Health/Law/Human Rights. Thinking globally, meeting CanCon requirements. Disproportionately but not exclusively access to medicines/global health/humanitarian response/public health/infectious disease.
Adam R Houston
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One month after the Ebola disease outbreak was declared in Democratic Republic of Congo, we’re warning that the outbreak is outpacing response efforts.
www.msf.org
Despite the recent scale-up in the Ebola disease response in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), major gaps in surveillance, diagnosis, contact tracing and community engagement persist.
👀"Cheltenham hospital admits failing man who died after using contaminated shower - Chris Elliot was exposed to ‘lethal dose’ of bacteria while receiving chemotherapy from Gloucestershire NHS trust"
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www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Important questions: Will there be drugs... & who will get access?
"Scientists Race to Test Treatments as Ebola Outbreak Widens—Trials are beginning on several drugs that have shown promise in preliminary studies against the virus that is causing the current outbreak"
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/h...
Some highlights (imho) of the top 46 drugs accessed via Canada's Special Access Program💊 in 2025:
Clofazimine at #3 (536 requests)
Iloprost Trometamol #12 (210)
Albendazole #19 (146)
Bedaquiline #24 (127)
Flucytosine #28 (120)
Pretomanid #43 (59)
👀Bonus SAP "drug": Medicinal Leeches #33 (94)
As long as Canada is raising defence spending while cutting health spending, there are worse things to classify as defence spending than an "initiative to strengthen Canada’s domestic blood and plasma capabilities for health emergencies"...🩸
www.canada.ca/en/innovatio...
A quick eyeball of the list (⬆️🧵) of the 46 most requested drugs under the Special Access Program suggests over 25% (👀) are found on the WHO Model List of #EssentialMedicines.💊📜
Lack of detail means likely some wrinkles about formulation etc., but some definitely aren't available in Canada at all...
The "import cheaper drugs from Canada" saga has been going for over two decades now...🤨
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"FDA approves Colorado’s plan to import cheaper drugs from Canada - Florida became first state to receive approval, in 2024, but has yet to start importing drugs" www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...
