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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 16h

Ikedichukwu Ayogu reflected on the impact of the urban health desk in Nigeria and how this can be used to strengthen the health system in urban areas in the country #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 16h

Dr Andrews Ayim, shares how Ghana is using regulatory networks, facility networks and service networks to facilitate linkages between providers in urban areas in the country. #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 17h

Subas Bastola provides an overview of the challenges in Nepal, while adding that 'private pharmacies are crucial for urban residents, however, we need to establish linkages through regulation, training, and data integration'

#UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 17h

Reflecting on the experiences of Bangladesh, Dr Khaleda Islam shares that 'informal providers can really support the urban health system as first responders, with sufficient training and supervision' #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 17h

Prof. @h-elsey01.bsky.social, University of York, is chairing a panel discussion on how to address the plurality of providers working in urban contexts in low- and middle-income countries. #UrbanOctober #WorldCitiesDay

Read more: gh.bmj.com/content/4/3/...

CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 17h

Happening now at our webinar: Prof. Chinyere Mbachu is sharing evidence from low- and middle-income countries on how urban health systems can be strengthened to address the needs of the urban poor by creating more linkages between providers. Learn more: chorusurbanhealth.org/how-we-work/...

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International Society for Urban Health (ISUH) @is4urbanhealth.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t miss — happening tomorrow!

#UrbanHealth

CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 13d

To mark #UrbanOctober & #WorldCitiesDay, join us for a virtual panel event with policymakers on strengthening #urbanhealth systems through provider partnerships and collaborations - & how we can move from fragmentation to harmonisation.

Register here: tinyurl.com/3tdsk83m

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 4d

Chibuike Agu at the Health Policy Research Group, leads a CHORUS Innovation Fund project exploring the quality and patterns of antimicrobial dispensing and consumption in urban slums in Ebonyi, Nigeria

Read an interview on his inspiration and learnings

chorusurbanhealth.org/innovation-f...

Innovation Fund Holder Interview in 10 Series: Chibuike Agu - Chorus

Chibuike Agu, at the Health Policy Research Group, University of Nigeria, leads a CHORUS Innovation...

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 13d

To mark #UrbanOctober & #WorldCitiesDay, join us for a virtual panel event with policymakers on strengthening #urbanhealth systems through provider partnerships and collaborations - & how we can move from fragmentation to harmonisation.

Register here: tinyurl.com/3tdsk83m

@herdintl.bsky.social

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 24d

#WorldCitiesDay
Urbanisation brings new challenges: rising health risks, inequality, and shrinking spaces for wellbeing.
Through CHORUS, ARK Foundation worked with women & girls to co-create inclusive urban solutions.

#UrbanHealth
@h-elsey01.bsky.social @b-ebenso.bsky.social

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A CHORUS Innovation Fund Project promoting physical activity for girls and women in urban Bangladesh

YouTube video by CHORUS Urban Health

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · 29d

Today marks the start of #UrbanOctober!

This month, we will highlight priority health issues facing urban health systems and the strategies and practices needed to ensure the needs of the urban poor are prioritised.

Join us and learn more: chorusurbanhealth.org

CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Sep 25

As world leaders gather today at #HLM4 to accelerate progress on #NCDs, we stress the need for #urban specific approaches that respond to the diversity of urban populations and health providers, to #ActonNCDs for poorest urban populations

Read more👉https://shorturl.at/hVupy

CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · May 8

New CHORUS Paper!
HPRG @Univeristy of Nigeria explore how community leaders in urban slums can help improve access to quality healthcare services - through their positional knowledge and leverage to support the linkages with informal providers

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Community leaders' perspectives on linking formal and informal health providers in Nigerian urban slums: a qualitative study

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · May 8

Shreeman Sharma shares insights from his CHORUS Innovation Fund project on how media reporting influences health policy making at the National Summit of Health and Population Scientists in Nepal - watch his presentation here
@herdintl.bsky.social @b-ebenso.bsky.social @h-elsey01.bsky.social

HERD International @herdintl.bsky.social · May 5

How does the media affect our health sector? Learn more from Shreeman Sharma's insightful talk on the Influence of News Media on Health Policy-making in Nepal: Insights from Journalists and Policy-makers
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Influence of News Media on Health Policy making in Nepal

YouTube video by HERD International

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Apr 7

For #WorldHealthDay, the @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social, featured our work in developing resilient urban health systems.

Read here about how we are addressing the challenge of rapid urbanisation:
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Global Food and Environment Institute @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social · Apr 7

Dr Bassey Ebenso is Associate Professor of International Health.

He leads the CHORUS consortium. A pillar of this explores food environments of the urban poor in Bangladesh, Ghana, Nepal & Nigeria & the associated prevalence of non-communicable (NCDs)

👉 chorusurbanhealth.org/blogs-news-a...
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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Apr 7

#WorldHealthDay #HopefulFutures
New paper on delayed referrals from traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to formal healthcare centres. Stronger partnerships with TBAs could reduce referral delays, which contribute to maternal and child mortality in 🇳🇬
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Solving delayed referrals of childbirth cases from unskilled to skilled birth attendants in Nigerian urban communities: A case study exploration of new frontiers

Delayed referrals of women from untrained traditional birth attendants (TBAs) to formally trained health personnel in primary healthcare centers and h…

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Mar 28

Read insights from our policy dialogue event held in Bangladesh in January. The report identifies the prospects and challenges facing the strengthening of urban health systems, including the need for more coordination and information sharing:

chorusurbanhealth.org/chorus-polic...

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Mar 27

New Paper!
CHORUS partners HPRG examine the inequities in out-of-pocket expenditure to access healthcare in urban slums in Nigeria, and that poorest households may be at risk of poor health outcomes due to reliance on informal healthcare providers

shorturl.at/UEtaC

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Mar 20

💡INSIGHT: Delali Kumapley and Selase Odopey from CHORUS Ghana share experiences, lessons, and challenges in using participatory research approaches to co-produce health awareness materials with the Ghana Health Service:

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Bassey Ebenso @b-ebenso.bsky.social · Mar 20

Our study in urban slums shows that "having >8 years of formal education & receiving on-the-job training have statistically significant effects on knowledge of malaria and diarrhea treatment

CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Mar 13

New CHORUS Publication

CHORUS partners in #Nigeria #HPRG highlight that by providing appropriate training and support to informal healthcare providers #IHPs, the quality of health service delivery can be improved in urban slums

www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

Frontiers | Assessing informal healthcare providers' knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of malaria and diarrhea: evidence from urban informal settlements in Southeast Nigeria

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Mar 19

Policy Brief: How can the modalities for urban primary health care systems in Bangladesh be improved?

CHORUS researchers in Bangladesh worked with multiple stakeholders to develop strategies for health system resilience:
chorusurbanhealth.org/resources/po...

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Mar 13

New CHORUS Publication

CHORUS partners in #Nigeria #HPRG highlight that by providing appropriate training and support to informal healthcare providers #IHPs, the quality of health service delivery can be improved in urban slums

www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

Frontiers | Assessing informal healthcare providers' knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of malaria and diarrhea: evidence from urban informal settlements in Southeast Nigeria

www.frontiersin.org

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Mar 10

Happy #InternationalWomensDay2025 !
Great to hear Prof. Rumana Huque, ARK Foundation Director, and a #CHORUSBangladesh lead, feature on the IMF podcast
discussing the real costs of tobacco dependency in Bangladesh - listen here: imf.org/en/News/Podc...

Driving Change: Rumana Huque on the Real Costs of Bangladesh’s Tobacco Dependency

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CHORUS Urban Health @chorusurban.bsky.social · Mar 10

We have a number of presentations at the #AfHEA2025 conference, happening in Rwanda - this week!
Our partners at University of Nigeria will share insightful findings on how to strengthen health systems to improve health provision and services for people living in urban slums