@matih-id.bsky.social
Former Director of Health for the City of St. Louis. Infectious Diseases physician, Public Health warrior. Board of Directors and podcast host @idsainfo (she/her). Views my own.🇿🇼 🇺🇸
The ACIP decision to discontinue the recommendation for a universal hepatitis B birth dose vaccine will cause harm.
As the federal government continues to fail children's health, families can rely on our nation's physicians to continue to put children's health first.
New #LetsTalkID out now!🎙️ @matih-id.bsky.social and @drdemetre.bsky.social explore the current state of public health. They discuss how political pressures and weakened infrastructure have left the system vulnerable, and how this could spark a public health “renaissance."
Transcript: bit.ly/4887CZq
NEW! Live from #IDWeek2025, #LetsTalkID hosts Drs. Buddy Creech, @matih-id.bsky.social & @paulsaxmd.bsky.social share their hottest takes on infectious diseases, from the dismantling of the CDC to breakthroughs in treating staph aureus bacteremia.
Transcript: https://bit.ly/4oAUKlI
Awww thank you so so much!
19.10.2025 02:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Keynote talk from Dr. Matifazda Hlatshwayo Davis at the SIDP Annual meeting
Absolutely phenomenal @sidpharm.bsky.social keynote 🔑 from Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis @matih-id.bsky.social today: Reducing Barriers Toward Health Equity: Advocating for Change in the Healthcare Industry and Beyond.
I laughed, I cried. All the things. Just wow 👏👏👏 #IDWeek2025 #IDSky
Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis presenting at the SIDP meeting
“Whose trust are we earning and whose voices are missing from our systems?” - @matih-id.bsky.social on equity-based leadership #SIDP2025 @sidpharm.bsky.social
18.10.2025 20:12 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Dr. Davis presenting at SIDP
“Every system reproduces the priorities of those who built it-unless we make deliberate choices to design differently” @matih-id.bsky.social #SIDP2025 #IDWeek2025
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As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
"The politicization of health and public health has got to stop," urges IDSA Board member @matih-id.bsky.social, discussing the recent shooting at CDC offices during this week's episode of the Why Should I Trust You? podcast.
16.08.2025 03:52 — 👍 19 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0So appreciate this, thank you so much!
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What happens when you bring MAHA leaders together with public health leaders, and a group with seemingly opposite political affiliations? Days after the CDC attack we had honest dialogue, and moments of connection you might not expect. And I kept it ALL the way real
🎧 Listen: apple.co/46T2mdf
Received the 2025 Dr. William Montague Cobb Award from the NAACP. I represent my family, Zimbabwe, and St. Louis with pride. This is a recognition of a life’s work grounded in health equity, justice, and a vision for Black liberation through public health.
17.07.2025 18:01 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you fave! Takes one to know one 😉🤎
16.07.2025 19:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
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@idsainfo.bsky.social
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Honored to join Dr. Jacinda Abdul-Mutakabbir and Dr. Jasmine Marcelin as the first Black authors for Mandell’s Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases along with Dr. Talia Swart 📚.
Our chapter on communicating ID to the public is out now in this ID foundational, gold standard textbook!
🚨BREAKING: IDSA, along with AAP, APHA, ACP and others, has filed a lawsuit against HHS/Secretary Kennedy to stop unlawful changes to vaccine policy and defend public health.
We refuse to stand by while America’s public health safeguards are torn apart. bit.ly/4lm7UkW
Grateful to the St. Louis County NAACP for the Excellence in Healthcare Award. Health is a human right. But tornado recovery delays, federal cuts, and underfunded health departments remind us how far we have to go. I build systems that serve us with dignity, and I won’t stop.
15.06.2025 14:35 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Pt. 2 out now!🎙️Judy Guzman-Cottrill, DO, Professor of Pediatrics at OHSU, and John Brooks, MD, former CDC medical officer, rejoin @matih-id.bsky.social to discuss the impact of federal funding cuts and actions we can take to protect vulnerable communities. #LetsTalkID
Transcript: bit.ly/43ZWXxH
So surprised and honored to be recognized by the county NAACP! 🎉Especially with this group of visionaries
06.06.2025 20:37 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New two-part #LetsTalkID series!🎙️From dismantled community partnerships to stalled clinical trials, Drs. Judy Guzman-Cottrill, John Brooks & @matih-id.bsky.social explore the impact of federal public health funding cuts.
Ep. 1 is out now. Search "Let's Talk ID" in your favorite podcast app.
Thank you!
30.05.2025 14:52 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you for the heads up!! Added it
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**Working link here: academic.oup.com/jid/advance-...
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In St Louis we built real public health programs rooted in justice and community. Now federal cuts are dismantling that work. I co-authored this piece with Dr Kathleen Page to say clearly that we see what is happening and we are not staying silent.
Read. Share. Advocate: doi.org/10.1093/infd...
Tuesday was my last day as Director of Health for STL. 130+ surprised me with a sendoff filled with love and legacy.
Proud of my team for donating food for impacted families after.
On my way to support:
🟤 The People’s Response:
🔗 bit.ly/4dNxWut
🟤 Urban League, supply drop
🤎 Your Community Doc
Heartbroken seeing tornado damage in STL from afar. Grateful to our Dept of Health team for rapid response. For help:
📞 Call 211
🙋 Volunteer: lnkd.in/gvXP7StT
💸 Donate: lnkd.in/gJUxFNVx
Sat @ 10am join THE PEOPLE’S RESPONSE at O’Fallon Park.
🧵The City of St. Louis proudly recognized Dr. @matih-id.bsky.social with an official resolution from the Board of Aldermen—celebrating her visionary #Leadership, groundbreaking achievements, and deep commitment to the health and well-being of our community.
Here’s just a glimpse. 👇
