@reachproject-lshtm
Interdisciplinary research to build resilience to floods and extreme heat in the maternal and child health system in climate affected regions. Website: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres-projects-groups/reach
What does International Women’s Day mean to you?
We asked LSHTM #students to tell us what they thought.
One idea came up again & again, find out what they said: www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/studen...
#IWD2026 #PublicHealth
#REACH project researcher, Prof. Anna Foss had her inaugural lecture, showcasing Anna’s #methodological expertise in handling #uncertainty and complexity when addressing a range of public #health questions including those relating to #climate change.
Watch full recording here: bit.ly/44tZotA
For #FollowFriday:
Follow LSHTM's centres, projects & groups for more on work to tackle some of the biggest challenges in #PublicHealth
🎉Welcome to new addition @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social!
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🚨 #NewResearchAlert
@mrcunitgambia.bsky.social researchers contributed to a major new #HealthPolicy in @thelancet.com, informing African policymakers and showcasing the continent’s leadership in tackling the growing health impacts of #ClimateChange.
Read more 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...
A meeting has been requested with Jansen Fernandes de Medeiros, Coordinator of Fiocruz Rondônia and Head of the Fiocruz Climate and Health Center, to present the project and analyze possibilities for integration into this strategic agenda.
It is part of Brazil’s National Climate Change Plan through the Ministry of Health’s Sectoral Plan for Adaptation.
This initiative aligns with the Fiocruz Strategy for Climate and Health (ECS/Fiocruz), strengthening Fiocruz's national and international role in research and action networks on climate change and health.
Jansen Fernandes de Medeiros (right), Coordinator of Fiocruz Rondônia and Head of the Fiocruz Climate and Health Center, Aline do Monte Gurgel (left), REACH Researcher.
At #COP30, the Ministry of Health launched the Strategic Agenda for More Health in the Amazon, marking the Fiocruz Climate and Health Center in Rondônia (Porto Velho-RO) as a milestone for advancing integrated climate-health actions.
Apresentamos nosso relatório da COP30 e estamos ansiosos por um engajamento contínuo.
Na #COP30 🌍, nossa pesquisadora Aline do Monte Gurgel interagiu com Agnes Soares, Diretora de Vigilância em Saúde Ambiental e Saúde do Trabalhador (DSAST/SVSA) do Ministério da Saúde do Brasil, já familiarizada com nosso trabalho!
Agnes Soares (right), Director of Environmental Health Surveillance and Worker Health (DSAST/SVSA) with Aline do Monte Gurgel (left), REACH project Reseacher at COP 30, Brazil.
At #COP30 🌍, our researcher Aline do Monte Gurgel engaged with Agnes Soares, Director of Environmental Health Surveillance and Worker Health (DSAST/SVSA) at Brazil’s Ministry of Health, already familiar with our work! We presented our COP 30 report and look forward to continued engagement.
As evidências mostram que fortalecer os sistemas de saúde apoia a adaptação climática.
As inundações e as ondas de calor atingem os mesmos pontos fracos na atenção à saúde materno-infantil?
Nossa revisão identificou 17 categorias de intervenções que reduzem as interrupções relacionadas ao clima.
Leia o relatório completo da #COP30 ➡️ bit.ly/4oRqhjp
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Do floods and heatwaves hit the same weak spots in maternal and child health care?
Our review identified 17 categories of interventions that reduce climate-related disruptions. Evidence shows strengthening health systems supports climate adaptation.
Read full #COP30 report ➡️ bit.ly/4oRqhjp
Exploramos prioridades comuns sobre #mudançasclimáticas e #saúde, e estamos animados para futuros diálogos que fortaleçam a resiliência em saúde materno-infantil (MCH).
Na foto, Sua Excelência, Márcia Helena Carvalho Lopes, Ministra das Mulheres do Brasil (à direita), e Aline do Monte Gurgel, pesquisadora do projeto REACH (à esquerda).
A equipe do Projeto REACH na #COP30! 🌍
Tivemos o privilégio de apresentar nosso relatório da COP30 à Sua Excelência, Márcia Helena Carvalho Lopes, Ministra das Mulheres do Brasil.
In the photo, Her Excellency, Márcia Helena Carvalho Lopes, Minister of Women in Brazil (right) and Aline do Monte Gurgel, REACH project Researcher (left).
The REACH Project Team at #COP30! 🌍
We had the privilege of presenting our COP30 report to Her Excellency, Márcia Helena Carvalho Lopes, Minister of Women in Brazil. We explored shared priorities on #climate change and #health, and we’re excited for future engagement to strengthen MCH resilience.
How can climate finance truly serve those leading action on the ground?
At #COP30, our partners IDRC and @southsouthnorth.org will be convening global & local voices from Africa & Latin America to explore this question.
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@breebwalya.bsky.social @annafoss.bsky.social @joborghi.bsky.social @chitaluc.bsky.social @ivansilva92.bsky.social @huiqichen.bsky.social @dellsaulnier.bsky.social
🌍Join the Zambia Climate Change Research Network for an insightful webinar: Exploring the impact of extreme events (heat) on access to and provision of maternal and child health services in rural Zambia.
🗓 18 Nov 2025
🕒 14:30–16:00 (Central African Time)
📍 Location: Zoom – bit.ly/3Ltc8tY
@breebwalya.bsky.social @annafoss.bsky.social @joborghi.bsky.social @dellsaulnier.bsky.social @ivansilva92.bsky.social @chitaluc.bsky.social @huiqichen.bsky.social
What if we could open the black box of pay-for-performance?
Our new study on Tanzania’s maternal health program uses agent-based modeling to explain the behavior and system mechanisms behind improved facility births—and how better payment timing could unlock more gains.
www.jasss.org/28/4/7.html
👏Congratulations to @iced-lshtm.bsky.social Dr Morgon Banks, who has been awarded a @ukri.org Future Leaders Fellowship!
She will lead a joint project on #disability-inclusive responses to #ClimateChange and extreme weather events.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
How a warmer world is making #pregnancy riskier
In @financialtimes.com Ana Bonell & @1verofilippi.bsky.social
discuss the impact of #ExtremeHeat on maternal and newborn health, how the risk is increasing globally and the dangers of heat exposure early in pregnancy.
www.ft.com/content/a6a0...
At #COP30 LSHTM researchers are calling for health-centred #climate action, equitable climate finance and justice for vulnerable communities🌍
Find out more about our researchers who will be in Belém👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
#ClimateChange is impacting #PublicHealth, including #vaccination programmes around the world. 💉🌏
Especially children are at risk of missing out on life-saving protection.
Read the expert comment 👇
bit.ly/492daGX
#HappeningNow
The 3rd Annual Trials Day with @lshtm.bsky.social & MRC Uganda, is here!
A platform for researchers, students and experts across the globe to showcase their work, share innovations, & discuss challenges in trial design & delivery.
#ResearchCollaboration #LSHTMTrialsDay
Our published paper explores the substantial impact of heat on hospitalisations, and its associated costs to the health sector 🚑🏥and wider economy.
Read the full article here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Tive grande satisfação de apresentar os resultados preliminares do Projeto REACH no XXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Economia, realizado em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. O estado foi severamente afetado pelas enchentes de 2024, com cerca de 70% de seus municípios afetados.
