Pre-launch Global Webinar on the @who.int operational guidance for sustaining HIV, viral hepatitis and STI priority services in a changing funding landscape 🗓️Wednesday 02 July 2025 🕰️12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (CEST) Zoom link for registration: who.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #STI #STISky #HIV #HIVSky

Ask anyone from the Global South: it’s not just the lost money, it’s the humiliation and immense effort Africans lost nearly $70M to denied visas applications to Europe in 2024 amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/05/...

I was lucky to get a turn today, observing and helping out a little!😊 I wish the Youth Researchers' all the best and look forward to learning about their projects! @camfed.bsky.social @thruzim.bsky.social

Today I had the privilege of training Youth Researchers from Zimbabwe & Tanzania as part of the 2025 Youth Researchers Academy (YRA). The YRA teaches young people about research before they go on to do their own research projects.

The SOFAR Project is now live on the EU CORDIS platform! Proud to be part of this @EDCTP3 -funded @horizoneu.bsky.social initiative strengthening infectious disease research in 🇿🇼🇿🇲🇲🇿 cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1... @zambartresearch.bsky.social @tropeninstitut.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social

Diagnostics will play an important role in control and prevention of HIV infection through novel technologies, digital solutions, and integrated service delivery innovations www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

At a time when some leaders are dismantling health equity work, I applaud the @who.int for this important report! World Report on Social Determinants of Health Equity, 2025 www.who.int/teams/social...

Join us for the 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘄𝗲 🇿🇼 event, 3–5 June. 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 (𝟯 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲) – open to all. Free, but register early! 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 (𝟯–𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲) – for PhDs & early postdocs. 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻➡️ lnkd.in/d9Vd5tYD 𝗘𝗖𝗥 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆➡️ lnkd.in/d5r_SNdP

👋LSHTM First & Next Generation Scholarships opportunities 12 #scholarships available across our intensive & distance learning programmes to enable talented #students from underrepresented backgrounds at #postgraduate level to study at LSHTM. www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Reimagining Global Health Course (online only) June 9 - 13, 2025 www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...

🚨 What happens when vital health data disappears? The suspension of USAID funding for the DHS Program threatens global health monitoring, policymaking, and life-saving interventions. We must restore funding before this loss impacts millions. Share with your network! www.itg.be/en/health-st...

Our trial to investigate the use of information videos & electronic consent vs traditional paper based consent is published. I loved this trial as it shakes up how we’ve always done consenting & shows non inferiority! gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...

Great opportunity! Needed now more than ever.. 50 scholarships for candidates from #Africa MSc in #SHR @lshtm.bsky.social Pls share widely! @pmnch.bsky.social @newborntoolkit.bsky.social @kentbuse.bsky.social @debrajacksonnole.bsky.social

A community-based STI screening study in Zimbabwe found a reduction in gonorrhoea prevalence among youth but no significant change for chlamydia or trichomoniasis. More research needed on the effects of screening interventions on AMR & re-infection rates. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #STIs

Applications for the MSc in Sexual & Reproductive Health Policy and Programming are currently open… The MSc is fully online with full time or part time study options. There are also 50 Scholarship awards available for candidates from Africa! www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/course...

Our article on HIV & Alcohol Misuse among artisanal miners in Zimbabwe is published 💃🏽 It is a call to action for research in a high risk group where high levels of alcohol abuse, high HIV prevalence & poor access to health services are reported. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Phew 😅 #STI enthusiasts @stihiv2025.org #AbstractDeadline has just been extended to 13th January 2025. Please spread the word to your friends #chlamydia #gonorrhoea #trichomonas #syphilis #mp #HIV @bashhuk.bsky.social @alisonfootman.bsky.social @chidodc.bsky.social @billmiller-epi.bsky.social

5th person to be cured of HIV “Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”

"Non-White scientists appear on fewer editorial boards, spend more time under review, and receive fewer citations" www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Our trial to investigate the effect of a community-based intervention for STIs on population prevalence among youth in Zimbabwe (STICH) is published 💃🏽 Community-based STI screening appeared to reduce population-level prevalence of N gonorrhoeae. Link below 👇🏾 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Trump will reinstate the Global Gag Rule Project 2025 wants a very extreme version This will kill people Reinstating the rule from 2017-2021 "increased the number of maternal & child deaths by about 27,000 per year" and led to an estimated 360,000 new HIV infections www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....

“globally, the most dangerous place for a woman to be was in her home, where the majority of women die at the hands of men” www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Thank you Michael ☺️