All the scientific breakthroughs honoured here are incredible, and have potential to transform many lives.

While the gene therapy highlighted won't work for all causes of #sightloss, it is a huge step forward and powerful proof of principle of what can be done with relatively minimal investment

Severe malaria may affect children’s cognitive abilities more than a decade later | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

The US used to be Gavi’s largest funder—but last year RFK Jr suspended US funding to Gavi, falsely accusing Gavi of ignoring science & spouting entirely trumped-up, baseless accusations about the organization—an organization that estimates it has saved over 20.6 million lives since the yr 2000.

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Massive Attack / Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Massive Attack

Very powerful

First new music from 2 of my favourite artists in a long time- Tom Waits and Massive Attack

Protest song about #ICE and civil liberties. Video a must watch
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Cuts to overseas aid will worsen shocks to global economy, David Miliband says Exclusive: Former UK foreign secretary says poor and rich countries alike will be hit amid humanitarian crisis sparked by Iran war Cuts to overseas aid by countries including the US and the UK risk stoking global economic instability amid the humanitarian crisis resulting from the Iran war, David Miliband has said. The former British foreign secretary and head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said the US “abandoning” of its aid programme under Donald Trump would worsen shocks to the global economy that would impact poor and wealthy countries alike. Continue reading...

Cuts to overseas aid will worsen shocks to global economy, David Miliband says

Male allyship to advance women’s leadership in global health academia: A qualitative study Women are underrepresented in leadership positions within global health. Although women leaders have been shown to foster inclusive work environments and prioritize improvements in women’s health, the...

"Effective male allyship begins with acknowledging power dynamics & an understanding of how intersectionality shapes women’s careers & workplace dynamics."
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Hungary election live: Viktor Orbán concedes defeat in Hungarian election after 16 years in power Long-serving prime minister beaten by opposition after early results showed clear lead

Orban has lost. What a great day! (Unlike some sundowning clowns we know, he has admitted he lost, too.)

Coal tits show biggest rise in Scotland's garden birdwatch The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch reveals how the country's bird populations are changing.

Sightings of some bird species have increased in Scotland, with a notable exception of Blackbirds where there has been a 20% ⏬️. Cause unknown - does overlap with recent finding of #Usutu

BBC News - Coal tits show biggest rise in Scotland's garden birdwatch - BBC News
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Drastic UK Aid Cuts Hit Fragile African Health Systems - Health Policy Watch Sweeping UK aid cuts are drastically reducing direct bilateral funding to African countries, posing a severe threat to the continent's most fragile health systems.

🌍 UK aid cuts are hitting African health systems hard.
Clinics are scaling back services for maternal health, HIV, and malaria.

Years of progress are at risk.

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@who.int @unicef.org @wellcometrust.bsky.social

Photo of 3 people standing in front of blue wall with the WHO logo on it, at WHO HQ in Geneva. Left to right, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Disease Director Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi, me (Prof Heather Ferguson ), & Prof Wende Enbiale As my Co-chair Prof Wendemagegn Enbiale and I start our term, we are very grateful to #Malaria and #NTD Programme Director Dr Daniel Ngamije Madandi for the opportunity to serve, and to all WHO colleagues and partners for continuing to work so hard to sustain progress against #NTDs despite the considerable challenges of the last years.

Selfie of 2 people smiling. Left Prof Wende Enbiake, right Prof Heather Ferguson

Group photo of all members of the WHO Strategic Technical Advisory Group abd the WHO Malaria and Neglected Tropical Disease Director Prof Daniel Ngamije Madandi, standing in front of wall with green foliage

Great to be at @who.int this week to Chair the Strategic Technical Advisory Group meeting on Neglected Tropical Diseases My Co-chair Prof Wende Enbiale & I are very grateful to for the opportunity to serve, & to colleagues & partners for sustaining progress on #NTDs despite challenges
#BeatNTDs

Trump statement threatening Iran to open Strait of Hormuz

This is a horrifying threat of genocidal war crimes. The lives of civilians and service members alike are at stake here.

Congress must stop this war and remove Trump from the White House.

The President is threatening genocide and possible use of nuclear weapons against Iran.

It’s clear the President has continued to decline and is not fit to lead. The members of his Cabinet must invoke the 25th Amendment immediately.

In the past yes, but also risk at present in Scotland was thought to be absent because current conditions were not considered suitable. This finding questions that

First cases of Usutu virus found in blackbirds in Scotland Analysis confirmed the Usutu virus in birds found dead in Arran.

Our project was proud to support the follow up investigation of these detections following identification by our collaborators at the Animal and Plant Health Agency UK and @srucnews.bsky.social

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Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. We are all losing out because of this The world needs ideas and innovation to make progress. Creative and talented people are everywhere, but the opportunity to develop is limited to only a small number of well-off children. The world…

The very best ideas — think about penicillin, synthetic fertilizers, or vaccines — benefit every person on the planet.

Learn more — including what you can do to help — in the article by @maxroser.bsky.social: ourworldindata.org/talent-is-ev...

WE WOULD ALL BENEFIT FROM THIS!! Global educational and career development equity is a GLOBAL public good.

Tackling the immense global challenges our planet faces will take the best researchers from everywhere. Not just those who could afford to train

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Albert Einstein reshaped our understanding of the universe. But what would his chances have been if he'd been born in the Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest countries?

And what could the world's poorest children grow up to be if they had his circumstances?

This finding challenges previous assumption that conditions in Scotland are 'too cold' for transmission, and emphasises importance of rolling out #mosquito vector-borne disease surveillance across the whole UK. #climatechange
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Photo of 3 PhD students standing beside a poster about the project on assessing "Mosquito-borne disease risk to Northern Ireland under environmental change" , led by Ross Cuthbert at Queen's University Belfast, in whose team they are working. Left to right Lucy Devlin, Ryan Carmichael and Aidan Desjardins

Photo of PhD student Meshach Lee standing beside his poster "Assessing mosquito-borne disease risk across an urban-rural gradient in Scotland"

Picture of screen in lecture hall displaying the title slide of a presentation delivered by Dr Dom Brass, UKCEH. The slide has the title "Forecasting the risk of WNV in Europe now and in the future"

Great 1st day at the @ukvbd.bsky.social conferenced in Liverpool, with several #MosquitoScotland team members presenting findings from their work

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@meshachlee.bsky.social Georgia Kirby Ryan Carmichael Lucy Devlin Aidan Desjardins Dom Brass Ross Cuthbert

Mosquito project welcomed in village 'plagued' by insects A Ballykelly mum whose daughter needed treatment for mosquito bites welcomes a QUB study into insect numbers in Northern Ireland.

Great article highlighting the problem of mosquito nuisance in parts of Northern Itrekand. Our project is delighted to be collaborating with #MosquitoNorthernIreland on their research. Together we will uncover more about mosquito ecology and risk in Northern UK nations
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Devastating Sudan Hospital Attack Disrupts Medical Care, Deepens Humanitarian Crisis - Health Policy Watch Millions of civilians in East Darfur have lost their primary access to medical care following a hospital attack.

When hospitals are destroyed in conflict, people don’t just lose buildings—they lose access to lifesaving care.

Sudan’s crisis is escalating fast.

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@msf.ca @who.int

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🧵The Covid Inquiry’s latest reports have made one thing brutally clear: the first year of the pandemic - and especially the second Covid wave in winter 2020/21 - was devastating.

Much of that devastation was avoidable.

This 🧵: impact on NHS, impact on bereaved, and avoidable harm. 1/19

This devastating, emotional, 2-minute clip of the oral evidence from Professor Kevin Fong (@drkevinfong.bsky.social) discussing his hospital visits at the height of the second wave perhaps explains it best. 7/19

Cholera aid for African countries stalled by Iran conflict Emergency cholera medical ​supplies for several African countries have become stuck in a logistical quagmire caused by the Iran ‌war, aid officials told Reuters, raising concerns about preparations ah...

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Polio virus detected in London days before ministers cut global eradication funding Campaigner criticises ‘shortsighted and self-defeating’ decision and says it increases risk to the UK public

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The United States is driving a public health emergency of international concern Matthew Herder and colleagues call for broader mobilisation to avoid the deaths and morbidity in low and middle income countries likely to result from recent US policy changes Announcing the United ...

🚨 This analysis piece in @bmj.com is absolutely 🔥 (disclosure: I was a peer reviewer)

The authors argue that US actions to dismantle public health at home & abroad “constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under international law”

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Title: "The United States is Driving a Public Heath Emergency of International Concern"
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WHO warns of health crisis ‘unfolding in real time’ across Middle East Hostilities should halt and healthcare facilities must be treated as ‘safe havens’, WHO’s regional chief has said

"A total stop to hostilities in the Middle East is needed to halt a “health crisis unfolding in real time”, the World Health Organization’s chief in the region has said.

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities must be treated as ‘safe havens"
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