Sanam Roder-DeWan

What a week! So grateful for the immense privilege to share our science with the world. We never imagined when we conceived #BabysFirstYears a decade ago that initial findings would be released when unconditional cash support to low-income families would be so actively debated.

@MHTF @BrizuelaVanessa @DrCarlaMD @ersacks Thanks for this great summary - supporting families to get patients to the right facilities at the right time should be a core function of a high-quality health systems.

@BrizuelaVanessa, @DrCarlaMD, and @ersacks discuss how the already challenging situation of maternal/neonatal transport is exacerbated by the #COVID19 pandemic. They advocate for building better transport systems to achieve better health outcomes. bit.ly/3sHQ53E

The HQSS work is continuing, adapting and growing! Follow the QuEST Network and join the launch May 18-20.

"In children’s books commonly found in US schools and homes over the last century... there is a persistent disproportionate representation of males, particularly White males, and lighter-skinned people relative to darker-skinned people." bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/upl… by @AAdukia et al.

‼️Out today in @NatureMedicine In our open letter to international funders of science & development in Africa, we call on funders to invest in #African institutions, empower #local capacity & enable equitable partnerships Authors: @IfyAniebo @allyeko @CKyobutungi @Fredros_Inc

On World TB Day, sharing our new paper demonstrating the link between unhealthy alcohol use and poor TB treatment outcomes. Alcohol reduction interventions must be integrated into TB care! @HopkinsCCGHE @golubJHUTB @SachinAtre3 @rbollin1 #WorldTBDay2021 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33688806/

This is an important article, ‘quality’ checklists and their unintended consequences, thanks @gbrgsy for highlighting

Let's not forget about essential services for our most vulnerable babies during this pandemic. KMC is lifesaving, systems and HR to support it are critical.@UNICEF @joylawn @FatimaGohar786 gh.bmj.com/content/6/3/e0…

We are hiring. Be part of something truly transformative - Boston's first freestanding birth center, BIPOC led, driven by a vision for high-quality care for all, advancing equity one birth at a time! @BirthCenterBOS #highquality #midwives neighborhoodbirthcenter.org/opportunities

Exciting development #COVID19 #VariantsOfConcern #Ghana

@johnlimouze So perfect. Thanks, brother.

Opening remarks from @DrTedros. "The technical package we are introducing today provides tools to improve quality of care in fragile, conflict-affected & vulnerable settings".

Great summary and comparison of PHC process quality measurement approaches from @rjlilford @HPP_LSHTM. No one size fits all. academic.oup.com/heapol/advance…

This is a spectacularly beautiful piece about how the people of Canada's Northwest Territories dodged #Covid19. "You need to put in the restrictions early on," said Chief public health officer Kami Kandola. And they did. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

There was a totally overlooked trial in @NEJM this week with jaw-dropping results. The question: how should we diagnose diabetes in pregnancy? 23,792 pregnant women randomized to receive either 1-step or 2-step screening for gestational diabetes. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… /1

OMG.

We're sharing profiles of influential Black colleagues in health & medicine during #BlackHistoryMonth , and we want to highlight the tireless work of Grace Imru to reduce Kenya's under-5 mortality rate @ProfIrimu thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

The most amazing thing I have seen on twitter all year.

This, please. If you or anyone you know is COVID +, has mild symptoms in the past 10 days, and is either age 65+ and/or has a pre-existing condition. Lives on the line.