The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
ProPublica
A precarious success story: In South Africa, the hard-won progress of a youth-led HIV education program is threatened by international funding cuts
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“In high-income countries like Canada, vaccine misinformation and hesitancy have seriously undermined confidence in vaccines and contributed to lower vaccination coverage”
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Yasir Essar
Thanks Jonta. I hope these reflections help young professionals enhance their presence on social media!
Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
Congratulations! #TimorLeste has been certified malaria-free by WHO.
Since gaining independence in 2002, the country has made remarkable progress to #EndMalaria, reducing cases from a peak of over 223 000 in 2006 to zero indigenous cases from 2021 onwards. 👉 bit.ly/3UqU04X
Yasir Essar
Public health today is under attack, but nobody is rushing to save it
Why?
When public health works, NOTHING happens - bad things are prevented and nobody even knows
Because the successes are not visible, people take it for granted
Public health must communicate our successes
We must be visible
All my thoughts are with families back home. It is truly devastating to witness the unfolding tragedies caused by earthquakes over the past few years.
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Many essential medicines are not designed for children.
That means crushed pills, inaccurate doses, and bitter tastes that make treatment hard to take.
The Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) is working to close this gap.
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#HealthForAll
Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
Yasir Essar
Youth rely on mobile health clinics to help curb the spread of HIV. But what happens now?
The pandemic dealt a heavy blow to vaccination rates, with an estimated 15 million children missing routine shots between 2020 and 2023, said an author of the study published in The Lancet. The world ...
Some positive stories 👇🏾
“Countries with widespread HPV vaccination and regular cervical cancer screenings are already seeing dramatic reductions in cancer rates. They demonstrate that it’s possible to effectively eliminate the disease”
@scientificdiscovery.dev
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
