March Centre, London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine

"Having made huge sacrifices to help her friend, she's silent yet screaming at a level that drowns out the chatter. Despite this, the frivolous conversation continues and the pain is unnoticed. In a society gagged by fear, cruelty and exploitation thrive. Where there is stigma, trauma, and shame, too often young women are left with limited opportunities to discuss or make sense of their experiences."
Explore how art and film can help voice experiences of young women around th...e world in our reflections article and Watch Talk Think series at the Foundling museum.
Attend the film screening: https://foundlingmuseum.org.uk/events/wtt -432/
Read the article: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showFull Text…
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Dr Susannah Woodd and colleagues screened more than 31,000 articles to quantify how many women experience infection during and after childbirth. The resulting data estimates that each day around the world, 15,000 women may be affected by a genital tract infection, 7500 women may suffer a wound infection after giving birth, and 200 women giving birth may develop sepsis.
But why does this kind of information matter?
Read 5 different viewpoints – from a mother’s perspective thro...ugh to implications for caesarean sections – in our latest blog.
http://bit.ly/maternal5
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In the past 35 years, there’s been a staggering increase in adolescents enrolled in secondary schools from 47% to 76%. In addition, the education gender gap is also closing, with more young women getting a secondary education than ever.
With the world’s public health agenda shifting its attention towards non-communicable diseases, there’s important questions to be asked about the role of education and schooling as a primary prevention strategy.
Read about three MARCH studies... exploring the role of schools as a health intervention in our blog for international education day.
http://bit.ly/36mqBgZ
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Yesterday was World Aids Day 2019. We've been working with Dr Catherine Wedderburn to highlight an emerging population of children who are becoming a public health priority - those born to mothers living with HIV but are not infected themselves.
Through a three part blog series, we'll first discuss the importance of this population, the differences in development between HIV-exposed uninfected children, and unexposed children, and finally we'll look to future areas of resear...ch and ways we can ensure all children survive and thrive.
Read Part 1 below.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/resear…/centres /march-centre/…/88751
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Read our latest blog from Dr Sarah Morgan about her decade long journey with advertising and medical journals.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/resear…/centres /march-centre/…/88651

Worldwide, nearly 15 million babies are born too soon every year. Of these, more than 1 million will die due to complications. There is a desperate need for sustainable, scalable strategies to prevent some of these unnecessary deaths, and ensure every newborn has the best chance to survive and thrive.
Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an example of a feasible and cost-effective method of care that is already making a big difference to preterm survival. Current guidelines recomme...nd KMC for stable preterm babies. But what if it could help sick ones too?
Dr Helen Brotherton and Dr Melissa Medvedev have written about the KMC trials they’re working on that aim to answer this question in The Gambia and Uganda respectively.
Read it below.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/resear…/centres /march-centre/…/88226
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‼️ONLY 1 WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER ‼️ REGISTER NOW‼️
Don't miss your chance to hear LSHTM staff, as well as many esteemed guests:
Prof Charlotte Watts, DFID... Dr Anshu Banerjee, WHO Prof Tony Costello, UCL Dr Richard Horton, Lancet Prof Peter von Dadelszen, KCL ➕➕ MANY MORE!
Your ticket includes lunch, tea & coffee, and a drinks reception, as well as access to this amazing academic programme.
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Announcing @NEST360.org a partnership with £50 million in funding to reduce newborn mortality in sub-Saharan hospitals by 50 percent.
Most of the 1 million newborn deaths in sub-Saharan Africa can be prevented. NEST360 delivers life-saving medical devices, trains clinicians and engineers, collects and analyzes data, and connects manufacturers to hospitals.
Want to be part of the team? Apply for one of our jobs:
... Associate Professor - Based in UK https://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref =EPH-IDE-2019-36
Research Assistant https://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref =EPH-IDE-2019-35
Assistant Professor - Based in Malawi https://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref =EPH-IDE-2019-37
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Each year, there are 10 million deaths of newborns, children, adolescents and stillbirths, as well as maternal deaths. These deaths, and linked disability, are mostly preventable if evidence-based interventions were implemented.
Register now for our free online course, which is presented by world leading global experts who provide compelling summaries of the latest data, evidence, debates, and research gaps in an accessible way.
http://bit.ly/MOOC_MARCH

Don't miss MARCH centre's deputy director, Prof Rashida Ferrand, deliver her inaugural lecture today. More details and live stream link can be found by clicking the link below.
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/…/hiv-and-adole scent-health-beating…

We're hiring! �
We are recruiting a Research Assistant to work closely with Dr Hannah Blencowe and Professor Joy Lawn on the Every Newborn-INDEPTH project.
Interested? Click below to find out more and apply!
... https://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref =EPH-IDE-2019-28
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Join us on Thursday 29th August in the Manson Lecture Theatre to watch “The Little Girl Who Sold The Sun,” a charming 45 minute Senegalese film focussing on Sili, a girl who attempts to break into the Dakar newspaper-selling business despite having been left disabled by polio. Afterwards we will discuss African cinema, polio eradication, and disability with Kunle Olulode and speakers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Thursday 29 August 2019 18.00 - 19.15... Manson Lecture Theatre London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT
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For some interesting summer reading, catch up on this blog from Dr Robin Basu Roy on the power of film for starting discussions on child well-being 🎬
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/resear…/centres /march-centre/…/85031

We're looking to appoint a Research Assistant to work closely with Dr Louise-Tina Day and Professor Joy Lawn in the Every Newborn Birth Indicator Research Tracking in Hospitals (EN-BIRTH) study team.
Interested? Click below to find out more and apply!

On Tuesday 18th June, the Maternal & Newborn Health Group are hosting a bake sale & collection for Little Village Camden!
3 ways you can help: 🍰Join the group in the Manson foyer from 10am for a cake (or three) 💰Give to their online fundraiser (link below)... 👚Donate second-hand baby clothes and items by bringing them to the bake sale on the 18th (see wishlist 👇 for what Little Village accept)
More info 👉 http://bit.ly/2Rdz4NF or email victoria.ponce-hardy@lshtm.ac.uk.
Hope to see you there! 🍰🧁🥧
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