Innovation in Global Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Very emotional week, we’ve just submitted the final report for the #EMPIRICAL project 💉
What an inspiring and challenging journey this has been!
Grateful for the incredible team, the lessons learned, and the impact this work will continue to have 🌍
@globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

🚀 Happening now: "From science to stories: Strategies for communicating #HIV science in changing funding landscapes”!

🎯 It's not too late to be a part of this critical conversation. Register & join our #webinar now!

🐾 #WorldRabiesDay reminder:
#rabies is almost always fatal once symptoms appear - but 100% preventable.

𝗜𝗳 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻/𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗹:
❗ Wash the wound with soap & water immediately.
❗ Seek medical advice without delay. A doctor will assess your risk & if needed, start post-exposure vaccination.

⬇️See this video and meet Madania Amorim, one of the fellows from our #SUPPORT project ‍🎓

She is leading a project on better follow-up care for children living with #HIV after hospital discharge 🏠 Saving lives through proactive care!

#EDCTP3 #Paediatrics #ChildCare #GlobalHealth

🗓️ Just 1 week until our #webinar“From science to stories: Strategies for communicating #HIV science in changing funding landscapes”!

Leading experts will explore how to share science in ways to inspire sustained investment in HIV prevention & treatment.

✅ Register now & join 2 Oct! zurl.co/IvxP3

#EDCTP3 @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social
📽️Video by: @pentafoundation.bsky.social

YouTube video by Penta Child Health Research Using AI to detect early signs of respiratory failure and save lives after hospital discharge

Meet our #SUPPORT colleague Ssegawa Abdulkarim and his project: the development of an innovative #telemedicine app to monitor children’s respiratory #health 🫁 It will be an invaluable tool, especially in communities with limited resources! #Paediatrics #ChildCare #AI

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Check out our series of videos Meet the Fellows from our SUPPORT project ! In this video we introduce Cheelo Mwiinga and her project on the impact of prolonged respiratory infections on the survival of children with HIV after a hospital stay.
www.supportproject.eu

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

🌍Our THRIVE project members in THRIVE Maputo 2025: Workshop on the hospital care of the seriously ill child with Advanced HIV Disease.

We are proud to be part of this impactful initiative, bringing together expertise, collaboration, and commitment to improving care for children and adolescents

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.

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Bridging the Knowledge Gap: Insights from the THRIVE Training Gap Assessment A key activity is a comprehensive Training Gap Assessment across participating countries. The aim was to better understand the current capacities and unmet needs of health staff directly involved in t...

🔍 Bridging the knowledge gap in advance #HIV disease training: a #THRIVE assessment shows why many programs miss the mark—and how smarter learning strategies can fix that 🚀

👉 Dive in: www.thriveinfo.org/post/bridgin...

@pentafoundation.bsky.social #AHD #GlobalHealth #Pediatrics

My EPIICAL journey: a quest for a cure and a testament to collaboration | Penta "The HIV pandemic continues to impact children around the world, and it’s our ethical and scientific duty to seek not just treatment, but a cure. EPIICAL has put the spotlight on some very important p...

A paediatrician’s journey from clinic to cure: our colleage Alfredo Tagarro shares his story with the #EPIICAL study and how it is reshaping #HIV research for #children 👶

A story of science, hope, and global collaboration 🌍❤️

📖 Read more: penta-id.org/scientific/m...

@pentafoundation.bsky.social

🔸Demuestran que un tratamiento innovador reduce la mortalidad por neumonía asociada en lactantes con VIH www.rtve.es/n/16659345/

Un ensayo clínico del 12 de Octubre demuestra un tratamiento que reduce la mortalidad por neumonía en lactantes con VIH

Un ensayo clínico del 12 de Octubre demuestra un tratamiento que reduce la mortalidad por neumonía en lactantes con VIH

Today is poster session at #IAS25 in Kigali, Rwanda 👶📊

⬇️Check out the #EMPIRICAL results on infants living with #HIV and severe #pneumonia:

⚠️ Analysis of causes of death
🧪 Empirical treatment of #CMV and #tuberculosis

#EDCTP3 #GlobalHealth #Pediatrics @iasociety.bsky.social

The results of our project #EMPIRICAL speak for themselves - and now the #WHO is set to evaluate them ⚕️

A groundbreaking treatment reducing #pneumonia mortality in #HIV positive #infants 👇

Proud of this milestone and the amazing team behind it 👏

#ECTP3 #postdischarge #CMV #CLHIV

At #IAS25 important presentation by Alfredo Tagarro on #EARTH cohort viral reservoir results in #children living with #HIV, led by @pentafoundation.bsky.social and #EPIICAL 📊

@iasociety.bsky.social #CLHIV #pediatrics

Great presentation by @cintamoraleda.bsky.social from #GlobalPID and @pentafoundation.bsky.social 👏

At the International Workshop on #Pediatrics & HIV: #EMPIRICAL presented the results of the minimally invasive autopsies in infants living with #HIV and #pneumonia: over 50% of the cases deaths were caused by P. jirovecci and CMV coinfection!

It is a very important meeting, we will present results from the #EMPIRICAL Trial, @pentafoundation.bsky.social SHIELD trial and #EPIICAL results!

The 17th International Workshop on Pediatrics & HIV starts today in Rwanda to discuss and learn about #PediatricsHIV 🚼

The #EMPIRICAL team will present important results related to treatment of pneumonia in infants living with #HIV 🏥

See you there! @academicmededu.bsky.social

IAS 2025 location | IAS 2025 The location of IAS 2025 will allow for a much-needed focus on challenges and opportunities in some of the world’s most HIV-affected regions, including the region hosting the conference.

🌍 #IAS2025 takes place in less than 1 week in #Kigali, #Rwanda and virtually!

The location will shine a spotlight on the challenges and opportunities in some of the world’s most #HIV-affected regions.

☑️ Learn more and join us!

Please join us for a satellite session co-hosted by Unitaid and CHAI at IAS 2025 Please join us for a satellite session co-hosted by Unitaid and CHAI at IAS 2025

📆 Next Monday 14th of July join us in Kigali for the #THRIVE satellite at #IAS: Lives in the balance⚕️

The session will focus on #AHD programs to maintain continuity of care amid shifting financial landscapes 🩺

@pentafoundation.bsky.social @iasociety.bsky.social

www.thriveinfo.org/post/please-...

Collaborating to Close Gaps in Advanced HIV Disease Management in Children The THRIVE project aims to optimize the implementation of STOP AIDS package through research and stakeholder collaboration. A key component of the project is the Pediatric Expert Advisory Group (PEAG)...

👀 Check out this post on the relevance of Pediatric Advisory Groups (PEAGs)👥

#THRIVE PEAG has been addressing critical challenges in pediatric #AHD management, and tailoring solutions to improve the survival of #CLHIV in resource-limited settings 🚼

www.thriveinfo.org/post/collabo...

🤒 Think antibiotics cure everything? Well, think again...

👇Let’s dive into some myths and facts for antibiotics and infections💊🦠

And don´t forget to test your knowledge with the quick quiz at the end! 😉

#Team-COACH #EU4Health #AMS #AMR #IPC #HaDEA

Advanced HIV Disease in Children - Generating Evidence to Address an Urgent Challenge through the THRIVE Project Penta is conducting critical assessments to address gaps by generating operational evidence across three countries.

📚Recommended read on the current situation of advanced #HIV disease in children👶

#THRIVE project is enabling access to prevention, screening and treatment, centering local leadership and community-owned solutions to serve people living with #AHD where they are⚕️

www.thriveinfo.org/post/advance...

#Lenacapavir’s #FDA approval is a major step forward for #HIV prevention. We must ensure it’s accessible and affordable globally.

Join IAS President Beatriz Grinsztejn in calling for equitable access to lenacapavir for all communities, especially those most vulnerable!

U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts to Healthcare Trigger a Global Human Rights Crisis: How the World Must Respond The U.N. Human Rights Council's current session offers a critical opening for leaders to address the health crisis spurred by U.S. funding cuts.

Babies are again being born #HIV positive in #Uganda, after US #ForeignAid cuts.

@payalkshah.bsky.social writes it’s among many signs the resulting global #HealthCrisis is also a #HumanRights crisis.

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#UNHumanRightsCouncil #HRC59

The countdown is on! #IAS2025 pre-conferences kick off in exactly 3 weeks!

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