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Catherine Pitt

@CatKPitt

Global public health / Health economics / Africa / Humanitarian crises. Researcher at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Joined March 2012
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"Douglas Murray posts four times in two days" Oh my God HAS ANYONE CALLED THE POLICE?!?!
Daniel Sugarman (@Daniel_Sugarman) profile pictureDaniel Sugarman@Daniel_SugarmanNov 13
Byline Times has published one of the most abject pieces of crankery it has ever been my misfortune to read, in which it attempts to insinuate (despite occasional disclaimers) that a group of mainly Jewish people who post about antisemitism online are guilty of some shadowy plot.
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🏆 We’re delighted to share that Professor Andrew Briggs, has won the @OHENews 2024 Innovation Policy Prize, for his roadmap on incentivising sustainable innovation Join the OHE Award Ceremony on 28 January in London to celebrate Prof Briggs’ prize ⬇️ hubs.la/Q032YTJ40
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The OMWaNA trial is also the first to report on the cost effectiveness of #KangarooMotherCare started before the baby is stable. Find out more about KMC, the clinical trial in #Uganda and our findings⬇️
MARCH Centre, LSHTM (@MARCH_LSHTM) profile pictureMARCH Centre, LSHTM@MARCH_LSHTM15 May 2024
On #KangarooCareDay, Dr Victor Tumukunde reflects on the OMWaNA clinical trial and his role in supporting parents with #KangarooMotherCare in Uganda. The trial, recently published in @TheLancet, studied the effectiveness and economic evaluation of KMC. lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres…
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Congrats to @LSHTM alumna Halimatou Diawara, who presented on the #CostEffectiveness of extending seasonal malaria chemoprevention at #MIM2024 Great to see this work, a collaboration with GHECO & @LSHTM_malaria members, @davidjbath, @CatKPitt, Prof Paul Milligan, and many others
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119 Stages Of A Dying Marriage bonobology.com/stages-dying-…
9 Stages Of A Dying Marriage

9 Stages Of A Dying Marriage

The key stages of a dying marriage and learn how to identify and address issues before they become irreparable. Insights for a healthier relationship.

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Our online #shortcourse in #decisionmodelling for health economic evaluation, delivered with @CHEyork, starts soon! A 25% reduction on fees is available for those employed by academic & governmental institutions or NGOs from LMICs. Book your place ➡️ modelling.he-evalcourses.com…
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New 'mosquito grounding' bed net nearly halves #malaria infection in children and is found to be cost-effective 🦟 The higher costs of the nets were offset by the savings from reducing the number of malaria cases requiring treatment. ➡️ bit.ly/3wTZmLs #EndMalaria
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (@LSHTM) profile pictureLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
@LSHTM28 Mar 2022
No flight, no bite 🦟 New 'wing-cramping' bed net nearly halves malaria infection in Tanzanian children and should work for a long time 🤞 More 👉 bit.ly/3D8oWh7 | #EndMalaria @DrTedros @gatesfoundation @GlobalFund
Mother and child sat on bed with bed net

ALT Mother and child sat on bed with bed net

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Just 1 month to go until our Foundations of Decision Modelling for Health #EconomicEvaluation starts ⌛️ Register now and learn from top experts from @CHEyork & @LSHTM_GHECO including @MJSculpher, @nichola_naylor & @ClaireMcKennaY 🧑‍🏫 ➡️ modelling.he-evalcourses.com…
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Great opportunity to do online short courses in decision modelling for cost-effectiveness analysis with top experts @LSHTM_GHECO and @CHEyork! @skin_africa @LSHTM_malaria xitter.gq/LSHTM_GHECO/status/149…
Global Health Economics Centre (@LSHTM_GHECO) profile pictureGlobal Health Economics Centre@LSHTM_GHECO8 Feb 2022
Want to learn something new in 2022? Sharpen your skills and knowledge in #healtheconomics with our short online courses in Decision Modelling for Economic Evaluation, presented with colleagues from @CHEyork at @UniOfYork. Courses start from April ➡️ modelling.he-evalcourses.com…
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#NIHRGlobalHealth researchers are tackling a number of severe stigmatising skin diseases, such as buruli ulcer, leishmaniasis and leprosy. Watch on to find out about their research on skin #NTDs 👇 #WorldNTDDay2022 | #BeatNTDs | @skin_africa | @ECLIPSE_Keele
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Please help us find a fantastic research fellow in malaria economic evaluation for this fantastic, >3-year role! Based in London, with substantial travel. Must be bilingual (French-English).
Global Health Economics Centre (@LSHTM_GHECO) profile pictureGlobal Health Economics Centre@LSHTM_GHECO6 Jan 2022
Deadline extended until 16 January! ⌛️ @LSHTM_malaria @CatKPitt
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🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 Research Fellow in Economic Evaluation for a multi-country economic evaluation of an innovative malaria intervention. 🔵 Full time 🟢 French and English required 🔵 Potential to travel Deadline: 9 January 2022 ➡️ bit.ly/3mjJjRb @LSHTM_malaria
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Fantastic to see work on skin #NTDs - noma, in this case - hitting the mainstream news! @skin_africa theguardian.com/global-devel…
Noma: the hidden childhood disease known as the ‘face of poverty’

Noma: the hidden childhood disease known as the ‘face of poverty’

This little known and preventable disease disfigures those it does not kill – and a new campaign hopes to raise awareness and eradicate it entirely

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Falling aid for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health in the lead-up to the COVID-19 pandemic New commentary with @davidjbath @peter_binyaruka @JosephineBorghi @Melisa_MarAl Read it here 👉 gh.bmj.com/content/6/6/e0060… @LSHTM_CHIL @Countdown2030 @PMNCH
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New 2-year RA or RF post @LSHTM_CHIL to work on economic evaluations of interventions for skin #ntds in #Ghana and #Ethiopia with @skin_africa team. Please share widely! Closing 21 June. 👇 bit.ly/RA-RF-HealthEcon-SHAR…
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David Lammy
@DavidLammy21 Mar 2019
600,000 and counting. Keep going! Show @theresa_may what the public really wants. petition.parliament.uk/petit…
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Global Health Economics Centre (@LSHTM_GHECO) profile pictureGlobal Health Economics Centre@LSHTM_GHECO24 Oct 2018
Join us! We are recruiting a Professor of Health Economics at the vibrant new @LSHTM_CHIL - to conduct innovative research on high, middle, or low income countries jobs.lshtm.ac.uk/vacancy.asp…
Jobs at LSHTM

Jobs at LSHTM

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Well done, Antonia Dingle @LSHTM_CHIL, on great presentation of new methods for tracking aid for #RMNCH at @PMNCH / @Countdown2030 Financing Working Group meeting on Thursday!
PMNCH (@PMNCH) profile picturePMNCH@PMNCH18 Oct 2018
Replying to @LSHTM
@LSHTM facilitated discussion on tracking for #SRMNCAH finance - working group meeting @PMNCH @UN_EWEC - how to harmonize donor funding? @USAIDGH @DFID_UK
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PLOS Medicine@PLOSMedicine31 Oct 2012
Donor aid for newborn survival has increased but not enough bit.ly/XVUAFb #MNCH
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Nick Clegg is ready to ignore his own party if it votes to kill off the Health Bill #NHS #healthbill #DropTheBill independent.co.uk/life-style…
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