Dr. Sumona Chaudhury
@drsumona.bsky.social
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London Infectious Diseases Dr MRCP(UK) @Harvard.edu MPH MSc PhD - infectious diseases, epidemiology, global health @WHO.int initiative on trust & pandemic preparedness - what it means to be on the right side of history - in an unequal world
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ciel.org
📍Today in Manila, civil society organizations are rallying as the 7th Board Meeting of The Fund for Responding to #LossAndDamage ( #FRLD ) opens.

Their message is clear: the Fund is on life support.
💰 Just $399.89M paid in—less than 0.1% of what’s needed.

It’s time to #FillTheFund now!
Photo credits: Asian Peoples' Movement on Debt and Development (APMDD)
drsumona.bsky.social
She uses the attention she receives so courageously and well. Worth watching.
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colincarlson.bsky.social
Very glad to be part of this statement on the EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding, including the unequivocal evidence climate change poses a risk to human health in the United States and abroad zenodo.org/records/1728...
Expert Working Group on Climate Change and Health in the United States Comment on EPA's Proposed Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding
zenodo.org
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infpwriter.bsky.social
“And if America continues down this path of anti-science, constituting an existential threat to the rest of the world, then other nations will have to make difficult decisions about what they choose to do about this..." - Prof. Michael Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social
‘US anti-science stance poses global existential threat’ - Research Professional News
Author of Science Under Siege warns that disinformation around science puts humanity at risk
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
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johnsnowsociety.bsky.social
Tomorrow is the Society #PumphandleLecture in the John Snow Lecture Theatre @lshtm.bsky.social.
Dr Cesar Victora will give the keynote:
"From local insights to global impact: Four decades of child health and nutrition epidemiology in Pelotas, Brazil"
Details here 👇🏼:
Pumphandle Lecture 2025: Dr Cesar Victora | LSHTM
The John Snow Society Annual Pumphandle Lecture of this year will be given by Dr Cesar Victora, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology at the Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil), entitled "From local
www.lshtm.ac.uk
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maggieastor.bsky.social
CDC has finally adopted the recommendations its vaccine panel made Sept. 19. This should increase access to Covid vaccines somewhat — CVS and Walgreens had said once the recs were official, they'd offer the shots w/o Rx nationwide, and Vaccines for Children program also needed the official approval
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gregfolkers.bsky.social
PNAS: Operation Warp Speed offers a roadmap for improving the efficiency of bench to bedside medical advances

by Lawrence Corey

bit.ly/48IUFqK
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london.gov.uk
Diwali on the Square returns to Trafalgar Square on Sunday 12 October.

As hatred and division continue to be spread globally, I’m proud that this free, family-friendly, inclusive celebration will once again bring people together from all backgrounds to spread the message of unity and hope.
Diwali on the Square 2025
Come to Trafalgar Square on 12 October to enjoy an exciting lineup of music, dance, and performances for the Festival of Light!
www.london.gov.uk
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thelancet.com
For the first time in almost a decade, there has been a marked decline in commitments to gender equity policies at many global health organisations, a new report has found.

Find out more in a new World Report: tinyurl.com/548ajwmv
Health organisations backtrack on gender equity
Experts warn that a decline in commitments to gender equity policies at many global health organisations risks progress in health. Sophie Cousins reports.
tinyurl.com
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cfpharmd.bsky.social
The Truth About Immigration by Zeke Hernandez is essential reading for understanding the economics of immigration and the statistical truth. #Politics #Economics #NonFiction #Audiobooks #NetGalley #BookSky 💙📚
@profzeke.bsky.social @stmartinspress.bsky.social

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Book cover of The Truth About Immigration by Zeke Hernandez. The top of a chain linked fence breaking off into birds against a blue sky.
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robertscotthorton.bsky.social
Its worth noting that when the first modern climate models were published in 1970 it was hardly clear that there was a warming trend; if anything there had been flat or slightly cooling global temperatures for the past three decades:
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yaelschacher.bsky.social
And yet: the speech he gave at the UN said he had a mandate from the people to get rid of all immigrants and told other countries they better listen because immigrants are destroying the world
robertscotthorton.bsky.social
What Trump has wrought: a reversal of attitudes on immigration. Now we're an immigrant nation again, we need more immigrants to maintain our economy, and Trump's persecution of immigrants is just wrong.
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ldobsonhughes.bsky.social
US blocks UN resolution on non-communicable diseases at the last minute, because it "pushes a destructive gender ideology". The only reference to gender in the entire declaration is about women's health www.devex.com/news/us-obje...
US objections stall UN effort to tackle noncommunicable diseases
U.S. objections stalled the long-negotiated U.N. declaration on noncommunicable diseases, sending it to a full General Assembly vote next month.
www.devex.com
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kelseyreichmann.bsky.social
BREAKING: Supreme Court lets Trump unilaterally freeze billions in congressionally appropriated foreign aid money

apparent 6-3 vote with liberals in dissent @courthousenews.bsky.social
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kevinault.bsky.social
"But congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren’t seeing the same improvements....The number and rate of newborn cases has been rising since 2012, when about 300 were reported, and last year rose to nearly 4,000." - #IDSky + #MedSky + #ObGynSky.
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luckytran.com
Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.

Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
People signing the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air at the UN
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barackobama.bsky.social
The degree to which those comments can undermine public health, do harm to women who are pregnant, create anxiety for parents who do have children who are autistic – is violence against the truth.
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barackobama.bsky.social
We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.