Martijn Vink

Medical doctor/epidemiologist (LSHTM), presently pursuing a PhD at Amsterdam UMC on research done in Afghanistan. Infectious diseases/parasitology, epidemiology

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

Dear X followers,
I am moving my account to Bluesky: https://t.co/IvDl0cBDiV
I have already unfollowed my X contacts that I met on Bluesky and I will close my account when most of you have moved. See you on Bluesky!

[Parasites Without Borders @PWB_Global]

We are giving away 25 copies of the Medical Handbook for Limited Resource Settings V2. Send us a message on how the manual would help you in the field along with your mailing address. We will ship worldwide. Knowledge is power 📕

[Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative @DNDi]

Brazil 🇧🇷 has already seen a million cases of #dengue this year.

Multiple methods are needed to combat the spread, as our Head of Dengue @GMalavige explains in this NPR article:

📖 https://t.co/qu8yzGpbgb

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

@JvdBergMeelis Mooi Judith! En fijn dat je vanochtend in onze kerk in Leiderdorp voorging. Ik vond het een inspirerende dienst

[Roy Grinwis @RoyGrinwis]

Wij pleiten voor een nationale actie voor de mensen in Afghanistan, een @giro555.nl !!!

Eerder gaf Giro555 aan geen rekening voor Afghanistan te kunnen openen,omdat er een officieel verzoek vanuit de Afghaanse autoriteiten en de Rode Maan moet komen. Aan dit verzoek is inmiddels voldaan.

@HartAfghanistan 🧡

[Roy Grinwis @RoyGrinwis]

📢 #ReleaseMatiullahWesa

Meet Matiullah Wesa, an inspiring advocate for girls' education in #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 and the founder of The Pen Path organization (@PenPath1). Since 2009, he has been a prominent figure in the fight for education rights in the war-torn nation.

In 2016, Wesa led a book donation campaign to establish libraries in #Kunar, #Helmand, #Kandahar, and #Uruzgan provinces, aiming to provide access to knowledge and opportunities for countless young minds.

Throughout 2017, he tirelessly journeyed across Afghanistan, tirelessly campaigning for the reopening of schools, emphasizing the importance of education amidst adversities.

However, on March 27, 2023, tragedy struck when the #Taliban arrested Wesa in #Kabul, accompanied by a raid on his home. This shocking event elicited sadness from former President @KarzaiH, who fervently called for his release.

The international community, represented by the @UN, also demanded transparency and information regarding Wesa's arrest and location.

Join the global call to #ReleaseMatiullahWesa, rallying to put pressure on the Taliban and international politics for his immediate release.

Let us stand together in solidarity with Matiullah Wesa, amplifying his vision for education, peace, and hope in Afghanistan. The world needs more advocates like him, dedicated to uplifting lives through the power of education.

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

@TimWildeman @CVandaag Mooi duidelijk geschreven verhaal, Tim! Hopelijk draagt het bij aan een oplossing voor de lage vergoeding.

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

Amidst all the worries I sometimes feel about climate crises, wars and gender discrimination in Afghanistan, these words of #TimKeller give me consolation and #hope. Everything is gonna be allright.

[Matt Smethurst @MattSmethurst]

“What would you say to a young Christian who is nervous about the future?”

Beautiful answer from @TimKellerNYC (1950–2023). His faith is now sight.

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

555 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. Afghan women & girls remain devastated by this ongoing ban. Those like education activist @matiullahwesa who have called for women to be allowed back into their classrooms, have been arrested #LetAfghanGirlsLearn

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

@VinkEveline Spannend! Sterkte met het wachten.

[Roy Grinwis @RoyGrinwis]

De helden van #Afghanistan 🇦🇫 (de Afghaanse vrouw) zijn vandaag de straat in #Kabul op gegaan om te demonstreren tegen het verbod voor meisjes en vrouwen om naar school te gaan van de #Taliban 🧌

#DontForgetAfghanistan 🙏🏻
#WomenFreedomJustice 👊🏻

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

@RoyGrinwis @LuxorTheater Mooi om je vanavond live in Rotterdam gezien te hebben! Ik was onder de indruk van je betrokkenheid bij Afghanistan. Laten wij inderdaad van mens-tot-mens betrokken blijven bij de Afghanen.

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

@VinkEveline Veel plezier! Waar gaat de reis heen?

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

Power to the women in Afghanistan!
#Letherlearn #Afghanistan #Taliban

[Hasht e Subh Daily @HashteSubhDaily]

در این نوار تصویری یکی از دختران دانشجو در حالی که شعار «حق، عدالت، آزادی» را روی ورقی نوشته است، عکس رییس‌الوزرای گروه طالبان را آتش می‌زند.

[Afghanistan 🇦🇫 @Afghanistan_5]

Female students are entirely hopeless. 💔
Why would they not cry? They are loosing their future, they are loosing everthing. This is insane!

#LetHerLearn
#LetAfghanGirlsLearn

[Haroun Rahimi @harounrahimi]

A small group of misguided & misogynist old men siting in Kandahar, aided by an army of blind loyalists, are destroying the lives of millions of Afghans.

Nothing can get better as long as they remain in charge.

We need to resist their rule in every way possible.

#LetHerLearn

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

@Bijan63 Ik hoop dat er in Afghanistan een gelijksoortige volksopstand ontstaat als in Iran. Wat het moeilijk maakt is de militaire overmacht en de brute repressie door de Taliban, honger, armoede en een gevoel van apathie. Laten wij de Afghanen in ieder geval niet in de steek laten!

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

@WBHoekstra Goed dat Nederland zich uitspreekt. Ik vraag mij wel af welke concrete acties nu volgen. De Taliban heeft nauwe connecties met Qatar, Pakistan en China. Waarom oefenen de EU en de VS niet veel meer druk op die landen uit om de Taliban deze beslissing te laten herzien?

[Martijn Vink @mmtvink]

@VinkEveline @GLGld Fantastisch nieuws, Eveline! Veel succes.