Genomic sequencing & surveillance inform #TB diagnostics development, testing strategies, & treatment decisions.
Our sequencing team came together to mark #WorldTBDay and to call for continued investment in sequencing to #EndTB ⤵️
Investing in #TB can save lives. On this #WorldTBDay, our TB team highlights what investment means for TB diagnostics:
🔬research
📱digital tools
📢community engagement
🤝political engagement
🧬genomics
🧪new tools and technologies
... and more!
#InvestToEndTB#DiagnosisForAll
Did you know: lots of 1st gen Asian parents don't teach their kids their native language in order to make integrating at school easier. My parents never spoke Thai to me, and I didn't want to learn b/c of my own proximity to whiteness. It's a constant source of regret for me.
BREAKING NEWS:
The 2020 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice “for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus.”
For the first time in history, the Hepatitis C virus can now be cured. The 2020 Medicine Laureates’ discoveries revealed the cause of the remaining cases of chronic hepatitis and made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives.
#NobelPrize
The road to effective #COVID19 vaccines, proven treatments and better tests is long, and until then millions of lives are at risk. #WearAMask to reduce the risk to you and to those around you, says @BoehmeCatharina in @GlobalHealthBMJ: https://t.co/MzFyGwU5GT
#WorldMaskWeek
5 May calls to action for nurses, #miwives, policymakers, #infectionprevention leaders, #patient and families have been translated in many languages share the tools to raise awareness
Even if the lockdown measures start to ease off we must continue to practice #SocialDistanacing and appropriate #handhygiene
We won the first game, let's be united to win the second… and the following ones @stop_covid#COVID19
➡️Today is #WorldLiverDay & we stand with #hepC community voices, united in our belief that all those affected by #hepC should have access to accurate #diagnosis & treatment. For the latest on #COVID19 & viral hepatitis, check @Hep_Alliance info hub: https://t.co/W1ZlOpZU7k
No quote tweeting, but if you're a 'life coach' who's on here implying people are losers if they aren't learning a new skill/building a brand while on lockdown, maybe stop. People have challenges you know nothing about. Sometimes getting through something is more than enough.