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Sara Rotenberg

@SaraRotenberg

Researching disability-inclusive development & health systems @ICED_LSHTM & @_missingbillion | Rhodes Scholar | prev @OxPrimaryCare @GtownSOH @yalenus
🇨🇦 in 🇬🇧 via 🇸🇬🇮🇳🇺🇸 lshtm.ac.uk/aboutus/people… Joined April 2017
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Sara Rotenberg @SaraRotenberg
For #IDPWD, Hannah Kuper and I write about the urgent need to close the mortality gap for people with disabilities in @TheLancetPH. Better data on the gap, causes, and proven interventions will help reduce these preventable inequities.
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www.thelancet.com Closing the mortality gap for people with disabilities There are about 1·3 billion people with disability globally, and their higher mortality rates mean that they are dying about 14 years earlier than people without disability.1,2 In this issue of The...
Sara Rotenberg @SaraRotenberg
So honoured to be part of this Commission and looking forward to sharing all the impactful research we have planned!
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Verified account @LSHTM May 22, 2025
Urgent & decisive action needed to address life expectancy gap between people with & without #disabilities

Hannah Kuper & Tom Shakespeare highlight @TheLancet Commission on Disability & Health, & the need for inclusive #health systems. @ICED_LSHTM

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Sara Rotenberg @SaraRotenberg
Our new pre-print shows disability laws in sub-Saharan Africa often include clauses on health worker training on disability, but few have details about key components or evidence of implementation.
medRxiv @medrxivpreprint May 2, 2024
Have we forgotten our obligation to train health workers on disability? A policy analysis in sub-Saharan Africa medrxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #medRxiv
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Sara Rotenberg @SaraRotenberg
Our latest in @jiasociety shows people with disabilities in 37 LMICs are falling behind across key HIV indicators, including comprehensive knowledge about HIV prevention and testing.

Any HIV global health goals won't be met without disability inclusion!

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
onlinelibrary.wiley.com Journal of the International AIDS Society | IAS HIV Research Journal | Wiley Online Library Introduction Disability and HIV are intricately linked, as people with disabilities are at higher risk of contracting HIV, and living with HIV can lead to impairments and disability. Despite this...