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  1. Check out Shareen El-Feki on @TEDtalks: "How to fight an epidemic of bad laws" bit.ly/JGqUS5 #HIV #AIDS #GlobalCommission
  2. Many thanks for the #FF, @PEPFAR! #ENDofAIDS
  3. At a meeting convened by @PEPFAR & @USAID, countries share their progress towards eliminating pediatric #HIV infections bit.ly/Lot90u
  4. “This is our opportunity to make a lasting contribution to econ. growth” –Ban Ki-moon on women’s, children’s health bit.ly/JQbjUw
  5. “Why aren’t women’s issues on the agenda at Rio+20?” Good question, Carmen Barroso. @IPPF_WHR bit.ly/KXc5ws #Rioplus20
  6. Resolve Award recognizes #Ethiopia, #Malawi, #Nepal & #Rwanda for progress on #familyplanning & reproductive health bit.ly/Mj3aqU
  7. At #WHA65, #BRICS agree to cooperate on health and medicines and unite in advocating for universal health coverage bit.ly/Jqhk7T
  8. A reminder that the US remains a beacon of infinite possibility nyti.ms/Kezsm3
  9. BRAVO! #Rwanda achieves 93.2% HPV #vaccine coverage, reducing the historical vaccine gap from 15-20 years to just 5 bit.ly/KL7WiT
  10. MT @MSF_USA @WHO experts conclude binding R&D convention needed to address diseases affecting dvlping countries bit.ly/JiSWF0
  11. Whopping 1/3 of #malaria drug samples from past 11 years failed; greater testing and regulation desperately needed nyti.ms/JLEr1e
  12. The "#dengue dipstick" - a portable diagnostic tool - provides real-time monitoring of mosquitoes carrying the disease exm.nr/JznOiS
  13. "Universal coverage is relevant to every person on this planet." Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General bit.ly/KDyQ8l
  14. New @AIDSvaccine modeling program projects impact of #HIV #vaccine and scale-up of other prevention methods: bit.ly/KlLhW5 #WAVD
  15. Big names in #globalhealth cite #HIV #vaccine as "best hope" for finally ending #AIDS bit.ly/Kyonis #WorldAIDSVaccineDay #WAVD
  16. #Bednets=key factor in #Africa's drop in child mortality, fastest global decrease in 30 years econ.st/KaEbnR @TheEconomist #malaria