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Jessica Robbins: A long and difficult journey with cutaneous leishmaniasis Founder of the Leishmaniasis Advocacy Network, Jessica shares her journey with cutaneous leishmaniasis, from diagnosis to recovery, and how it shaped her commitment to advocacy.

“I felt trapped between two painful options: live with medical debt or hope it would heal on its own” Jessica Robbins’ battle with cutaneous leishmaniasis meant months of misdiagnosis, isolation & stigma. Now she’s advocating for awareness, diagnosis & access to treatment. Full story: bit.ly/3X5BLTS

Face au génocide à Gaza, la Suisse ne peut pas se cacher derrière sa neutralité! Le silence et l’inaction tuent : rester passif n’est pas une option !

Friends in Switzerland: please read, please sign, please share.
Amis en Suisse : veuillez lire, veuillez signer, veuillez partager.
Freunde in der Schweiz: bitte lesen, bitte unterschreiben, bitte teilen.
Amici in Svizzera: per favore leggete, per favore firmate, per favore condividete.

'Neglected tropical diseases' now face even more neglect U.S. aid cuts could jeopardize the supply of donated drugs that are hailed for their effectiveness in combating neglected diseases like river blindness, schistosomiasis and trachoma.

‘This is about the most vulnerable people in the poorest parts of the world that just want access to basic medication.’

A powerful @npr.org article on how sweeping cuts to foreign aid threaten two decades of progress against neglected tropical diseases. #beatNTDs @jpatadams.bsky.social n.pr/3HHYvVz

Perhaps to grease the wheels for future billions from the US, Israel, and other paying actors and apologists behind the systematic starvation and murder of civilians in Gaza? Disgraceful.

Boston Consulting Group terminates contract with controversial US-backed Gaza aid organization | CNN Politics A US consulting firm has canceled its contract with the controversial US and Israel-backed aid organization set up to distribute aid as famine conditions worsen in war-ravaged Gaza, a spokesperson for...

Why did Boston Consulting Group (BCG) engage in this “pro bono” work to begin with — against the *overwhelming* opinion of neutral and impartial experts in the delivery of life-saving humanitarian assistance in conflict zones? www.cnn.com/2025/06/03/p...

“…we can’t just focus on stewardship, surveillance and containment in low- and middle-income communities, while we’re focused on just innovation in high-income countries. We actually have to focus on both all at once, in all places.”

Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands (Gift Article) Federal officials said Harvard must enact “merit-based reform” in hiring and admissions and report international students who broke rules, among other steps. Harvard called the demands unlawful.

‘“No government — regardless of which party is in power — should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,” said Alan Garber, Harvard’s president.’ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/u...

At the @who.int one would think the EU would be fine with this language in the pandemic agreement preamble, but apparently it wants to argue about it. Not sure if the EU actually wants an agreement.

The Africa & Equity Groups insist that the term “voluntary” must not be in the Pandemic Agreement (Art 11). They are fighting to defend domestic laws permitting non-voluntary tech transfer. They are right. The whole point of the treaty is to advance equity & not to erode it.

YouTube video by Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) How patents can serve the common good

Did you know that we can manage patents in a way that serves the public good?
Our Intellectual Property & Access Leader shares why, together with our partners from the @asapdiscovery.bsky.social, we are filing a #patent for a promising new #molecule that we developed together.

shorturl.at/IgL80

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.

When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

“While a few strokes of a president’s pen may have changed how the US will engage in multilateral efforts and global health, they cannot change the evidence: pandemic threats can only be addressed through multilateral collaboration.”

Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally (Gift Article) The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.

In Kenya parents who took their sick children to get tested for TB the day before Trump was inaugurated are still waiting to hear if their children are infected. People with drug-resistant TB are not being treated. A global health risk, delivered by the aid freeze www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...

Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.

Critical reporting from Stephanie Nolen on what the interruption of TB funding actually means for those living with the disease--and those caring for them.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...

Your images play such an important part in telling this story, Brian. Thank you.

Funding cuts impact access to tuberculosis (TB) services for millions.

Early reports to WHO from the 30 highest #tuberculosis (TB)-burden countries confirm that funding cuts from foreign aid, particularly from USAID, are already dismantling essential TB services.

Without urgent action, these setbacks will reverse decades of progress to #EndTB 🔗 bit.ly/4kvsu2i

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article) The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.

EGPAF's Trish Karlin recently spoke to @nytimes.com about our efforts to restore lifesaving services for children, youth, and families.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/h...

Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling (Gift Article) The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D.

Cruel and depraved. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/h...

‘It’s tectonic:’ U.S. foreign aid freeze deals a blow to research around the globe Dismantling of USAID could disrupt clinical trials and wipe away U.S. “soft power” in developing countries, scientists warn

What's happening at #USAID is causing so much damage. The great reporters at @science.org explore some of that damage. www.science.org/content/arti...

Bölët Mouna | Ending Sleeping Sickness in Guinea Bölët Mouna means ‘sleeping sickness no more’ in Guinea’s national language Susu and tells the story of how research, innovation, and science are ending the the nightmare of sleeping sickness in Guinea. In January 2025 Guinea announced that it had eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem. This is the first disease that the country can claim to have eliminated and a major milestone in the Africa-wide campaign to eliminate sleeping sickness. The National Sleeping Sickness Programme in Guinea and its international partners – among them the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), and the Institute Pasteur – have used all the tools at their disposal to achieve this milestone: small ‘tiny traps’ that dot the mangrove coasts of Guinea, rapid diagnostic tests, and revolutionary new medicines that are changing how doctors treat their patients. Read more about this achievement: https://stories.dndi.org/boletmouna/ Regarder en français: https://youtu.be/0S-ZSNcQEvY The Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) is an international non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients. https://dndi.org

🎉 This #WorldNTDDay we celebrate Guinea for successfully eliminating sleeping sickness! 👏

📽️ Watch our movie, created in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, @ird-fr.bsky.social and Institut Pasteur de Guinée produced by Moronga Films. bit.ly/guineafilm-en

#EndTheNeglect #BeatNTDs

A heartening testament to what solidarity and smart commitments to science can achieve. Congratulations, Guinea!

Support this call. “We call on the Government of the United States of America to enable additional exemptions to ensure the delivery of lifesaving #HIV treatment and care.”

There's been some uncertainty on the effects/implementation of the #PEPFAR work stoppage order.

We know for sure that many clinics have been told to stop distributing drugs already in stock.

Re mid term effects-I am deeply concerned that existing US contracts will tie up global HIV drug supply.🧵1/

The R&D landscape for neglected diseases shows choices are being made. But are they the right ones?

Join us for an online webinar as we launch the latest G-FINDER report on neglected diseases R&D.

➡️Register now ➡️bit.ly/4ggBKEQ

The Second Trump White House Could Drastically Reshape Infectious Disease Research. Here’s What’s at Stake. Donald Trump’s pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away from infectious diseases and vaccines. Such an overhaul could imperil the develo...

What's at stake for infectious diseases with the new administration:
- Lifesaving HIV treatments.
-Cures for hepatitis C.
- New tuberculosis regimens and a vaccine for RSV.
Great analysis in @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/nih-...

“…true pandemic preparedness requires more than reacting to the next ‘Disease X.’ It demands a fundamental shift in priorities, one that acknowledges the deadliest outbreaks today are often fueled by poverty and inequity.”

“In 2023, some 6 million cases of dengue fever were reported worldwide — more than ever before. Then, 2024 blew that record away. More than 12 million cases have been reported worldwide so far this year.”

Love this TB champion meet-up!

X-rays show shrapnel and bullets buried in children caught in Sudan war Images released by MSF doctors highlight impact of conflict in the country, with medical supplies and aid unable to reach people due to fighting

Images released by @msf.bsky.social doctors highlight impact of conflict in the country, with medical supplies and aid unable to reach people due to fighting.
#sudan
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Strategies for more equitable engagement for African researchers African researchers face numerous barriers that hinder the dissemination and advancement of their research on global platforms, including challenges in effective and equitable collaboration.1,2 Visa r...

Very practical -and- practicable solutions www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...