Okoboi Stephen
@okoboi25.bsky.social
I am a Senior Research Administrator, Research Scientist with extensive experience in Research Governance and Management @IDI Makerere University. K43 NIH Emerging Global Leader 2023 to 2028.
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"The abrupt termination of critical USAID-funded clinical trials, with insufficient time to safeguard the welfare of people who are participating, is profoundly unethical and utterly inexcusable"
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The abrupt end of USAID-funded clinical trials is profoundly unethical
USAID's stop-work order threatens to undo decades of progress in medical research ethics and cause harm to clinical trial participants.
www.statnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"The abrupt termination of critical USAID-funded clinical trials, with insufficient time to safeguard the welfare of people who are participating, is profoundly unethical and utterly inexcusable"
www.statnews.com/2025/02/16/u... via @statnews.com
www.statnews.com/2025/02/16/u... via @statnews.com
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Science is truly amazing
Cervical cancer mortality in US women younger than 25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.
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November 29, 2024 at 7:05 AM
Science is truly amazing
Well summarised. Thank you.
🧵 Ending AIDS by 2030: Justice, Equity, and Action 🌍✨
1/ 🌟 Four decades of progress brought us closer to ending AIDS. But in 2023:
📊 1.3M people were newly infected—3x the 2025 target.
💔 9.3M people with HIV lacked treatment.
We have the tools to change this. Let’s act NOW. #WorldAIDSDay #EndAIDS
1/ 🌟 Four decades of progress brought us closer to ending AIDS. But in 2023:
📊 1.3M people were newly infected—3x the 2025 target.
💔 9.3M people with HIV lacked treatment.
We have the tools to change this. Let’s act NOW. #WorldAIDSDay #EndAIDS
November 30, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Well summarised. Thank you.