Tongai Maponga

I liked Chamisa even when he sold the masses false hope. However, the use of the word president to describe himself is unncessary and over the top. He doesn't even have a political party yet calling himself president. It's way past the time to drop the student activist mentality.

It's known as 'gaka' or 'gaka remunzwa' in the Shona language in Zimbabwe.

New briefing by WHA and CHAI to support advocates in engaging in the Global Fund’s reprioritisation efforts in GC8.

It includes an overview of the Global Fund’s reprioritisation process, opportunities & risks for hepatitis, & next steps & advocacy messages for communities.

Read: lnkd.in/ecfX3qTA

YouTube video by tvadfad Vodacom: We've been having it

Reading news reports about goings-on "elsewhere" somehow reminds me of this old S. African advert. youtu.be/e3Q5nhnrPHg?...

New post on the original culture war: kucharski.substack.com/p/the-origin...

Curtain! I could really do with an edit option @bsky.app

I thought it was a southern suburbs and Gauteng thing. The noisy birds also now nest in trees around our place that's across the Boerewors clCurtain.

Not the best photo but seeing and hearing these guys a lot more in my surrounds recently. I never used to see or hear hadedas in my hood or on campus before.

The 16th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A new spillover event from an unknown reservoir host Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing concurrent outbreaks including mpox, cholera and malaria (1-4). The Ministry of Public Health, DRC has declared the 16th Ebola...

Sequence data from the new Ebola outbreak in DRC suggests it is indeed a new spillover.

And just incredible to see the virus sequenced and the data publicly shared less than 24 hours after confirmation of the outbreak.
#IDsky 🧪

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DRC just declared an Ebola outbreak with 13 deaths so far.

Is it merely a coincidence with Mnangagwa having attended the shindig with Xi in China?

Truer words have never been said

New Editorial - World Hepatitis Day 2025: elimination at a critical juncture

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Chronic viral hepatitis affects more than 70 million people in Africa Two to three million South Africans have chronic viral hepatitis, with most remaining undiagnosed and untreated.

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Mont Fleur? A great place for writing retreats with beautiful views all around.

New article about #HBV drug #resistance produced by a diverse international working group for @who.int. There are lots of unanswered questions in this field - which is why we need a roadmap, collaborations and curiosity.

#hepatitis #NoHep #AMR #HepSky #CDC 🧪
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Not sure how to respond to Kirsty's election as IOC president. I am pleased for her as an individual, she was a fantastic olympian but has been undoubtedly one of the worst ministers that Zimbabwe has ever had. I hope she can show competence as IOC president, otherwise Africa will have a bad name.

Please sign this and spread the word Open Letter on the Dismantling of US Global AIDS Programs as doctors, researchers, scientists, and public health experts

Please sign this & spread the word

Open Letter on the Dismantling of US Global #AIDS Programs as doctors, researchers, scientists, & public health experts

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@sebpoule.bsky.social @bhiva.bsky.social @paulsaxmd.bsky.social
#idsky #HIVsky

Poster images advertising the LMIC and non-LMIC awards.

The International Society for Vaccines (ISV) is organising the 2025 ISV Congress taking place in South Africa from October 28–30, 2025. They are excited to offer awards for Early Career Researchers and PhD students from both LMIC (Low- and Middle-Income Countries) and non-LMIC countries.

A putative hepatitis B virus sequence motif associated with hepatocellular carcinoma in South African adults Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In African populations, HCC frequently presents a…

Great to finally have this study looking at #HBV sequencing 🧬 among individuals with #HCC in South Africa published with @tongaimaponga.bsky.social + @pippa-matt.bsky.social
Big thanks to everyone who contributed to the study, link below ⬇️
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The help is welcome but I hope that the leadership which loves to preach sovereignty is also learning something from the USAID crisis. We cannot continue to be beggars. African governments must stop stealing and enriching others at our expense.

Lula is saying the truth that developing nations are not supposed to say loudly. It's interesting noticing the groups that are lambasting Ramaphosa in SA for standing up to the playground bully. It's the same groups that found apartheid acceptable as long as they benefitted.

The discussion reminds me what many African countries have endured over the years. Colonialists visited our shores, "discovered" and "named" our landmarks, e.g Mosi-oa-Tunya - widely referred to as Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe/Zambia "was discovered" by David Livingstone. Colonial names have stuck.

1 Dollar, 1 World I have been at WHO for over 10 years. Like my colleagues, I have worked my butt off day and night to fight Covid and work towards universal access to health care. This place frustrates me every day.

Let's be inspired by this crisis for global health to do what small pieces we each can.
@who.int

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Recently read some complaints in my neighborhood chat group of these fellas (dassies) digging through lawns/gardens.

Congratulations Alex.

I got a deeper appreciation of the natural beauty of our country through the episode. The disclosure that this episode was essentially advert paid for by the Zimbabwean taxpayer leaves a bit of a bitter taste for me. #MutaraziFallsSkyWalk is on my bucket list of places to experience in #Zimbabwe

It's been an eye-opener and enriching experience attending the 2024 International #HBV Meeting. Fantastic work done by the conference organizers and scientific committee. Exciting science all around, and even better chatting to some of the most prominent names in HBV and HDV research.

"We" believe that the mermaids (njuzu in vernacular) live in the rivers.