"BioPREVAIL has the potential to revolutionize the #globalhealthsecurity environment. We just need more people on board to make that happen." - Trevor Smith, @GAC_corporate Canada Weapons Threat Reduction Program on BioPREVAIL.
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A total of 1.25 million people died from tuberculosis (TB) in 2023. Worldwide, TB has probably returned to being the world's leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. (Source: WHO) #biosecurity#biothreat#onehealth
Since 2003, the world has seen over 15 million human deaths due to disease and pandemics, as well as immense losses from food and water safety hazards, which are One Health related health threats. (Source: WHO, 2023) #Biosecurity#pandemic
This December, BioPREVAIL hosted the Built Environment Design Challenge Showcase in Geneva, marking a major milestone in our global effort to advance the design, operation, & sustainability of diagnostic containment laboratories. ๐ ๐ธ https://t.co/PDp2IuEswr
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Happy New Year from all of us @BioPREVAIL! Thank you to our global partners and community for helping turn vision into impact. Hereโs to a year of progress, preparedness, and shared purpose. ๐
Thank you to everyone who joined us this week for the #BioPREVAIL#BuiltEnvironment#DesignChallenge Showcase as we were inspired by real-world implementation of safer, sustainable diagnostic labs. ๐ฑ Follow along in the New Year as these innovations move closer to impact.
Join us virtually for the #BioPREVAIL Built Environment Design Challenge Showcase.
๐ See how architecture, engineering & health security unite to advance #OneHealth.
๐ Dec. 16 - Register now: https://t.co/NEMca9XmIn
#Biosecurity#GlobalHealth#BPShowcase25
Tune in virtually for the BioPREVAIL Built Environment Design Challenge Showcase โ where global teams reveal bold, sustainable designs reimagining diagnostic containment labs under the #OneHealth vision.
๐ Register now: https://t.co/SkV7hz6TFa
#Biosecurity#BPShowcase25
๐ One Health unites people, animals, and the environment. Our health is interconnected โ protecting one protects all. Letโs work together for a sustainable, healthy future. ๐ #onehealthday Get resources at https://t.co/tOf1ahHC7r
โ ๏ธ THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW. Protecting and securing diagnostic laboratories in areas across the globe that are on the ground facing priority pathogens head-on is a priority for global security. It starts with us โ together. #OneHealth@GAC_corporate@WOAH@GHSFund
๐ก The lab sustainability challenge is not new. Facilities across the globe are unable to sustain containment of pathogens or operate at all, posing threats to regional & global health security. We are working to bring new innovations to the lab. https://t.co/D47wHZArac
The Judges have spoken: Meet the 2025 #BioPREVAIL Cohort finalists, a diverse group of innovators rethinking how labs are built for the future from Cambodia, South Africa, Kenya, India, Mexico, Philippines, and the U.S. #BuildForOneHealthSecurity ๐ค Thx @WOAH@GPWMDofficial
Today's Hot Take:
๐๐ Numbers and dashboards never tell the whole story. Have you worked at the frontline during an outbreak?
๐๏ธShare your story: what you saw, what challenged you, the decisions you had to make, and what support you wish youโd had. Comment below. ๐
Join @worldanimalhealth at their 2025 Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction ๐ฆ from October 28 to 30 at the CICG Conference Center, in #Geneva, Switzerland & tackle critical conversations to mitigate biological risks worldwide. https://t.co/tW9ghMHKZQ
#HotTakeTuesday ๐ฅ
What is @BioPREVAIL? The Biological Preparedness and Resilience through Evolution and Innovation of Laboratories initiative has the potential to revolutionize global health security. Follow along and share your thoughts. Together, we can do this.ย
#onehealth
The stats are in! ๐ 27% of our Design Challenge submissions were women-led ๐ฅ with entries coming from 31 countries across all continents ๐๐๐.
Follow along the journey with us as we share the solutions for sustainable laboratories.
#onehealth#biosecurity#bioseguranรงa
๐ Thank you for all who submitted to our BioPREVAIL Built Environment Design Challenge. We look forward to reading through your ideas! Special thanks to our judges, advisory committee, and our lead supporters, @GAC_Corporate, @WOAH, and @GHSFund#onehealth#biosecurity#design
#HotTakeTuesday
๐ฅ The Short Memory Threat
The biggest #biothreat isnโt the next virusโitโs our amnesia.
Until we treat memory as prevention, history will keep hitting replay.
๐ฆ #Biosecurity isnโt just science. Itโs discipline to remember what hurt us last time. ๐ท