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Raffaella Ravinetto

Raffaella Ravinetto

@rravinetto.bsky.social

270 followers 130 following 200 posts

Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar (A. Machado).
Head of Public Health Department at Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp.
Pharmaceutical Public Health & Research Ethics.Tweets in my own name

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · Sep 22

Today we joined the call for the #right to receive and provide #healthcare, for the right to live. Everywhere. #Gaza #Yemen #Sudan #Afghanistan #Ukraine #DRC #Syria #Haïti etc.
medicsonthemoveforwhatmatters.org @itmantwerp.bsky.social

Reposted by Alison Phipps, Raffaella Ravinetto

Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 1d

Israeli group B’Tselem notes that, since a supposed “ceasefire” in Gaza, Israel has:

* killed 345 Palestinians,

* denied food to 70% of the population who need it,

* demolished a further 1,500 buildings.

All of this is in blatant violation of the agreement.

Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 1d

Our analysis of publications from commercial clinical #trials in breast lung & colon #cancer involving #LMICs, found significative #authorship imbalances, calling for #equity & #fairness in #oncology research
@itmantwerp.bsky.social #UPO @salehaljadeeah.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Assessing patterns of authorship of low- and middle-income countries in global commercial clinical trials in oncology - Globalization and Health

Poor authorship practices in global health research may be a sign of unequal partnerships. Previous studies have shown that authors from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are frequently underre...

link.springer.com

Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 6d

Our first #Pharmacovigilance immersive workshop is just concluded, with 21 participants from 18 African countries!
@itmantwerp.bsky.social
#UWC #AfricanCDC
Read more here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/cepsa-...

#pharmacovigilance #medsafety #publichealth #vaccines #teameurope #aueupartnership #globalgateway | CEPSA_Centre of Excellence for Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa

This week, we proudly launch our very first pharmacovigilance workshop, marking an exciting milestone for the Centre of Excellence for Pharmacovigilance in Southern Africa (CEPSA). The event is co-hos...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network @ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 6d

Check out this week's IHP news 855: Important days for global health www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with French, Portuguese & Spanish translations, & AI summary).

www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto, Els Torreele

Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 6d

Physical Accessibility of Medicines in Countries Hosting Trials for FDA Approvals url: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Important paper, if unsurprising findings… some things never change

Physical Accessibility of Medicines in Countries Hosting Trials for FDA Approvals

This cross-sectional study aims to determine whether and when medicines receive market authorization in the countries where they are tested for US Food and Drug Administration approval, as well as tre...

jamanetwork.com

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Gavin A. Schmidt, Joshua S. Weitz , and 9 more Lisa W. Fazio, Gavin A. Schmidt, Joshua S. Weitz, David H. Kaye, David Johnson, Christian E. Weller, Raffaella Ravinetto, Robert C. Richards, Sean P. Corcoran, Jason A. Heppler, Karen O’Leary, Timothy D. McBride

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 7d

How awful. This is outright health disinformation, lying to the American people. Not only is there massive evidence showing no link between vaccines & autism, there’s not even a plausible mechanism based on what we’ve learned about the genetics of autism, some environmental exposures in pregnancy

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 7d

HEADS UP: CDC website now officially asserts that vaccines may cause autism.“Studies supporting a link have been ignored by health authorities.” Also says the “vaccines do not cause autism” header remains b/c of an agreement with Cassidy.

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 8d

An Israeli air attack on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon has killed 13 people and wounded several.

Israeli air attack on refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people

An Israeli air attack on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon has killed 13 people and wounded several.

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto, Raúl Pacheco-Vega

Reuters @reuters.com · 8d

WHO to shed over 2,000 jobs by mid-2026, document shows reut.rs/48ryWlJ

WHO to shed over 2,000 jobs by mid-2026, document shows

The World Health Organization said its workforce would shrink by nearly a quarter - or over 2,000 jobs - by the middle of next year as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the United States, announced its departure.

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto, Meri Koivusalo

Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 9d

Via Stat: www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... @rravinetto.bsky.social @belentarrafeta.bsky.social

Many poor countries where experimental drugs are tested fail to benefit after approval, analysis finds

A new analysis finds medicines often are not accessible countries where they were tested before approval by the FDA, raising concerns about ethical standards by industry.

www.statnews.com

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

UNU International Institute for Global Health @unu-iigh.bsky.social · 11d

𝗨𝗡𝗨-𝗜𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟯𝟬

🗓️ 𝟭𝟴 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 📍 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻

UNU-IIGH & WHO-AFRO will host a high-level event to elevate health in UNFCCC negotiations at COP30 by showcasing Africa’s unified frameworks and advocating for health as a driver of ambition across mitigation, adaptation, loss & damage, finance.

Reposted by Martin McKee, Brigitte Nerlich, Steve Peers , and 6 more Martin McKee, Brigitte Nerlich, Steve Peers, Andrew Scott, Tim Bale, Raffaella Ravinetto, Maria Abreu, James Connelly, Christina Pagel

Dr Farbod @emergencybod.medsky.social · 12d

I came to this country as a child refugee. No English, no certainty, no idea what my life could become. Britain gave me refuge.

Not on a timer, not with conditions attached, but with a chance to grow roots.

A thread 🧵 1/8
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays

Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

International Health Policies (IHP) network @ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 13d

Prequalifying the Qualified: The Lenacapavir Paradox www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by Belén Tarrafeta & @rravinetto.bsky.social

Prequalifying the Qualified: The Lenacapavir Paradox

On 6 October 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the prequalification of lenacapavir, a breakthrough long-acting injectable medicine for HIV prevention. The news was rapidly spread acr...

www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 13d

The @itmantwerp.bsky.social #PharmaceuticalPublicHealth group aims at #access to #safe #medicines & #vaccines for all - now supported by new colleagues NicolasPraet, Yu-TanChen & Rahmaniah!
@salehaljadeeah.bsky.social @belentarrafeta.bsky.social CarineDochez, LoesMeukens
www.itg.be/en/health-st...

Pharmaceutical Public Health is growing at ITM

The right to health implies that everybody, everywhere, should have timely access to essential health products, including medicines and vaccines.

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto, Richard Larouche, Els Torreele

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 14d

The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure.

www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...

Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers

Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.

www.statnews.com

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Politico @politico.com · 14d

Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end

Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end

President Isaac Herzog said the violence committed by a “handful” of perpetrators “crosses a red line."

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 14d

"The fact that children in 2025 are suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is not just a public health failure. It is a moral failure." — @stefanswartpet.bsky.social & @madhupai.bsky.social argue children have the right to be vaccinated. www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...

Kids have a right to vaccinations. Let's bring in the lawyers

Children suffering from diseases that should have been consigned to history is a moral failure. Access to vaccines is a human right.

www.statnews.com

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

MO*Magazine @mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social · 15d

RED MO*
Word nu proMO*: www.mo.be/registreren
Doe een gift: www.mo.be/mo/gift

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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 15d

Join symposium ‘Innovation in countering substandard and falsified medicines’ on Nov 12, 12.45pm CET, @ASTMH Hall F/G (Level 800) with talks by Prof Paul Newton, Prof Marya Liberman, Dr Carla Perez Mon, Professor Heather Hamill, Sean Cavany, Stella Nanyonga
www.linkedin.com/pulse/come-m...

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James Packard Love @jamielove.bsky.social · 15d

Wellcome Trust seeking input on its equitable access policy.

wellcome.org/our-prioriti...

Our priorities | Equity | Equitable access consultation | Wellcome

Wellcome is updating its equitable access statement and corresponding approaches. We are holding a consultation to gather input from stakeholders

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STAT @statnews.com · 16d

#Breaking: Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.
www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...

Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region

Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.

www.statnews.com

Reposted by Benjamin Mason Meier, Raffaella Ravinetto

Thiru Balasubramaniam @thirugeneva.bsky.social · 17d

Politico: Pandemic response, the Trump way - Is the U.S. about to torpedo the World Health Organization’s pandemic agreement from afar?
pro.politico.eu/news/pandemic-response-the-trump-way @who.int

pro.politico.eu

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Geneva Health Files @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social · 17d

Transactional U.S. Bilateral Contracts Seeking Biological Data Complicates Multilateral Negotiations on Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing; Unlocking PABS Puzzle Could Hinge on Conditional Access

genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/transactio...

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KnowledgeRights21 @knowledgerights21.org · 20d

ITALY'S COPYRIGHT TERM EXTENSION
Protection of simple photographs could be extended from 20 to 70 years, threatening the #PublicDomain & #CulturalHeritage.
KR21 co-signed CC Italy's open letter to the Culture Ministry!
Italian coordinator Deborah De Angelis explains: kr21.info/it-am-term-e...

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Ellen 't Hoen @ellenthoen.bsky.social · 20d

Fully support this morning’s statement by @theindpanel.bsky.social at the #PABS talks at the WHO. It relates to the news broken by @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social that the US is seeking access to pathogen information in exchange for health funding. healthpolicy-watch.news/exclusive-us...

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 20d

In a letter to PM Netanyahu, the World Medical Association urges Israel to uphold due process for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya detained since Dec 2024 without charge and other Gaza health workers.

🔗 Read the full press release: https://bit.ly/43g89a5

#HumanRights #MedicalEthics #MedSky

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

Health Systems Global @hsglobal.bsky.social · 21d

📢Happening today!! Don't forget to register📢

The Future of Health Sector in Syria: Pathways to Post-Conflict Recovery event exploring how Syria’s health sector can rebuild and strengthen systems in the aftermath of conflict.

🗓 Date: 6 November 2025
🕐 Time: 13:00 UTC
https://ow.ly/J3vZ50Xj5X2

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp @itmantwerp.bsky.social · 21d

Aarman Sohaili from @maastrichtu.bsky.social introduced a new Rapid Multiplex System at #colloq25 for point-of-care diagnostics of STIs. During their study in Kenya, they generated epidemiological data for the prevalence of these infections among 400 sexually active PrEP users.

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp @itmantwerp.bsky.social · 21d

💡 Did you know that only 50% of Essential Medicines are available in LMICs? And 2 billion people face financial hardship due to out-of-pocket spending? As Makaita Gombe put it at #colloq25: "to be fruitful, and multiply the impact of innovation, access is not just one thing, it’s everything!"

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Geneva Health Files @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social · 22d

At the Threshold of Negotiations, Conceptual Differences Over the Pathogen Access & Benefit Sharing System Divide Countries [IGWG UPDATE]

genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/at-the-thr...

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 23d

Sudden and unplanned cuts to aid have hit many countries hard, costing lives and jeopardizing hard-won health gains.

Today, @who.int issued a guidance to help countries to better mobilize, allocate, prioritize and use funds to support the delivery of health services: bit.ly/47z3hOv #HealthForAll

WHO issues guidance to address drastic global health financing cuts

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupting...