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Vice Chancellor at the University of Global Health Equity, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Medical School, Prof. at Dartmouth

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  1. 9 hours ago

    One of the most important roles journalists play during pandemics is to provide clarity when there is so much uncertainty. They provide the needed contexts and nuances and break down complicated concepts for non-experts.

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    10 hours ago
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    For a discussion on "live with the virus" versus "reduce cases as much as possible" in the vaccine era see our viewpoint article with , and others 👉

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    Dec 16
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    Rwanda 🇷🇼announced as the host for by

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  4. Dec 16

    Join us tomorrow for this important discussion on Human Resource for Heath!

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    TOMORROW ⏳ | At 8AM CET, we're thrilled to join , V-Chancellor, , , CEO , , Dir. , Georgina Yeboah, , Youssef Travaly (), Senior Fellow . ↪️
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    Dec 16

    As officially announced by Minister , will host next year's International Conference on Public Health In Africa from 13-15 December 2022. Announcement was made as the closed today.

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    Dec 15

    COVID-19 vaccines can also prevent you from becoming seriously ill even if you contract the virus. Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective.

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    Dec 15

    "We knew the inequities were there, but the depth and breadth of the inequity was poorly understood.” - on how has exposed inequities in global health systems.

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    Dec 15

    "We are blessed in this pandemic that science is on our side, and that we do have these innovative countermeasures –  vaccines, diagnostics, antivirals, immunologics. However, if science is on our side, I'm not sure that society has caught up." Dr Julie Gerberding at

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    Dec 15

    What do we need to ensure 🌎 access to drugs? points to education: "It's not just the amount of drugs taken & put in a warehouse or in a pharmacy. It's that the healthcare system actually becomes familiar by introduction studies & a lot of communication."

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    Dec 15

    “These are the early days of understanding . I’ve maintained that we have to be humble enough to say that we’ve learned so much about this virus in a short amount of time, but there’s still so much we don’t know.” - putting COVID-19 in perspective.

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    Dec 15

    “There IS existing [manufacturing] capacity. We have to take that capacity and use it to our benefit. We can’t do that unless we do it with the same community activism that came with HIV that enabled us to translate science to access & equity.” - at

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    Dec 14

    "The Global Health Security Index had predicted at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that African countries will face a collapse of the health sectors. The prediction was clearly way off."- at

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    Dec 15

    Self-sufficiency is key to ensuring our health security. We cannot depend on the benevolence of the external world.

    "Without further commitment, political will, resources & our own manufacturing capacity developed for Africa, our countries will suffer from unacceptable delays in accessing promising new discoveries." - opening the session on oral therapeutics.
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    Dec 15
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    Special Session: Developing, Producing and Delivering Oral Therapeutics for COVID-19 "Avoid terrible inequities we have seen with vaccines"

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    Dec 15

    Day 2 of the Africa Public Health conference ending with a fantastic special session on oral therapy

    will feature a special session on oral therapeutics for on Wednesday, 15 Dec. Hosted by and , the session will examine the scientific advances and how to ensure access for Africa and the world. Register:
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    Dec 15

    Coming up tomorrow: Join me in the conversation with Hon. Minister , Dr Edem of , Prof. , Dr. of , Mrs of

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    Dec 14

    Rwanda is working on establishing the first MRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Africa. This will shift power and empower Africa in taking charge of her health. Let us work on building Africa to avoid vaccine and health inequity.

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    Dec 14

    "Youth are the current and the future generation - they are paramount to achieve the goals in the Africa Youth Charter, the AU Roadmap on Harnessing the Demographic Dividend Through Investments in Youth & Agenda 2063"~Aloyce Urassa ALMA YC

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    Dec 15

    According to Prof , national funding creates relationships between science & government as exemplified in South Africa where knowledge is leveraged for genomic sequencing. Surveillance of has helped to inform response, recovery & planning efforts.

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    Dec 14

    "Traditional and complementary medicine is the primary health care many Africans receive before conventional medicine. Therefore, it is important to ensure UHC is tailored to accommodate these aspects in Africa." ~ Nqobile Makhaza, PIO

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