it worse. We built a reproducible, scalable tool to match antibiotics to pathogens using Bayesian WISCA models. Faster, better, open-access.
#NeonatalHealth #OpenScience #RStats #GlobalHealth #AMR #DataForGood
⚠️ Preeclampsia can be silent.
Warning signs:
🧠 Severe headaches
🖐️ Swelling (face, hands, feet)
👀 Blurred/flashing vision
💔 Pain below ribs
🤢 Nausea after 1st trimester
😮💨 Breathlessness
Early detection saves lives.
#WomensMonth #PreeclampsiaAwareness #MaternalHealth
Warning signs:
🧠 Severe headaches
🖐️ Swelling (face, hands, feet)
👀 Blurred/flashing vision
💔 Pain below ribs
🤢 Nausea after 1st trimester
😮💨 Breathlessness
Early detection saves lives.
#WomensMonth #PreeclampsiaAwareness #MaternalHealth
August 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
⚠️ Preeclampsia can be silent.
Warning signs:
🧠 Severe headaches
🖐️ Swelling (face, hands, feet)
👀 Blurred/flashing vision
💔 Pain below ribs
🤢 Nausea after 1st trimester
😮💨 Breathlessness
Early detection saves lives.
#WomensMonth #PreeclampsiaAwareness #MaternalHealth
Warning signs:
🧠 Severe headaches
🖐️ Swelling (face, hands, feet)
👀 Blurred/flashing vision
💔 Pain below ribs
🤢 Nausea after 1st trimester
😮💨 Breathlessness
Early detection saves lives.
#WomensMonth #PreeclampsiaAwareness #MaternalHealth
🤰🏽 Gestational Diabetes (GDM) often has no symptoms.
When signs appear, they may look like:
💧 Constant thirst
🚽 Frequent urination
😴 Fatigue
👀 Blurred vision
Screening at 24–28 weeks is vital.
#WomensMonth #GestationalDiabetes #MaternalHealth
When signs appear, they may look like:
💧 Constant thirst
🚽 Frequent urination
😴 Fatigue
👀 Blurred vision
Screening at 24–28 weeks is vital.
#WomensMonth #GestationalDiabetes #MaternalHealth
August 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🤰🏽 Gestational Diabetes (GDM) often has no symptoms.
When signs appear, they may look like:
💧 Constant thirst
🚽 Frequent urination
😴 Fatigue
👀 Blurred vision
Screening at 24–28 weeks is vital.
#WomensMonth #GestationalDiabetes #MaternalHealth
When signs appear, they may look like:
💧 Constant thirst
🚽 Frequent urination
😴 Fatigue
👀 Blurred vision
Screening at 24–28 weeks is vital.
#WomensMonth #GestationalDiabetes #MaternalHealth
⚠️ Preeclampsia can be silent—but deadly.
It’s a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy that can damage the brain, liver, kidneys, and more.
Signs? Headaches, swelling, vision changes.
Early detection = lives saved.
#WomensMonth #PreeclampsiaAwareness #MaternalHealth
It’s a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy that can damage the brain, liver, kidneys, and more.
Signs? Headaches, swelling, vision changes.
Early detection = lives saved.
#WomensMonth #PreeclampsiaAwareness #MaternalHealth
August 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
⚠️ Preeclampsia can be silent—but deadly.
It’s a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy that can damage the brain, liver, kidneys, and more.
Signs? Headaches, swelling, vision changes.
Early detection = lives saved.
#WomensMonth #PreeclampsiaAwareness #MaternalHealth
It’s a hypertensive disorder in pregnancy that can damage the brain, liver, kidneys, and more.
Signs? Headaches, swelling, vision changes.
Early detection = lives saved.
#WomensMonth #PreeclampsiaAwareness #MaternalHealth
Gestational diabetes affects up to 13% of pregnancies globally — and even more in SA.
It can be silent and deadly.
Most women never see it coming.
Better screening = better outcomes.
#WomensMonth #GDM #MaternalHealthMatters
It can be silent and deadly.
Most women never see it coming.
Better screening = better outcomes.
#WomensMonth #GDM #MaternalHealthMatters
August 7, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Gestational diabetes affects up to 13% of pregnancies globally — and even more in SA.
It can be silent and deadly.
Most women never see it coming.
Better screening = better outcomes.
#WomensMonth #GDM #MaternalHealthMatters
It can be silent and deadly.
Most women never see it coming.
Better screening = better outcomes.
#WomensMonth #GDM #MaternalHealthMatters
🛡️ FINAL EVENT!
Join us for the last in the Neonatal Outbreaks in Africa series:
📣 Seminar 3: Outbreak control & prevention
📆 24 July | 🕒 14:00 SAST
🧼 Let’s talk action and impact in neonatal health.
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/neonatal_con...
#HealthInAfrica #InfectionPrevention #NeonatalCare
Join us for the last in the Neonatal Outbreaks in Africa series:
📣 Seminar 3: Outbreak control & prevention
📆 24 July | 🕒 14:00 SAST
🧼 Let’s talk action and impact in neonatal health.
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/neonatal_con...
#HealthInAfrica #InfectionPrevention #NeonatalCare
July 10, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🛡️ FINAL EVENT!
Join us for the last in the Neonatal Outbreaks in Africa series:
📣 Seminar 3: Outbreak control & prevention
📆 24 July | 🕒 14:00 SAST
🧼 Let’s talk action and impact in neonatal health.
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/neonatal_con...
#HealthInAfrica #InfectionPrevention #NeonatalCare
Join us for the last in the Neonatal Outbreaks in Africa series:
📣 Seminar 3: Outbreak control & prevention
📆 24 July | 🕒 14:00 SAST
🧼 Let’s talk action and impact in neonatal health.
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/neonatal_con...
#HealthInAfrica #InfectionPrevention #NeonatalCare
👶 Missed our 2nd #NeonatalOutbreaksInAfrica seminar?
We covered real-world lessons on
🧬 WGS in NICU outbreaks; 🧪 Lab + clinical data = 🔑;
🧼 Smart sampling in tricky settings
🎯 NEXT: Control & prevention tips!
📅 24 July | 🕑 14:00–15:00 SAST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/neonatal_con...
#NeonatalCare
We covered real-world lessons on
🧬 WGS in NICU outbreaks; 🧪 Lab + clinical data = 🔑;
🧼 Smart sampling in tricky settings
🎯 NEXT: Control & prevention tips!
📅 24 July | 🕑 14:00–15:00 SAST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/neonatal_con...
#NeonatalCare
June 20, 2025 at 8:44 AM
👶 Missed our 2nd #NeonatalOutbreaksInAfrica seminar?
We covered real-world lessons on
🧬 WGS in NICU outbreaks; 🧪 Lab + clinical data = 🔑;
🧼 Smart sampling in tricky settings
🎯 NEXT: Control & prevention tips!
📅 24 July | 🕑 14:00–15:00 SAST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/neonatal_con...
#NeonatalCare
We covered real-world lessons on
🧬 WGS in NICU outbreaks; 🧪 Lab + clinical data = 🔑;
🧼 Smart sampling in tricky settings
🎯 NEXT: Control & prevention tips!
📅 24 July | 🕑 14:00–15:00 SAST
🔗 Register: bit.ly/neonatal_con...
#NeonatalCare
📢 Seminar 2 in the Neonatal Outbreaks in Africa series!
🦠 Outbreak Detection & Investigation
📅 19 June | 🕑 14:00–15:00 SAST
🎯 Tools, pathogens, and lessons from LMIC facilities
👶 Register: bit.ly/neonatal_det...
#NeonatalCare #InfectiousDiseases #OutbreakDetection
🦠 Outbreak Detection & Investigation
📅 19 June | 🕑 14:00–15:00 SAST
🎯 Tools, pathogens, and lessons from LMIC facilities
👶 Register: bit.ly/neonatal_det...
#NeonatalCare #InfectiousDiseases #OutbreakDetection
May 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
📢 Seminar 2 in the Neonatal Outbreaks in Africa series!
🦠 Outbreak Detection & Investigation
📅 19 June | 🕑 14:00–15:00 SAST
🎯 Tools, pathogens, and lessons from LMIC facilities
👶 Register: bit.ly/neonatal_det...
#NeonatalCare #InfectiousDiseases #OutbreakDetection
🦠 Outbreak Detection & Investigation
📅 19 June | 🕑 14:00–15:00 SAST
🎯 Tools, pathogens, and lessons from LMIC facilities
👶 Register: bit.ly/neonatal_det...
#NeonatalCare #InfectiousDiseases #OutbreakDetection
39 attendees joined our recent seminar on neonatal outbreaks in Africa 🧼🦠
Key insights:
— Hospital-acquired pathogens are more common than expected
— Rare bugs like Pantoea are deadlier than Klebsiella
— Standardised reporting + WGS = 🔑 to tackling future outbreaks
#GlobalHealth #NeonatalCare
Key insights:
— Hospital-acquired pathogens are more common than expected
— Rare bugs like Pantoea are deadlier than Klebsiella
— Standardised reporting + WGS = 🔑 to tackling future outbreaks
#GlobalHealth #NeonatalCare
May 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
39 attendees joined our recent seminar on neonatal outbreaks in Africa 🧼🦠
Key insights:
— Hospital-acquired pathogens are more common than expected
— Rare bugs like Pantoea are deadlier than Klebsiella
— Standardised reporting + WGS = 🔑 to tackling future outbreaks
#GlobalHealth #NeonatalCare
Key insights:
— Hospital-acquired pathogens are more common than expected
— Rare bugs like Pantoea are deadlier than Klebsiella
— Standardised reporting + WGS = 🔑 to tackling future outbreaks
#GlobalHealth #NeonatalCare
🚨 Happening 15 May!
Join our free webinar on Outbreak Epidemiology in Neonatal Care 👶🏽🦠
📅 15 May | 🕒 14:00–15:00 SAST
🧠 Learn how outbreaks affect neonatal units across Africa & how to respond.
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/outbreak_epi
#NeonatalCare #Outbreaks #NeoNETAFRICA #KlebNET
Join our free webinar on Outbreak Epidemiology in Neonatal Care 👶🏽🦠
📅 15 May | 🕒 14:00–15:00 SAST
🧠 Learn how outbreaks affect neonatal units across Africa & how to respond.
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/outbreak_epi
#NeonatalCare #Outbreaks #NeoNETAFRICA #KlebNET
April 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🚨 Happening 15 May!
Join our free webinar on Outbreak Epidemiology in Neonatal Care 👶🏽🦠
📅 15 May | 🕒 14:00–15:00 SAST
🧠 Learn how outbreaks affect neonatal units across Africa & how to respond.
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/outbreak_epi
#NeonatalCare #Outbreaks #NeoNETAFRICA #KlebNET
Join our free webinar on Outbreak Epidemiology in Neonatal Care 👶🏽🦠
📅 15 May | 🕒 14:00–15:00 SAST
🧠 Learn how outbreaks affect neonatal units across Africa & how to respond.
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/outbreak_epi
#NeonatalCare #Outbreaks #NeoNETAFRICA #KlebNET
📢 Healthcare workers across Africa — we want to hear from you! Together, we can improve newborn health in LMICs. 💪👶Don't forget to take our survey before 10 May 2025!📝
🔗 redcap.sun.ac.za/surveys/?s=N...
🔗 redcap.sun.ac.za/surveys/?s=N...
April 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
📢 Healthcare workers across Africa — we want to hear from you! Together, we can improve newborn health in LMICs. 💪👶Don't forget to take our survey before 10 May 2025!📝
🔗 redcap.sun.ac.za/surveys/?s=N...
🔗 redcap.sun.ac.za/surveys/?s=N...
🧪 New research alert: The urgent challenge of #NeonatalSepsis in low-resource settings.
⚠️ High AMR ⚠️ Vulnerable newborns ⚠️ Limited diagnostic access.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10219-0
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10406-z
🔗https://janeonatology.org/index.php/jan/article/view/105
⚠️ High AMR ⚠️ Vulnerable newborns ⚠️ Limited diagnostic access.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10219-0
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10406-z
🔗https://janeonatology.org/index.php/jan/article/view/105
April 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🧪 New research alert: The urgent challenge of #NeonatalSepsis in low-resource settings.
⚠️ High AMR ⚠️ Vulnerable newborns ⚠️ Limited diagnostic access.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10219-0
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10406-z
🔗https://janeonatology.org/index.php/jan/article/view/105
⚠️ High AMR ⚠️ Vulnerable newborns ⚠️ Limited diagnostic access.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10219-0
🔗https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-10406-z
🔗https://janeonatology.org/index.php/jan/article/view/105
🎉 Big news! Prof Angela Dramowski from @suhealthsci.bsky.social has WON an annual PHILA award at #PHASA2025 for her outstanding leadership in public health! 👏 So proud to celebrate her impact in paediatric infectious diseases & AMR.
#PHASA2025 #WomenInSTEM #PublicHealth 🧬💡
#PHASA2025 #WomenInSTEM #PublicHealth 🧬💡
April 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
🎉 Big news! Prof Angela Dramowski from @suhealthsci.bsky.social has WON an annual PHILA award at #PHASA2025 for her outstanding leadership in public health! 👏 So proud to celebrate her impact in paediatric infectious diseases & AMR.
#PHASA2025 #WomenInSTEM #PublicHealth 🧬💡
#PHASA2025 #WomenInSTEM #PublicHealth 🧬💡
🩸Our latest study in the SAMJ critically examines adult platelet product use across SA’s healthcare sectors (2014–2021). The results? Striking differences in utilisation patterns!
📄 Read the full article: www.samajournals.co.za/index.php/sa...
#BloodTransfusion #UniversalHealthCoverage
📄 Read the full article: www.samajournals.co.za/index.php/sa...
#BloodTransfusion #UniversalHealthCoverage
April 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🩸Our latest study in the SAMJ critically examines adult platelet product use across SA’s healthcare sectors (2014–2021). The results? Striking differences in utilisation patterns!
📄 Read the full article: www.samajournals.co.za/index.php/sa...
#BloodTransfusion #UniversalHealthCoverage
📄 Read the full article: www.samajournals.co.za/index.php/sa...
#BloodTransfusion #UniversalHealthCoverage
🌍 Shining a light on #NeonatalSepsis in Africa—responsible for up to 29% of neonatal deaths.
🆕 Read our latest review (bit.ly/neonatal_sep... ) + take our short survey to improve care:
🔗 bit.ly/neonatal_sur...
#GlobalHealth #AMR
🆕 Read our latest review (bit.ly/neonatal_sep... ) + take our short survey to improve care:
🔗 bit.ly/neonatal_sur...
#GlobalHealth #AMR
April 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🌍 Shining a light on #NeonatalSepsis in Africa—responsible for up to 29% of neonatal deaths.
🆕 Read our latest review (bit.ly/neonatal_sep... ) + take our short survey to improve care:
🔗 bit.ly/neonatal_sur...
#GlobalHealth #AMR
🆕 Read our latest review (bit.ly/neonatal_sep... ) + take our short survey to improve care:
🔗 bit.ly/neonatal_sur...
#GlobalHealth #AMR