Rest In Peace, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. You dedicated your life to equality, human rights, justice & the rule of law. Let us all aspire to carry the legacy of yours forward, and fight for what is right and just. Rest in Power. #RIP #RBG

New virus-genome website seeks to make sharing sequences easy and fair nature.com/articles/d41586-0…. @ASTMH @ACAV_ASTMH @UTMB_WRCEVA @SpyrosLytras @sbviro @utmbnews @Virology_FAMERP

Join us Aug 13 for Prof. Weaver's @scottweaverutmb webinar "Urban Arbovirus Emergence: Chikungunya and Yellow Fever". Register: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_… @ACAV_ASTMH @sbviro @create_neo @IHII @Virology_FAMERP @Rossi_viruslab @bahanbug @CREID_Network @AmerSocVirol @ArbovirusS

Good news! The latest @WHO reports shows the # of people at risk for trachoma dropped by 12 million people 📉. @EHardingesch shares her reflections and the role of #TropicalData in supporting governments to achieve their #BeatNTDs goals ow.ly/4VZO50SClNY

FACULTY APPOINTMENT IN VECTOR BIOLOGY. We're looking to appoint a senior lecturer/Reader (Assoc Prof/Prof) in Vector Biology. Please shared widely. Details here tinyurl.com/4c43udeh Informal enquiries welcome

Thanks to strong government leadership and support from partners, elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Nigeria is within sight. Learn more about efforts needed to sustain #beatntds efforts to achieve elimination by 2030. ow.ly/Q0rN50Sb7zh

Please read our new @HPP_LSHTM paper: “Unfair knowledge practices in global health: a realist synthesis” doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czae0… We systematise the complaints literature in GH using epistemic injustice pose/gaze realist frameworks. HT: Prince @ClausChair & @arc_gov_au DECRA

Uganda is paving the way from more effective & efficient process for the delivery of NTD services. Thanks to strong government leadership, the new approach promises greater visibility, swifter delivery, & improved accountability. #beatntds Find out more ow.ly/WWkg50RAkzl

This week at #GET2020, #NTD experts are convening to discuss progress of global efforts to eliminate trachoma. Through #TropicalData, we are proud to support health ministries to conduct high-quality trachoma surveys around the 🌍.

Detailed Mpox presentation on the new clade that has emerged in the DRC, which following our naming scheme was named as Clade Ib. Clade I of Mpox is more severe and seems to be a recent emergence from non-human reservoir. Detailed results at: medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/… #VirologyAfrica2024 @KindrachukJason

Coordinating Minister @MuhammadPate, is attending the Annual Health Financing Forum #AHFF hosted by @TheGFF @WBG_health and @USAIDGH where he has stressed the need for transparency around #HealthFinancing sources as governments strive to elevate health as a priority investment. Speaking as a panelist, He explained the Nigerian government’s approach to investing in the health of its citizens is influenced by the uniqueness of the country’s population. Hence the application of the comprehensive strategy to strengthen #PHC and the workforce, as well expand affordable essential services.  #InvestInHealth #HealthFinancing Other conversations at the ongoing forum include solutions for moving the One Plan, One Budget, One Report agenda forward.

🌟 Celebrate World Malaria Day with us @ImpSanteAfrique @womeninmalaria at the #MIM2024 Conference! 🔬 We're honoring the impact of #women leaders in the fight against #malaria. Be part of the conversation and inspiration. 🗓️ World Malaria Day, April 25 🕙 10:00 - 11:30 AM Kigali 📍 mimafrica.com #MIM2024 #PAMC2024 #AfricaEndingMalaria #WomenInMalaria

🦟 Exciting news! @USAIDGuinea StopPalu highlights how Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) ⬇️ #malaria burden in #Guinea. @PMIGov and RTI Global Health experts @donal_bisanzio and @rreithinger feature in this new @GlobalHealthBMJ publication ⬇️ gh.bmj.com/content/9/2/e0138…

"Parrot fever can easily spread among birds when they are in close contact or confined in small spaces," @donal_bisanzio, PhD, a senior epidemiologist with RTI International, told @FoxNewsDigital. fxn.ws/43dLY2W

Happening now 📢 District teams in Uganda are gathering for the roll out of a new domestic resource mobilization tool to help districts mobilize & efficiently utilize financing to support #beatntds efforts & ensure adequate coverage of NTD services @results4dev @MinofHealthUG

📣Today in #GoodNews! Burkina Faso is rolling out the malaria vaccine for children across the country, with support from @USAID & @PMIgov & our partners at @Gavi! This vaccine is set to be a game-changer in 🇧🇫 where 11M cases & 4,200 deaths were reported from malaria in 2022.

RT @amymaxmen: Epidemiologists & virologists estimate a 77% likelihood that covid began with a spillover from nature, like the emergence o…