Steph Halton (she/her)

scientist turned economist | big fan of the bush, playing sports, and interesting foods 🐘🏓🧆

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

@coolideas_ZA @vumatel COOL-20250326-2346237

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

@vumatel hi, I have tried calling your [phone] number twice today and no response. Needing to follow up on a failed service activation. @coolideas_ZA

[Pontsho Pilane @pontsho_pilane]

South Africa receives the largest share of U.S. HIV funding globally through PEPFAR. This funding supports millions of people living with HIV, providing life saving treatment and health worker salaries. A pause on this funding will devastate progress.

[The Real Truther @thereal_truther]

Vaccines work

[News24 🇿🇦 @News24]

OPINION | Possibly the worst thing for SA and the world has happened, but it happened in a much more positive way than we had expected, writes @phillipdewet

https://t.co/4geJuMVaS3

[Financial Times @FT]

The bullish case for South Africa https://t.co/885rya5hXf | opinion

[Jared Wright @jaredwright17]

🇿🇦 Double RWC-winning captain Siya Kolisi on his return to South Africa:

"This one is for you, South Africa." His opening words on the Springboks return. 🏆 #SpringboksRWC

[Rugby World Cup @rugbyworldcup]

History

#RWC2023 | #RWCFinal

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

Whilst watching a @NetballWorldCup match with the 11yo girl I aupair, she said to her friend, “it’ll be so cool when we’re in the team together”. Women’s sport has become far more prominent since I was her age & it’s so exciting seeing girls confident in their sporting dreams! 🥹

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

The #EarthGathering yesterday left me feeling as proud to be a South African as the 2019 RWC did - & that’s saying something. Thank you @dailymaverick for emphasising both the sobering realities of the climate crisis and the hope & change that all of us can bring to the fight.

[Joe Pompliano @JoePompliano]

This is the best thing you’ll see today

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

This is Prof. Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD, FCAHS is a Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health at McGill University, Montreal.

He is global health eminence par excellence.

And he just eviscerated global health.

🧵🪡

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

@itskiarajordan ahhhhh congrats big gorl! 🍏

[Prof. Mosa Moshabela @MoshabelaMosa]

South Africa is set to destroy 80 000 vaccine doses of Pfizer due to expire on 31st March 2022.
In addition, more than 400 000 doses of vaccines were lost through wastage, unused open vials.
We want vaccine equity and justice, and we must show up by not wasting vaccine doses. 🙏🏿

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

@jaihnemagerman and if they come and ask me for permission, the answer will still be no

[Natasha Loder @natashaloder]

So @TheEconomist has just published a covid-19 risk calculator!

Tinker with it to see how different factors influence risk of hospitalization/deaths.

Many caveats apply (read the small print), but a fascinating and unique way to explore the data.

https://t.co/o7cOI1tmjd

[Mia Malan @miamalan]

BREAKING [Thread]: @SAHPRA1 has approved a 3rd #Pfizer #COVID19 vaccine booster dose for:
1. People of 18+
2. 6 months after a 2nd dose
3. No mix and match yet (so you can't yet take a Pfizer booster after a #JnJ jab)

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

Really interesting and relevant read. Ventilation > travel bans! https://t.co/M7VkF3LN8R

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

As a kid I would have Earth Hour parties each year. I’d invite the gang around, switch off all lights and anything that uses electricity and go sit in the dark in the garden … eskom took the novelty out of that reaaaal fast

[Steph Halton (she/her) @haltonsteph]

Why do other people care whether a women has an abortion?? It doesn’t affect you brooooo

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The Supreme Court refused to block a Texas law prohibiting most abortions after six weeks. The 5-to-4 ruling came just before midnight on Wednesday, less than a day after the law took effect and became the most restrictive abortion measure in the U.S. https://t.co/zo7BBJ93lO