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As CEPI passes the hat for its upcoming CEPI 3.0 strategy, this piece (⬇️) is a reminder that public donors should use their leverage to ensure that public investment prioritizes public health over private wealth via equitable and transparent access conditions. 💰💉⚖️
"Belgium rejects US World Cup demand for Congo travel ban amid Ebola outbreak - Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said Brussels will follow scientific advice and not bow to political pressure from Washington."
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www.politico.eu/article/belg...
The Canadian Government had the technology & expertise to develop a pan-filovirus vaccine (incl. #Bundibugyo) years ago but lacked the resources & political will to do so, per analysis of its own successful #Ebola💉.
(h/t @mattherder.bsky.social for receipts via pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)
The Canadian Government had the technology & expertise to develop a pan-filovirus vaccine (incl. #Bundibugyo) years ago but lacked the resources & political will to do so, per analysis of its own successful #Ebola💉.
(h/t @mattherder.bsky.social for receipts via pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...)
👀"Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), the GARDP Foundation, and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) join forces to accelerate drug development for patients in greatest need"
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dndi.org/press-releas...
"Raccoon #Rabies: The epidemic is approaching Greater Montreal" 🦝
("Quebec is extending the ban on transporting raccoons this Sunday" is perhaps not where I anticipated this article was going...🤔)
Adam R Houston
Adam R Houston
We still have some limited space in our course on Public Health in Humanitarian Emergencies, which has been developed with @msf.org (doctors without borders) and @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social. Learn from practisioners in lively conversation. utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/life...
Vax investment should be transparent, especially access terms. CEPI committed $50m to Moderna for Ebola, but has not published the terms. CEPI “should be judged above all by its access mission, because that is what distinguishes it from a conventional innovation fund.” Our comment in The Lancet:
