Really great points. PAHO’s Strategic Fund is an excellent example of pooled procurement done right, and it’s been essential in supporting local manufacturing within LAC.

@pritipatnaik.bsky.social @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social I’m a GH researcher writing an article on US withdrawal from WHO. I’ve got some questions about INB negotiations - would you be open to chatting? Thanks so much!

How did I end up a citizen of the two stupidest countries on earth. Somebody explain to me what I did to piss God off so terribly.

EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against. Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to…

Under Trump, EPA scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including cancer, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports. And in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves.

By @fastlerner.bsky.social

The US critically needs to develop policies to combat next-gen threats like these. We need more research and more advocacy going towards the rise of súpertangles.

That&/ the problem with the gradual backslide. I think the best thing is to give them “goalposts” almost. You say, “when XYZ happens, that’s a sign of things going bad”. They’ll say it’ll never happen, but when it inevitably does, it almost serves as a reality check.

Since some seem determined not to get it:

Arguing science shouldn’t be political is like arguing that ducks shouldn’t be waterfowl.

Sure, whatever floats your boat, but they wouldn’t be ducks then would they?

Science is a collective human effort at sensemaking—the very definition of political.

African Group of Negotiators: "totally unacceptable and inadequate", "will lead to unacceptable loss of life in Africa and around the world, and imperils the future of our world"

Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen: "a genuine attempt"

Longer travel times to acute hospitals are associated with lower likelihood of cancer screening receipt among rural-dwelling adults in the U.S. South - Cancer Causes & Control Purpose Given rural hospitals’ role in providing outpatient services, we examined the association between travel burdens and receipt of cancer screening among rural-dwelling adults in the U.S. South r...

Finally out- our study of travel burdens and health system factors and rural-dwelling adults' breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening receipt link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Florida surgeon general calls for halting fluoride in water, echoing RFK Jr The state’s top health official cited controversial studies that suggest the widely hailed public health practice poses a risk to developing brains.

Breaking: Florida's top health official calls for an end to fluoride in state's drinking water.

Joseph Ladapo, Florida's surgeon general who has been bidding for a spot in Trump admin, cites controversial studies about the risk of fluoride to developing brains.

w @fenitn.bsky.social

His next pick for USAID

Health security needs to rapidly develop contingency plans for dealing with the effects of increased climate disasters. Hurricane Michael wiped much of the healthcare infrastructure of my town in FL - but what happens if a Cat 5 hurricane makes landfall in Miami?

Battling Infectious Diseases in the 20th Century: The Impact of Vaccines The number of infected people, measured over 70-some years and across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, generally declined after vaccines were introduced.

Why do we have to prove vaccines work with data? It’s not like it was ever up for debate before 2020.

The evidence was overwhelming. graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...

Are you not entertained? 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

Haha, thank you!!

Nothing useful to say other than I’m going to slam my head into a hard surface now

H5N1 bird flu virus in Canadian teenager displays mutations demonstrating virus’ risk The H5N1 virus that infected a Canadian teen appears not to have spread, but it shows signs of mutation that makes flu virologists nervous.

Genetic sequencing of the #H5N1 #birdflu virus from the Canadian teenager shows worrying changes. It doesn't mean H5 is taking off — but it's a reminder that it might, says @scottehensley.bsky.social. "This is exactly the scenario that we fear.” www.statnews.com/2024/11/18/b...

Childhood Vaccination Rates Continue to Decline as Trump Heads for a Second Term | KFF This policy watch provides an update on the latest trends in children’s routine vaccination and exemption rates and discusses how these trends could be impacted by the administration change.

NEW: Childhood vaccination rates in the U.S. continue to decline, a trend started during COVID. Of note, the share of kids with a vaccine exemption rose, most of which was due to non-medical exemptions. w/ @liz-williams.bsky.social

www.kff.org/policy-watch...

Trump didn’t gut foreign aid last time. This time could be different. What Trump’s return could mean for the global poor.

From @dylanmatt.bsky.social

www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Oh that’s alright, I look and sound like a “normal American” so I’ll probably be okay. And marrying my partner was always part of the plan so I’m not unhappy about that at all! Thank you though😊

I feel this so hard that I’m literally pushing up my wedding by two years to Wednesday (yes, this Wednesday) to have A) a white, straight husband to legitimize me in case I need that legitimacy and B) an immigration Plan C

Can’t wait to read this! Thanks for making an open access copy 🥹

I'm happy to announce that my book, "The Foreign Gaze: Essays on Global Health", is now out!

You can order the print copy and download the e-copy (open access) here: www.editions.ird.fr/produit/728/...

The book comes with a playlist for your listening pleasure: open.spotify.com/playlist/5K5...

Outbreak was one of the big ones for me. But honestly a ton of my inspiration was YA historical fiction on epidemics!

Something I'm very proud of: @viralemergence.bsky.social has spent years now using ML models to figure out which orthopoxviruses could pose a risk to human health (left) and trace them back to their animal hosts (right)

Links:
www.cell.com/patterns/pdf...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

And yes, this study demonstrated a causal link

I’d love to be included - I’m an Argentine health security analyst focusing on global health governance, climate and health, and vaccines. Thank you!

Shifting power in global health will require leadership by the Global South and allyship by the Global North Global health continues to be a field where Global North actors see themselves as leaders.1,2 Although the decolonising global health movement has exposed the deep inequities inherent within the archi...

Shifting power in global health will require leadership by the Global South and allyship by the Global North

Our essay in this month's Lancet with @shashikalb.bsky.social & @ckyobutungi.bsky.social

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

True lol