Join us tomorrow to learn more about what we are doing to make sexually transmitted infections an important public health issue and practical steps to support transition from symptom-based to test-based screening and management of STIs. Registration link stiwatch.org/event/launching…

Woke up to this article by the nation that highlights the circumstances surrounding Dr Riungu’s death . He was in his 4th year as a paediatric surgery resident . It appears prior to his death he had been working double shifts which were so intense he barely got time to eat anything. The only energy he was left with after his call was enough to get him home where he collapsed face down on his couch. Post Morten results show he died due hypoglycemia; he had not eaten anything for at-least 8 hrs . He was still subjected to this inhumane call Rota despite being diabetic. In short Dr Riungu worked himself to his death 💔( remember KNH doesn’t pay its residents so all this near death donkey work in the name of residency ) This is story of residency in kenya How much would it cost this country to provide an enabling working environment for its healthcare workers … bare minimum provide meals for God’s sake 😢 @kmpdu did you send us back with a RTWF that cannot be implemented enabling a system that works its residents to their death ? R.I.P Dr Riungu you deserved better 🙏 nation.africa/kenya/news/dea…

Interesting debate happening at #STIConf24 on the benefits and costs to #doxyPEP implementation on antimicrobial resistance. @DrMerminCDC argued “for” with this slide. Check out our recent pub “Advocate’s Guide to DoxyPEP” to further explore this topic.avac.org/blog/advocates-guid…

Some promising results of DoxyPrEP use in female sex workers in Japan. #AIDS2024

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Please don’t vandalize ambulances, they’re trying to reach victims and medics carrying supplies in CBD. PLEASE HELP ME RETWEET.

LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE NATION Fellow Kenyans, once more we wake up to a sad day! Extra-Judicial killings, incidents of police abductions, torture and being kept in communicado for several days, are back like never before! Reports that we have received indicate that about 50 young Kenyans have so far been abducted including my own personal assistant Ernest Nyerere who was picked up from his residence this morning at 5:00am. We are still looking for Shadrack Kiprono aka Shad Khalif, Osama Otero, Gabriel Oguda, John Frank Githiaka-Franje, Drey Mwangi, Worldsmith, Hilla254 and many more who we are yet to identify. Our forefathers were taken through the same treatment by the white man in pre-independent Kenya but they never gave up. When the colonial courts jailed more than 500 Mau Mau supporters in September 1952 without legal representation, Argwings K’Odhek single handedly took on the formidable challenge of defending their (Mau Mau) rights by arguing in court that “Human rights are indivisible and universal thus, freedom cannot be appropriate in the West but inapplicable in Africa.” Fellow Advocates and people of good will, Argwings K’Odhek set the bar for us and we must live up to his dream of a free and united Kenya. But first, I have a message to the international community who for a second week running, remain quiet and tight lipped. Are you proud of what is happening in Kenya? Is this your gameplan for Kenya as a non-NATO ally? Rex Kanyike Masai was peacefully protesting last Thursday, June 20 when a trigger-happy individual shot him dead within the CBD and on the same day, Evans Kiratu was allegedly struck by a tear gas canister in his groin during the protests. Kiratu would later succumb to his injuries the following day at Kenyatta National Hospital. The death of Rex Kanyike and Evans Kiratu happened just days after a chief inspector of police killed a magistrate during active court proceedings at Makadara Law courts in Nairobi. Like Willie Kimani, the list of Kenyans killed by law enforcers keeps growing and we cannot continue to be silent. No, it cannot be a trend. Because today it is Rex and tomorrow they may come for me and the day after, you, who is watching or listening. On February 24th in 1965, Pio Gama Pinto was killed for allegedly engaging the then-president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in a shouting match over sessional paper no. 10 which virtually legalized capitalism in Kenya. However, Pinto’s death was not the end of it all; the struggle has continued to this day. The seed of struggle that was planted by our nation’s freedom fighters continues to bear fruits to this day. Dear Mr. President, if the spirit of struggle did not die with our forefathers who were enslaved, tortured, maimed and eventually killed, what makes you think that it can end today? I have seen dismissive remarks by politicians and some government officials all over mainstream and social media about the role of Gen Z in shaping Kenya’s future. It seems a number of our leaders think that this is some kind of joke or a game that will soon end or simply fade away. Well, if that is so, then please note that we will no longer continue to be pawns in a game of chess. The wave of police brutality on peaceful protesters, abductions and killings of innocent Kenyans has pushed us to review our approach and involvement in this noble campaign for Justice for all Kenyans. We call upon all Advocates, other professional bodies and Kenyans of good will to stand up for this country. Let us stand for Peace, let Justice Be Our Shield and Defender. #JusticeBeOurShield FAITH ODHIAMBO PRESIDENT, LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA.

Starting now, our three top rated abstracts for #Continuum24 - starting with Dr. Linda Beer of @CDCgov presenting on progress of the U. S. On the Quality of Life goals for eliminating #HIV. We are not there yet. If trends continue accelerated efforts will be needed.

#Continuum24 continuing with our highest graded abstracts with Felix Mogaka and characteristics of and acceptance of young girls and daily oral #PrEP and and Diprivine vaginal ring in Kenya.

The implementation science track at #Continuum2024 as a space to discuss the feasibility, impact & replicability of #HIV strategies did not disappoint. This year’s plenary session included a focus on community-based PrEP, trauma-informed HIV services & enhancing service delivery.

I am speaking at Continuum 2024. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! - via #Whova event app

Do your Geography teacher teach u this ? This madam was recorded explaining it to tourists Shouldn't ministry of tourism make her a tour guide or recognize her ? Gideon Moi auctioned igathe Abel mutua

Watch what happens as @gatesfoundation stops paying article publishing fees, shifts to peer reviewed preprints, & advocates for “low-cost digital publishing platforms”. I predicted this 5 years ago! Advancing Equity and Innovation in Research Publishing cgdev.org/blog/advancing-equ…

Cameroonian scholar Achille Mbembe becomes first African to be awarded the US$575,000 Holberg Prize, an annual award presented to an “outstanding researcher” in the humanities, social sciences, law, or theology /1 universityworldnews.com/post…

Wrapping up #CROI2024 with a talk by @drjenellstewart, who led dPEP Kenya trial that found #doxyPEP didn't work for cis women *in that study*. We learned later that daily oral PrEP actually works better for women than initial studies suggested. Same might be the case for doxyPEP. And what about on-demand PrEP?

Do you study NCDs in urban settings ? Apply for #funding from #NIH and @gacd_media to conduct research to reduce the risks of NCDs in the context of cities in LMICs and among American Indian/Alaska Native populations in US cities: go.nih.gov/GACD #GlobalHealth #Fogarty

No more standing in an agonizing long queue at the clinic for #HIVTesting! 🙌 Exciting new research reveals a game-changing solution: getting tested at your local chemist/pharmacy. #Thread

Prevention of STIs among cisgender women has the potential to reduce the disproportionate burden of complications from STIs. Our findings emphasize the need for preventive options for STIs that are both effective AND acceptable among women.

New pub in @NEJM - we found that among cisgender women in Kenya, the incidence of STIs was not significantly lower with doxycycline PEP than with standard of care. nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for STIs in Women — Uncertain Benefit, Urgent Need | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…