Associate Director, Policy @WellcomeTrust working on Mental Health, Climate & Health, Infectious Disease and Global Health Financing. itsbecksmith.bsky.social
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12 Dec 2024
Happy 1st Birthday #LusakaAgenda. To celebrate, @Clare__B has pulled together a fantastic thread capturing what's happened over the last year to implement this important agenda, with so much more to come.
12 Dec 2024
Today’s #UHC day marks 1st anniversary of the launch of the #LusakaAgenda, which outlined 5 key shifts to shape the evolution of GHIs and the broader global health financing ecosystem.
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A short 🧵on some of the things that have happened since (1/8)
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3 Dec 2024
We are very lucky to have Gemma on rotation to the Policy Team as part of @wellcometrust’s graduate scheme. Not only is she doing fantastic policy work, we are also benefiting from her incredible baking skills. Today it’s the #SDGs in biscuit form! 🤯
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18 Oct 2024
“Multiple sources with knowledge of discussions underway told RPN that with the amount of funding UKRI is already legally committed to next year, a budget squeeze of £1bn could force the agency to stop all spending on new grants in 2025-26.” researchprofessionalnews.com…
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Huge thanks to @wellcometrust for this renewed & scaled-up support as WHO elevates climate as a top health priority!
Wellcome announces US$25mn for climate and health as part of US$50mn commitment to World Health Organisation | News | Wellcome wellcome.org/news/wellcome-a…
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7 Oct 2024
What keeps @mirandarwolpert up at night is how we get mental heath solutions out at scale and in an equitable way. The launch of the Coalition for Mental Health Investment at this year's @ClintonGlobal is a significant step forwards.
7 Oct 2024
A global revolution in funding mental health care is coming, says @mirandarwolpert at @wellcometrust statnews.com/2024/10/07/ment… via @statnews
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7 Oct 2024
Huge thanks to @DrTedros and his fantastic team for today's strategic dialogue between @WHO and @wellcometrust, exploring how we can ensure science unlocks #HealthForAll.
7 Oct 2024
Pleased to welcome @jarottingen and the @wellcometrust team to @WHO for a strategic dialogue as we partner to promote, protect and provide health based on science.
We are grateful for their continued support and financial contributions to WHO's work in emergencies, climate and health, mental health, antimicrobial resistance and many other shared priorities.
Together, for #HealthForAll!
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The declaration of the #mpox PHEIC by @WHO is an important step in ensuring a commensurate response is rolled out to contain this outbreak as rapidly as possible.
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14 Aug 2024
🚨WHO Director-General @DrTedros has determined that the upsurge of #mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (#DRC) & a growing number of countries in Africa constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (2005).
Press release: 🔗bit.ly/3Aybiq4
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11 Jul 2024
🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We're looking for two Policy Advisers with global health policy experience to join my brilliant Policy Team at @wellcometrust.
💷£59,474 ⏰ Thursday 25th July
Find out more and apply here: wellcome.wd3.myworkdayjobs.c…
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4 Jul 2024
Actually, its only a Portillo Moment if it comes from the Portilleux region in France otherwise its just sparkling seat loss
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4 Jun 2024
“Universities are the backbone of a high knowledge, high-tech society but the current research funding model is not sustainable.”
@wellcometrust CEO @jarottingen in the Times today thetimes.com/comment/columni…
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30 May 2024
Kicking off Thursday at #WHA with the launch of the @AfricaCDC #mentalhealth leadership program with @jarottingen speaking to @wellcometrust’s support of this initiative and the important role for science in making progress on mental health.
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29 May 2024
Great to see Paul Spencer, @wellcometrust’s Head of Mental Health Policy kicking off a #wha discussion on closing the #mentalhealth financing gap organised by the Coalition for Mental Health Investment - our partnership with McKinsey Health Institute, Kokoro and @ClintonGlobal.
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29 May 2024
Delighted to have met with @Ad_Onyango, @DrBenido, and their colleagues this morning to discuss our mutual prioritisation of work on Climate and Health and the Lusaka Agenda #wha
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23 May 2024
With 2 groundbreaking interviewees and a quick learning team we have our very first podcast! Grab a ☕️ and listen to something positive about how mental health can be supported in disaster & conflict situations 🌍⚠️ @MHInnovation @MHIN_Asia @mhinlac @SUCCEEDAfrika @FCDOHealthRes
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2 May 2024
Political tensions weaken battle against biggest diseases, warns @jarottingen in his first interview as CEO of @wellcometrust
"the north-south divide on issues like equity and access to medicines has been increasing.”
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🤷♂️ Are you interested in climate and health but do not know where to start?
👀 The @WHO has just released a new FREE e-learning course on climate and health
🥇First pilot module released with more to be released throughout 2024
👉Sign up here: web-staging.lxp.academy.who.…
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17 Apr 2024
This is such deeply sad news. It has been a joy watching Lea do such brilliant things for mental health research as CEO of MQ. He's going to be hugely missed and my thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues.
17 Apr 2024
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of MQ’s CEO Lea Milligan who passed away following a sudden illness on Monday the 15th of April.
Our thoughts are with Lea, his children and family as well as his many friends and colleagues.
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17 Apr 2024
BREAKING: Latest #PandemicAgreement draft keeps #equity hopes alive - but defers key operational issues
@PandemicAction
@EU_UNGeneva
@TheIndPanel
@G2H2_Geneva
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10 Apr 2024
Science policy wonks! A chance to work with the brilliant @mon_dahiya!
10 Apr 2024
🚨Policy Manager job at @acmedsci - work with me!
🌟deliver secretariat for the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) board
🌟implement our #FutureproofingResearch report
🌟£50,189 benefits (incl free lunch?!)
🌟line management
pls share!
apply.workable.com/academy-o…
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