Congratulations to our colleague @chidodc.bsky.social on being awarded an NIHR Global Advanced Fellowship, aiming to provide a private and accessible way for young people to obtain SRH services, including HIV self-testing, STI screening and contraception in Zimbabwe. www.nihr.ac.uk/story/global...

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Join us on Wednesday, when Remco Peters from the WHO will be giving a seminar on what works and fails against STIs, highlighting next steps, innovation and unanswered questions. #STI #STIs

Join us for the next STIRIG Seminar: Ending the STI epidemic: What works, what doesn’t, and what’s next ▶️Dr Remco Peters, WHO ▶️11 - 12 UK time Wed 3rd June Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Great to see an STI screening project highlighted for International Clinical Trials Day 2026 👏

Learn about our new #STI advocacy agendas & join us tomorrow, Tues as we discuss strategies to strengthen prevention, diagnostics & care across Kenya, South Africa & Zimbabwe. Register: buff.ly/vO6TMMy 🔗 buff.ly/cxMxpNs

🌟Sexual Health Designathon 2026🌟 Join us in person at LSHTM Keppel St on Tues 2nd June at 5pm to work hands-on with real sexual health challenges, translating theory into creative, feasible, and ethically grounded solutions Further details: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

🚨Webinar Alert🚨 Join us for a webinar that examines how UK sexual health guidelines address the needs of those with disabilities and discusses the future of health policy and service provisions 📆Thur 14th May 1-2pm UK 👤Yoshiko Sakuma Further details to follow Zoom link lshtm.zoom.us/j/85954714163

We were thrilled to attend the @bashhuk.bsky.social President’s Dinner and welcome new BASHH President @carasaxon.bsky.social. Inspiring talks and a strong reminder that progress in sexual health depends on collaboration between research, clinicians & policymakers. #HIV #STI #SexualHealth

Funded travel scholarships to attend the International Papillomavirus Society Conference in Athens. Available for healthcare professionals and research scientists from LMICs working in the field of papillomaviruses or papillomavirus-related diseases. #HPV #IPVS2026

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Our @shipsexhealth.bsky.social brings together service users, sexual health + public health staff & academics to improve #SexualHealth ⬇️ This free webinar showcases our research tackling #HIV inequities & improving #PrEP access #STI #STISky 🛟@nat.org.uk @bhiva.bsky.social @hpruebs.bsky.social

Join this free online meeting to hear about our research: ➡️ #HIV & Hepatitis Awareness for Tattoo & Piercing Artists @cdodds.bsky.social ➡️ Tackling HIV inequities with African and Caribbean communities @commonambitionbs.bsky.social ➡️ #PrEP pharmacy pilot to improve HIV prevention #STI #STISky 🛟

🚨Webinar Alert🚨 Join us on for a webinar on the Sexual Health Improvement Programme, which brings together the public & professionals to develop evidence-based services to improve sexual health @shipsexhealth.bsky.social 📆Thur 12th Feb, 1-2pm UK Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

New research, led by the MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM, has found that while acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is high among primary caregivers in The Gambia, knowledge of HPV, HPV vaccine, and cervical cancer remains limited. www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/uni...

🧪 It's time for #STIsky for sexually transmitted infections 🤓 News today about 2 new antibiotics for #gonorrhoea Read www.science.org/content/arti... @stirig-lshtm.bsky.social @drmichaelmarks.bsky.social @yhgrad.bsky.social @chidodc.bsky.social @profhelenward.bsky.social @thebelsian.bsky.social

The UK Health Security Agency (@ukhsa.bsky.social) has detected a new, recombinant strain of #mpox in England containing genetic elements of clades Ib and IIb. This underscores the potential of mpox to evolve and the importance of continued surveillance. www.gov.uk/government/n...

The #AIDS pandemic isn’t over as millions still living with #HIV On #WorldAIDSDay Geoff Garnett explains success over past 30 years in danger of being reversed as disinvestment in HIV treatment & prevention will lead to more AIDS deaths & spread of HIV. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

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We welcome anyone interested in HIV research to join our free annual event marking World AIDS Day. We’ll hear from expert speakers including Julie Fox, Kevin McKenna and Robin Shattock as they discuss HIV research, clinical trials, policy and activism. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/world-aids...

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86 million girls were vaccinated as part of a campaign led by Gavi. Its HPV vaccination program is a key piece of WHO's global strategy to put cervical cancer on a path to elimination. But the pace of its progress is now under threat after unexpected funding cuts by the US government.

Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week starts today. Our research themes show how we tackle AMR from every angle, from biological and clinical sciences to modelling, social science, and more. Learn more: 👉 bit.ly/4i5Uf0v

For #FollowFriday: Follow LSHTM's centres, projects & groups for more on work to tackle some of the biggest challenges in #PublicHealth 🎉Welcome to new addition @cmmid-lshtm.bsky.social! go.bsky.app/4FczAGW

Congratulations Cara - we look forward to continuing our relationship with BASHH through you, and a huge thank you to Matt for his past leadership.

HIV programmes are facing funding cuts, raising questions on prioritising interventions. Join us in two weeks for a seminar discussing how health economics influences policy decisions on testing, treatment and prevention.

Fantastic opportunity to undertake a funded PhD on syphilis diagnostics with a world-class crew.

Don't miss this webinar! Join @avac_org, @isstdr, @iusti_org & the @sti-hiv-2025 team for a powerful webinar spotlighting researchers excluded from the #STIHIV2025 due to financial/political barriers.Ppresenters will share findings & chart what’s next for the field. #STIs #HIVprevention

👏to the Maldives - the first country to achieve elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and Hep B. www.who.int/news/item/13...

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar: The role of health economic analyses in planning HIV programs in LMICs 🗓️Thur 27th Nov 🕥1-2pm UK time 👤Prof Geoff Garnett, LSHTM Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... #HIV #HIVSky

The recording of this webinar is available on our website www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

This #BlackHistoryMonth we've teamed up with UCL's Sarah Parker Redmond Centre to bring you a series of events exploring reproductive justice. Join us at the Vagina Museum or at UCL www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/events/event...

Join our colleagues at the Centre for History in Public Health on 28th October for a seminar examining the relationship between AIDS and migration controls in Britain during the 1980s & ’90s. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... @lshtmhistory.bsky.social #HIV

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There's an excellent programme of events on reproductive justice this month, held by the Vagina Museum & the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the Study of Race and Racialisation at UCL www.vaginamuseum.co.uk/events/event... @sprc-ucl.bsky.social @vaginamuseum.bsky.social

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Our Bacterial Special Interest Group (BSIG) has a dedicated platform to help promote communication between microbiologists and clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of STIs. Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3WsOmRf

It's #WelcomeWeek at LSHTM and we're busy welcoming the new students and enthusing the next generation of STI researchers.

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar: Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa 🗓️Thur 2nd Oct 🕥1-2pm UK time 👤Prof Edina Sinanovic Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... #HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines

Save the date for our next STIRIG webinar: Understanding the costs and benefits of the HPV vaccination in South Africa 🗓️Thur 2nd Oct 🕥1-2pm UK time 👤Prof Edina Sinanovic Further details 👇 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e... #HPV #cervicalcancer #vaccines

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Among the STIs at risk, #gonorrhoea tops WHO’s AMR priority list with worrying resistance to almost every available treatment. We welcome this timely report from Impact Global Health which reflects GARDP's own observations on #AMR advancing faster than product development. 🔗http://bit.ly/46hdSNv

Join us on 16th September for a webinar discussing preliminary findings from a national cross-sectional study, mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth #STI #STIs #STISky

At a time when STI rates are rising, US cuts to STI programs are impacting everything from doxyPEP studies to point-of-care syphilis testing, undermining efforts to prevent congenital syphilis. Powerful article highlighting some of the devastating impact of the cuts. 👇 #STIs #syphilis #HIV

Join us in September for a webinar discussing preliminary findings from a national cross-sectional study, mapping reproductive tract infections among Ghanaian youth #STI #STIs #STISky

The rollout of a gonorrhoea vaccination programme marks an important step forward for sexual health in England. It provides a powerful new tool to tackle record-high rates that are disproportionately impacting on some communities. 🔗 Find out more: bit.ly/3UeaXj5

Looking for the latest on #PublicHealth? Follow LSHTM centres, projects & groups to get the inside story. Welcoming new additions: @lshtm-crises.bsky.social @tb-lshtm.bsky.social @reachproject-lshtm.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 go.bsky.app/4FczAGW