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Did you know that RSV infection is dangerous for children under 5 with HIV? For these children, RSV can turn into a life-threatening condition.

Read this blog by SUPPORT fellow Cheelo Mwiinga with pointers for families & caregivers of children living with HIV.

supportproject.eu/understandin...

The SNIP-AFRICA project is funded by @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social.

The NeoSep1 trial is sponsored by @gardp.bsky.social & led in collaboration with partners @innovative-ctu.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social and Penta.

Every year, newborn sepsis claims thousands of lives. #NeoSep1 is changing that, testing safer, more effective antibiotic combinations for newborns.

Now underway in South Africa, Kenya and Ghana (soon Uganda), this trial is part of #SNIP-AFRICA improving care for severe newborn infections.

This #WorldHealthWorkerWeek, we honour the people who keep health systems running. 💙

Take neonatal nurses in our #NeoIPC project: supporting families, protecting tiny lives, all with precision and care. Imagine doing that without proper support.

Strong health systems need strong health workers.

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A step forward in paediatric HIV research! #ENABLE brings together 21 partners across Africa, Europe & the US to test whether bNAbs can improve viral control in infants.

Penta leads the Ethics & Regulatory work, ensuring the trial meets the highest standards.

👉 penta-id.org/news/enable-...

Passionate about adolescent health? Working in #HIV or #SRHR? The Adol & HIV Workshop 2026 is coming to Bangkok!

📣 Call for (Research) Abstracts
Deadline: 5 June
Info: academicmedicaleducation.com/programs/10t...

Join us in shaping the future of adolescent health!

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Last week, at the #SNIP-AFRICA General Assembly in Accra 🇬🇭, we explored how can we improve management neonatal sepsis in Africa.

Through research, stakeholder engagement & training activities, this project is making real strides toward better care for newborns in this setting.

www.snip-africa.org

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Thank you to the 100 families who have trusted us. Together, we’re turning the post-hospital period into a season of recovery and hope, not risk.

Learn more ➡️ supportproject.eu

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In resource-limited settings, up to 1 in 4 children may not survive the year following hospital discharge.SUPPORT is working to change that reality.

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The SUPPORT project that has officially recruited 100 children into the SUPPORT 1 clinical study!

For hospitalised children living with HIV, the greatest risk isn't always the hospital stay, it’s the weeks after they return home.

Today is #InternationalWomen'sDay & we stand with the theme: Rights. Justice. Action.

Watch to find out what defines the women of the Penta ID Network & their vital role in helping us realise our vision where the health needs of pregnant people, infants, children & adolescents are prioritised!

📌 How do #IPC practices vary across European NICUs?

Join the #NeoIPC/#UENPS webinar “Neonatal Infection Prevention in Europe: Findings from the NeoIPC-UENPS Survey”
🗓️ 5 March | 13:00–14:00 CET

Discover key insights drawing from 200 responses.
Register 👉 www.mcascientificevents.eu/neobestpract...

@bsky.app Why do some children and pregnant women not get vaccinated?
Hint: It’s not a lack of trust in science.

Helen Skirrow, the recipient of the 2026 BFA Young Researcher Award, shows how sharing power with communities drives real vaccine uptake in the UK.

Congratulations, Helen.

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Today, let’s choose words that open doors instead of building walls.

#PentaFoundation #ZeroDiscrimination #PeopleFirst #EndStigma #HealthEquity

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When we say a "child living with HIV" instead of an "HIV-infected child," we acknowledge the person before the virus. This simple shift helps break down the stigma that can prevent families from seeking the care they need.

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On #ZeroDiscriminationDay, we are following the global lead to put People First. 🦋

At Penta, we believe that language is the foundation of dignity. This isn't about being politically correct, it’s about ensuring that a medical condition never overshadows a child’s identity.

Catch Anna Turkova & Simon Drysdale on Feb 19 (13:20-13:50) at the RSVVW’26 conference to discuss the PIPELINE-RSV trial.

Learn how PIPELINE aims to use adaptive trials to improve #RSV preparedness for pregnant people and infants across Europe.

More 👉 https://resvinet.org/conferences/rsvvw26/

Home - SNIP-AFRICA SNIP-AFRICA is an African-European collaboration that aims to improve the way severe infections in newborns are treated. Using an innovative approach, SNIP-AFRICA will tackle questions around antibiot...

Around 600 babies in Kenya will take part in this landmark trial, which also forms part of the @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social funded, Penta-led SNIP-AFRICA consortium which aims to reduce mortality among newborns with sepsis in African hospitals.

Learn mora about SNIP-AFRICA 👉 www.snip-africa.org

Treating neonatal sepsis YouTube video by Penta Child Health Research

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📢 NEWS: Kenya joins @gardp.bsky.social NeoSep1 Part 2 trial on #NeonatalSepsis.

The trial has started enrolling newborn babies with #sepsis at Kilifi County Hospital (Kilifi) Coast General Teaching & Referral Hospital (Mombasa) and Mbagathi Hospital (Nairobi). 🇰🇪

Today is the #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, and we asked the women within the Penta ID Network to share a message for girls who are interested in STEM but are hesitant to take that step.

Watch for a dose of inspiration from the women leading by example.

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📢 Call for Abstracts: 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 #PediatricsHIV 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! Submission deadline: 17 April 2026.

Join fellow researchers and clinicians to advance #HIV prevention and treatment for infants, children and adolescents.

🔗 Learn more and submit your abstract: lnkd.in/d43EaECG

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Big news from the PIPELINE team!

We’ve officially recruited our first participant into the PIPELINE RSV-International trial.

This milestone marks the start of an important chapter bringing us closer to providing better protection against RSV in infants.

More 👉 bit.ly/3O3qsdP

⏰ Last chance to submit your abstract for the 3rd Conference on Innovations in Tuberculosis - highlighting TB research and innovation in African contexts, where the burden is greatest but voices are too often underrepresented.

Info & submit abstract ➡️ bit.ly/4tmOp00

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The #ENABLE kick-off meeting is underway in South Africa! @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social

Penta will coordinate Ethics & Regulatory work for a trial testing 2 #bNAbs as intensification therapy alongside oral #ART in high-risk infants with #HIV 👶🏽

Excited to be part of this impactful project 🥰