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Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM
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We are a cross-faculty team of researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine focused on supporting and improving the health of everyone affected by #HumanitarianCrisis

🔗 lshtm.ac.uk/crisescentre
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Our Annual Event is taking place tomorrow! 🌟

Be sure to join us @lshtm.bsky.social or online ⬇️
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Check out the programme for our upcoming Annual Event, a #humanitarian research showcase ✨

🗓️ Tue 25 Nov, 17.30-19.00 GMT
📍 LSHTM & online

Featuring @gordonneve.bsky.social, @thegargiulian.bsky.social & many more ⬇️

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Thrilled to be taking part in the annual health and humanitarian crisis conference at LSHTM.
lshtm-crises.bsky.social Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM @lshtm-crises.bsky.social · 11d
Check out the programme for our upcoming Annual Event, a #humanitarian research showcase ✨

🗓️ Tue 25 Nov, 17.30-19.00 GMT
📍 LSHTM & online

Featuring @gordonneve.bsky.social, @thegargiulian.bsky.social & many more ⬇️

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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🔎 LSHTM’s Humanitarian Health Showcase (25 Nov, 17:30 UK) highlights research & voices from crisis-affected communities. Keynote: Prof. Neve Gordon on injustice in research. Free, hybrid event. More info: lshtm.ac.uk/events

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Humanitarian Health Showcase 25th November: Elevating Voices, Strengthening Evidence
November 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
lshtm-crises.bsky.social
LSHTM intensive programmes offer a wide array of specialised topics, including:
⛑️ Conflict and Health
🌾 Nutrition in Emergencies
⚖️ Ethics, Public Health & Human Rights

You'll study for 2.5 days across 5 weeks with taught programme students between Jan-May

Apply now: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Check out the programme for our upcoming Annual Event, a #humanitarian research showcase ✨

🗓️ Tue 25 Nov, 17.30-19.00 GMT
📍 LSHTM & online

Featuring @gordonneve.bsky.social, @thegargiulian.bsky.social & many more ⬇️

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Amidst complex crises, #aid cuts and polarising #politics, how should researchers confront injustice and oppression? How can they amplify people's voices and experiences?

Explore these questions at @lshtm-crises.bsky.social annual event in #London on 25 November.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Flyer for an annual event hosted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine's Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre on Tuesday 25 November 2025, 17:30 to 19:00 UTC.
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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🌟 #Humanitarian health showcase 🌟

Don't miss our Annual Event, featuring a keynote from @gordonneve.bsky.social

Plus, flash talks on mortality estimation & amplifying voices 🎙️

🔗https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/humanitarian-health-showcase-elevating-voices-strengthening-evidence
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🔔 Exciting news!

We've announced details of our Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre Annual Event 2025 🎉

🗓️ Tuesday 25 November, 17:30 - 19:00
📍 LSHTM & online
🎙️ Keynote presentation from @gordonneve.bsky.social

View the full programme 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
October 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
lshtm-crises.bsky.social
🔔 Exciting news!

We've announced details of our Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre Annual Event 2025 🎉

🗓️ Tuesday 25 November, 17:30 - 19:00
📍 LSHTM & online
🎙️ Keynote presentation from @gordonneve.bsky.social

View the full programme 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
October 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Looking to develop your skills, gain new knowledge or expand your networks with further studies?

Come along to our Autumn Open Events to find out what makes LSHTM #1 in the UK for public health.

Book your place: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/visit-...
October 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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The first survey since the #Gaza war started offers rare evidence on the shortage of essential medicines

We spoke to @salihafez.bsky.social & @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social about factors driving this, resulting health risks and the urgent humanitarian action needed ⬇️
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
First survey reveals Gaza’s critical medicine shortage | LSHTM
First survey reveals Gaza’s critical medicine shortage | LSHTM
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October 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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🗣️"Women and children are bearing the brunt of overlapping humanitarian crises."

Maysoon Dahab, Assistant Professor @lshtm.bsky.social, discuses the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in #Sudan and its impacts on women & children.

🔗 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

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“A war on the bodies of women and girls” – reports from Sudan | LSHTM
“A war on the bodies of women and girls” – reports from Sudan | LSHTM
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October 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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📽️A special film screening of SARAH, a coming-of-age Kenyan film brought to you by SAFE, Kenya.

Join us @lshtm.bsky.social to watch the film and hear from the film's creators and those implementing its vital outreach.

📅 8 October, 17:30 BST
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September 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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"Safeguarding access to essential medicines is inseparable from the right to health."

A new letter discusses the availability of essential medicines in 14 remaining health facilities in Gaza: tinyurl.com/5ex8ep29
Availability of essential medicines in 14 remaining health facilities in Gaza
Multiple human rights and UN officials have raised grave concerns over violations of international law in the Gaza Strip (or Gaza) that have amounted to extermination and genocide.1–3 The Israeli mili...
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September 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer are often overlooked in #crises

#HLM4, taking place today, is a key opportunity for governments and policymakers to prioritise #NCDs in their emergency preparedness plans

Read more ⬇️
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
September 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer are often overlooked in #crises

#HLM4, taking place today, is a key opportunity for governments and policymakers to prioritise #NCDs in their emergency preparedness plans

Read more ⬇️
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
September 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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A real pleasure to be involved with this article and the 'bootcamp' behind it - and great timing, given that #HLM4 on #NCDs is tomorrow...
September 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Maysoon Dahab, Assistant Professor @lshtm.bsky.social, has written a new blog on the rapidly escalating humanitarian emergency in #Sudan, where reports are showing that women and children are bearing the brunt of overlapping crises ⬇️

@lshtm-march.bsky.social
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“A war on the bodies of women and girls” – reports from Sudan | LSHTM
“A war on the bodies of women and girls” – reports from Sudan | LSHTM
www.lshtm.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Ahead of #HLM4, this @thelancet.com comment calls for action on the neglected problem of #NCDs in #humanitarian crises ⛑️

✍️ Éimhín Ansbro @lshtm.bsky.social and colleagues @healthkaty.bsky.social @ifrc.org & International Alliance for Diabetes Action
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Non-communicable diseases in emergencies: time for action on converging crises
The Fourth UN High-level Meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the Promotion of Mental Health and Wellbeing (HLM4) on Sept 25, 2025, ...
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September 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Rise of dangerous health information in UK risks 'lost generation'

LSHTM experts warn false or misleading health information on social media, apps, & AI tools risks "reversing decades of progress", call for new network to fight back.

@lshtmcepr.bsky.social

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
September 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Missed out on a ticket for LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED?

Our event is proving so popular we’ve released EXTRA online tickets so more people can learn how to fight dangerous health #misinformation!

Get your ticket👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
September 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Interested in a career in #health in humanitarian crises?

Check out our Distance Learning programme & apply by 23 September 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Developed by academics & field experts to provide practical #humanitarian skills you need to improve health in crisis-affected communities ⛑
September 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
lshtm-crises.bsky.social
Interested in a career in #health in humanitarian crises?

Check out our Distance Learning programme & apply by 23 September 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Developed by academics & field experts to provide practical #humanitarian skills you need to improve health in crisis-affected communities ⛑
September 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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What's driving major outbreaks of #chikungunya in new regions?

In this episode of LSHTM Viral Doris Kemunto discusses symptoms & strains of the #mosquito borne virus & growing #PublicHealth concerns that #ClimateChange could be a main cause.🎧

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August 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Anticipatory action for disease #outbreak preparedness

🏗️ A new framework sets out how #humanitarian actors can predict, contain & potentially prevent disease outbreaks in fragile, climate-sensitive or conflict-affected settings

Read more: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

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Anticipatory action: a new paradigm for outbreak responses in crisis settings |
Anticipatory action: a new paradigm for outbreak responses in crisis settings | LSHTM
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August 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM