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My name is Jennifer Furin, a Brighter Future Award winner from the United States. There’s no better time to nominate a health hero in your community for this global award.

Nominations close 31 October.

Nominate now: penta-id.org/bfa

#BrighterFutureAward

YouTube video by Penta Child Health Research Coordinating critical lab research to combat multidrug-resistance in children living with HIV

Meet Jose Sumban, the force ensuring the SUPPORT project research is high-quality and reliable!

He coordinates crucial lab efforts against multidrug-resistant infections in children living with HIV & drives key South-to-South collaborations.

Learn more: www.supportproject.eu

@globalpid.bsky.social @inserm.fr @isglobal.org @radboudumc.bsky.social @unipd.bsky.social

YouTube video by Penta Child Health Research How better follow-up & viral load testing cuts deaths in children living with HIV

Can earlier & more frequent follow-ups after hospital discharge save the lives of children with #HIV?

SUPPORT fellow Madania Amorim is exploring this vital question.

Her research aims to improve outcomes via enhanced follow-up.

Learn more: www.supportproject.eu

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🥳 Recruitment complete! The THAI-CARES RSV Study enrolled 120 children in just 9 weeks, a major milestone for this Penta-sponsored trial across 8 sites in Thailand.
The Phase II study tests remdesivir in children aged 0-2 with RSV-related infections.

👏 Huge thanks to all site teams!

bit.ly/42OubQT

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How do we ensure ethical integrity in paediatric clinical trials?
Join the #SNIP-AFRICA webinar to explore best practices in ethics, consent, oversight & compliance in research involving children.

🗓️ 25 Sept 2025
🕑 14:00 CEST / 12:00 GMT

🔗 Learn more and register: bit.ly/428FZgG

The final #VERDI project General Assembly has started! Over the next two days, we’ll share results and discuss how four years of VERDI research can drive #preparedness for new pathogens and inform evidence-based policies that prioritise children and pregnant people.

➡️ verdiproject.org

HAPPENING TODAY. JOIN THE CONVERSATION. Science in Action.

🚨 Happening TODAY!
Our Global Aperitivo goes live at 18:00 CEST.

🌍 Scientists from Guinea-Bissau, Argentina, the Philippines & the USA share insights on maternal, child & adolescent health.

💡 How is science taking action at the grassroots?

👉 Join the conversation: ow.ly/vlUF50WYzrs

Do you know someone making a real difference for mothers, children, or young people? 🌍

Nominate them for the Penta Brighter Future Award! 🏆

Winners will receive:
A €5,000 award
A trip to Italy in May 2026
A place alongside leading scientists & changemakers

Nominate them today: penta-id.org/bfa

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Meet Cheelo Mwiinga, a SUPPORT fellow.

Her work focuses on how prolonged respiratory infections affect the survival of children with HIV after a hospital stay.

Did you know children with HIV can carry viruses like RSV for longer?

Understanding this could be a game-changer!

www.supportproject.eu

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Why do many children with #HIV die soon after leaving the hospital?

The SUPPORT project is on a mission to find answers and save young lives.

Meet the driven SUPPORT fellows working to tackle this urgent challenge.

Follow their journey and impact in the weeks ahead!

supportproject.eu

We’re excited to announce two opportunities to support our mission of empowering young voices in science and health communication!

Check out our website for details ➡️ penta-id.org/work-with-us...

#YouthEngagement #HealthCommunication #PentaYoungReporters

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The #NeoSep1 trial is underway to find safer, better antibiotic treatments for newborn sepsis 🩷

Active at 2 sites in South Africa w/ 19 babies enrolled, the trial is part of #SNIPAFRICA, a Penta-led African-European collaboration to improve treatment of severe newborn infections 👉 snip-africa.org

The global search is on!

Nominations open Sept 15 for the 2nd Penta Brighter Future Award.

Six grassroots leaders fighting infectious diseases in maternal, child & adolescent health will be celebrated and given a global platform.

Know a hero?

Nominate them at penta-id.org/BFA!

📢 10 days left!
Submit your abstract for #LongCOVIDIntl 2025 and share your research or insights with a global audience. 🌍
🗓️ Deadline: 29 August 2025, 23:59 EDT
🔗 To submit: amededu.co/41e5mgx

More about the Conference 👉 lnkd.in/eDsDP7T6
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It’s #InternationalYouthDay!

Aged 18-25 and ready to use your voice to amplify #HIV research findings to your peers?

Join the Penta Young Reporters project and turn science into information that matters to young people globally.

Apply by Sept 8 2025!

Details here👉 penta-id.org/work-with-us...

Bridging the knowledge gap: Insights from the THRIVE Training Gap Assessment | Penta Under the THRIVE project, Penta is advancing critical evidence to inform trainings, guidance, and best practices to strengthen care for children living with advanced HIV disease (AHD). A key activity ...

📊 Just 55% of health workers know the term Advanced HIV Disease (#AHD), a concern given its impact.

A Penta-led #THRIVE assessment found major training gaps in AHD care for children/adolescents. Targeted training is now in the works to improve care for this group.

penta-id.org/news/bridgin...

Join us at the next #PentaAperitivo for fresh insights from #IAS2025! If you work in HIV, interested in long-acting injectables, or infectious diseases, don't miss:

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗜𝗩 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮: insights from the IMPALA & BREATHER Plus trials.

🗓️ July 31, 6-7PM

Register 👉 bit.ly/451WviW

Penta believes in equitable science—finding better ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases in pregnancy, infancy, childhood, and adolescence.

Giving every child a fair chance to thrive.

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How effective and safe is dolutegravir for infants and children under 12 years starting treatment in Europe and Thailand? 🤔

Check out findings shared at #PediatricsHIV2025 by the EPPICC study team to find out!

👉 penta-id.org/wp-content/u...

IAS welcomes US bipartisan move to protect PEPFAR 16 July 2025 (Kig

We join @iasociety.bsky.social, advocates, HCWs & communities worldwide in celebrating the US Senate's decision to protect PEPFAR, a program that's saved millions & is vital to ending the #HIV epidemic.

The fight isn't over, final approval is pending.

Leaders must keep strengthening #PEPFAR!

According to the BREATHER+ trial's findings, the most effective strategy for keeping the virus under control in young people living with #HIV, is to continue taking HIV medications consistently every day.

More 👇

🎉 Congrats to James Wyncoll on winning the Young Investigator Award at #IAS2025!

He presented on predictors of treatment failure in children starting first-line ART in the ODYSSEY trial.

A great achievement in paediatric HIV research!

@mrcctu.bsky.social #HIV #Paediatrics #ODYSSEYTrial

🎉 Congratulations to Pauline Amuge for winning Best Oral Abstract at the 2025 Workshop on Pediatrics & HIV!

Her work on the ODYSSEY & CHAPAS-4 trials showed that DTG-based second-line HIV treatment outperforms bPI-based ART at 96 weeks in children & adolescents.

Well-deserved!

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📣 As we present our 2024 Annual Social Report, recent global events cast a long shadow over the health and well-being of pregnant individuals, infants, children, and adolescents.

🚨 We can't afford to stand by!

📖 Read and join us: penta-id.org/who-we-are/a...

The #NeoSep1 trial has the potential to revolutionise newborn sepsis treatment and save lives like that of Avumile.

Proud to see NeoSep1, part of the #SNIPAFRICA collaboration, driving innovation in clinical trials for AMR and severe neonatal infections ➡️ www.snip-africa.org/neosep1/