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Peter Drobac @PeterDrobac

Social entrepreneur, global health doc, teacher, speaker, dad, etc. Former ED @SkollCentre, Oxford. Co-founder @ughe_org. AKA Dr Jesus. Tweets my own

Joined December 2011
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Peter Drobac retweeted
Crucible Lusaka@cruciblelusaka
15 Aug 2025
Crucible isn’t just a school, it’s a launchpad for Zambia’s brightest minds. Are you ready to lead? 👉 Apply for the 2026 cohort today crucible.classe365.com/form/… #CrucibleLusaka #LeadTomorrow #ZambiaLeadership #EducationForImpact
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Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá@seyeabimbola
29 Mar 2024
The Lancet and colonialism: past, present, and future thelancet.com/journals/lance… Please read our brief look @TheLancet's past, what it says about its present, & might about its future. "Influence unfairly accumulated through colonialism must be redirected to egalitarian purposes."
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I love this from ⁦@NYCHealthCommr ⁦@ashvasnyc⁩: a moonshot for longer, healthier lives. Provocative, smart reframing of our healthcare systems that warrants exploration. nytimes.com/2024/03/25/opini…

Opinion | With a Second Term, Biden Could Reverse This National Health Emergency (Published 2024)

Our leaders should turn their attention to Americans’ worsening life expectancy.

nytimes.com
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Eric Topol
@EricTopol
12 Mar 2024
Following #SARSCoV2 infection, Covid vaccination *markedly reduced* blood clots, heart attacks, heart failure, stroke and other adverse cardiovascular outcomes, as seen from over 20 million people, about half of whom were vaccinated heart.bmj.com/content/early/… @bmj_latest
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I thought RFK Jr was a smug villain with a loose grip on reality. But maybe this is all performance art? nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/po…

Aaron Rodgers and Jesse Ventura Top R.F.K. Jr.’s List for Running Mate (Published 2024)

Mr. Kennedy said he had been speaking with the Jets quarterback “pretty continuously” for the past month.

nytimes.com
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RT @PeterHotez: 1/n Trump Getting DESTROYED on Truth Social Over His Vaccine Post - ⁦@MeidasTouch⁩ To help people understand this phenome…

Trump is Getting DESTROYED on Truth Social Over His Vaccine Post

His cultists are irate.

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Peter Drobac retweeted
Exemplars in Global Health@exemplarshealth
8 Mar 2024
📣 Calling all #CUGH2024 attendees: Join @ughe_org and #Exemplars for our co-hosted event where we'll discuss #UHC in Africa and progress in reducing #U5M across the globe. @agnesbinagwaho 📅 9 Mar. (09:00 PST)
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Peter Drobac retweeted
University of Oxford
@UniofOxford
29 Feb 2024
NEW: A study has found that hospitals that are privatised typically deliver worse quality care after converting from public ownership. Researchers analysed 13 long-term studies from different high-income countries such as England, Germany, South Korea and the USA. More info⬇️

New study links hospital privatisation to worse patient care

ox.ac.uk
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I like the term “dishabituation entrepreneurs” (autocorrect seems to like it less) We need more of them right now nytimes.com/2024/02/25/opini…

Opinion | Why People Fail to Notice Horrors Around Them (Published 2024)

Humans are hard-wired to adjust to changing circumstances. And that’s why terrible changes can occur slowly without much protest.

nytimes.com
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Peter Drobac retweeted
AfOx@Africa_Oxford
23 Feb 2024
📢 Calling all African researchers! The 2024/25 #AfOxVisitingFellowship at @UniofOxford is open for applications. Develop new collaborations and grow your networks. 🌍 Open to all disciplines! Apply now! ow.ly/ssaa50QGGve #ResearchOpportunity
The image is an advertisement for the AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme, showing a woman presenting at a lectern with the announcement "Applications Now Open" and the website "www.afox.ox.ac.uk". University of Oxford and Africa Oxford Initiative logos are included.

ALT The image is an advertisement for the AfOx Visiting Fellowship Programme, showing a woman presenting at a lectern with the announcement "Applications Now Open" and the website "www.afox.ox.ac.uk". University of Oxford and Africa Oxford Initiative logos are included.

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Hard to argue with his logic
Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼
@DrewPavlou
21 Feb 2024
In solidarity with Tucker Carlson’s recent Moscow supermarket trip I decided to visit my local Aussie supermarket to determine whether Australia deserves the right to invade New Zealand. What you see next WILL SHOCK YOU.
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RT @PeterHotez: 1/n Measles needs to be taken seriously. It is among the most contagious viruses we know of unvaccinated child has a high…
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Shameful, tragic, predictable nytimes.com/2024/02/16/world…

Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Prison at 47 (Published 2024)

The Kremlin’s fiercest critic, whose work brought arrests, attacks and a near-fatal poisoning in 2020, had spent months in isolation.

nytimes.com
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Peter Drobac retweeted
Mark Bramwell@bramwell_mark
15 Feb 2024
Wonderful news that the @UniofOxford @OxfordSBS @OxfordMBA has been voted #No1 in the world by @FT for Gender Parity. With a 2023/24 cohort of: 334 students 51% female 97% international 63 nationalities …possibly the most #Diverse MBA in the world 🌎 👍👏 #Gender #Diversity
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Good advice
Chris Boettcher
@chrisboettcher9
7 Feb 2024
I've completed 10 Ironmans and treated over 3,000 patients over the past 10 years. Here's every fitness tip I could think of: 1) Kids will only move as much as their parents do.
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Pitch perfect in every way
Yashar Ali 🐘
@yashar
5 Feb 2024
Full performance of Fast Car by Tracy Chapman with Luke Combs at the Grammys. Her smile at the beginning is the best.

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Great profile of an #Oxford legend. Proud to work with Lionel Tarassenko at @ReubenCollege oxford.shorthandstories.com/…

Professor Lionel Tarassenko: Creating an accessible future for AI

Lionel Tarassenko, Professor of Engineering Science and President of Reuben College at the University of Oxford, discusses his career and the future of AI for researchers and students at Oxford.

oxford.shorthandstories.com
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One of these two countries has a functioning, capable government. The other is the UK. Rwanda president: efforts to implement asylum plan cannot ‘drag on’ theguardian.com/uk-news/2024…

Rwanda president: efforts to implement asylum plan cannot ‘drag on’

Paul Kagame also says he would be happy for the scheme to be scrapped

theguardian.com
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Wonderful opportunity to build on an extraordinary legacy
Atlantic Fellows@atlanticfellows
10 Jan 2024
The Atlantic Institute is seeking a new Executive Director, who will lead and implement a new strategy for the next phase of the Institute as it explores self-sustaining community-led practices and approaches. 👉 Find out more and apply by Jan. 29: candidates.perrettlaver.com/…
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Peter Drobac retweeted
Atlantic Fellows@atlanticfellows
10 Jan 2024
The Atlantic Institute is seeking a new Executive Director, who will lead and implement a new strategy for the next phase of the Institute as it explores self-sustaining community-led practices and approaches. 👉 Find out more and apply by Jan. 29: candidates.perrettlaver.com/…

Perrett Laver
@PerrettLaver
10 Jan 2024
We are working with The Atlantic Institute to #recruit its Executive Director. The Atlantic Institute accelerates the eradication of inequities for fairer, healthier and more inclusive societies. Ready to take your next #leadership role? Apply here: bit.ly/3vulCNy
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