Anna Foss
annafoss.bsky.social
Anna Foss
@annafoss.bsky.social
Professor of Modelling for Public Health at LSHTM: https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people/foss.anna
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A meeting has been requested with Jansen Fernandes de Medeiros, Coordinator of Fiocruz Rondônia and Head of the Fiocruz Climate and Health Center, to present the project and analyze possibilities for integration into this strategic agenda.
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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It is part of Brazil’s National Climate Change Plan through the Ministry of Health’s Sectoral Plan for Adaptation.
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Tive grande satisfação de apresentar os resultados preliminares do Projeto REACH no XXVI Congresso Brasileiro de Economia, realizado em Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul. O estado foi severamente afetado pelas enchentes de 2024, com cerca de 70% de seus municípios afetados.
October 27, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Our longer-term goal is to develop a robust hybrid model that leverages the strengths of different modelling approaches (system dynamics and agent-based) to capture both demand and supply of maternal and child health services during floods and heatwaves.
October 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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The model is built around state charts #tracking women through #pregnancy (antenatal clinic visits and deliveries) and #vaccination of infants. #Next steps include #tailoring the model to #Zambia and #Brazil using #real data and #stakeholder input.
October 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM