Chief Health Officer for @projecthopeorg - Public
health activist on forefront of the fight against global epidemics & the world’s greatest health challenges.
This #WorldAIDSDay, we're raising awareness of setbacks in HIV/AIDS treatment & prevention #COVID19 has caused. While people living with HIV face greater risks, many have not had equitable access to vaccines. https://t.co/81vTQnbPK1
WHO’s report on more global TB deaths and declines in TB funding is a disturbing reminder of the many setbacks as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/8EzFMsu3uB
Looking forward to the #WHFNewYork2021 session on medical intelligence, data, & global health. Panelists will discuss how tech & strategic partnerships solve the world’s greatest problems, from pandemic preparedness to #HealthEquity gaps. https://t.co/IJEAyLxHR6 @WHForumLondon
As we work to respond to the crisis in Haiti following the deadly earthquake over the weekend, we must remember the country is still fighting #COVID19, and the spread will grow as people flee and are displaced – all as #Grace approaches.
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Great piece from @BrettSholtis featuring @TomKenyonMD: “If we have a more infectious virus, and more lethal virus, and God forbid, one that evades vaccines, then we’re in big, big trouble.” Via @witfnews https://t.co/iH7UvyIWKw
COVID-19 vaccines are an unprecedented scientific achievement. But rather than giving us the privilege to forget this ever happened, they reaffirm how it changed us ... remind us how fragile the world’s health really is, & how much we depend on one another https://t.co/CceWoqIrKi
We're sitting on a COVID-19 time bomb. While we celebrate in parts of the world, others are in emergency mode. Less than 1% of the African population is vaccinated. Will efforts to scale vaccine delivery be fast & equitable enough to save lives?
#Delta https://t.co/pbxIKzJI9y
COVID-19 infections are spiking in Africa as the Delta variant spreads. Insufficient vaccine supply threatens lives & highlights gross health inequities btwn high- & low-income countries. Our regional team provides on-the-ground perspective & urges action: https://t.co/eSgXXSG9wM
As important as it is to celebrate progress and honor the past, we must remind ourselves that there is still no cure or an effective preventive vaccine for #HIV/#AIDS after 40 years. #HealthEquity gaps continue to define who has access to treatment. https://t.co/UquzON11fz
We're still shattering records in weekly #COVD19 cases globally.
“Only 0.3 percent of vaccinations have been in low-income countries ...The more this virus proliferates around the world, the more difficult it becomes to control it at home" – @TomKenyonMD https://t.co/areYjmhpHh
Navajo Nation has lead a #COVID19 response all communities can learn from: honoring health worker "warriors," upholding public health precautions–even w/ leading vaccine rates–& urging 100% vaccination. We're honored to support & ask all to consider this success a reason for hope
We've reached a tragic milestone w/ 3M+ COVID deaths.
Getting vaccinated doesn't exempt us from taking precautions like wearing masks.
W/ concerning variants emerging & slow progress w/ vaccination in many countries, this virus remains a threat to all. https://t.co/Ex9Rz5eKww
Congrats to @_AfricanUnion, @AfricaCDC & partners on a groundbreaking event that paves way for vaccine production & health equity in Africa. A lesson from the pandemic is that African nations should never again be last in line to for life-saving vaccines https://t.co/6EbYHMplb5
My condolences to the families & friends of 3,607 U.S. health care workers & 17,000 globally (through September per @amnesty) who succumbed to #COVID19. It's unethical to not make vaccines accessible to the global health care workforce – NOW. https://t.co/6JPGXkN36s
#COVID19 has devastated nursing homes. Staggering infection rates in residents and staff. Substantial loss of life. Isolation. But Project HOPE volunteer nurses Celeste Pearson & Susan Schory are working to break the chain of transmission. #VolunteerVoices https://t.co/qhx9odiPhp