Simba Tirima, Ph.D.

Works with communities and govts to address disease outbreaks caused by chemicals or toxins @MSF & @TIFO. Father, casuist, musician, cook. All opinions mine.

[Simba Tirima, Ph.D. @SimbaTirima]

Happy Birthday, Patrice Lumumba (the 1st legally elected prime minister of the DRC who was assassinated 59 years ago, on 17 January 1961).

"The most important assassination of the 20th century"

https://t.co/PcpFzh4CxL

[Simba Tirima, Ph.D. @SimbaTirima]

@annamlulis Yes!

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Why doesn't the media talk about Sudan?

Sudan is bleeding. Sudan's war has set off the world's largest hunger crisis, as the fighting continues to devastate lives and livelihoods.

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

There’s an ongoing genocide in Sudan 🇸🇩

[The Nairobi Times @TheNairobiTimez]

Uber Driver Breaks Down in Tears After a Client Clears His Daughter's Hospital Bill Following 14 Month Battle With Leukemia.
(VIDEO 👇)

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

About 70% of the African Union's $650m budget is funded by foreigners. "You call them colonizers but when they give us money, they're partners," Sudanese billionaire Mo Ibrahim says.

"This is a farce, either you're serious or you forget it," he told former AU boss Moussa Faki

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Look who’s speaking about African “family values”

[BBC World Service @bbcworldservice]

How is Zambia dealing with lead contamination?

🎧 One story from Africa, for Africa with @kasujja https://t.co/1iPFex0i16

[Cerebral Assassin @xysist]

When they created women rep positions, they envisioned women championing for women's rights and bringing forth useful legislation that will promote equity but lo and alas.

Regardless, we are grateful for this one nominated member who is doing a splendid job. Congratulations.

[Simba Tirima, Ph.D. @SimbaTirima]

@JerotichSeii Congratulations warrior!

[Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand]

The depth of Macron's tone-deafness and condescension is genuinely staggering.

Here he is in Mayotte, a French overseas territory off the coast of Africa that just suffered an absolutely devastating cyclone, literally shouting at people complaining of their situation that they ought to be "happy to be in France! Because if this wasn't France, I'm telling you, you would be 10,000 times more in deep shit."

This response is almost beyond belief. Imagine you're one of these people, you've lost your home and maybe someone from your family, you live in what's by far the poorest département in France (the poverty rate in Mayotte is an insane 77.3%, https://t.co/FxdDUpiUoc) and the President of the Republic comes to visit only to scream at you that you should be grateful because you'd be "10,000 times more in deep shit" without France. The sheer disconnect is mind-blowing.

Also the fact that he resorts to profanity and angry outbursts while demanding unity and respect from others is particularly ironic. A true leader in this situation would acknowledge the pain and devastation, outline specific plans for recovery, and unite people around a vision for rebuilding. Instead, Macron chooses to berate disaster victims for not being sufficiently grateful...

[Jerotich Seii @JerotichSeii]

This is Wednesday. Still no sign of Aoko. Ruto should understand that Aoko will be the straw that breaks the camel's back. For the avoidance of doubt, Ruto is the camel in question.

(with apologies to camels 🐫 everywhere)

#FreeAoko

[MSF Nigeria @MSF_Nigeria]

MSF’s International President @DrChristos, alongside MSF country representative @SimbaTirima and directors, paid a courtesy visit to Nigeria’s Vice President, His Excellency @officialSKSM

🧵

[Simba Tirima, Ph.D. @SimbaTirima]

@Kendi_Nkonge This!

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Rebecca Cheptegei - Burned
Agnes Tirop - Stabbed
Damaris Mutua - Strangled

All female athletes killed in the last 3 years whose husbands or boyfriends are suspects. Kenya has a femicide problem

[MSF Nigeria @MSF_Nigeria]

As the rainy season intensifies, MSF is deeply concerned about the increasing trend of cholera cases across the country.

Here’s what you need to know about #cholera.

[MSF Nigeria @MSF_Nigeria]

Last night MSF Country Rep. @SimbaTirima spoke on a panel for the @Athena_centre with minister of health & governors of Katsina, Niger, Zamfara & reps. from Ministry of Agriculture & Kebbi state.

The signals from 🇳🇬 institutions are positive, lets keep fighting #malnutrition

[Tom Fletcher @UNReliefChief]

Acute malnutrition is increasing rapidly in northeast #Nigeria and food insecurity has reached the highest level in 7 years.

To provide immediate support to the most vulnerable, I’ve allocated $11 million from @UNCERF. This is a start - more support is needed.

[Steve Hanke @steve_hanke]

The IMF's advice to Pres. Ruto has DONE IT AGAIN.

As Harvard Prof. Robert Barro puts it, "THE IMF DOESN'T PUT OUT FIRES, IT STARTS THEM."

[Auma Obama @AumaObama]

A friend forwarded me this. I cried …

*Mama I made it!*
I occupied Parliament
Remember the #occupyParliament demonstrations?
But tell papa I’m sorry
I won’t come home tonight
Not because I’m spending at a friends’. No!

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