Aedes albopictus (the “tiger” mosquito) has rapidly spread over most of France in the past 20 years, and now there are locally transmitted Chikingunya outbreaks in several areas, including one in my hometown in southern France: 12 cases so far. #climatechange

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Our new editorial in Bulletin of the WHO about ongoing initiative to improve the measurement of adult mortality in low-and-middle-income countries, where major data gaps have recently been compounded by US decision to end support for Demographic & Health Surveys

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Today’s #globalhealth message to the US administration (photo from central Kerala) #vaccines #GAVI

From this paper, one of the clearest visualizations of the profound impact of supporting HIV treatment and prevention on mortality trends.

Further exploration of UNESCO world heritage sites in Oman 🇴🇲 . Bahla fort and necropolis at Al-Ayn

The view from Jabal Soudah, almost - or maybe a little more than - 3,000 meters above sea level ⬇️

Surveys of mobile phone users became popular in LMICs during COVID pandemic. Are recommendations to keep interviews <15-20mns too restrictive? In RCT, we could not detect differences in participation & data quality when users asked to complete longer interviews
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Looking at Togo from Mt Afadja, Ghana’s highest mountain

Visit to the ancient city of Qalhat in #Oman, UNESCO world heritage site since 2018. whc.unesco.org/en/list/1537/