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Gates Poverty retweeted
2018 #GlobalHealth highlights: A single-dose cure for vivax #malaria and breakthrough treatments for #sleepingsickness and lymphatic filariasis were approved, and it was discovered that a single dose of #azithromycin can save kids' lives. medium.com/@trevormundel/the…
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.@DirOPSPAHO of @pahowho and I explain how governments of the Americas have the power to eliminate #malaria in the region.
A medida que nos acercamos a la eliminación de la #malaria en las Américas, hay un nuevo peligro, según @opsoms y @gatesfoundation : los Gobiernos que confían en que el fin está cerca, podrían desacelerar sus esfuerzos ow.ly/CXVR30mOeFb
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4 / Thank you to all partners for your tireless efforts in bringing this day to pass. @DNDi, @JoanneLiu_MSF @MSFsci @sanofi @MinSanteRDC stories.dndi.org/sleepingsic… – at Seattle, WA
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3 / This is what we should all strive for – a world where no one has to die because of an insect bite + every child can grow up to lead a healthy + productive life. @DNDi, @JoanneLiu_MSF @MSFsci @sanofi @MinSanteRDC stories.dndi.org/sleepingsic… – at Seattle, WA
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2 / This is what partnership delivers. EMA’s approval of fexinidazole was made possible by dozens of partners around the world + especially work of Congolese researchers and clinical trial participants @DNDi, @JoanneLiu_MSF @MSFsci @sanofi @MinSanteRDC bit.ly/2PVZVQ7 – at Seattle, WA
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1/ This is what progress looks like. For the first time, we have a safe + effective oral treatment for trypanosomiasis, a disease that once killed hundreds of thousands and rendered many areas of central Africa uninhabitable. stories.dndi.org/sleepingsic…
Gates Poverty retweeted
Do you know mid-career #publichealth professionals who work for a government health agency in #Africa & want to advance their careers? Encourage them to apply to the International Program in Public Health Leadership #IPPHL starting Nov.1 through Dec. 6! medium.com/@ChrisJElias/ipph…
Gates Poverty retweeted
Inspired tonight by the commitment of these great leaders to achieving #SDG3 through partnership and innovation. Working together, we can beat the best case scenarios for 2030, save millions of lives and strengthen global preparedness for the next pandemic. #GrandChallenges – at Germany
Gates Poverty retweeted
Thrilled to be in Berlin to help kick off #GrandChallenges and talk about Germany's emergence as a hub for global health R&D and a leader in the fight for global health equity. Great panel discussion with @IlonaKickbusch, @MoetiTshidi , @JeremyFarrar + Anna Holzscheiter – at Berlin, Germany
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Excited to be on stage in Berlin to kick off #GrandChallenges 2018. Germany is emerging as a hub for global health R&D and a leader in the fight for global health equity. #Goalkeepers18
Gates Poverty retweeted
@UNICEF and @gatesfoundation teams working together #ForEveryChild ! All smiles after a great meeting at #UNGA discussing how to reinforce our partnership around nutrition, immunization, health and adolescence. @unicefchief @ChrisJElias
Gates Poverty retweeted
Great to be with @UnicefChief today to celebrate our partnership and the incredible work that @UNICEF does to advance child health, immunization, nutrition, and polio eradication. #Goalkeepers #ForEveryChild #UNGA
Next week, leaders from across Africa will come together for #AGRF2018, a forum to discuss how governments can make agriculture the driving force behind Africa’s economies.#HowWillYouLead agrf.org
New crop varieties are critical to help farmers adapt to #climatechange. With support from @AGRAAlliance with the @wacci_gh, 3 new maize varieties were released to farmers in Ghana in 2017. 🌽 More milestones in AGRA’s 2017 Annual Report at bit.ly/2viSwxJ
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Gates Poverty retweeted
Our team from @Uni_of_Essex and @Illinois_Alma sped up a step in photorespiration—a taxing process for plants—and boosted crop production by almost 50%. bit.ly/2kBTmAM
This work is supported by @gatesfoundation, @FoundationFAR, and @DFID_Research.
Gates Poverty retweeted
Zambia 🇿🇲 is tackling cholera in a bid to beat it – for good! 💪
We talk to two staff on the frontline who are helping to contain the current outbreak with vaccines 💉 & prevent future epidemics through sanitation 💧
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#EndCholera #VaccinesWork
Gates Poverty retweeted
Vaccines save lives!
Since 2000, @gavi has helped to prevent more than 9 MILLION future deaths through its support for routine immunisation programmes and vaccination campaigns.
#VaccinesWork #GotVaccines #GotLife
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