Melanie Amna Abas (@melanieabas) 's Twitter Profile
Melanie Amna Abas

@melanieabas

Prof of Global Mental Health, Director King's Global Health Institute. Tweeting on depression, Global Health, workforce diversity, HIV. Views are my own

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linkhttp://www.centreforglobalmentalhealth.org/ calendar_today18-12-2010 15:08:16

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UNAIDS has received reports from 52 countries experiencing disruptions in their HIV responses due to the U.S. foreign aid pause. The situation is evolving quickly, and we are closely monitoring it. Read our latest report for more details: unaids.org/en/resources/p…

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"Lifting the funding freeze immediately is imperative to prevent further backsliding of progress towards ending the global HIV epidemic—progress that would not have been possible without #PEPFAR's 27 years of leadership." View new Journal of the IAS field notes: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

"Lifting the funding freeze immediately is imperative to prevent further backsliding of progress towards ending the global HIV epidemic—progress that would not have been possible without #PEPFAR's 27 years of leadership."

View new <a href="/jiasociety/">Journal of the IAS</a> field notes: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
Melanie Amna Abas (@melanieabas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Panel aired importance of #MentalHealth globally, & reciprocal capacity building between African countries & UK. Audience challenged researchers to acknowledge African perspective on mental health - from idioms of distress to research methods Ṣẹ̀yįŗ¹ AbĆ­mbį»ĢlĆ” Dixon Chibanda

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In 2023, 84% of pregnant women living with HIV received antiretroviral treatment—a major increase since 2010. With funding declines, if countries do not fill the gap, we risk losing these gains. We cannot afford a setback now— not when we are so close to the finish line.

In 2023, 84% of pregnant women living with HIV received antiretroviral treatment—a major increase since 2010. 

With funding declines, if countries do not fill the gap, we risk losing these gains. 

We cannot afford a setback now— not when we are so close to the finish line.
African Leadership Centre (@alc_kcl) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨 REMINDER | Applications still open! šŸ•’ Deadline: 18 May 2025 šŸ”— Apply now: africanleadershipcentre.org #ALCFellowships #Leadership #Africa #FellowshipOpportunity #PeaceSecurityDevelopment

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'Teenagers who go to bed early and sleep longer have sharper brains, study finds' Guardian Science article covering our new study from Cambridge University and Fudan University theguardian.com/science/2025/a…

Susan Cole-Haley FRSA (@susancolehaley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Honoured to have opportunity to deliver the opening plenary of AIDSImpact Conference, highlighting the inequities affecting women with HIV & actions needed to address it. Thanks to all the women with HIV who shared their insights, particularly from 4M Project!

Honoured to have opportunity to deliver the opening plenary of <a href="/AIDSImpact/">AIDSImpact</a> Conference, highlighting the inequities affecting women with HIV &amp; actions needed to address it. Thanks to all the women with HIV who shared their insights, particularly from <a href="/4Mproject/">4M Project</a>!
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hivliving.net/team/stefina-w… Amazing talks at #aidsimpact including hearing from Edwin Bernard about the fight to decriminalise living with HIV

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ā€˜Health is a political issue’ - how will countries make choices about Health spending in this new reality of step down of@global donors ? and will they coordinate or stay in silos ?

ā€˜Health is a political issue’ - how will countries make choices about <a href="/health/">Health</a> spending in this new reality of step down of@global donors ? and will they coordinate or stay in silos ?
Melanie Amna Abas (@melanieabas) 's Twitter Profile Photo

THRIVE- Zvandiri youtu.be/UA0jmUJP5zs?si… via YouTube Take a look at how art is able to express mental health so much better than words for young people

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Nurse-led palliative care for patients with severe tuberculosis improves health outcomes and should be task-shifted into routine tuberculosis care thelancet.com/journals/langl…

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Prof ā€˜Funmi Olonisakin welcoming the President of the Republic of Kenya to ⁦King's College London⁩ to sign new Kenya UK Health Alliance- opening door to partnerships in education, pharmaceuticals and research. Proud day for UK global health ⁦Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience⁩

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Honoured to have the President of the Republic of #Kenya visiting ⁦King's College London⁩ to sign the Kenya UK Health Alliance- so much mutual learning and solidarity over health education, pharmaceuticals and research #globalhealth #universalhealthcoverage

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Excited to be at the worlds premiere #HIV science conference, with Tarisai Bere presenting a late breaker abstract on #mentalhealth as key to the HIV response thanks to ⁦Dixon Chibanda⁩ ⁦Walter Mangezi⁩ Steve Safren⁩ ⁦Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience⁩ ⁦

Excited to be at the worlds premiere #HIV science conference, with Tarisai Bere presenting a late breaker abstract on #mentalhealth as key to the HIV response thanks to ⁦<a href="/DixonChibanda/">Dixon Chibanda</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/WalterMangezi/">Walter Mangezi</a>⁩ <a href="/DrSteveSafren/">Steve Safren</a>⁩ ⁦<a href="/KingsIoPPN/">Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience</a>⁩ ⁦
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Proud that one of our Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience MScGMH alumni Tarisai Bere Is one of the emerging leaders recognised to be shaping the future of #mentalhealthcare as part of global #HIV care Icon Bee @waltermangezi

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Gates foundation announced today they will fund AI in supporting self care - and will fund research in Africa which is contextualised to realities of systems and costs - IAS - the International AIDS Society