1/2 African stillbirths occur during labour, signalling critical gaps in health system performance & quality of care.
The State of Africa’s Stillbirths Report calls for a shift from silence to accountability.
Read more: africacdc.org/download/sta...
#AfricaStillbirths #EndStillbirths #HealthyFuture
Africa’s most preventable health system failure Stillbirth is Africa’s silent epidemic and one of the clearest indicators of health system failure. Every 30 seconds, a baby is stillborn on the contine...
africacdc.org
I’m delighted to be taking on the role of Co-Director. It has been fantastic to contribute to driving forward the mission of the MARCH Centre over the past year. I look forward to working with Ana Maria, Aduragbemi and the wider MARCH community to help shape the next phase of the Centre’s work
Join us for overview of UNICEF’s ‘Standing up for Stillbirth: Current estimates and key interventions’ & panel discussion to discuss next steps towards #EndStillbirth
Further details and joining instructions www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
@lshtm-march.bsky.social @isastillbirth.bsky.social
Ahead of MARCH's Standing up for stillbirth event, student liaison, Cara Kim sat down with Hannah Blencowe @lshtm.bsky.social & Lucia Hug @unicef.org
Exploring the power of data, advocacy for compassionate bereavement care & priorities moving forward. Read in full 👇
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
MARCH Centre @lshtm.bsky.social becomes a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.
This collaboration with @who.int recognises the MARCH Centre’s expertise & research excellence in the field of maternal, adolescent, reproductive & child health.
Find out more👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
I choose to talk about my experience because #stillbirth cannot be tiptoed around or whispered about as “unimaginable.” Babies are #stillborn at alarming rates worldwide. It is a public health crisis. Parents are grieving and traumatized. #IamISA #EndStillbirths #HopefulFutures
📋Counting stillbirths is about data, dignity, & accountability - ensuring every #stillborn baby is acknowledged & every loss informs action.
🆕report reveals how countries are counting stillbirths & highlights practical pathways to strengthen data systems.
🔗 africacdc.org/improving-st...
🌟New leadership update! Dr Hannah Blencowe appointed as Co-Director of the MARCH Centre @lshtm.bsky.social
Joining Dr Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas & Dr Ana Maria Buller, Hannah will steer the Centre’s mission to improve the health of women, children & adolescents.
More👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...
In a personal blog, Professor Francesco Checchi discusses the pressing situation in #Gaza amidst increased levels of starvation, and what this may mean for the future 👇
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Famine and genocide in Gaza: A personal view | LSHTM
Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM
Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM
Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM
Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive & Child Health Centre, LSHTM
Amy M. V. Bowers, PhD
Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM
📢 Did you know?
The International Stillbirth Alliance has joined the @who.int campaign #HealthyBeginnings, #HopefulFutures with its own year-long global effort for #stillbirth.
This campaign is called #IAmISA.
Catch up on all the posts so far at @isastillbirth.bsky.social
#EndStillbirths
