RT @melissa_a_penny: Exciting opportunity for a scientific software developer to join my Global Disease Modelling team(

#Geographic access to health care & #spatial inequalities Health #geography

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 #𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 SSA: UrbanBirth Collective (UBC) See our commentary launching the UBC, a portfolio of projects in SSA cities: • How to adapt urban healthcare systems to improve maternal and perinatal well-being----- during labour, childbirth, and the early postnatal period. • Secondary data & #geospatial modelling to define maternal health vulnerability (@DHSprogram , @dhis_2 , @ipumsi, @openstreetmap, @WorldPopProject ,@CopernicusEU, @humdata ) • Primary data from: the Grand Conakry (🇬🇳), Lubumbashi (🇨🇩) and the Grand Nokoue (🇧🇯) • Engage and collaborate with multisectoral stakeholders while respecting the primacy of local ownership of data & research findings. •A basis for training and cross-learning between institutions and researchers (#PhDs, #postdocs, early-career researchers).

Prevalence & determinants of double and triple burden of malnutrition among mother–child pairs in #Malawi: a #mapping and multilevel modelling study led by @jesjanekhaki based on @DHSprogram data ►Although prevalence was low, it was more prevalent in pairs with women with no education & in relatively wealthier communities. ►Targeted interventions to address maternal overnutrition & child undernutrition in #cities & these demographics. ►Research implemented as part of @SRHgroup_ITM DHS course @ITMantwerp : Write your paper based on @DHSprogram data on sexual, reproductive and child health. Applications are still open:

A cross-sectional #geospatial analysis of access to cesarean delivery in #Uganda by facility functionality by Garba et al in ​​​​​​​​IJS Global Health ►3 levels of facility functionality: I - by designation (339 Hfs) ; II – ≥ 1 cs delivery/year (287 Hfs) ; III – ≥20 cs /year (241 Hfs) ►% within 30-minute walking times 9.7, 9.2 & 8.1 ► % within 30-minute driving times 42.4, 40.8 & 38.5 ► A substantial proportion does not have timely access to cs delivery, with substantial subnational variation ► Algorithm incorporated travel times for roads based on @here historical records, vehicle sensor data, & government data

Looking forward to the 20th International Conference on Urban Health (#ICUH24 - ) hosted by @IS_UrbanHealth in Marrakesh, 🇲🇦(November 18–21, 2024) . ◾I will present our ongoing work (@ITMantwerp & École de Santé Publique of @uniluofficiel) where we monitor local hourly temperatures in over 30 locations within the city of Lubumbashi, 🇨🇩. ◾This includes measurements in delivery rooms and within the compound of health facilities. #UrbanHealth #ClimateAction

#PhD opportunity at @EdinburghUni Background: #geography and #geosciences, computer/data sciences, ecology or social sciences Methodology: Use use of #GIS, Satellite #EO data, #rstats, Python, open-source #geospatial data etc Research questions What are the key services for child health & wellbeing & can we estimate travel time to these across the chosen countries? How many children live within 30-, 60- and 90-minute walking time of the nearest services? Are travel time to key services associated with child multi-dimensional poverty? How do we quantify flood water as a barrier to travel within the CPAS model? What impacts do floods have on travel time across East Africa?

New read ~ Prof. Justine Blanford's (@FacultyITC) new book: #Geographic Information, #Geospatial Technologies and #Spatial Data Science for Health #health geography

How urbanization is managed will have long-lasting, irreversible impacts on the planet. via @worldbank

To understand complex issues of maternal & newborn health in urban settings: ►We make use of various datasets (primary data collection within the cities, secondary data from @dhis_2 , @DHSprogram , @WorldPopProject, @openstreetmap, @humdata, etc.) ►We use a range of approaches including #geospatial analysis, #mathematical modelling , qualitative & mixed methods e.g. ►We work together with stakeholders, e.g. ► We make outputs including data - open access, e.g. & Read more:

Access to healthcare remains a significant challenge for people everywhere. How is @GoogleHealth is using AI to make #emergency healthcare more accessible? ► Understanding #geography & access to emergency medical care (work with @OnTIME_C): ►A more accurate picture of #accessibility to broad healthcare by @krisgligoric et al: ► Access to vaccination sites by identifying COVID-19 vaccine deserts and ways to reduce them: ► Access to parks and other outdoor spaces : Read more:

The @DHSprogram is accepting applications for 2025 DHS Fellows Program ►To increase capacity of countries to conduct further analysis of @DHSprogram data ►Apply if you are a faculty member at a university (in 21 countries) ►Conduct research in #demography, #PublicHealth , economics, sociology, etc Apply by 5/11/2024:

#spatial epidemiology , health #geography

#Geographical accessibility & inequalities in access to childbirth care in the Grand Conakry metropolitan area, #Guinea: a #spatial modelling study led by @DrFassou Our new pre-print, collaboration between @ITMantwerp & @CeaPcmt 👉Coverage was 100% within 30-minutes of any facility, dropping to 82% for public hospitals, varying across communes. 👉 Slower speeds substantially increased travel time and reduced coverage. 👉Pro-rich inequalities emerged, especially in peri-urban communes with longer travel times. 👉Targeted interventions are needed to reach equitable access to childbirth care.

RT @SRHgroup_ITM: Congratulations to @bibian_njish for 💫best poster award💫 at #GeoMed2024. Her work highlights the need for geographically…

@Ammer_B @RRavinetto @lenkabenova @SRHgroup_ITM @JilMolenaar @uniluofficiel @sharehealthdata thank you @Ammer_B. We are in the process of making the data open access

"This #map represents what I know": the power of putting Lubumbashi’s #maternal healthcare services on the map 👉Together, @ITMantwerp, 🇧🇪 and École de Santé Publique of @uniluofficiel (ESP/UNILU) 🇨🇩, we have been #mapping all health facilities that offer maternal and newborn healthcare in the city of Lubumbashi, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩. 👉Recently we shared preliminary versions of the maps showing all facilities and boundaries (health areas & zones) with stakeholder’s. 👉@JilMolenaar summarized our experiences and the value of working together with members of the health zone management teams in this blog. "Over time, new health facilities open, others close, and administrative subdivisions may shift. Keeping the maps accurate therefore requires a continuous effort, which is unlikely to happen without local ownership" Read more English: French : Dutch:

Looking forward to participating in #GEOMED2024 - conference on #spatial statistics, #geographical epidemiology and public health (9-11 sept) at @uhasselt🇧🇪. 👉A rich programme featuring Keynotes, contributed & invited sessions : 👉I have two talks on geographical accessibility & disease mapping 👉Day 1 Contributed session 2 (Data science tools for spatial modeling): Measuring #geographic access to emergency obstetric care: a comparison of travel time estimates derived from @googlemaps Directions API and AccessMod in urban areas 👉Day 2 Invited session 4: (#Geospatial methods for global public health): Leveraging spatial accessibility & catchment areas models to improve #disease mapping

Rising temperatures in Africa may increase perinatal deaths

Research associate/fellow in urban analytics at @UofGlasgow with @GeoDSGlasgow Explore what it means to be from the under-representative groups, such as elderlies and people with mobility issues in (15-minute) #cities •PhD in #statistics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative #geography, or related. •Knowledge of at least two of quantitative data analysis, (geo-) statistics, urban analytics, and simulation •Experience at least in one programming language Apply by 1/10/2024