Congratulations ⁦Dóchas⁩ on your 50th anniversary. Best wishes from all of us at ⁦DSAIreland⁩ Enjoyed a wonderful speech by President Michael D Higgins, who inspires us all

🔴 Due to harassment & obstructions, we've been forced to suspend work & withdraw staff from Madani Teaching Hospital in Sudan.

This was the only functional hospital for hundreds of thousands of people in dire need of medical assistance in the capital of Al Jazirah state 👇…

We have published two reports on children's residential centres. Read our statement to learn more: hiqa.ie/hiqa-news-upda…

From the climate emergency to declining population health, the challenges facing humanity can seem insurmountable.

And yet The BMJ has many recent examples of practical actions individuals can take to have an impact, finds Tom Moberly in Editor's Choice
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Join IGS Communications Specialist, Antonio Jaén online & in-person Stellenbosch University tomorrow (8am Irish time) where he will discuss “Engaging new audiences: Effective communication strategies for global surgery.”

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#globalsurgery #globalhealth RCSI

Most Irish people underestimate the link between eating red meat and climate change - ESRI (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6374251

We're very excited to welcome Prof RegeLab from Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University to DCU Biodesign Europe on Monday, May 20th. Prof Rege will present as part of our #TransformingChallengesIntoImpact series. Find out more & RSVP at the link; sites.google.com/dcu.ie/transfo…
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All 6 books shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award are now available from Cregan and O'Reilly Library - summer reading sorted! Will you borrow the winning title, announced on the 23rd May? Read more about the titles and check their availability here dcu.ie/library/dublin…

Fantastic, funded PhD scholarship opportunities from our colleagues in RCSI Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery at present - several with a population health theme.

Co-producing composite storytelling comics: (counter) narratives by academics of working-class heritage journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Dr Charlie Davis 💙 Adam Matthews Georgiana Mihut, PhD Stacey Mottershaw Jessica R. Hawkins Dr Penny Rivlin & Blair Matthews

Very thoughtful and thought provoking slide from grand rounds ⁦St Vincent's University Hospital (SVUH)⁩ this morning

As hyper-masculine content floods social media, a 'healthier' men's movement is stepping up - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0…

🧵 I can see a lot of work went into this but how do I know this is for midwifery? I am 5 pages in before the word midwife appears. If it includes midwives then the midwife needs to be mentioned and acknowledged...preferably in the title/front page. 1/

An innovative new MSc in Population Health Leadership will launch at RCSI this autumn. The course will equip students with the broad knowledge to speak to components affecting the health of populations, whilst providing them with the leadership skills to implement change.

The EPA reports that 576 septic tanks have not been fixed two years after failing local authority inspection. Where faulty septic tanks are not being fixed, local authorities need to use their enforcement powers to protect the environment and public health.bit.ly/4dxiRMP

#30YearsIREUGA #ImpactStories : Lives of critically ill and premature babies are being saved at the Neonatal unit at Moroto Regional Referral Hospital equipped with lifesaving machines by Ireland in partnership with Medici con l'Africa | Doctors with Africa Ministry of Health- Uganda ireland.ie/en/uganda/kamp…

Today, the Coalition Against Hate Crime is holding a press conference responding to new Garda Info stats showing a 12% increase in hate crime and hate-related incidents in 2023.

Hate crimes hurt us all. We urgently need legislation to address these harms.

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The EPA report on septic tank inspections by local authorities in 2023 shows 45% of septic tanks failed inspection. It is important that householders fix septic tanks that fail inspection. Grants for fixing septic tanks have increased from €5k to €12k. bit.ly/4dxiRMP

And finally, Dr Hazel Ní Chonchubhair has been placed with Barbara Clyne & Prof Edward Gregg RCSI working on a systematic review of prevalence