What a week it's been here in Toronto at #TropMed25! We would like to extend our thanks to @ngdiubc.bsky.social for sharing this learning and networking experience with early career health professionals, many of whom are contributing towards the prevention & treatment of NTDs. @astmh.bsky.social

What a week it's been here in Toronto at #TropMed25! We would like to extend our thanks to @ngdiubc.bsky.social for sharing this learning and networking experience with early career health professionals, many of whom are contributing towards the prevention & treatment of NTDs. @astmh.bsky.social

Research by NGDI UBC in collaboration with computer scientists at LSU using #AI have identified novel compounds to treat Emerging Infectious Diseases including long-hauling #COVIDー19 in children @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social @isntd.org @yalesph.bsky.social

NGDI UBC is honored to provide sponsorship for Canadian NTD students to experience the ASTMH 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto (and attend the CNNTD symposium). #ASTMH #TropMed25 @astmh.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social @msf.ca @who.int

Thank you UT MD Anderson Cancer Center for highlighting our Co-Founder. @mdanderson.bsky.social @prostatecanceruk.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social

In a clinical trial, this new malaria drug cured 97.4% participants go.nature.com/3LGGZ6c

🚨 New research from ICMR - National Institute of Malaria Research & IDDO researchers highlights issues with the accuracy of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for #vivax #malaria infections 📍 The study across 12 sites in India found RDTs often missed vivax malaria 🔗 www.iddo.org/news/new-stu...

Canadian researchers have developed a groundbreaking treatment for “black fever” parasitic disease! The Wasan lab is working to get a new oral medication into the hands of those who need it. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54163.html...

With a shocking 43% of the children with TB continue to miss diagnosis and hence the treatment in 2024, its time for governments to act now to reduce this deadly gap. Join us for a discussion on improving access to care for children affected with TB www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBqQ... #IDSky #TBSky

New #malaria drug promises to beat resistant strains In @financialtimes.com, Michael Delves comments on first new anti-malaria treatment for a generation & says it gives reassurance we can continue to save lives if artemisinins fail. www.ft.com/content/9070...

🌍 Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Webinar Series: One Health in Action in Africa, Asia and the Middle East and North Africa 📅 To mark World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2025, explore and join a webinar between 18 - 21 November. 👉 Register now: amr.tghn.org/events/ #WAAW #GlobalHealth #OneHealth

Nature: First new type of malaria treatment in decades shows promise against drug resistance by Mariana Lenharo go.nature.com/4oGI7FE

NGDI UBC is honored to provide sponsorship for Canadian NTD students to experience the ASTMH 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto (and attend the CNNTD symposium). #ASTMH #TropMed25 @astmh.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social @msf.ca @who.int

"Budget's $2.7B cut to foreign aid leaves international development in limbo, say NGOs" #Budget2025 #Canada www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada lost its #measles elimination status today. Here's something @jwnickerson.bsky.social and I wrote a while back in @theconversation.com for @msf.ca: "Measles is a humanitarian issue, and its unwelcome reappearance in Canada is a reminder of its importance" theconversation.com/measles-is-a...

Happening next week at @uOttawaLaw! Join us for “NOMA: The Worst Violations of the Rights of Children”- a documentary screening and talk with advocates.
🗓️ Nov 18, 11:30am EST, Fauteux Hall 135 www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/events/noma

On which note... "Canada: If you’re going to cut foreign aid, at least be honest about it" www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

#Tuberculosis (TB) is preventable and curable. Yet, it remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers, claiming 1.23 million lives in 2024. The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 talks about the gains made so far and the challenges ahead due to severe funding cuts: bit.ly/4qT5ihk

New from us @plosglobalpublichealth.org "Cholera vaccines for the rich, #cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Congratulations to the #TropMed25 Bailey K. Ashford Medalists: 🏅Gordon A. Awandare of University of Ghana 🏅Lauren M. Cohee of @lstmnews.bsky.social 🏅@danieltleung.bsky.social of @utah.edu 🏅Fredros Okumu of @uofglasgow.bsky.social

It is an honor to have our story recognized by @astmh.bsky.social! #TropMed25 is an important chance to share novel approaches to treating neglected diseases. I ask that you share your treatment experiences on CURE ID (cure.ncats.io). This way others may benefit the way Alaina did!

WHO cites progress against TB globally but warns about reduced funding The global TB incidence rate fell by 2% in 2024, and TB deaths fell by 3%, but WHO officials say the progress could be wiped out by funding cuts. www.cidrap.umn.edu/t...

#Tuberculosis laboratory capacity building in the WHO African Region: The past, the present and the future: A Viewpoint journals.plos.org/globalpublic... (open access) @plosglobalpublichealth.org

Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall theconversation.com/canada-loses...

Bravo to Shyam Sundar of Banaras Hindu University for winning the Clara Ludlow medal, an award recognizing researchers for their inspirational and pioneering spirit. #TropMed25

Even previously healthy children can become seriously ill with flu, the Royal College of #Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) said. A troublesome mutant strain of the flu is believed to be behind a concerning early spike in flu cases, which experts say may be more severe than usual. This is because

Childhood tuberculosis and risk of frailty in later life: evidence from a nationally representative study in Brazil ✅ Just Accepted 🔗 https://bit.ly/4qVAOv9

A special LIVE recorded episode of #GlobalHealthMatters 🎙️ Recorded in partnership with the @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social! @garryaslanyan.bsky.social speaks with Joy Phumaphi (ALMA) and Monica Bharel (Google Health) about bridging the global health knowledge divide. 👉 http://tinyurl.com/GHM-E56

Access to vaccines is not a privilege — it is a human right. In @statnews.com today, Stefan Peterson and I write about using a human rights-based approach to deal with vaccine denialism and the return of measles, whooping cough and diphtheria www.statnews.com/2025/11/12/c...

So, @angierasmussen.bsky.social and @kindrachukjason.bsky.social and other #ViroSky folks, Virology Africa 2026 is going to be INSIDE the Kruger National Park in South Africa in September 2026!! It will be awesome 😁

Why is this year's flu strain a concern? In @dailymail.co.uk Punam Mangtani explains how current H3N2 strain may differ from #flu circulating last year & how lower immunity in the population means virus can spread more easily. www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

Pneumonia claims over 2.5 million lives each year, including 700,000 children under five. On World Pneumonia Day, Unitaid reaffirms its commitment to expand access to medical oxygen, one of the simplest and most powerful tools to save lives.

Yesterday Canada lost its measles elimination status after a year of continuous transmission. Like measles itself, this was preventable. We need to step up our efforts to make vaccination available to all. I talked to CBC about it live from @astmh.bsky.social: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Yesterday, Canada lost its measles elimination status. Dr. Angela Rasmussen, virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) at the University of Saskatchewan, spoke to CBC News at #TropMed25 about what this means for Canada and the rest of the world: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

🎓 Are you heading to @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Toronto? 📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia? We’ve got you covered. 🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025: 👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM

🎙️ Meet #GlobalHealthMatters podcast host @garryaslanyan.bsky.social  at #ASTMH2025 in Toronto, 9–13 Nov! Brought to you by @astmh.bsky.social#GlobalHealthMatters  Come say hi & chat about the future of global health 🌍

Canada is once again known internationally as a country with measles. I am heartbroken and scared for all of my friends who are going to be having kids in the next couple months because of the horrible and very real risk their infants now face. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

In the UK, restricting free access to proven vaccines surely ignores the evidence and is a public health failure? 🙏Petition: Make the COVID-19 vaccine universally available, free of charge, like it was previously. www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...

A new @ca.theconversation.com article, co-authored by @juliamwright.bsky.social (FRSC), explores how updated CSA standards for respirator use can better protect health-care workers and patients — and why adopting evidence-based safety measures is vital for all Canadians. #RSCVoices

Influenza season is kicking off in the Northern Hemisphere! Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself. Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!

Canada has a lot of work to do Anti-vaccine disinformation from the US is a huge threat www.reuters.com/business/hea...

🦟 "Northward expansion of #Aedes albopictus-associated #arbovirus transmission risk in #Europe" by Zia Farooq, PhD, @joacimrocklov.bsky.social & Jan Semenza in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social . www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...