Hello Bluesky! We're the Centre for Global Chronic Conditions at @lshtm.bsky.social, a group of multidisciplinary researchers seeking to improve understanding of and responses to chronic conditions in low, middle & high-income countries 📲Follow us for updates on our research, events, blogs & more

Could you help shape evidence on global disability and health? A new survey by the International Disability Alliance aims to understand health priorities and advocacy needs for organisations of persons with disabilities (OPDs). Please fill out the survey by 15 March ⬇️ idata.tools/v2/l2exQAddP...

Join a webinar on the UK aid-funded Inclusive Futures In-Business programme in Kenya to explore evidence on what helps microentrepreneurs with disabilities develop and grow their businesses. 📆 Tuesday 24 February, 1PM GMT | Online More details: www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

Meet Lufthi Azizatunnisa', a fourth-year PhD Student at ICED @lshtm.bsky.social 👋 In our latest blog, Luthfi shares her journey through medical training, navigating disability and now researching healthcare access for people with disabilities in Indonesia. www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

How can inclusive livelihood support improve self-employment opportunities for people with disabilities? Join our webinar on the In-Business programme in Kenya to explore evidence on what helps microentrepreneurs with disabilities develop and grow their businesses. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

The Lancet Commission on Disability & Health is the first commission to focus exclusively on generating actionable evidence for global health actors on why and how to include people with disabilities in health systems. Read more about how we're supporting this work: www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Are you part of an organisation of persons with disabilities? To inform the ongoing @thelancet.com Commission on Disability & Health, the International Disability Alliance is launching a survey to gather information on OPD health priorities. Join a webinar to learn how you can engage- more below⬇️

Last week, the International Conference on Economic Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities took place in Bangladesh, organised jointly with our partners at @bigd-bracu.bsky.social Read a Dhaka Tribune article on the event, with remarks from ICED's Morgon Banks: www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/e...

🌍 Calling African Ophthalmologists! The Africa Public Health & Clinical Ophthalmology Fellowship is an 18-month course combining advanced public health training with practical clinical skills Find out more and apply here 👉 bit.ly/49YmdHU

Thank you to everyone who attended our 'Disability, Conflict and Education' webinar today! #ICYMI: Watch the recording of the session, where we discussed research on #disability inclusion in education, with insights from Afghanistan, Tanzania and beyond. 📹 lshtm.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Page...

Call for papers 📢 We're delighted that ICED’s Andrew Ssemata and Sureshkumar Kamalakannan are guest-editing an issue of BMC Health Services Research on disability-inclusive health systems! Deadline: 30 April 2026 Read about the collection, guidelines & more ⤵️ link.springer.com/collections/...

👋 Happy #FollowFriday! Learn more about LSHTM's work to improve our shared health by following our centres, projects & groups 👇 Welcoming new addition @iced-lshtm.bsky.social! 🎉 #PublicHealth go.bsky.app/4FczAGW

Our monthly newsletter is a great resource to stay up to date with ICED research, events, #disability inclusive development news and more. Read our January edition: mailchi.mp/6c8e2c02c2fe... Sign up to receive the next issue delivered to your inbox: eepurl.com/AN_15

Save the date for the first ICED webinar of the year! 🗓️ 27 Jan 2026, 1pm GMT 📍 Zoom To mark the International Day of Education, hear from Benafsha Yaqoobi, Emily Eldred and @tomshakespeare.bsky.social on the intersections of disability, conflict and education. www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...

A panel discussion followed the inaugural session, moderated by Dr Selim Jahan (BIGD) and featuring Prof Sharmind Neelormi (Jahangirnagar University) and Muhammad Iftekhar Mahmud (B-SCAN). The conference is being jointly organised by BIGD and @iced-lshtm.bsky.social.

The PENDA project at ICED has been developing knowledge, people and tools to achieve long-term improved wellbeing and inclusion of people with #disabilities in low- and middle-income countries. Learn about our ongoing PENDA research projects ⤵️ www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

Hello Bluesky 👋 We're the International Centre for Evidence in Disability at LSHTM (@lshtm.bsky.social), working to improve the health and wellbeing of people with disabilities globally. Follow us for updates on our research, events, global health news & more!