@aishaltondc.bsky.social
Language learner of Bahasa Indonesia. Physician. Stargazer. Dreamer.
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Want to fight HIV with EGPAF's Dr. Doris Macharia?
Join our fight with a piece of Keith Haring x EGPAF merch. Every purchase goes back to fund our lifesaving work for children and families.
🛍️ https://bit.ly/3YbBM9v
Join our fight with a piece of Keith Haring x EGPAF merch. Every purchase goes back to fund our lifesaving work for children and families.
🛍️ https://bit.ly/3YbBM9v
December 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Want to fight HIV with EGPAF's Dr. Doris Macharia?
Join our fight with a piece of Keith Haring x EGPAF merch. Every purchase goes back to fund our lifesaving work for children and families.
🛍️ https://bit.ly/3YbBM9v
Join our fight with a piece of Keith Haring x EGPAF merch. Every purchase goes back to fund our lifesaving work for children and families.
🛍️ https://bit.ly/3YbBM9v
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Rescue workers in Indonesia are struggling to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities fear the confirmed death toll of 248 will rise.
Death toll from floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island rises to 248, authorities say
Rescue workers in Indonesia are struggling to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities fear the confirmed death toll of 248 will rise further.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Rescue workers in Indonesia are struggling to reach victims in several devastated areas that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities fear the confirmed death toll of 248 will rise.
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
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November 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
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Violence against healthcare facilities and workers is an increasingly reported tactic in modern warfare. Read Reuters’ investigation into paramilitary attacks that dismantled a Sudanese city’s healthcare system reut.rs/4pDdzEW
Hospital massacre caps a long series of attacks on healthcare in war-torn Sudan
Almost 500 patients, their relatives and others were killed at al-Fashir's last functioning hospital during the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces' recent takeover of the Sudanese city, the World Healt...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Violence against healthcare facilities and workers is an increasingly reported tactic in modern warfare. Read Reuters’ investigation into paramilitary attacks that dismantled a Sudanese city’s healthcare system reut.rs/4pDdzEW
Informative Substack from @paulsaxmd.bsky.social
Three Myths About Antibiotics We Really Need to Retire
Sneezes, penicillin allergies, and those strangely sacred 5- and 7-day courses.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Informative Substack from @paulsaxmd.bsky.social
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Congratulations! #CaboVerde, #Mauritius and #Seychelles have eliminated #measles and #rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to reach this milestone.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nZeOgc
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nZeOgc
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Congratulations! #CaboVerde, #Mauritius and #Seychelles have eliminated #measles and #rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to reach this milestone.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nZeOgc
Read more 👉 bit.ly/4nZeOgc
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Pneumonia claims over 2.5 million lives each year, including 700,000 children under five. On World Pneumonia Day, Unitaid reaffirms its commitment to expand access to medical oxygen, one of the simplest and most powerful tools to save lives.
November 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Pneumonia claims over 2.5 million lives each year, including 700,000 children under five. On World Pneumonia Day, Unitaid reaffirms its commitment to expand access to medical oxygen, one of the simplest and most powerful tools to save lives.
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As malaria continues to affect millions, new science offers hope. Our new report shows how genetically modified mosquitoes can move from research to responsible use, helping countries prepare for equitable, evidence-based deployment. More from @mggalvin.bsky.social: www.euronews.com/health/2025/...
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As malaria continues to affect millions, new science offers hope. Our new report shows how genetically modified mosquitoes can move from research to responsible use, helping countries prepare for equitable, evidence-based deployment. More from @mggalvin.bsky.social: www.euronews.com/health/2025/...
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We’ve come so far and can’t afford to go backwards. Read Josephine’s story and join the fight to protect our progress toward ending pediatric HIV and AIDS in our generation
Full story at bit.ly/44UI2qA
Full story at bit.ly/44UI2qA
"We Don't Want to Go Back" - EGPAF
Josephine Nabukenya was born in 1993 in Kampala, Uganda to an HIV-positive mother. Josephine learned about her HIV status in 2001, at the age of 8, when her mother was close to death and had written o...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We’ve come so far and can’t afford to go backwards. Read Josephine’s story and join the fight to protect our progress toward ending pediatric HIV and AIDS in our generation
Full story at bit.ly/44UI2qA
Full story at bit.ly/44UI2qA
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🍁 We’re heading to #ASTMH2025 next week!
Find us at BOOTH 215, where we’re teaming up with @msf.org
You’ll also find our colleagues across symposia, scientific sessions, posters, and our side event on collaborative R&D for neglected patients.
👉 Full programme: dndi.org/wp-content/u...
#TropMed25
Find us at BOOTH 215, where we’re teaming up with @msf.org
You’ll also find our colleagues across symposia, scientific sessions, posters, and our side event on collaborative R&D for neglected patients.
👉 Full programme: dndi.org/wp-content/u...
#TropMed25
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
🍁 We’re heading to #ASTMH2025 next week!
Find us at BOOTH 215, where we’re teaming up with @msf.org
You’ll also find our colleagues across symposia, scientific sessions, posters, and our side event on collaborative R&D for neglected patients.
👉 Full programme: dndi.org/wp-content/u...
#TropMed25
Find us at BOOTH 215, where we’re teaming up with @msf.org
You’ll also find our colleagues across symposia, scientific sessions, posters, and our side event on collaborative R&D for neglected patients.
👉 Full programme: dndi.org/wp-content/u...
#TropMed25
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"When a child who was receiving treatment stops getting treatment, it feels like a crime against humanity."
ICYMI: Catherine Connor spoke to @apnews.com about the impact of aid cuts in Lesotho and how these cuts are specifically affecting children.
apnews.com/projects/Les...
ICYMI: Catherine Connor spoke to @apnews.com about the impact of aid cuts in Lesotho and how these cuts are specifically affecting children.
apnews.com/projects/Les...
In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo
Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"When a child who was receiving treatment stops getting treatment, it feels like a crime against humanity."
ICYMI: Catherine Connor spoke to @apnews.com about the impact of aid cuts in Lesotho and how these cuts are specifically affecting children.
apnews.com/projects/Les...
ICYMI: Catherine Connor spoke to @apnews.com about the impact of aid cuts in Lesotho and how these cuts are specifically affecting children.
apnews.com/projects/Les...
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The third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement is taking place from:
🗓️ 3–7 November 2025
🕘 9:30–12:00 and 14:00–16:30 (CET) each day
Follow the webcast LIVE 👉 bit.ly/4oK8iuL
🗓️ 3–7 November 2025
🕘 9:30–12:00 and 14:00–16:30 (CET) each day
Follow the webcast LIVE 👉 bit.ly/4oK8iuL
November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The third meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement is taking place from:
🗓️ 3–7 November 2025
🕘 9:30–12:00 and 14:00–16:30 (CET) each day
Follow the webcast LIVE 👉 bit.ly/4oK8iuL
🗓️ 3–7 November 2025
🕘 9:30–12:00 and 14:00–16:30 (CET) each day
Follow the webcast LIVE 👉 bit.ly/4oK8iuL
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AVAC's new resource "Getting lenacapavir rollout right: resources and tools" brings together guidance to help countries plan early stages of lenacapavir rollout. Developed with Unitaid and partners, it supports coordinated planning for long-acting PrEP.
prepwatch.org/resources/ge...
prepwatch.org/resources/ge...
November 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
AVAC's new resource "Getting lenacapavir rollout right: resources and tools" brings together guidance to help countries plan early stages of lenacapavir rollout. Developed with Unitaid and partners, it supports coordinated planning for long-acting PrEP.
prepwatch.org/resources/ge...
prepwatch.org/resources/ge...
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New Personal View
Future-proofing tuberculosis therapy: framework for concurrent drug and resistance testing development
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Future-proofing tuberculosis therapy: framework for concurrent drug and resistance testing development
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Future-proofing tuberculosis therapy: framework for concurrent drug and resistance testing development
The rapid emergence of resistance to novel tuberculosis drugs, such as bedaquiline,
is a key threat to the long-term effectiveness of novel regimens. Given that the introduction
of these agents has en...
www.thelancet.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New Personal View
Future-proofing tuberculosis therapy: framework for concurrent drug and resistance testing development
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Future-proofing tuberculosis therapy: framework for concurrent drug and resistance testing development
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The number of deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance is predicted to rise from 1 millio to 2 million death per year by 2050. Reasons:
- Too few new drugs
- Excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture
- Antibiotics overuse in medical practice
- Lack of awareness
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Too few new drugs
- Excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture
- Antibiotics overuse in medical practice
- Lack of awareness
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The rise of ‘nightmare bacteria’: antimicrobial resistance in six charts
Data reveal how the global challenge to reduce deaths and infections from drug-resistant bacteria is not going according to plan.
www.nature.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The number of deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance is predicted to rise from 1 millio to 2 million death per year by 2050. Reasons:
- Too few new drugs
- Excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture
- Antibiotics overuse in medical practice
- Lack of awareness
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Too few new drugs
- Excessive use of antibiotics in agriculture
- Antibiotics overuse in medical practice
- Lack of awareness
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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"The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
‘Bluetoothing’: Blood-Sharing Drug Trend Fuels Alarming Global H.I.V. Surge
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"The practice, in which users inject the blood of already intoxicated individuals, has fueled one of the fastest-growing H.I.V. epidemics in the Pacific and grown widespread in South Africa."
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...
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New Research
Long-term risk of tuberculosis among individuals with Xpert Ultra trace screening results in Uganda: a longitudinal follow-up study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long-term risk of tuberculosis among individuals with Xpert Ultra trace screening results in Uganda: a longitudinal follow-up study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long-term risk of tuberculosis among individuals with Xpert Ultra trace screening results in Uganda: a longitudinal follow-up study
Individuals with trace-positive sputum during screening have a substantial 2-year
risk of tuberculosis, even when extensive initial evaluations do not confirm disease.
Treatment should be considered f...
www.thelancet.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
New Research
Long-term risk of tuberculosis among individuals with Xpert Ultra trace screening results in Uganda: a longitudinal follow-up study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Long-term risk of tuberculosis among individuals with Xpert Ultra trace screening results in Uganda: a longitudinal follow-up study
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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"Trees are the poems that the earth writes upon the sky."
- KHALIL GIBRAN, "SAND AND FOAM”
- KHALIL GIBRAN, "SAND AND FOAM”
October 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
"Trees are the poems that the earth writes upon the sky."
- KHALIL GIBRAN, "SAND AND FOAM”
- KHALIL GIBRAN, "SAND AND FOAM”
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Today would have been Jimmy Carter’s 101st birthday.
We remember a founding member of The Elders whose integrity, compassion and tireless work for peace, democracy & human rights left an indelible mark on the world.
His legacy continues to inspire.
We remember a founding member of The Elders whose integrity, compassion and tireless work for peace, democracy & human rights left an indelible mark on the world.
His legacy continues to inspire.
October 1, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Today would have been Jimmy Carter’s 101st birthday.
We remember a founding member of The Elders whose integrity, compassion and tireless work for peace, democracy & human rights left an indelible mark on the world.
His legacy continues to inspire.
We remember a founding member of The Elders whose integrity, compassion and tireless work for peace, democracy & human rights left an indelible mark on the world.
His legacy continues to inspire.
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HIV prevention can be defined in many ways, for example housing, safety, economic opportunity & strong health systems. Structural support gives people the stability they need to stay healthy. www.globalaidspolicy... #HIVPrevention #EndAIDS
September 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
HIV prevention can be defined in many ways, for example housing, safety, economic opportunity & strong health systems. Structural support gives people the stability they need to stay healthy. www.globalaidspolicy... #HIVPrevention #EndAIDS
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New Personal View:
Reconsidering the clinical assessment of resistance to slowly eliminated antimalarial drugs in high-transmission settings
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reconsidering the clinical assessment of resistance to slowly eliminated antimalarial drugs in high-transmission settings
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reconsidering the clinical assessment of resistance to slowly eliminated antimalarial drugs in high-transmission settings
Therapeutic efficacy surveillance (TES) is the current WHO recommended method of assessing
antimalarial treatment efficacy in vivo. TES has considerable limitations: it is logistically
demanding, expe...
www.thelancet.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
New Personal View:
Reconsidering the clinical assessment of resistance to slowly eliminated antimalarial drugs in high-transmission settings
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Reconsidering the clinical assessment of resistance to slowly eliminated antimalarial drugs in high-transmission settings
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Did you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccines?
September 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Did you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccines?
TheThrive Project has helped to sensitize health workers to screen children for advanced HIV disease (AHD) youtu.be/CK42hmcl6c8
@unitaid.bsky.social #Afrocab @clintonfoundation.bsky.social #PENTA #AHD #globalhealth #IDsky #medsky
@unitaid.bsky.social #Afrocab @clintonfoundation.bsky.social #PENTA #AHD #globalhealth #IDsky #medsky
Engaging for Impact: Sensitizing Communities on Advanced HIV Disease
YouTube video by ClintonHealth
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September 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
TheThrive Project has helped to sensitize health workers to screen children for advanced HIV disease (AHD) youtu.be/CK42hmcl6c8
@unitaid.bsky.social #Afrocab @clintonfoundation.bsky.social #PENTA #AHD #globalhealth #IDsky #medsky
@unitaid.bsky.social #Afrocab @clintonfoundation.bsky.social #PENTA #AHD #globalhealth #IDsky #medsky
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Scientists tested how the body processes acoziborole, a potential single-dose cure for sleeping sickness. It’s well absorbed and slowly cleared via the gut. A step forward in the fight against this deadly neglected disease. ⤵️ journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...
Mass balance, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, and excretion of radiolabeled acoziborole, a potential novel treatment for human African trypanosomiasis, following single microtracer oral dose to humans |...
Acoziborole (SCYX-7158) is a first-in-class oxaborole 6-carboxamide derivative active
against Trypanosoma brucei (T.b.) gambiense and rhodesiense, the parasites responsible for human African trypanoso...
journals.asm.org
September 30, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Scientists tested how the body processes acoziborole, a potential single-dose cure for sleeping sickness. It’s well absorbed and slowly cleared via the gut. A step forward in the fight against this deadly neglected disease. ⤵️ journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...