Fact #7 - Climate change is making us sick. But community-led solutions could be the antidote. This #EarthDay, learn about how we are working to fight Malawi’s deadliest Cholera outbreak: https://t.co/kkPP5dVZBk
Forupashi, the Persian word for ‘collapse’ signaled to Hadi Ghaemi, cofounder of @ICHRI that civil unrest was imminent in Iran. Today, we hear the rallying cry, ‘Women, Life, Freedom’ at protest across Iran. CHRI works to ensure these voices are heard https://t.co/XwKSbrOb50
A hotter world is a hungrier world. There is no separating climate change from the global food system.
We can find solutions that build food systems that are nutritious, equitable, and regenerative—protecting our environment and nourishing people’s bodies.
During #PrideMonth, we remember Jasmine, a transgender woman from India who went from being stigmatized and bullied to becoming a peer counselor for her community and supporting them in getting vaccinated against #Covid-19. #Bengaluru
Learn more 👇
https://t.co/7ipKi6UcDU
1/ Our own @AnisabelBento is an organizer of a workshop today at @EmoryUniversity, “Moving towards a holistic transdisciplinary view to Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases” - a working session in advance of the @eeid2022 conference next week.
https://t.co/0SZEWrzYYA
Little is known about pathogen types present in the open sewage of the world’s largest refugee community at Cox's Bazar. Thanks to the #wastewater monitoring work of PPI partners @icddr_b & @EmoryUniversity that is about to change. Learn more. https://t.co/pA2pmqjrxV
“Never bring data to a story fight.”
The @CDCgov CFA’s amazing Assoc Dir @cmyeaton on how comms must be integrated into our fight against pandemics!
Quote from the unmatched @peterdodds.
7/ Are you part of a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program and weren’t on the call today?
We want to include you – reach out to @megan_b_diamond to learn more about how you can be involved in our first output.
6/ Global collaboration that values & leverages the breadth of #wastewater experience around the world is essential for creating a widespread, sustainable & action-oriented wastewater monitoring ecosystem, noted @megan_b_diamond global WWS lead of @RockefellerFdn & @PPI_Insights.
5/ Highlighting the need for an ethical & adaptable approach, panelists also discussed developing a future #wastewater#epidemiology workforce, protecting privacy, and including government stakeholders from the beginning.
4/ During a panel discussion featuring experts from the Ghana, Singapore, South Africa & @UKHSA, panelists stressed the importance of using #wastewater for #AMR & other health threats, developing innovative ways to gather data & working with policy makers & health care officials.
3/ Meeting organizers @RockefellerFdn, @PPI_Insights and @Mathematica emphasized the output-driven nature of the collaborative, focused on elevating existing wastewater monitoring efforts, ensuring that contributions are not duplicative and showcasing programs in LMICs.
2/ "We need an always-on monitoring system that contains molecular information about pathogens & triggers action that leads to containment so lives are saved. Nothing is more likely to help us obtain this goal than wastewater epidemiology.”-@svscarpino VP @RockefellerFdn & PPI.
1/ Over 150 participants from 40+ countries across the world gathered online today for a #globalroundtable to take action to increase the evidence base of #wastewater monitoring, with most motivated by the use of wastewater data for #publichealth action. #Covid19#wastebeforecase