NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Respiratory Health at the University of Edinburgh.
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Apr 22
Read our latest blog from Laura Evans, who reflects on how digital health interventions are being embedded into global health research - and what we can do better.
🔗usher.ed.ac.uk/respire/blog-…
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Mar 11
Congratulations to our colleagues at CHRF for being granted the first Wellcome Discovery Award led from South Asia!
We are thrilled to share that CHRF has been awarded a Wellcome Discovery Award to study severe RSV pneumonia in children.
Building on an ongoing collaboration between scientists in Bangladesh and Boston, this project will explore why RSV becomes life threatening in some children, using single cell genomics, mucosal immunology, and respiratory biology.
The study is led by Dr. Senjuti Saha (CHRF), with co investigators Dr. Yogesh Hooda (CHRF), Dr. Jose Ordovas Montanes, and Dr. Bruce Horwitz (Boston Children’s Hospital, USA).
As the first Wellcome Discovery Award led from South Asia, this is more than a grant for CHRF and for Bangladesh. It reflects years of work building the science, the teams, and the trust needed to lead cutting edge research from the places most affected by disease.
We are grateful to our investigators, trainees, laboratory teams, field staff, collaborators, and the families who make this work possible.
Read more in our press release:
chrfbd.org/blogs/2c839d30-99…
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Jan 12
A two-day hybrid workshop, "Strengthening Open Science and Data & Methodological Guidance in LMICs" has kicked off in Lucknow, India today.
Congratulations to our Platform III (Open Science, Data and Methodologies) team, the Methodologies Network and all of our Data Champions!
ALT Event banner detailing topic, location and workshop hosts
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22 Dec 2025
💬 Editorial: A mobile health text-based program tripled quit rates and reduced mortality in patients with #tuberculosis who smoke, supporting immediate integration in high-burden regions.
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22 Dec 2025
Among adults with newly diagnosed, drug-sensitive #tuberculosis in high-burden countries, an mHealth program delivering text messages for tobacco cessation was associated with higher quit rates and lower short-term mortality than written advice alone. 🧵
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23 Dec 2025
📊 Research Summary: In adults with #tuberculosis and daily tobacco use, an mHealth intervention delivering motivational and behavioral support via text message led to higher quit rates at 6 months compared to written advice.
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3 Aug 2025
After 4 days of deep dives & dialogue, @RESPIREGlobal Annual Scientific Meeting in Sabah comes to an end. ARK is proud to be part of the global push for better respiratory health—stronger networks, sharper insights, and renewed purpose as we move forward
@NIHRresearch
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29 Jul 2025
The @RESPIREGlobal Annual Scientific Meeting is underway in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia!
Led by @RumanaHuque, ARK Foundation researchers are proud to join global partners from Asia and the UK in advancing low-cost, scalable solutions for respiratory health.
#RESPIREASM #GlobalHealth
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26 Jun 2025
Thank you, @devisridhar, for your latest book ‘How not to die (Too soon)’ — I look forward to reading it. Great to see you!
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26 Jun 2025
Congratulations @DrTedros & WHO for winning Edinburgh Uni’s first global health medal for efforts for global immunisation which has saved millions of lives 🌍. A real treat to spend the day together with shared values of better health for all.
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26 Jun 2025
I was delighted to take part in the opening of the new @EdinUniUsher Building — my congratulations to the entire university community on the opening of this important new research facility.
This morning, I enjoyed my visit to the Usher Institute, a @WHO Collaborating Centre focused on population health research and training. It covers issues including: inequality for disease and mental health, NHS waiting lists, inflammatory disease, artificial intelligence, HIV stigma, cervical cancer screening, respiratory disease, paediatric pneumonia and so much more.
Together, for a healthier, safer, fairer world!
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27 Jun 2025
We enjoyed showcasing RESPIRE at the Usher Building Official Opening. A highlight for Co-Director Harry Campbell and Research Manager, Dominique Balharry was meeting @DrTedros, WHO Director-General. Further information is available on our LinkedIn post --> linkedin.com/posts/respiregl…
ALT Harry Campbell, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Dominique Balharry smiling beside a RESPIRE poster.
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23 May 2025
Final reminder to vote for Hana, who is reducing childhood pneumonia across the globe! 🏆
University of Edinburgh staff, students & alumni can #VoteBeingEdinburgh by Mon 26 May, 5PM UK time: edin.ac/3GIhu29
@EdinUniUsher @EdinUniMedicine @EdinUniUsherPGT @EdinUniStudents
19 May 2025
Congratulations to Hana Mahmood who is shortlisted for the #BeingEdinburgh award! Since completing a RESPIRE PhD Studentship with @EdinUniUsher, Hana has impacted millions of children in Pakistan.
University of Edinburgh staff, students & alumni can vote: edin.ac/3GIhu29
ALT University of Edinburgh logo and sketch of McEwan Hall overlaid with a photograph of Hana Mahmood. Text reads: Being Edinburgh Alumni Award #VoteBeingEdinburgh
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19 May 2025
Congratulations to Hana Mahmood who is shortlisted for the #BeingEdinburgh award! Since completing a RESPIRE PhD Studentship with @EdinUniUsher, Hana has impacted millions of children in Pakistan.
University of Edinburgh staff, students & alumni can vote: edin.ac/3GIhu29
ALT University of Edinburgh logo and sketch of McEwan Hall overlaid with a photograph of Hana Mahmood. Text reads: Being Edinburgh Alumni Award #VoteBeingEdinburgh
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24 Apr 2025
Excited to announce Fasiuddin Khan Research Foundation (FKRF) has successfully completed a 3-day Pulmonary Rehabilitation Training for nurses and staff at Compassionate Korail, a community palliative care initiative at Korail slum in Dhaka. Thanks to our partner @RESPIREGlobal.
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24 Apr 2025
Ep 3 of the @NIHRglobal Podcast "Spotlight on CEI: Leaving no one behind" is out!
Hear Kay Nathan & @farzanakhan04 reflect on involving and engaging with stateless communities in Sabah, Malaysia and the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Read about it: edin.ac/42YWg8G
ALT RESPIRE featured in NIHR CEI podcast - Kay and Farzana reflect on approaches to engaging and involving mobile, stateless and displaced communities.
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22 Apr 2025
With compassion, we must ensure no one is left behind in humanitarian settings.
22 Apr 2025
A fantastic episode featuring discussion about RESPIRE's work with displaced communities in Malaysia and Bangladesh.
Thank you to Kay Nathan from @unimalaya and Farzana Khan from @fkrfofficial for sharing your insights!
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22 Apr 2025
A fantastic episode featuring discussion about RESPIRE's work with displaced communities in Malaysia and Bangladesh.
Thank you to Kay Nathan from @unimalaya and Farzana Khan from @fkrfofficial for sharing your insights!
22 Apr 2025
Episode 3 of our Community Engagement and Involvement (CEI) podcast series is out now!
Our guests share their experiences of undertaking CEI with displaced communities.
🎧 pod.fo/e/2cb2b7
#NIHRCEI #LeaveNoOneBehind @RESPIREGlobal @GEMMS_research
ALT Engaging and involving mobile, stateless and displaced communities From the series – Spotlight on community engagement and involvement (CEI): Leaving no one behind
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3 Apr 2025
Congratulations, Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta! You make us proud.
Dr Bhutta is no stranger to accolades. As the Founding Director of the Institute for Global Health and Development (IGHD) at Aga Khan University and its Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health from 2021 to 2024, his work has earned global recognition. From the Sitara-e-Imtiaz and the President’s Pride of Performance Award in Pakistan to the prestigious John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award, his contributions reflect his unwavering commitment to serving the underserved
3 Apr 2025
Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta was presented with the esteemed 2024 Nils Rosén von Rosenstein Medal at a ceremony in Uppsala, Sweden, where he also delivered a lecture on pressing issues in #paediatricmedicine. His talk explored the challenges & opportunities intersecting women & children’s #globalhealth & #climatechange.
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29 Mar 2025
We’re proud to share that @RESPIREGlobal won the @IMPACT_NIHR Prize for “Research to improve respiratory health in Asia.” ARK Foundation is honored to be part of this achievement, implementing the #Quit4TB Trial under #RESPIRE2. Congratulations to the team!
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28 Mar 2025
Thank you @NIHRresearch, and Dominique Balharry (RESPIRE Research and Operations Manager) for collecting the prize on behalf of the entire RESPIRE collaboration! 🏆
#NIHRImpactPrizes winner, the RESPIRE team were recognised for their work to improve respiratory health in Asia.
Their research findings have influenced local health priorities & practices in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia & Pakistan 🌏
See all of the winners of our first ever Impact Prizes and read about their achievements at nihr.ac.uk/about-us/our-impa…
@GlobalHealthGP @RESPIREGlobal @genevie2587 @NIHRglobal
ALT Dominique Balharry receiving an NIHR Impact Prize on behalf of the RESPIRE team
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