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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Meet Deborah Owurotangba, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Ghana. Studying an MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance at School of Geography and the Environment, Mansfield College.. @oxfordgeography.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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Global Health Solidarity Project @gh-solidarity.bsky.social · 22h

What could a solidarity framework change? Its promise lies in the questions it helps us confront. 🔸Explore the draft framework on pg 15 here: www.globalhealthsolidarity.org/sites/defaul... 🎥: Watch the 3-3-3 Framework Explained: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vw9A... #GlobalHealth #Bioethics #Research

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 21h

#ResearchHighlight from Yingxi Zhao @yingxizhao.bsky.social @cghr.ox.ac.uk Paraprofessionals as liminal professionals: The case of physician associates / assistants in the UK NHS hospitals Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Full publication 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 21h

#MeetOurResearchers interview with Evelyne Kestelyn on how to develop sustainable clinical trial models in LMICs @oucru.bsky.social Evelyne leads operations in regions with high infectious disease burdens, focusing on ethical, efficient and locally driven research Watch 👉 ndm.ac/evelyne-kest...

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Oxford Medical Sciences Division @medsci.ox.ac.uk · 05/10/2026

FUNDING: Calling all early career researchers with an OUH contract! The OHSRC are offering grants of up to £10,000 to NHS staff (including honorary contracts) whose research will help patients of the OUH. Find out more and apply 👉https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/researchers/grants/ Deadline: 15 October

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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Meet Mary Oluwakanyinsola Owolabi, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Nigeria. Studying a Master of Public Policy at Blavatnik School of Government, Christ Church. Worked with Nigerian National Assembly+. @blavatnikschool.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It was a pleasure to host Prof. Eliangiringa Kaale as part of his @africaoxford.bsky.social Fellowship this year: Professor Kaale is using AI to further extend the capabilities of tool that medicine regulators can use to find the right device to screen the quality of medicines

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Meet Dr Eliangiringa Kaale, a Professor of Medicines Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Find out more about the free #Dafodil platform, an interactive digital tool that makes information on portable screening devices understandable and meaningful, on our website www.iddo.org/mq/science/d...

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Global Health Solidarity Project @gh-solidarity.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🌎 Missed Our Mesoamerican Feedback Webinar? Catch Up Now! 📖 Read the full story: www.globalhealthsolidarity.org/news/mesoame... 🎥 You can now watch the webinar in Spanish with English subtitles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFV_... #GlobalHealth #Bioethics #PublicHealth #GlobalHealthEthics #Research

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 02/10/2026

#ResearchHighlight from Marlous Grijsen @oucru.bsky.social Indonesia Fear of clofazimine-induced skin discoloration as a barrier to #leprosy treatment: urgent need for alternative therapeutic options Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Full publication 👉 academic.oup.com/ced/advance-...

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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Meet Bukosi Emmanuel, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Uganda. Studying an MSc Sociology at Department of Sociology, Kellogg College. Graduate of Makerere University. Worked with Uganda Counseling+. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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Oxford Medical Sciences Division @medsci.ox.ac.uk · 02/10/2026

NEWS: Teaching Excellence Awards 2026 Congratulations to the 7 projects receiving funding across the division, and many thanks to departments for their continued engagement with the TEA scheme. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/msd-teachi…

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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Meet Obinna Kenneth Didigwu, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Nigeria. Studying an MSc Pharmacology at Department of Pharmacology, Christ Church. Graduate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Worked with Enugu State University+. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 01/10/2026

This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore talks, events, stories and resources across Oxford – from the iconicity of Africa to race and fairness in the age of AI. Discover what’s on ⬇️ bit.ly/4hq2upy

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Global Health Solidarity Project @gh-solidarity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🔸 Check Your Email! Our latest newsletter shares the expert insights and regional perspectives helping us test and refine the draft 3-3-3 Solidarity Framework, and turn solidarity into practical guidance for global health. 📫 Check your inbox or read: www.globalhealthsolidarity.org/sites/defaul...

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🦟 What new research questions could you answer with harmonised individual patient data? The #malaria datasets we host combine tens of thousands of participant records, helping researchers generate new insights from existing data. www.iddo.org/wwarn/workin... #DataReuse #DataForGood

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 29/09/2026

#ResearchHighlight from @bipinglobalhealth.bsky.social, Phaik Yeong Cheah @moru-mip.bsky.social Why are shorter #antibiotics courses not widely used in low- and middle-income countries? Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Full publication 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Meet Wissal Es-sehli, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Morocco. an MSc Modern Middle Eastern Studies at Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies / Oxford School of Global and Area Studies; Mansfield College. @osgaoxford.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 30/09/2026

Congratulations Salum Mshamu, named one of TIME’s inaugural 2026 Trailblazers for his contribution to #StarHomes, research conducted by @moru-mip.bsky.social to evaluate how healthier housing design could help protect children in rural Tanzania Read 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/salum-m...

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 30/09/2026

#ResearchHighlight from Phaik Yeong Cheah, @bipinglobalhealth.bsky.social @moru-mip.bsky.social Community perceptions, trust, and experiences of malaria clinical research and participation in rural Cambodia Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Full publication 👉 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 30/09/2026

#MeetOurResearchers video interview with Eunice Nduati on new approaches for #HIV vaccine design @kemriwellcome.bsky.social Eunice studies HIV immunology with a focus on understanding immune responses in African populations Watch the interview 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/wall-of-face...

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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Meet Martin Manyozo, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Malawi. Studying an MSc Sustainability, Enterprise and the Environment at Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Linacre College.. @oxfordsmithschool.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

7 days of primaquine treatment for #vivaxmalaria are as effective as the currently recommended 14-days, with more patients completing the shorter treatment. This ICMR NIMR study included @menziesresearch.bsky.social + other partners. More on 👇 www.iddo.org/news/seven-d.... Photo credit: world bank

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Global Health Solidarity Project @gh-solidarity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Can solidarity make societies more resilient in the face of shared challenges? Thank you SMER – the Swedish National Council on Medical Ethics for creating space for this important conversation. 🎥 Watch⁠: youtu.be/GjjOqSb6Pr4?... #GlobalHealth #Bioethics #PublicHealth #Research

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 30/09/2026

NEW: Oxford has been named the world's number one University for a record-breaking 11th consecutive year in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Oxford has held the top spot since 2017 – the longest run at number one in the rankings' history. [1/3]

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KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🚨Vaccinology webinar alert!🚨 🧬 Where is TB vaccine research headed? Join us as Prof. Jayne Sutherland explores the current shape of the TB vaccine pipeline, emerging opportunities, and the future of vaccinology. 🗓️Monday, October 12th, 2026 🕑2:00 - 3:30PM EAT 🔗Register here👉: shorturl.at/X1gAP

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📢 Attention Researchers - need to make map showing data over time and location? But fed up having to waste time standardising basic data? IDDO Statistician Rhys Peploe has created a tool that could save you lots of time… Introducing worlddatr youtu.be/hRnpNTKzwwY #visualisations

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WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) @wwarnnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What new research questions could you answer with harmonised individual patient data? Use the data we host, for free, to further research in #InfectiousDiseases #EmergingInfections #malaria #AMR or #NTDs 👉 www.iddo.org/data-sharing

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Marc Choisy @mchoisy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene just launched its third scientific journal Artificial Intelligence in Global Health of which I am proud to be an Associate Editor. Please submit your work! www.rstmh.org/journals/art...

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Artificial Intelligence in Global Health | RSTMH

RSTMH founded our flagship journal Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene in 1908, a year after the society itself begun. In 2009 (a century later), RSTMH created Internation...

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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Meet Grace Munthali, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Zambia. Studying an MTh Applied Theology at Faculty of Theology and Religion, Regent’s Park College. Graduate of Zomba Theological College. Worked with Youth With A Mission. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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Oxford Medical Sciences Division @medsci.ox.ac.uk · 28/09/2026

NEWS: Two-thirds of adults with high blood pressure do not know they have it Read about this @oxpop.bsky.social study ➡️ www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/two-thirds…

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Global Health Solidarity Project @gh-solidarity.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What if solidarity extends beyond humans? Solidarity is usually understood through relationships between people. But our latest publication, in Public Humanities by Cambridge University Press, asks us to think more broadly. 🔸Read the Paper here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #Solidarity

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 27/09/2026

NEW: Oxford-led research has linked India’s growing reliance on coal-fired power with worsening urban air pollution. Between 2000 and 2020, urban deaths attributable to fine-particle air pollution rose by around 30%, from 670,000 to 870,000. Find out more ⬇️ bit.ly/4iOEptC

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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Meet Anne Moraa Gekonge, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Kenya. Studying an MSt Music (Composition) at Faculty of Music, Linacre College. Worked with Play Your Own Accompaniment+. @oxmusicfaculty.bsky.social. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📊 Dr. Jacob Novignon’s session explored progressivity analysis, examining ability to pay, Lorenz and concentration curves, concentration indices and the Kakwani Index to assess equity in health financing and who bears the greater financial burden. #AfHESG #HealthFinancing #HealthEquity #KakwaniIndex

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KEMRI-Wellcome @kemriwellcome.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

📊 The #AfHESG Who Pays for Healthcare? Training is underway! Dr. Jacob Kazungu's session explores health financing equity, revenue mobilisation, risk pooling, strategic purchasing and measuring inequalities, highlighting the importance of who pays for healthcare in advancing equitable access.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 25/09/2026

NEW: More than one-third of adults in England have high blood pressure, with two-thirds unaware they have it, according to a study of 1.4 million adults. Only half of those receiving treatment have their blood pressure adequately controlled. More info @oxpop.bsky.social ⬇️ bit.ly/4iNrLuS

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Oxford Medical Sciences Division @medsci.ox.ac.uk · 25/09/2026

NEWS: Blood tests could identify early signs of cancer years before diagnosis Read about this @oxpop.bsky.social study ➡️ www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/news/blood-test…

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Global Health Solidarity Project @gh-solidarity.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A sincere thank you to Dr. Jean Carlo Segura Aparicio, Carolina Bolaños Palmieri and Dr. María Luisa Ávila Agüero for sharing their perspectives, and to Dr. Gabriela Arguedas-Ramírez for leading and facilitating the Mesoamerca conversation. More on the webinar, will be shared soon. #Solidarity

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 24/09/2026

#ResearchHighlight from Abhilasha Karkey @oucru.bsky.social Nepal Beyond rescue: building a resilient health system after Nepal's 2026 flood Read more 👉 ndm.ac/tropmed-res-hi Full publication 👉 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Africa Oxford Initiative @africaoxford.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Meet Otim Kevin Murungi, a Mastercard Foundation Scholar from Uganda. Studying an MSc Clinical Embryology at Nuffield Department of Women’s & Reproductive Health, Reuben College. Worked with Neogenesis Fertility Centre+. Full profile + Oxford 2027/28 applications: link in bio.

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do you work in infectious diseases such as #malaria #FebrileIllness #VL #ChagasDisease or interested in #MedicineQuality ? View IDDO’s free tools to support your research www.iddo.org/tools-resear... BeatNTDs #Data4Good

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Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk · 23/09/2026

#MeetOurResearchers video interview with Ngo Thi Hoa on zoonotic diseases and community health @oucru.bsky.social Hoa leads a research on zoonotic pathogens and #AMR, focusing on Streptococcus suis and farm-origin resistance in Vietnam. Watch the interview 👉 ndm.ac/ngo-thi-hoa-...

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Oxford University Clinical Research Unit @oucru.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Can we spot severe dengue risk earlier? New study shows clinical data helps identify high-risk patients sooner. Read more: ow.ly/X3Pc50ZQq3G

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