📢Renewed partnership: DOAJ and Crossref focus on equitable scholarly metadata and global support @crossref.bsky.social @ginsta.bsky.social @joannaball.bsky.social
#DOAJ #OpenAccess #Crossref #metadata #LMIC
See details blog.doaj.org/2026/03/12/r...

- Despite an increase in both T1 & T2, we only found papers relating to T1DM (and only n=4).

- Experiences split into (i) general experience of #SelfManagement, and (ii) barriers and facilitators in their environment.

- All studies were conducted in Western/ #HIC countries.
#LMIC #GlobalHealth

Contraceptive-induced menstrual changes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping review - Communications Medicine Makama et al. comprehensively review the prevalence, health impact, treatment, and barriers to accessing treatment for contraceptive-induced menstrual changes in low- and middle-income countries. They highlight the importance of contraceptive counselling and need for investment in innovative therapeutics and novel approaches to contraception.

🚨 NEW RESEARCH! ⚕️ 🩺

Makama et al. examine the impact of contraceptive-induced menstrual changes in #LMIC, highlighting the importance of contraceptive counselling.

http://dlvr.it/TQzrLb
#WomenHealth

ISPAH Early Career Network Webinar: Preparando tu resumen para enviarlo al Congreso de ISPAH 2026 – ISPAH Fortalecer las capacidades en investigación y promoción de la actividad física entre profesionales de la salud es fundamental. Sin embargo, gran parte de la inv

🔗 Final days to register: buff.ly/E4Gx0pI

#ISPAH2026 #PAHO #PhysicalActivity #LMIC #EarlyCareerResearchers

The Population Neuroscience-Dementia Syndemics Framework to better understand global sex and gender-based risk in low- and middle-income countries - Nature Aging This Perspective proposes the Population Neuroscience-Dementia Syndemics Framework and model to develop knowledge of how multiple factors may interact to perpetuate inequities in dementia, especially ...

Read the full perspective here: 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s435...

Free access link: 🔗 rdcu.be/eZ7fL

#Dementia #PublicHealth #NatureAging #BrainHealth #GlobalHealth #Neuroscience #HealthEquity #LMIC #BrainHealthEquity

IJTLD Open IJTLD Open is open access and fully compliant with Plan S and focuses on infectious diseases, including TB and non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), alongside the role of risk factors and comorbidities. The journal...

If you're interested in tuberculosis and respiratory disease in high burden settings, all of the open access articles in IJTLD Open are available on our new website
journals.theunion.org/content/ijtldo
#TB #LMIC #respiratory #radiology

ISPAH Early Career Network Webinar: Preparando tu resumen para enviarlo al Congreso de ISPAH 2026 – ISPAH Fortalecer las capacidades en investigación y promoción de la actividad física entre profesionales de la salud es fundamental. Sin embargo, gran parte de la inv

📅 27th January 2026 (Tuesday)
🕒 Various time zones
💻 100% Online
🎓 Open to ISPAH members & non-members

📲 Click here to register: buff.ly/E4Gx0pI
#ISPAH2026 #PAHO #PhysicalActivity #LMIC #EarlyCareerResearchers

Paying him off and playing in basically no games this season must be terrible for finances. They could finish anywhere from 5th to 15th this season still, another season out of Europe a real possibility and Jim will be looking for more cuts. #LongMayItContinue #LMIC

ISPAH Early Career Network Webinar: Preparando tu resumen para enviarlo al Congreso de ISPAH 2026 – ISPAH Fortalecer las capacidades en investigación y promoción de la actividad física entre profesionales de la salud es fundamental. Sin embargo, gran parte de la inv

📅 27 January 2026 (Tuesday)
🕒 Various time zones, online
🌐 Open to ISPAH members and non-members. The webinar will be hosted in Spanish.
🎓 Great for early career researcher & students from LMIC in PAHO Region

🔗 Register now buff.ly/E4Gx0pI
#PAHO #PhysicalActivity #LMIC #EarlyCareerResearchers

The Association Between Neighborhood Socioeconomic Deprivation and Mental Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review Does poverty harm mental health? Study links neighborhood deprivation to worse mental health in LMICs, urging more research. #MentalHealth #LMIC

Does poverty harm mental health? Study links neighborhood deprivation to worse mental health in LMICs, urging more research. #MentalHealth #LMIC
www.rimpacts.com/rd/p?c=10061... 📄DOI: doi.org/10.1177/0020...

📅 27th January 2026 (Various time zones)

👉 Open to both ISPAH members and non-members (the webinar will be hosted in Spanish)
🔗 Register today: ispah.org/ispah-early-...

#ISPAH2026 #PAHO #PhysicalActivity #LMIC #EarlyCareerResearchers

📅 27th January 2026 (Various time zones)

👉 Open to both ISPAH members and non-members (the webinar will be hosted in Spanish)
🔗 Register today: ispah.org/ispah-early-...

#ISPAH2026 #PAHO #PhysicalActivity #LMIC #EarlyCareerResearchers

Smartphones and Mental Health Awareness and Utilization in a Low-Income Urban Community: Focus Group Study Background: Mental health disorders pose a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), contributing substantially to the global disease burden. Despite the high prevalence of these disorders, LMICs allocate less than 1% of health budgets to mental health, resulting in inadequate care and a severe shortage of professionals. Stigma and cultural misconceptions further hinder access to mental health services. These challenges are present in Bangladesh, with high prevalence rates of depression and anxiety, a centralized and under-resourced mental health care system. Digital tools, such as smartphone applications and online platforms, offer innovative solutions to these challenges by increasing accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and scalability of mental health interventions. Objective: This study aims to characterise the views around digital tools for mental health among residents of Korail, a major slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, including the use of smartphones and investigate acceptable digital tools, and barriers and facilitators for digital mental health tools. Methods: Eight focus group discussions were conducted with 38 participants, including individuals with serious mental disorders and their caregivers. The FGDs were guided using a semi-structured topic guide which included broad questions on smartphone usage to contextualise digital access with primarily focusing on perceptions of using mobile technology for mental health care. Focus groups were held in Bangla, audio record and transcribed and translated in English. Data were analysed using thematic analysis in NVivo 14. Results: Participants (mean age 37 ± 13.7 years) were mostly female (79%), and 45% personally owned smartphones, although 92% reported smartphone access within the household. The findings revealed a general lack of awareness and understanding of digital mental health tools among slum residents. However, there was a notable appetite in these tools, recognising their potential to provide timely and cost-effective support, reduce hospital visits, and make healthcare more accessible. Participants highlighted the convenience and communication benefits of smartphones but expressed concerns about misuse such as excessive use, particularly among adolescents. Barriers to the utilisation of digital mental health tools included limited technological literacy and accessibility issues. Despite these challenges, participants acknowledged the potential of these tools to bridge the gap in mental health services, especially for those unable to travel. The importance of providing proper guidance and education to maximize the effectiveness of digital tools was emphasized. Conclusions: Digital mental health tools hold promises for improving mental health care in underserved slum communities. This study underscores the need for further research and investment in tailored digital mental health solutions to address the unique needs of slum populations in LMICs.

JMIR Formative Res: Smartphones and Mental Health Awareness and Utilization in a Low-Income Urban Community: Focus Group Study #MentalHealth #SmartphonesForGood #MentalHealthAwareness #DigitalHealth #LMIC

🙌🏻 GRIPP Call 1 is now closed!

Thanks to all applicants! We look forward to reviewing your proposals with EDCTP

We thank GRIPP call 1 funders @anrs-mie.bsky.social @samrcza.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social,KRIBB & Gates Foundation
www.glopid-r.org/gripp-coordi...

#PandemicPreparedness #LMIC #GloPIDR

Meet our Plenary Speaker: Dr Susan Meiring, NICD.

She coordinates the vital GERMS-SA lab-based surveillance program & joins Plenary 2 at #ISSAD2026 to address a critical gap: Adult GBS Disease in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)

#ISSAD2026 #GBS #GlobalHealth #LMIC #FromEvidencetoAction

EU Continues Exporting Banned Pesticides to Global South Despite Pledge to End Trade Instead of halting exports of life-threatening pesticides banned within the bloc, the European Union has continued — and even increased — shipments to the Global South, despite its pledge to end the p...

Unbelievable

www.occrp.org/en/news/eu-c...

#EU #EC #Europe #EuropeanCommission #policy #politics #LMIC #LIC

GitHub - CHAVI-India/SATHI: Patient Reported Outcome System Patient Reported Outcome System. Contribute to CHAVI-India/SATHI development by creating an account on GitHub.

Back here after a long time. Happy to report that our new electronic patient reported outcome #EPROM #HRQOL system is #opensourced and available here. github.com/CHAVI-India/.... This is free to use and we welcome users especially from #LMIC.

Global Cancer Deaths Projected to Rise 75% by 2050

The study projects cancer deaths could rise 75% by 2050, reaching 18.6 million in a single year, with over two‑thirds expected in low‑and middle‑income countries. Read more: getnews.me/global-cancer-deaths-pro... #cancerdeaths #globalhealth #lmic

🚨 Missed our February 2025 #eConversation? The Digital Revolution in #LivestockDevelopment summary is out! 🌍👩🌾

Explore insights on digital tools, financing, gender inclusion & sustainability in #LMIC livestock systems.

📖 Read here: edin.ac/3SrobrH

#DigitalSolutions #FoodSecurity

LAST CHANCE! Apply for the IDEA program with special QI mentorship opportunity. #LMIC oncologists — don’t miss this opportunity: apply today: brnw.ch/21wVE8u

IARS unveils the Global Scholars Award, offering up to five $20,000 grants for emerging anesthesiology researchers in low- and lower-middle-income countries. Submit your letter of intent by Sept. 30, 2025. Discover more: buff.ly/L9lmtOO #ResearchFunding #Anesthesiology #LMIC

Acquisition of Escherichia coli carrying extended-spectrum ß-lactamase and carbapenemase genes by hospitalised children with severe acute malnutrition in Niger - Nature Communications Hospital treatment for children with severe malnutrition may facilitate antibiotic resistance. Here, using rectal swabs from 1,371 children receiving treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Niger, ...

🧐 @msf.ca last publication on @nature.com

In Niger, 76% of malnourished kids carried #AMR 𝘌 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘪, 25% with blaNDM-5 at admission.

By discharge, 69% 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 it

😮🦠

#IPC is essential in all hospitals

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#medsky #LMIC #humanitarian

Circular economy for plastic achievable but aggressive legislation is needed Improving legal frameworks for waste management and recycling with stricter rules for businesses to follow is needed to tackle the world's plastic crisis, said experts at the Resource Transformation.....

Granted, robust laws mandating #closedloop #economy is a key starting pt. for reducing #plasticswaste, but for #LMIC throughout #ASEAN cont'd financial, infrastructure, reg. compliance issues, and corruption work to feed skeptics, and undermine the #ideal.
eco-business.com/news/circula...

‼️Call for Papers – Critical Care Science
🔎 Focus: Original Research from low- and middle-income countries
📎Deadline: November 1, 2025

#ICU #PedsICU #FoaMed #FoaCc #CCS #LMIC #sepsis #Some4MV

Submit your paper at:

criticalcarescience.org

‼️Call for Papers – Critical Care Science
🔎 Focus: Original Research from low- and middle-income countries
📎Deadline: November 1, 2025

#ICU #PedsICU #FoaMed #FoaCc #CCS #LMIC #sepsis #Some4MV

Submit your paper at:

criticalcarescience.org

Metabolic disorder–associated kidney disease and diabetic kidney disease in developing countries

doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2025.03.034

#KIMiniReview #NephSky #MedSky #DKD #LMIC #diabetickidneydisease #MetabolicDisorder #kidneydisease #KidneyResearch

🚨 Deadline: Aug 1!

🧠 #CONNExIN2025 — hybrid neuroimaging training for LMIC clinicians & students
💡 Focus: Dementia, MRI analysis
🌍 16 weeks | 7 countries- 2024

📨 Apply w/ 1-pg CV, 100-wrd motivation, 50-wrd skill
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#Neuroimaging #GlobalHealth #DigitalHealth #Dementia #MRI #LMIC

#CancerCare in #Georgia imposes a heavy financial burden, with significant out-of-pocket costs for most patients. ~75% of patients face major financial strain even with universal health coverage, & many take loans, mainly for diagnostics. #FinancialToxicity #HealthEquity #LMIC

Photograph of census fieldwork with the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (INSTaD), Fieldwork, Abomey Calavi, Benin. 

🚨New article: Disappearing people: A global demographic data crisis threatens public policy
🌍Call for partnerships with LIMCs to co-develop demographic data methods as COVID, loss of trust & funding cuts mean fewer people counted.
#Census #LMIC #CoDevelopment […]

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Published Work – Thanzi Programme

🔍 Interested to find out more? Explore our health economics and health system modelling research evidence: thanzi.org/published-wo...

#GlobalHealth #HealthEconomics #Research #LMIC #Thanzi #HealthBenefitsPackage