This is beyond sad

World leaders are abdicating their responsibility to promote health and ensure universal coverage!

If we can get portable x-rays & AI to Mt. Everest, surely we must get these tools into every primary health center in the world?

X-rays are an ESSENTIAL diagnostic!

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What are the current recommendations from WHO for infection prevention and control measures with #covid19 ? Read this summary in the link ⬇️

Includes a #BMJInfographic showing measures that can be implemented to protect the community and healthcare workers
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Twenty-one years ago on May 27➡️President George W. Bush signed PEPFAR into law with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Since then, the U.S. government has invested $110 billion in the global HIV/AIDS response, saving 25 million + lives & bringing us closer to #EndAIDS2030

TB is again the world’s deadliest infectious disease, yet the only vaccine is 100 years old and ineffective in adults. Currently in a Phase 3 trial, the M72 vaccine candidate is a promising innovation and if proven effective, could save millions of lives. telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

#MentalHealth conditions occur at higher rates among people living with HIV and can complicate HIV treatment. Dr. Catherine Godfrey and I propose several steps that could help address mental health programming gaps among people living with HIV in Africa in an NEJM article ➡️

This happens often!

Yesterday, a senior African global expert (Chancellor of a university) told us about how Global North actors come to him all the time with a plan to 'develop his capacity'

This is an evidence-based service improvement that will make it easier for people living with HIV to stay on ARVs without interruptions and experience their full benefit

Interesting interview on NHI in South Africa with Dr Aslam Dasoo. My beef with NHI is not the broad concept, but rather its lack of focus on health promotion + huge questions about ability of national government to deliver based on past performance youtube.com/watch?v=PdXWgH…

We must address drug-resistant TB as a major issue in the context of AMR and the upcoming UNHLM.
This new piece articulates very well what is needed in this context. @stoptb Nick Herbert Lucica Ditiu devex.com/news/sponsored…

One of the reasons for disengagement from #HIVcare is an inability to regularly get back to and stand in clinic queues for ARV treatment. Offering people multimonth dispensations is an excellent and easy way to #keepPeopleInCare TAC

Today @MelindaGates announced her decision to resign from her role as Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to focus on the next chapter of her philanthropy. Her last day of work at the foundation will be June 7.

I truly admire Melinda, and the critical role she has

Good news for public health in Norway and Sweden!

Cigarettes will be phased out of several convenience stores - including 7-Eleven, Narvesan and Pressbyrån - run by Reitan group.

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We’re proud to support Mental Health Foundation this #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek – 13 to 19 May. Join in and help to create a world with good mental health for all. Find out more and get involved: mentalhealth.org.uk/mhaw #MomentsForMovement

These 8 issues certainly apply to the South African health system too and should be the focus of the new administration post our national elections on 29 May! Francois Venter equitableaccess_russrensburg

A recent trial from ICMR-NIRT showed that a higher dose of #Rifampicin 25 mg/kg was well tolerated & resulted in faster culture conversion. There is a need to review the dose of Rif used in #TB treatment globally. World Health Organization (WHO) TB Alliance ICMR Ministry of Health academic.oup.com/ofid/article/1…

(Some) ingredients for evidence informed priority setting (EIPS): sustained political will; clear mandate; inclusive governance structures appropriate to health financing context; regional networks for peer support; context appropriate methods; crucially, donor-funded global

Population burden of HIV viremia vs 95-95-95: Why thinking about underlying demographic structure is important when directing HIV interventions in populations with high ART coverage.

See our team's latest work on preprint.

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How have some exemplar countries made extraordinary progress in health outcomes?

Important new paper in PLOS Global Public Health looks at drivers of success

By Exemplars in Global Health

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