In 2025, communities grieved. Lost programs, lost services, lost loved ones. And then they organized, gathered evidence, and kept people alive. Watch Executive Director @solangebap.bsky.social explain why. 👇 youtu.be/vnGSzbNqUGU

Innovation without access is not progress. It is inequality. At the Future of HIV Markets Forum in Nairobi, ITPC called for a redesign of the rules — so public health, not commercial strategy, drives medical innovation. #MakeMedicinesAffordable

📍 Lilongwe, Malawi. Governments, civil society and partners gathered for the COMET CLM Workshop this week. Community intelligence is not supplementary data. It is the foundation of health reform.

🌍 The Global AI Survey is now in French and English. Spanish and Russian coming soon. We've extended the survey to make sure every community voice is heard. Closes 30 June. 10 mins. 100% anonymous. Make sure yours is in the data. 👉 shorturl.at/hoqW1 #CommunityIntelligence #CommunitiesAreExperts

Big Pharma has mastered evergreening. Now not just patents, but clinical development itself is the tool. Every year of unnecessary exclusivity costs lives. At the Future of HIV Markets Forum in Nairobi, ITPC is calling it out. #MakeMedicinesAffordable

SAVE THE DATE: #AIDS2026 Treatment Pre-conference Funding cuts. New technologies. Growing inequalities. The HIV response is at a crossroads. Register for updates on the pre-conference at 👉 shorturl.at/kw2Xn #MakeMedicinesAffordable #RethinkRebuildRise

The Law Reform Academy on Free Trade Agreements & TRIPS-plus is open! 50+ activists, lawyers & researchers building knowledge and strategies to defend access to medicines against harmful trade rules. @ITPCGlobal 💊✊🌍 #MakeMedicinesAffordable #AccessToMedicines

The @who.int Joint Task Force on global health architecture reform has 25 seats. None are for civil society. None are for people living with health conditions & inequities. There can be no reform without representation. HEAR CSO response to #WHA79 decision: bit.ly/HEAR-JTF-Sta...

🌍 HIV literacy is community power. Register for a @itpc.bsky.social + @unaids.org webinar to launch the Global HIV Literacy Guide! 🗓️ 02 June 2026 | 14:00–15:30 SAST 📲 Register: shorturl.at/UEWXa #Health #HIV

@solangebap.bsky.social joins Dr Rob Murphy on the Explore Global Health podcast to discuss artificial intelligence in global health. "AI won't fix health inequity on its own. In the wrong hands, it can make things worse." Listen here: shorturl.at/RDeBq

🌟 Business as usual is not reform. This week at #WHA79, Member States will vote on a joint process for global health reform. If it excludes civil society from its governance, it risks reproducing the very gaps it intends to fix. 🔗 Sign & share the statement: bit.ly/HEARCSOsignon

📣 We need your voices. Health advocates from Lagos to Lima to Tbilisi to Phnom Penh are taking ITPC's Community AI Survey. Have you taken the survey yet? ⏱️10 minutes 🥷Anonymous 🔗 shorturl.at/hoqW1 #CommunityIntelligence

⚡We're hiring⚡ ITPC is seeking a global level researcher on EPO validation agreements system impact. To find out more & apply, visit shorturl.at/68D97 #jobopportunities #careeropportunity

📢 NEW WEBINAR | 20 May, 3PM SAST How is CLM strengthening integrated HIV, TB & malaria responses across 16 African countries? Join ITPC for practical lessons and real experiences. French interpretation provided. Register: shorturl.at/L4hfu #CommunitiesAreExperts

“Communities are not a budget line item. Communities are infrastructure.” Powerful words from @solangebap.bsky.social speaking to the United Nations on sustainability and financing of the global HIV response in 2026 and beyond. Watch: youtu.be/7aO27LW_tVg

The WHO has designed a global health reform process that leaves out community leadership. Join HEAR CSO's call for inclusion. Sign on by 18 May! Sign the statement: bit.ly/490dzZD

When AI tools are built without communities, communities pay the price. Your experience, concerns and ideas belong in this conversation. Take the survey today shorturl.at/hoqW1 #CommunityIntelligence #AI

Register here: bit.ly/HEARCSOatWHA79 to join HEAR CSO at the #WorldHealthAssembly in Geneva for two sessions focused on global health architecture reform and its implications for Universal Health Coverage. Hybrid participation available. Interpretation in Arabic, French, Spanish, and Russian

New episode of the Make Medicines Affordable podcast is live🎙 Tracy Swan speaks with activists from Georgia and Brazil about funding cuts, rising authoritarianism, and why solidarity is our strongest tool. Listen now: shorturl.at/Io5vP #MakeMedicinesAffordable #HumanRights

AI is reshaping healthcare. We’re launching an AI survey to find out what health advocates think about AI. Our goal: to support community-engaged design and roll-out of AI tools. Take our 10-minute survey: shorturl.at/hoqW1 #CommunityIntelligence #CommunitiesAreExperts

Sign up for our free AI 101 for Communities training webinar AI 101: Why Communities Need AI Tuesday, May 5, 2026 2:30 PM Johannesburg (SAST) | 3:30 PM Nairobi (EAT) | 1:30 PM London (WAT/BST) | 8:30 AM New York (EDT) Register here: lnkd.in/ddxWHKNP Register and share this post with your networks.

New South Centre report highlights how civil society is challenging patent barriers to improve access to TB treatment. Across 9 countries, coordinated action helped secure patent rejections & pushed J& J not to enforce bedaquiline patents in 134 LMICs. www.southcentre.int/wp-content/u...

Communities are not peripheral, they are central to the HIV response! No one understands the realities of #HIV better than those living with it. 📌Community Advocacy Network (CAN) pre-meeting, 19 April 2026, Nairobi Kenya at the CQUIN meeting.

📢WEBINAR: AI 101 session with Audere for anyone working in HIV or global health who wants to understand AI without needing a tech background. 📅 Tues, 5 May | 14:30–16:00 SAST Register here 👉https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sLyjBCotSFWUi2phcMHDHw#/registration #CommunitiesAreExperts

💊Argentina has removed key patent guidelines that helped keep medicines affordable. This could mean longer monopolies, higher prices, and delayed access. Civil society is calling for action. 🖋️Sign the global statement forms.gle/BfChxT5nSWXg...

#HIV literacy is essential to stronger, people-centred HIV responses. It supports prevention, treatment, and empowers communities to drive change. This new practical guide by ITPC (with @unaids.org support) is built for real-world use. Download it here itpcglobal.org/resource/glo...

AI is shaping healthcare. Are communities part of the conversation? Join our free AI 101 session with Audere. No tech background needed. Just clear, practical understanding. 📅 5 May🕑 14:30–16:00 SAST 👉 Register now us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #CommunitiesAreExperts

ITPC mourns the passing of Stephen Lewis, the former United Nations Special Envoy on HIV and AIDS in Africa (2001 – 2006) and founder of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Please see the memorial video shared by the Stephen Lewis Foundation vimeo.com/887750174?fl...

"If the models exclude marginalized communities, we risk creating a bigger gap than already exists." Hawinet Bekele from Audere said it at our AI and HIV webinar. She is right. So ITPC Global and Audere are hosting a FREE AI 101 training on 5 May. Register now 👇 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

3 takeaways from our webinar with 100+ participants 👇 1️⃣ AI can expand access & cut wait times 2️⃣ Bias is structural. Models built without data from African communities & PLHIV will deepen inequality 3️⃣Community leadership is the blueprint Watch the full webinar here www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPoc...

AI is already shaping HIV testing, treatment & services. The question is who governs it and who benefits. If you missed our webinar on AI in the HIV response, watch it now on YouTube 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=gPoc... #HIV #CommunitiesAreExperts #AI

We don’t have a TB innovation problem. New tools and treatments exist. Stigma, weak systems, and lack of political will still stand in the way. This #WorldTBDay, we need to centre people, fund communities, and fix the systems that are failing them.

New TB vaccines are coming, but access isn’t guaranteed. New research maps patents behind MTBVAC & M72/AS01E, warning IP could delay equitable rollout. Monitoring patents + using TRIPS flexibilities will be key. makemedicinesaffordable.org/new-research...

New study from Senegal shows how procurement shapes access to HIV, TB, HPV & cancer treatment. Strong systems help reduce stock-outs, but high prices remain a barrier. Access still depends on affordability + coordination. makemedicinesaffordable.org/new-market-i... #GlobalHealth

What happens when lifesaving medicines are priced out of reach? Sibongile Tshabalala from TAC speaks about the power of activism in confronting pharmaceutical monopolies. Listen here open.spotify.com/episode/1JSy... #intellectualproperty #accesstomedicines #HIV

Activism still shapes access to medicines. Patent reform, HIV advocacy & community resistance take centre stage as Tracy Swan speaks with Othoman Mellouk (ITPC Global) & Sibongile Tshabalala (TAC). 🎧 Listen now open.spotify.com/episode/1JSy... #MakeMedicinesAffordable

ITPC is seeking a technical partner to design an AI-assisted analysis workflow and dashboard for Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) data across South Africa, Malawi & the region. Help turn data into stronger advocacy. itpcglobal.org/workwithus/r...

WEBINAR 📢Join ITPC for AI in HIV: Centering Communities in the Age of Algorithms 📅 Mon 16 March | 14:30 SAST / 07:30 EST us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Are robots taking over? That's what we're asking & communities have the answers. Join ITPC Global's webinar: AI in HIV: Centering Communities in the Age of Algorithms 📅 Mon 16 March | 14:30 SAST / 07:30 EST Register here us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

ITPC seeks to engage 3 civil society organizations (CSOs) or HIV-focused NGOs as sub-grantees to provide high-level technical, analytical & facilitation support for implementation across Malawi, South Africa & Zimbabwe. itpcglobal.org/workwithus/r...

Rights mean nothing if we can't fund or defend them. As global health funding shrinks, progress against HIV & maternal mortality is at risk. Today, we recommit to the fight for equitable healthcare access for all women & girls. #RightsJusticeAction #IWD2026v @solangebap.bsky.social

We are looking for a remote Community Driven Systems Change Specialist for a fixed term contract (3 days per week, 9 months duration) ending in December 2026. ⏳Deadline: 6 March 2026. To apply 👉 itpcglobal.org/workwithus/c...

⚡We're hiring⚡ITPC seeks a technical partner to design & implement a practical, AI-assisted analysis workflow & lightweight dashboard using primarily configurable, off-the-shelf tools for CLM across South Africa, Malawi & potentially other countries in the region. itpcglobal.org/workwithus/r...

1 March is #ZeroDiscriminationDay. #Grindr4Equality and ITPCglobal are working together to promote dignity, equality, and access to HIV prevention and treatment without fear. #RightsSaveLives 🧵1/5

If you work in health, development or civil society, this is your moment to weigh in. 📝 It takes just 10–15 minutes. 🔗 bit.ly/4sO3Duv ⏰ Deadline: 28 February Don’t let the next round of decisions happen without us. @wacihealth.bsky.social @gnpplus.bsky.social @gfadvocates.bsky.social

Did you know that the The Lancet Global Health Commission on AI & HIV was launched in April 2025? Learn more👉 shorturl.at/EPvnF Join ITPC Global for a bold, community-first conversation on #AI in #HIV. REGISTER HERE🔗https://shorturl.at/xAk7A

Colombian civil society has challenged the Merck patent on the monthly HIV prevention pill MK-8527, urging fair access and competition to keep prices down and save lives. No patents should block the fight against HIV. #MakeMedicinesAffordable makemedicinesaffordable.org/colombian-ci...

How did 2025 US funding cuts affect #HIV diagnostic services? This #CLM project was designed to monitor whether health facilities followed WHO or national guidelines & to assess long standing systemic challenges. itpcglobal.org/resource/com...

⚡💊TNP+ Wins Landmark Patent Opposition against Unlawful HCV Treatment Patent Learn more 👉https://makemedicinesaffordable.org/tnp-wins-landmark-patent-opposition-against-unlawful-hcv-treatment-patent/ #MakeMedicinesAffordable

HEAR CSO brings civil society & communities impacted by health inequities together to develop a shared & equitable future for global health architecture. Make your voice heard 🖋️ bit.ly/4sO3Duv @wacihealth.bsky.social @gfadvocates.bsky.social @gnpplus.bsky.social