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@theglobalfight.bsky.social
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fight
about 1 month ago
💡A new opinion piece by USC Professor Jonathan Cohen and Chris Collins, Friends president & CEO—and California native—argues that U.S. investments in
#globalhealth
are vital to California’s success, safety and future. 🔗
www.theglobalfight.org/californias-...
@usc.edu
@chriscollinsdc.bsky.social
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ)
8 months ago
🏥 Strong domestic investments in health result in resilient & sustainable health systems, better health outcomes, & economic growth. It’s
#OneWorldOneFight
. Now is the time to support countries in prioritising health budgets & securing a healthier future for all.
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Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ)
8 months ago
FGFJ welcomed
#GlobalFund's
Peter Sands during his visit to Japan with a warm reception & held an awards ceremony to honor Japan's leadership in fighting
#HIV
,
#TB
&
#malaria
. Recipients from 5 categories were recognized: Media, Business, Civil Society, Academia & Legislature. See awardees below!
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fight
9 months ago
📑 What’s new with Friends? Stay up to date and read our monthly newsletter here:
conta.cc/414k9uI
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fight
9 months ago
🌐 According to Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), the Global Fund is a smart, strategic investment in U.S. diplomacy and leadership. Learn more:
www.theglobalfight.org/investment-c...
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fight
9 months ago
🦟 Never before have we had such a powerful set of tools to fight
#malaria
. Check out a new video from
@malarianomoreuk.bsky.social
& the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) to see how
#globalhealth
innovations 🔬 save children’s lives & drive progress toward
#ZeroMalaria
⬇️
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Change The Story - The Path To Zero 🚫🦟
YouTube video by Zero Malaria Starts with Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3YYg9hm6TM
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fight
8 months ago
🔎 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, digital surveillance is playing a critical role in fighting disease outbreaks. By digitizing data, tracing cases and monitoring 21 epidemics—including malaria, Ebola, measles, HIV and mpox—these technologies are helping contain outbreaks & save lives ⬇️
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Digital Solutions Help Catch and Contain Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Global Fund Special Coverage
Français Deutsch The Kinshasa-based National Centre for Epidemiological Intelligence seems a world away from the mega city’s notoriously chaotic streets.Although unassuming from the outside, this buil...
https://globalfund.exposure.co/digital-solutions-help-catch-and-contain-outbreaks-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
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Chris Collins
Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
9 months ago
"Abrupt PEPFAR cutbacks would have immediate and long-term detrimental effects on epidemiologic and clinical HIV outcomes in South Africa" New modeling study in
@annalsofim.bsky.social
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Matthew Kavanagh
9 months ago
Public citizen is doing incredible work with a shoe-string team so anyone who can should chip to support….
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Chris Collins
Jen Kates
9 months ago
New lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s freeze of foreign aid funding.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
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Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against…
https://www.citizen.org/news/nonprofits-sue-trump-administration-to-reverse-freeze-on-foreign-aid-funding/
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Chris Collins
Jen Kates
9 months ago
A new
#USAID
OIG report highlights the impact of the foreign aid pause on humanitarian assistance. Ultimate conclusion: USAID's ability to "distribute and safeguard taxpayer-funded humanitarian assistance" has been degraded. Key points below.
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Chris Collins
Jen Kates
9 months ago
Yes,
#PEPFAR
has been granted a limited waiver to resume some services, but there are still reports that $$ is not flowing & services have not resumed. Even the US Embassy in South Africa acknowledges this (from Feb 10, 2025).
za.usembassy.gov/presidents-e...
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Chris Collins
Jen Kates
9 months ago
2nd lawsuit on behalf of contractors/NGOs challenging the
#foreignaid
freeze, detailing disruption & impact, e.g., more than $200 million in health commodities in transit or stranded and "risk expiring, being damaged, being stolen, or being delivered without means for pick-up"
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Jen Kates
9 months ago
This is even with a limited waiver for some life-saving services to continue. They can't continue if key parts of the system are not up and running.
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Chris Collins
Jen Kates
9 months ago
Our up-to-date tracker of the Trump administration's executive actions affecting global health is here (includes the latest legal challenges):
www.kff.org/global-healt...
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Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions on Global Health | KFF
This guide provides an overview of executive orders and other executive actions made by the Trump Administration since January 21, 2025 that directly address or affect U.S. global health efforts. This...
https://www.kff.org/global-health-policy/fact-sheet/overview-of-president-trumps-executive-actions-on-global-health/
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Chris Collins
Peter Maybarduk
9 months ago
New: We are suing Trump to reverse the foreign aid freeze, on behalf of AVAC
@hivpxresearch.bsky.social
and the Journalism Development Network. Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
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Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against…
https://www.citizen.org/news/nonprofits-sue-trump-administration-to-reverse-freeze-on-foreign-aid-funding/
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Chris Collins
Gregg Gonsalves
9 months ago
My
#Yale
colleague Harlan Krumholz explains why the cuts to indirect costs are a disaster for biomedical research in the United States. Want to do something about it? I'll list those who have to hear from us below. Share, recruit friends and family to help. 1/
www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n...
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The NIH’s drastic cut to indirect cost rates is a critical threat to U.S. research infrastructure
The drastic reduction in indirect costs is not a path to innovation or cost savings — it’s a threat to U.S.’s position as global leader in medical research.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/nih-indirect-research-cost-rate-cuts-universities-threat/#:~:text=Indirect%20costs%20cover%20expenses%20like,function%20at%20their%20full%20capacity
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Chris Collins
Jim Pickett
9 months ago
SUPPORT USAID! Musk reportedly spent $40M on
#Superbowl
ads calling
#USAID
wasteful. Here’s how USAID would’ve spent that $$: 🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to
youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8
#saveforeignaid
and
#standwithUSAID
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Chris Collins
AVAC
9 months ago
While Elon Musk spends $40M on a
#Superbowl
ad smearing
#USAID
, 20M million people living with
#HIV
are at-risk of losing treatment because of the current foreign aid freeze.
#StandWithUSAID
and watch this instead:
youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8
#SaveForeignAid
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https://youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8
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Chris Collins
AVAC
9 months ago
“We have betrayed the trust of ministries of health and the regulatory agencies in the countries where we were working and of the women who agreed to be in our studies, who were told that they would be taken care of,” Dr. Hillier said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order (Gift Article)
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/health/usaid-clinical-trials-funding-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.u04.SOqB.v4DDvJ6Mbd7c&smid=url-share
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fight
9 months ago
🌐 Check out our new issue brief on how the
#GlobalFund
and
#globalhealth
bilateral programs exemplify American values, promote global diplomacy and bolster
#nationalsecurity
. 📑
www.theglobalfight.org/new-issue-br..
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New Issue Brief: How the Global Fund Makes America Stronger and Safer - Friends of The Global Fight
Our latest issue brief highlights how U.S. leadership in the Global Fund and in bilateral HIV, TB and malaria programs makes America safer and stronger. For decades, these programs exemplified America...
https://www.theglobalfight.org/new-issue-br..
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fight
9 months ago
🚨 A
#tuberculosis
(TB) outbreak in Kansas has infected 67 people—one of the largest U.S. outbreaks since the 1950s, per
@nytimes.com
. As the world’s deadliest infectious disease,
#TB
poses health security risks—highlighting the critical need for continued U.S. leadership in
#globalhealth
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Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak
State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/us/tuberculosis-outbreak-kansas.html
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The Global Fund: An Investment in U.S. Diplomatic and Security Interests - Friends of The Global Fight
The Global Fund: An Investment in U.S. Diplomatic and Security Interests Backed by Military and Faith Leaders and the Private Sector Our new issue brief highlights how U.S. investments in the Global F...
https://www.theglobalfight.org/the-global-fund-an-investment-in-u-s-diplomatic-and-security-interests/
10 months ago
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Driving Transition and Sustainability in Global Health Financing: Key Decisions from 2024 Global Fund Board Meeting - Friends of The Global Fight
Driving Transition and Sustainability in Global Health Financing: Key Decisions from 2024 Global Fund Board Meeting Helping countries build sustainable health finance systems and transition away from ...
https://www.theglobalfight.org/driving-transition-and-sustainability-in-global-health-financing-key-decisions-from-2024-global-fund-board-meeting/
10 months ago
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New Issue Brief: How the Global Fund Makes America Stronger and Safer - Friends of The Global Fight
Our latest issue brief highlights how U.S. leadership in the Global Fund and in bilateral HIV, TB and malaria programs makes America safer and stronger. For decades, these programs exemplified America...
https://www.theglobalfight.org/new-issue-brief-how-the-global-fund-makes-america-stronger-and-safer/
10 months ago
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Chris Collins
Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
10 months ago
This is completely NUTS! CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately
www.statnews.com/2025/01/27/c...
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CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
https://www.statnews.com/2025/01/27/cdc-ordered-stop-working-with-world-health-organization/
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Chris Collins
Melody Schreiber
10 months ago
The freeze on spending also appears to halt the salaries of hundreds of contractors in the global health bureau of USAID for three months, which could basically destroy PEPFAR’s workforce.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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PEPFAR, the acclaimed anti-HIV program, faces loss of funds as part of U.S. aid pause
On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/01/25/g-s1-44762/pepfar-trump-hiv-foreign-aid
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Chris Collins
Friends of the Global Fight
10 months ago
🛡️Did you know the
#GlobalFund
partnership delivers a strong return on investment? Check out our latest issue brief to learn how the Global Fund partnership is driving economic returns and advancing U.S.
#security
and diplomatic interests:
www.theglobalfight.org/the-global-f...
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Chris Collins
AVAC
10 months ago
Brand-new resource for 2025! 🆕 As we look towards the expansion of long-acting
#PrEP
products,
@fhi360.bsky.social
in collaboration with
@gbgmc.bsky.social
released a guideline for implementation for key populations (#KP). Explore more on
#PrEPWatch
!
www.prepwatch.org/resources/lo...
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Chris Collins
AVAC
11 months ago
Congratulations to this incredible contribution to the
@theglobalfight.bsky.social
team! 🎉 Rep. Barbara Lee has been a valued champion of
#HIV/#AIDS
and public health throughout her tenure in Congress and beyond. We can't wait to continue the fight together.
www.theglobalfight.org/friends-welc...
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Friends Welcomes Congresswoman Barbara Lee to Board of Directors - Friends of The Global Fight
Friends Welcomes Congresswoman Barbara Lee to Board of Directors Friends is honored to announce that global health and justice champion Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) will join its Board of Director...
https://www.theglobalfight.org/friends-welcomes-congresswoman-barbara-lee-to-board-of-directors/
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Chris Collins
AVAC
11 months ago
Just last week, the Federal AIDS Policy Partnership (FAPP) and
@gappdc.bsky.social
presented Rep. Barbara Lee the Excellence in HIV/AIDS Award for her commitment and continued legacy in ending the epidemic. This announcement from
@theglobalfight.bsky.social
couldn't be more appropriate. 🎯
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Chris Collins
Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA
12 months ago
The state of the HIV/AIDS endemic requires evaluation and planning for future goals. @theNAMedicine hosted a virtual workshop to explore how to re-energize the global HIV response. Read the proceedings:
nam.edu/sustainabili...
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Sustainability of the HIV/AIDS Response – Getting to 2030 & Beyond - National Academy of Medicine
NAM Discussion Proceedings – published December 3, 2024
https://nam.edu/sustainability-of-the-hiv-aids-response-getting-to-2030-beyond/
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Space
12 months ago
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Chris Collins
Jen Kates
about 1 year ago
“How the CDC could change under the next Trump administration”
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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How the CDC could change under the next Trump administration
If the new administration embraces proposals to cut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget and its mission, the public health agency could look very different than it does today.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/11/14/nx-s1-5186971/cdc-cuts-restructuring-trump-2024-election
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Keith Brown 💙
about 1 year ago
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