The impact of #COVID19 on leading diseases and medical treatment in #PNG is a major focus of this week's Medical Society of PNG's Symposium at Port Moresby's Stanley Hotel. We have 34 staff and researchers attending from 🇵🇬 and 🇦🇺. More to come ... @CrabbBrendan@PamelaToliman
Burnet Institute is concerned and dismayed at the decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade and thereby remove protections for legal abortion and reproductive rights. These impacts will be greatest on those who already face discrimination ... https://t.co/GfEgLoGxQk
Such a fabulous and highly interactive panel discussion about the pathology and pathogenesis of #vivax malaria on now @icpvr2022 - many thanks to this stellar line-up! Looking forward to more of this over the next 3 days!!
Great piece with @MargaretHellard from @BurnetInstitute@CrabbBrendan - very cool questions and responses! Will we all get COVID eventually? Burnet Institute’s Margaret Hellard answers readers’ questions https://t.co/KI96rPuMqk
Please get vaccinated "If you are planning to be pregnant, get vaccinated. If you are pregnant, get vaccinated. And, if you are breastfeeding, get vaccinated" @MidwivesACM@ranzcog@BurnetInstitute@KnowC19_Burnet
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"We're looking for a high-vaccine exit from lockdown and the pain of COVID," @CrabbBrendan tells @sunriseon7, "but we're also going to need improved mask-wearing and getting tested to greatly increase our chances of turning this epidemic around." @7NewsMelbourne@KnowC19_Burnet
An exciting new research role with @BurnetInstitute - if you're experienced in health system strengthening as well as immunisation, this could be the role for you! @CarolineHomer@CrabbBrendan
Come and work with us! We are seeking a Research Fellow or Senior Fellow to take on a newly created role working on Burnet’s pandemic preparedness activities, now and in the future!
More info and apply: https://t.co/uuJ58tZKNE
Burnet Institute expresses grave concern about the health and safety of the Afghan people as the Taliban closes in on the capital, Kabul. Read Burnet's Statement on Afghanistan here https://t.co/eiRKM99EPp
‘I’m living proof’: how Melbourne’s drug-injecting room has changed – and saved – lives. “A lot of the injections in the facility would have taken place in public had the facility not existed,” says Prof Paul Dietze @HRV_Aust@MonashAddiction@NDRIau https://t.co/y4c5Uu3oFh
In the event of a serious #COVID-19 outbreak in the coming months how well we rolled out @AstraZeneca will have a huge bearing on the rate of death and serious illness in Australia @CrabbBrendan tells @aishamae@MeljCunningham https://t.co/6eWUHjSwlf
Important information for pregnant women in Australia - recommending recommend that pregnant women are routinely offered Pfizer vaccine at any stage of pregnancy - really helpful to have this clarity https://t.co/dz6ZpJm9xP @ranzcog@MidwivesACM@BurnetInstitute@KnowC19_Burnet
Burnet staff joined Western Province Governor Yoto and @AusHCPNG for the launch of the #sleevesup#COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Daru #PNG. Let's build on a great start. Support the vaccine rollout! Be a #vaccinechampion#vaccineswork
Too late, already bolted: how a faster WHO response could have slowed COVID-19's spread https://t.co/OSw1exVAEQ via @ConversationEDU Great article by Prof Mike Toole @BurnetInstitute@KnowC19_Burnet
Ahead of #WorldMalariaDay, read about Dulcie Lautu-Gumal, who investigates the genetic signatures in parasites that help identify populations in PNG at risk of antimalarial drug resistance. @BurnetInstitute supported by 🇦🇺's @CentreHealthSec.
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We'll be covering topics like the severity of the crisis, the capacity of the system to respond, vaccine sources and timetables, China's vaccine, problems in PNG's health sector, misappropriation of funds, and misinformation. Make sure you tune in!