Àdúràgbèmí Banke-Thomas
@abankethomas
Associate Prof #maternalhealth #newbornhealth @LSHTM | Lead @OnTIME_C | Co-Director @MARCH_LSHTM | Editorial Board @PLOSGPH @BioMedCentral | Papa of 2 & Hubbie
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This has come as a rude shock to me, considering that she sent me an email only two weeks ago about a paper that I had submitted to the The Bulletin of the World Health Organization! She was truly an Editor extraordinaire! May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace! I pray her family, loved ones, and colleagues
🚗🚨 In many African cities, access to emergency obstetric care is a race against time for pregnant women. Until now, models that calculate travel time have not accurately reflected the reality in those cities. Our latest #innovation , powered by Google Health, sheds light on the
No time to lose: Maternal health experts and tech join forces to better reflect the reality of long travel times to emergency care in🇳🇬
The results of teamwork Tackling In-transit delays 4 Mothers in Emergency led by Àdúràgbèmí Banke-Thomas and supported by Pete Macharia and Lenka Beňová from Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp is available here:
Meet some of the panellists for our upcoming #MaternalHealth Summit cc NAFDAC NIGERIA Àdúràgbèmí Banke-Thomas BKFA MWAN Nigeria
We hope to see you there!
PS, register via this link for reservations: forms.gle/nnvWk4MWytPQrm…
#SHI IDMH #IDMH #IDMH 2024 #SHI #MaternalHealth #MaternalRights
A key component of Decolonising Global Health is building equitable partnerships.
On Wednesday MARCH Centre, LSHTM will be hosting a seminar to share lessons from a Teaching Partnership between London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine & University of Ghana for our online MSc.
Details to join below👇
lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/eve…
Applications for Women Deliver's Emerging Leaders for Change Program are now open!
🌍 Eligible countries: Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, & Uganda
🧡 Age range: 15-29 years old
Deadline: 30 May 2024
Learn more & apply here 👇
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🆕study led by researchers London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine with Google Health, shows inequity in geographical accessibility to emergency #obstetric care facilities.
Accurate and realistic #TravelTime data could help better inform planning of facilities in urban areas.
More👉bit.ly/4aQNHhd
📢 #JustPublished in GHSP Journal. Very timely review by Maxine Pepper, Oona Campbell, and Susannah Woodd titled 'Current Approaches to Following Up Women and Newborns After Discharge From Childbirth Facilities: A Scoping Review. #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #Postpartum . See 🧵 for a
My fellow #Nigerians 🇳🇬, you'll be pleased to know that I have discovered where the Ivorians 🇨🇮 hid 'our' #AFCON cup!! It is in the lobby at Sofitel Abidjan Hôtel Ivoire. 😁The way Ivorians are so chuffed about winning the Cup of Nations, you'll think they won the World Cup!! #African
It's heartbreaking stories like these which prompted us @itvcentral to produce a special investigation into the #maternity care crisis.
They're just some of the many families affected who've spoken to me & Nancy Cole over the years.
Watch it in full: itv.com/watch/news/spe…
📢 I have been promoted to Co-Director MARCH Centre, LSHTM effective 1st April 2024. It has come sooner than expected, but my commitment to serving this excellent Centre is unflinching! Thank you Rebecca Sear for your service.🙏🏾 I wish you the very best in your future endeavours! The
A new Communications Medicine study leveraging Google Maps evaluates how to improve accurate travel time estimates and access. Learn more: goo.gle/4cFNqzu
Tackling In-transit delays 4 Mothers in Emergency
As the crisis facing #maternity care in the UK continues to unfold, we want to know: What is YOUR experience of having a baby in the Midlands?
Positive or negative, we would love to hear your story, to help shape our coverage at ITV News Central.
Hannah Bechelet Nancy Cole