@madhupai.bsky.social
Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health, McGill University. Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health Tweets: own views. He/him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhukar_Pai
How do you conduct TB research ethically and respectfully?
@yuglobalhealth.bsky.social student Hanna Lum-Gerry is working with TB survivors worldwide to develop practical guidance on interviewing people affected by TB.
More here: sshiftb.org/resources/kn...
What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19
We are excited to welcome @jasongale.bsky.social to @mcgillperl.bsky.social @mcgillspgh.bsky.social for this talk!
@tivabaral.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social
www.mcgill.ca/pandemic-eme...
Every public health professional could have predicted this 👇🏾
Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
“The US government has amplified anti-vaccine rhetoric and signaled that it does not consider measles to be a priority, which could have global ramifications”
@whatsitlike.me
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
My new article in @jhppl.bsky.social situates the current attacks on public health in a historical perspective.
What I found surprised me. We've seen this before, and it's not as unprecedented as it feels.
Thanks to @sarahgollust.bsky.social @oberlanderunc.bsky.social for editing! Read free below.
“The US government has amplified anti-vaccine rhetoric and signaled that it does not consider measles to be a priority, which could have global ramifications”
@whatsitlike.me
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Why does cash save lives in Tanzania but barely move the needle in Texas?
Thoughtful piece in @theatlantic.com by @draaron.bsky.social & @hthirumurthy.bsky.social what conditions make cash transfers work
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
In a Time of US Retreat, Dr. Paul Farmer’s Legacy Calls Us to Stand Up
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
WHO now recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis!
Big advance!!
www.who.int/teams/global...
"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and
science while he remains at the helm"
@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new form of Imperialism is what we are witnessing...
We are regressing as humankind
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...
Even as antivaccine and disinformation is spreading in the west, it is wonderful to see India’s efforts to eliminate cervical cancer through vaccination
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-...
"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and
science while he remains at the helm"
@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
WHO now recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis!
Big advance!!
www.who.int/teams/global...
New @plosmedicine.org
"eliminating all external funding for tuberculosis could lead to nearly 80 billion US dollars in additional household costs and more than 40 million extra households facing catastrophic costs"
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Even as antivaccine and disinformation is spreading in the west, it is wonderful to see India’s efforts to eliminate cervical cancer through vaccination
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-...
📰 Comment: Three reasons why the European region should worry about #tuberculosis
"Ongoing deaths, conflicts, and forced migration must motivate us to act and do more to end tuberculosis worldwide"
🔓 Read in full here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@madhupai.bsky.social @who.int
New health products only save lives if they reach those who need them.
In a new @plosglobalpublichealth.org article, Unitaid’s Janet Ginnard and co-authors examine how market shaping expanded access to HIV, TB, malaria, hepatitis C and Ebola products.
Learn more: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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25.02.2026 19:11 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Shameless is exactly the word to use here
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New, online short course @mcgill.ca
Primary Care Without Borders: Global Lessons for Local Action
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
Please congratulate him
I hope the next Jurassic World film shows T Rex running like a chicken!
Wow! He is an undergrad?
Total science rock star in the making!!
In a Time of US Retreat, Dr. Paul Farmer’s Legacy Calls Us to Stand Up
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
New @plosmedicine.org
"eliminating all external funding for tuberculosis could lead to nearly 80 billion US dollars in additional household costs and more than 40 million extra households facing catastrophic costs"
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
New, online short course @mcgill.ca
Primary Care Without Borders: Global Lessons for Local Action
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
Powerpoint slide on what's in and what's out in 2026 What's in includes authoritarianism, nationalism, broligarchy, science denialism, conflicts What's out includes democracy, multilateralism, global solidarity, equity, diversity, respect for human rights, peace
Preparing this slide for a global health lecture this week...
Pretty sad state of affairs in 2026, but that's what we are up against, and that's what we need to plan for and counter
“The best prevention is: don’t get polio,” he said, highlighting the importance of vaccination.” - Dr Allan
“With polio, you’re never going to fix us, and that’s the problem. The only thing to fix polio is the polio vaccine.” - Yours truly
Shoutout to @melodyschreiber.com for this amazing work! 💜
Two things are being overlooked in the #EpsteinFiles
The complicity of doctors
The extent of violence
My new piece @bmj.com #IWD #Epstein #Healthwashing #VAW
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"Thirteen months into the second Trump administration, science, medicine and public health have been hijacked by a cadre of grifters and ideologues and by the politicians in obvious thrall to both. Federal institutions have been all but dismantled."
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...