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Regien Biesma-Blanco

@regienbb

Associate professor Global Health Julius UMCU- Global Maternal and Child Health and Nutrition. Access and equity. Early life prevention NCDs

 Utrecht, The Netherlands
Joined August 2021
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Raphael Nishimura@rnishimura26 Feb 2025
This is outrageous! Apparently the DHS Program received their USAID termination notification. This is one of the most important sources of data on demographics and health across the world. And it's implemented by ICF International, an all American company!
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Ilmo Keskimäki@Keskimaki13 Jun 2024
EUPHA welcomes new WHO EURO report on commercial determinants of health @EUPHActs @WHO_Europe #CDoH eupha.org/repository/advocac…
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Last day of #EPH2023 today. Huge congratulations to @astaines @regienbb and all the organising committee who made this happen. A huge success, fantastic research showcase, brilliant networking opportunities, fun times with old friends & new ones. The weather even held up #Dublin.
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GCHL member @regienbb was visiting @davidkabanda  of the Centre for Food and Adequate Living Rights (CEFROHT) in #Kampala, #Uganda. CEFROHT is an indigenous not-for-profit legal advocacy and action-research organization using a #HRBA to promote food, and adequate living rights.
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Diwan@diwan_vinod12 Jul 2023
Look at bright side, 25 countries halved poverty. What can one learn from these countries? Self reliance, being vocal for local. Positive deviation is needed in research on why countries succeed not only why they fail. undp.org/press-releases/25-c…
25 Countries Halved Multidimensional Poverty Within 15 Years, but 1.1 Billion Remain Poor

25 Countries Halved Multidimensional Poverty Within 15 Years, but 1.1 Billion Remain Poor

The latest update of the global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) with estimates for 110 countries was released today by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Oxford Poverty and...

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jacob seidell@jaapseidell26 Jun 2023
We moeten ons schamen: NL daalt van plek 4 naar plek 20 op internationale ranglijst kinderrechten De overheid besteedt „een zeer laag %” van het budget aan kinderen en biedt „niet de benodigde zorg of bescherming aan een grote groep kwetsbare kinderen” nrc.nl/nieuws/2023/06/26/ned…
Nederland daalt van plek 4 naar plek 20 op internationale ranglijst kinderrechten

Nederland daalt van plek 4 naar plek 20 op internationale ranglijst kinderrechten

KidsRights: Volgens kinderrechtenorganisatie KidsRights biedt Nederland „niet de benodigde zorg of bescherming aan een grote groep kwetsbare kinderen” en schendt het daarmee „enkele fundamentele...

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EUPHA@EUPHActs13 Jun 2023
EUPHA Executive Council and @EPHconference Executive Board are in Dublin for a series of meetings. Getting ready for the Dublin conference in November! Thanks to our host @RCSI_Irl.
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ECTMIH2023@ectmih202312 Apr 2023
#ClimateEmergency is the biggest health crisis of our time. Bigger than #Covid | Pascal Soriot theguardian.com/business/202…
Climate emergency is the biggest health crisis of our time. Bigger than Covid | Pascal Soriot

Climate emergency is the biggest health crisis of our time. Bigger than Covid | Pascal Soriot

As toll on public health and global economy rises, radical action is needed on greenhouse gas emissions

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Kristof Decoster@KristofDecoste14 Apr 2023
Ugandan president calls on Africa to ‘save the world from homosexuality’ theguardian.com/global-devel… Well, well.
Ugandan president calls on Africa to ‘save the world from homosexuality’

Ugandan president calls on Africa to ‘save the world from homosexuality’

Museveni says homosexuality is ‘danger to procreation of human race’ at Entebbe conference hosted by US anti-LGBTQ+ hate group

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Sir Michael Marmot@MichaelMarmot19 Feb 2023
UK 2023: “Due to the soaring cost of infant formula, families experiencing food poverty are being forced to resort to unsafe feeding practices, including stretching out time between feeds and giving their babies food which is not suitable, like porridge." theguardian.com/business/202…

Co-op stores in England put baby formula behind tills to deter theft

Move by retailer described as ‘heartbreaking’ as cost of staple food products continues to rise

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The Lancet
@TheLancet7 Feb 2023
'Experts call for an end to the exploitative marketing used by the baby formula milk industry' Combining research and recommendations, a new Lancet Series highlights the overlooked value of #breastfeeding: hubs.li/Q01BCg7K0
An infographic panel for the 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding.

ALT An infographic panel for the 2023 Lancet Series on Breastfeeding.

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Lifelines@LifelinesNL26 Jan 2023
We hebben bezoek van studenten van @Noorderpoort @hanze en @univgroningen. Ze doen mee aan de Aletta Regional Year Challenge en hebben sinds september met onze speciale onderwijsdataset kunnen werken en hebben vandaag hun resultaten gepresenteerd!
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Peter van Heemst@petervheemst2 Jan 2023
Wat een prachtige start van #2023: "Je verandert mensen niet door te schreeuwen. Je verandert ze met verhalen die hun hart raken". De 88 jarige primatoloog Dr. Jane Goodall in #Wintergasten.
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jacob seidell@jaapseidell2 Jan 2023
Beter Eten. Net uit: serie podcasts met onder meer ⁦@jaapseidell⁩ over gezond eten voor weinig geld en over onze hang naar zoet ⁦@albertheijn⁩. open.spotify.com/show/4SfQdX…
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Mary Barker@BarkerSoton19 Dec 2022
Important finding from the @each_b team!!! Why we need to work with young people in creating public health policy
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POP! New research bursts bubble on energy drinks: >adolescents drink them because of their friends. > consumption linked to other unhealthy eating behaviours & adolescents don't know why they are unhealthy. > adolescents believe voluntary bans don't work pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3647…
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School Food Matters@sfmtweet7 Dec 2022
Every child has the right to a decent meal each school day. We stand in solidarity with young people and call on @Jeremy_Hunt to extend #FreeSchoolMeals. Show your support by signing @BiteBack2030’s petition here — change.org/free-school-meals
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Sanne ten Wolde@sannetenwolde11 Nov 2022
Als ik God was zou ik iedereen die vanuit ego baas of directeur is geworden net zo lang in een bak met puppies laten zitten tot ze voelen hoeveel leuker het is om met je hart te werken
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Sanne ten Wolde@sannetenwolde13 Nov 2022
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Silvia Evers@evers_silvia10 Nov 2022
Members of @MaastrichtU @CAPHRI_UM community and Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health @AlettaJacobsSPH exchanging thoughts and future collaboration in the field of #PublicHealth #globalhealth #CitizenScience #PhD and much more 😀
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Ilona Kickbusch@IlonaKickbusch22 Oct 2022
Finally @who is moving the determinants of health to the top of the agenda - thank you ⁦@DrTedros⁩ bmj.com/content/379/bmj.o252…
Tedros calls for a paradigm shift—what next on this political agenda?

Tedros calls for a paradigm shift—what next on this political agenda?

In a bold and unprecedented call, the director general of the World Health Organization encourages countries to reorient and rebalance their health systems. Here are five ways we can get behind the...

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