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10,000 Canadians to be tested for COVID-19 antibodies in hopes of understanding immunity ctvnews.ca/health/coronav…

MDS data shows that snakebites killed 1.2 million Indians over the last 20 years, 70% of which were in just eight states, and much of which were during the rainy season. elifesciences.org/articles/54076…

CGHR is looking for #French-speaking #volunteers to help with our studies. If you would like to help us make a difference, please DM for more details. @countthedead Angus Reid Forum U of T Public Health Unity Health Toronto

Despite widespread infections, scarce use of masks, and no vaccines, there have been relatively few deaths from COVID-19 in Sierra Leone. USA TODAY speaks with Dr. Prabhat Jha (@countthedead) about his research to understand why. bit.ly/3DUmwTp

1/ COVID-related hospitalizations continue rise in Ontario. What can you do? 1. Wear a mask indoors 2. Get vaccines you are eligible for & help others get theirs: bit.ly/3vdZt1X 3. If infected, you may be eligible for treatment: bit.ly/3KCRAKa

Dr. Prabhat Jha (@countthedead), director CGHR.org at St. Michael’s Hospital, weighs in on how to best use rapid antigen tests amid a sixth wave of COVID:

Dr. Prabhat Jha (@countthedead), director of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael’s, speaks to The New York Times about a new report that finds nearly 15 million more people died during the pandemic than would have died during normal times. nyti.ms/3P7tYjA

In conversation with Karan Thapar, Prof. Prabhat Jha (@countthedead) addresses the criticism and concerns raised by GoI

Omicron BA.1/1.1 SARS-CoV-2 Infection among Vaccinated Canadian Adults | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… @countthedead Patrick E. Brown Isaac Bogoch Angus Reid Angus Reid Forum Unity Health Toronto St. Michael's Hospital Foundation #abcstudy

Nearly 30% of Canadian adults – 9 million people – were infected during the Omicron wave in 2022, compared with 10% who had been infected in the previous 4 waves, according to a new study led by Dr. Prabhat Jha (@countthedead) & published in NEJM bit.ly/3sIoFxs (1/2)

¡Prueba superada! Gran evento, grandes experiencias y el resultado grandes maestros, gran trabajo y mucha CGHR.org @countthedead seemeen saadat @DanielHalim93 Banco Mundial | América Latina y el Caribe Guillermo Paraje Diego S Cardoso Stéphane Verguet Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Eduardo Lazcano Ponce Jeremy Veillard Mauricio Hernández @Drsun19

OPPORTUNITIES: The Centre for Global Health Research is looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented project assistant candidate to provide support for the Action to Beat Coronavirus study. Please visit this link for more details: cghr.org/opportunities/…

#SierraLeone is counting the dead to make the dead count. Nationwide, 'verbal autopsies' are helping health leaders get data on deaths to save and extend lives. @countthedead bit.ly/3x5zfk1

"Sierra Leone has begun interviewing family members of some of its deceased to assign probable causes of death, helping decision makers gather data to save and extend lives" Unity Health Toronto COMSA Sierra Leone @countthedead World Health Organization (WHO)

A new paper by Catherine Meh & @countthedead finds that Indian preference to have at least one boy in the family is the major driver of selective abortion of female fetuses for second and third births in domestic Indian & diaspora families. Read here: elifesciences.org/articles/79853

#ICYMI... NEW RESEARCH: Mortality Associated with Ambient PM2.5 Exposure in India: Results from the Million Death Study. Read the article ➡️ ow.ly/YeF250KUyxP CGHR.org U of T Public Health Sri Ramachandra Institute Of Higher Education ICMR Tata Memorial Hospital USC Preventive Med St. John's Research Institute #SJRI AIIMS, New Delhi 🇮🇳

“We were surprised that the cultural preferences to have at least one boy were so widely seen among Indian diaspora,” commented Prof. Jha (@countthedead). Read the full paper by Catherine Meh & @countthedead and the press release here: cghr.org/nPw3k

Sex-selective abortion to ensure a son remains common in some cultures, especially when the first child or two are female. The numbers here for the Indian and China diaspora are striking.

Congratulations to Dr. Prabhat Jha (@countthedead) for being recognized for excellence in public health by the American Public Health Association (APHA) for his work in expanding global death reporting in low and middle-income countries. bit.ly/3s1nxE9

On Thurs. Jan. 19, learn about "Industry interactions in the context of the interprofessional clinic" in an interactive workshop with an interprofessional panel that will discuss the nature of relationships with industry. ow.ly/1AH450MhBhE CGHR.org Bloomberg Nursing