Mamud Kifa
@mamudkifa.bsky.social
Comms Officer at @lshtm.bsky.social |Passionate about public health and science communication. Supporting @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social & @lshtmamrcentre.bsky.social | Proud Tottenham Hotspur fan
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Hello bluesky. Here to introduce myself, and also #LSHTMPress (press.lshtm.ac.uk). We're a new open access publisher in the fields of public and global health, based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine #LSHTM. Follow us here: www.linkedin.com/company/lsht...
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
press.lshtm.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Hello bluesky. Here to introduce myself, and also #LSHTMPress (press.lshtm.ac.uk). We're a new open access publisher in the fields of public and global health, based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine #LSHTM. Follow us here: www.linkedin.com/company/lsht...
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Today, we joined the global malaria community to mark #WorldMosquitoDay2025.
From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.
@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.
📽️👀
From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.
@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.
📽️👀
August 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Today, we joined the global malaria community to mark #WorldMosquitoDay2025.
From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.
@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.
📽️👀
From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.
@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.
📽️👀
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Behind every breakthrough is a dedicated face in the lab
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
August 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Behind every breakthrough is a dedicated face in the lab
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
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Ahead of #WorldMosquitoDay2025, we celebrate the brilliant scientists and technicians 👩🏽🔬🔬 at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social whose dedication helps us better understand mosquitoes 🦟
August 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ahead of #WorldMosquitoDay2025, we celebrate the brilliant scientists and technicians 👩🏽🔬🔬 at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social whose dedication helps us better understand mosquitoes 🦟
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Hello Bluesky 👋
We're the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre at @lshtm.bsky.social, a network of more than 200 researchers working on 100+ projects around the world to improve the health of people affected by #humanitarian crises 🚑⛑
Follow us for updates on our research, events, blogs & more!
We're the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre at @lshtm.bsky.social, a network of more than 200 researchers working on 100+ projects around the world to improve the health of people affected by #humanitarian crises 🚑⛑
Follow us for updates on our research, events, blogs & more!
July 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hello Bluesky 👋
We're the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre at @lshtm.bsky.social, a network of more than 200 researchers working on 100+ projects around the world to improve the health of people affected by #humanitarian crises 🚑⛑
Follow us for updates on our research, events, blogs & more!
We're the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre at @lshtm.bsky.social, a network of more than 200 researchers working on 100+ projects around the world to improve the health of people affected by #humanitarian crises 🚑⛑
Follow us for updates on our research, events, blogs & more!
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🦠 How do social inequities shape the global AMR crisis?
Join us for this seminar exploring the human impact of antimicrobial resistance through ethnographic insights and integrated research approaches.
📅 17 June
⏰ 13:00 BST
📍 LSHTM
🔗 bit.ly/43PDdhr
Join us for this seminar exploring the human impact of antimicrobial resistance through ethnographic insights and integrated research approaches.
📅 17 June
⏰ 13:00 BST
📍 LSHTM
🔗 bit.ly/43PDdhr
May 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🦠 How do social inequities shape the global AMR crisis?
Join us for this seminar exploring the human impact of antimicrobial resistance through ethnographic insights and integrated research approaches.
📅 17 June
⏰ 13:00 BST
📍 LSHTM
🔗 bit.ly/43PDdhr
Join us for this seminar exploring the human impact of antimicrobial resistance through ethnographic insights and integrated research approaches.
📅 17 June
⏰ 13:00 BST
📍 LSHTM
🔗 bit.ly/43PDdhr
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Researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social, led by @josebengoechea.bsky.social, will conduct a £2.2M study funded by UK MRC to investigate how Klebsiella pneumoniae silently colonises the gut before causing deadly infections. 🔬🦠
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4mNSreh
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4mNSreh
June 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social, led by @josebengoechea.bsky.social, will conduct a £2.2M study funded by UK MRC to investigate how Klebsiella pneumoniae silently colonises the gut before causing deadly infections. 🔬🦠
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4mNSreh
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4mNSreh
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UK sees 20% drop in #cancer mortality but diagnoses still rising
Bernard Rachet explains that despite advances in cancer care in recent decades, survival gaps and #inequalities must be addressed to improve UK cancer outcomes. @icon-lshtm.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
#PublicHealth
Bernard Rachet explains that despite advances in cancer care in recent decades, survival gaps and #inequalities must be addressed to improve UK cancer outcomes. @icon-lshtm.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
#PublicHealth
June 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
UK sees 20% drop in #cancer mortality but diagnoses still rising
Bernard Rachet explains that despite advances in cancer care in recent decades, survival gaps and #inequalities must be addressed to improve UK cancer outcomes. @icon-lshtm.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
#PublicHealth
Bernard Rachet explains that despite advances in cancer care in recent decades, survival gaps and #inequalities must be addressed to improve UK cancer outcomes. @icon-lshtm.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
#PublicHealth
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£550k to develop vaccine against Campylobacter jejuni 💉
Researchers @lshtm.bsky.social and partners to develop an affordable vaccine to tackle global cause of infectious diarrhoea.
@ozangundogdu11.bsky.social will led the @ukri.org BBSRC funded project
Read more 👉 bit.ly/43AFaOP
Researchers @lshtm.bsky.social and partners to develop an affordable vaccine to tackle global cause of infectious diarrhoea.
@ozangundogdu11.bsky.social will led the @ukri.org BBSRC funded project
Read more 👉 bit.ly/43AFaOP
June 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM
£550k to develop vaccine against Campylobacter jejuni 💉
Researchers @lshtm.bsky.social and partners to develop an affordable vaccine to tackle global cause of infectious diarrhoea.
@ozangundogdu11.bsky.social will led the @ukri.org BBSRC funded project
Read more 👉 bit.ly/43AFaOP
Researchers @lshtm.bsky.social and partners to develop an affordable vaccine to tackle global cause of infectious diarrhoea.
@ozangundogdu11.bsky.social will led the @ukri.org BBSRC funded project
Read more 👉 bit.ly/43AFaOP
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🎙️ Join Prof Dame Sally Davies, for an insightful seminar on global action against AMR.
In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.
📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP
In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.
📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP
June 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🎙️ Join Prof Dame Sally Davies, for an insightful seminar on global action against AMR.
In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.
📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP
In this seminar, she will share updates on the UN High-Level AMR agenda, the evidence panel & what’s next for global policy.
📅 9 July 2025
🕰️ 13:00 BST
📍 Online
🔗 bit.ly/4kVSVgP
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👏👏👏Congratulations to Brian Greenwood on receiving a
@who.int Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Greenwood has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to #GlobalHealth over 60+ years & transformative work in #malaria & #PublicHealth in Africa.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
@who.int Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Greenwood has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to #GlobalHealth over 60+ years & transformative work in #malaria & #PublicHealth in Africa.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
May 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
👏👏👏Congratulations to Brian Greenwood on receiving a
@who.int Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Greenwood has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to #GlobalHealth over 60+ years & transformative work in #malaria & #PublicHealth in Africa.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
@who.int Lifetime Achievement Award
Professor Greenwood has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to #GlobalHealth over 60+ years & transformative work in #malaria & #PublicHealth in Africa.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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👏Congratulations to Sir Brian Greenwood, former #MRCG Unit Director 1980 -1995, on receiving the prestigious @who.int Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 60+ years of transformative #malaria research & public health in The #Gambia and beyond.
More 👉 tinyurl.com/nhz3rjep
More 👉 tinyurl.com/nhz3rjep
Brian Greenwood receives WHO Lifetime Achievement Award | LSHTM
Professor Sir Brian Greenwood, a pioneering figure in global health and infectious disease research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), has been awarded the Lifetime
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May 22, 2025 at 11:06 AM
👏Congratulations to Sir Brian Greenwood, former #MRCG Unit Director 1980 -1995, on receiving the prestigious @who.int Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of 60+ years of transformative #malaria research & public health in The #Gambia and beyond.
More 👉 tinyurl.com/nhz3rjep
More 👉 tinyurl.com/nhz3rjep
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Ms Gladys Maria Pangga won the Student Prize in recognition of her research on gut health intervention strategies in poultry.
May 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Ms Gladys Maria Pangga won the Student Prize in recognition of her research on gut health intervention strategies in poultry.
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@msmicrobiocode.bsky.social won the Staff Prize for her work revealing that most AMR typhoid infections in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Malawi are driven by ongoing local transmission of existing resistant strains—not new variants.
May 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@msmicrobiocode.bsky.social won the Staff Prize for her work revealing that most AMR typhoid infections in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Malawi are driven by ongoing local transmission of existing resistant strains—not new variants.
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📣 🎉 Congratulations to Ms Gladys and @msmicrobiocode.bsky.social on winning our 2025 Publication Prize at @lshtm.bsky.social 🏆
Read more about their winning papers and impactful AMR research🔬 👇
bit.ly/4iM7uCh
Read more about their winning papers and impactful AMR research🔬 👇
bit.ly/4iM7uCh
May 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
📣 🎉 Congratulations to Ms Gladys and @msmicrobiocode.bsky.social on winning our 2025 Publication Prize at @lshtm.bsky.social 🏆
Read more about their winning papers and impactful AMR research🔬 👇
bit.ly/4iM7uCh
Read more about their winning papers and impactful AMR research🔬 👇
bit.ly/4iM7uCh
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Sign up for our highly recommended Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria short course.
Gain hands-on experience in malaria diagnostics @lshtm.bsky.social 🦠🔬
This intensive course (18–20 June 2025) offers practical training in lab methods for malaria diagnosis, led by experts from the @ukhsa.bsky.social Malaria Reference Laboratory.
Learn more & apply👇
bit.ly/3R7WUd9
This intensive course (18–20 June 2025) offers practical training in lab methods for malaria diagnosis, led by experts from the @ukhsa.bsky.social Malaria Reference Laboratory.
Learn more & apply👇
bit.ly/3R7WUd9
March 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Sign up for our highly recommended Laboratory Diagnosis of Malaria short course.
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Interested in how genomics, transcriptomics & more shape infectious disease research?
Join the @lshtm.bsky.social Infectious Disease -Omics short course starting 17 June 2024 to explore cutting-edge techniques & their real-world applications!
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/4kJOoPo
Join the @lshtm.bsky.social Infectious Disease -Omics short course starting 17 June 2024 to explore cutting-edge techniques & their real-world applications!
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/4kJOoPo
March 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Interested in how genomics, transcriptomics & more shape infectious disease research?
Join the @lshtm.bsky.social Infectious Disease -Omics short course starting 17 June 2024 to explore cutting-edge techniques & their real-world applications!
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/4kJOoPo
Join the @lshtm.bsky.social Infectious Disease -Omics short course starting 17 June 2024 to explore cutting-edge techniques & their real-world applications!
Apply now 👉 bit.ly/4kJOoPo
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Want to boost your understanding of #epidemiology & #InfectiousDisease modelling?
Join our short course in collaboration with @ukhsa.bsky.social & gain experience of setting up models to monitor outbreaks & transmission.
Runs 16 - 27 June 2025, London & online.
bit.ly/3zTawkD
Join our short course in collaboration with @ukhsa.bsky.social & gain experience of setting up models to monitor outbreaks & transmission.
Runs 16 - 27 June 2025, London & online.
bit.ly/3zTawkD
March 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Want to boost your understanding of #epidemiology & #InfectiousDisease modelling?
Join our short course in collaboration with @ukhsa.bsky.social & gain experience of setting up models to monitor outbreaks & transmission.
Runs 16 - 27 June 2025, London & online.
bit.ly/3zTawkD
Join our short course in collaboration with @ukhsa.bsky.social & gain experience of setting up models to monitor outbreaks & transmission.
Runs 16 - 27 June 2025, London & online.
bit.ly/3zTawkD
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A recent @lshtm.bsky.social study led by Dr Ananya Malhotra examines how different immunotherapy treatments impact quality of life for advanced lung cancer patients over 18 months.
Findings highlight the need for a more personalised approach to care.
🔗 bit.ly/43FYPx5
Findings highlight the need for a more personalised approach to care.
🔗 bit.ly/43FYPx5
March 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A recent @lshtm.bsky.social study led by Dr Ananya Malhotra examines how different immunotherapy treatments impact quality of life for advanced lung cancer patients over 18 months.
Findings highlight the need for a more personalised approach to care.
🔗 bit.ly/43FYPx5
Findings highlight the need for a more personalised approach to care.
🔗 bit.ly/43FYPx5
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Our Deputy Director, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social , and @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social uncover that pharmacies in England 🏴 may be twice as likely to supply antibiotics for sore throats compared to Wales 🏴 , highlighting key regional differences in antibiotic use. 💊
Pharmacies in England may be twice as likely to supply #antibiotics for sore throat than in Wales
@ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social says it's important to understand factors behind regional disparity such as variation in patient services, age & overall health 💊
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
@ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social says it's important to understand factors behind regional disparity such as variation in patient services, age & overall health 💊
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
March 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Our Deputy Director, @rebeccaglover.bsky.social , and @ayodejimatuluko.bsky.social uncover that pharmacies in England 🏴 may be twice as likely to supply antibiotics for sore throats compared to Wales 🏴 , highlighting key regional differences in antibiotic use. 💊
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Join us tomorrow for a seminar on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low-prevalence settings.
Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.
📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95
Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.
📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95
Studies of AMR population dynamics in a low-prevalence setting | LSHTM
Scandinavian countries generally have a low level of antibiotic consumption, high infection control standards and low prevalences of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). National surveillance systems,
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March 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Join us tomorrow for a seminar on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in low-prevalence settings.
Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.
📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95
Dr. Gunnar Skov Simonsen will discuss AMR dynamics in Scandinavian countries, focusing on E. coli and S. aureus.
📅 11 March
📍 LSHTM | Online
🔗 bit.ly/3Ftbl95
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🌍💧 Cholera is making a comeback—global cases have surged by 40% since 2022. Climate change & crises are fueling the rise.
Amelia Stewart explores the factors behind the rise in Vibrio cholerae infections.
Read more👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Amelia Stewart explores the factors behind the rise in Vibrio cholerae infections.
Read more👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
February 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
🌍💧 Cholera is making a comeback—global cases have surged by 40% since 2022. Climate change & crises are fueling the rise.
Amelia Stewart explores the factors behind the rise in Vibrio cholerae infections.
Read more👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
Amelia Stewart explores the factors behind the rise in Vibrio cholerae infections.
Read more👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
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Empowering women is a global win 🏆
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay2025, our Co-Directors, @drniyo.bsky.social and Bhargavi Rao share their insights on the vital role women play in malaria research and the impact of empowering women in science.
Read more 👇
🔗 bit.ly/43rbEv1
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay2025, our Co-Directors, @drniyo.bsky.social and Bhargavi Rao share their insights on the vital role women play in malaria research and the impact of empowering women in science.
Read more 👇
🔗 bit.ly/43rbEv1
March 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Empowering women is a global win 🏆
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay2025, our Co-Directors, @drniyo.bsky.social and Bhargavi Rao share their insights on the vital role women play in malaria research and the impact of empowering women in science.
Read more 👇
🔗 bit.ly/43rbEv1
Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay2025, our Co-Directors, @drniyo.bsky.social and Bhargavi Rao share their insights on the vital role women play in malaria research and the impact of empowering women in science.
Read more 👇
🔗 bit.ly/43rbEv1
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Empower women with better healthcare.
On this #InternationalWomensDay, a recent @lshtm.bsky.social study highlights how racialised & low-income women often self-manage UTIs due to systemic barriers.
It’s time for policies that support, not sideline, their health.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3XAFKIR
On this #InternationalWomensDay, a recent @lshtm.bsky.social study highlights how racialised & low-income women often self-manage UTIs due to systemic barriers.
It’s time for policies that support, not sideline, their health.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3XAFKIR
March 8, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Empower women with better healthcare.
On this #InternationalWomensDay, a recent @lshtm.bsky.social study highlights how racialised & low-income women often self-manage UTIs due to systemic barriers.
It’s time for policies that support, not sideline, their health.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3XAFKIR
On this #InternationalWomensDay, a recent @lshtm.bsky.social study highlights how racialised & low-income women often self-manage UTIs due to systemic barriers.
It’s time for policies that support, not sideline, their health.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/3XAFKIR
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On this #InternationalWomensDay, we honour the brilliant women researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social and @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social
We celebrate their contributions to global health, paving the way for a healthier future.
Here’s to empowering women in science, today and every day! 👩🔬💪 #IWD2025
We celebrate their contributions to global health, paving the way for a healthier future.
Here’s to empowering women in science, today and every day! 👩🔬💪 #IWD2025
March 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
On this #InternationalWomensDay, we honour the brilliant women researchers at @lshtm.bsky.social and @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social
We celebrate their contributions to global health, paving the way for a healthier future.
Here’s to empowering women in science, today and every day! 👩🔬💪 #IWD2025
We celebrate their contributions to global health, paving the way for a healthier future.
Here’s to empowering women in science, today and every day! 👩🔬💪 #IWD2025