Reposted by Carmen LogieProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026I’ve seen a few folks comment that “Guinea-Bissau is a low income country and cannot afford the hep B vaccine birth dose, so why is this study unethical?” It’s a good question. Let me have a go at answering it. In a nutshell, researchers cannot ethically exploit poverty & scarcity to do a trial 7402137
Reposted by Carmen LogieTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 08/10/2026📣 Today we are #TogetherAgainstMisinformation❗ I want to focus on hateful & stigmatizing lies about immigration. ZERO evidence that immigrants increase crime (on the contrary!). What lie do you wish would die❓ Go science. Go evidence. Go compassion! cc @scienceupfirst.bsky.social 618254
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026New #stigma podcast on dating apps and swipe culture with Dr Treena Orchard - we also talk about her new book Vulnerabro on masculinities @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/1024792/epis...buzzsprout.comDr. Treena Orchard: Swipe Right On New Perspectives - Everybody Hates Me: Let's Talk About StigmaDr. Treena Orchard is an author and award-winning professor at Western University. Her work on sexuality, gender, and health sheds new light on human behaviour in the 21st century. She has written for... 122
Reposted by Carmen LogieProPublica @propublica.org · 12/09/2026Abortion bans make exceptions for ectopic pregnancies, but some people still don’t get care. One doctor told a woman intervening in her pregnancy could land him jail time, according to a lawsuit. “I felt like my life was a risk he couldn’t afford.”propublica.orgEctopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ... 37804428
Reposted by Carmen LogieAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Menopause symptoms aren’t just disruptive, they’re costly. The financial toll on womens’ careers, wages and finances is often preventable, by Mariya Postelnyak www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... via @theglobeandmail.comtheglobeandmail.comMenopause symptoms aren’t just disruptive, they’re costlyThe financial toll on womens’ careers, wages and finances is often preventable 1259
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Our latest article on #stigma with urban #refugee youth in Uganda and #HIV prevention www.ovid.com/jnls/jaids/a... @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.socialovid.comLongitudinal associations between condom use... : JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency SyndromesBackground:Little is known of condom use self-efficacy (CUSE) trajectories over time and associations with HIV prevention engagement. We examined... 021
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Latest #stigma podcast www.buzzsprout.com/1024792/epis... with Dr Jad Sinno on moving from saying ‘that’s so gay’ to watching #heatedrivalry please download, share and rate! @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social @sshrc-crsh.canada.cabuzzsprout.comDr. Jad Sinno: We Said “That’s So Gay.” Now We Watch Heated Rivalry. What Changed? - Everybody Hates Me: Let's Talk About StigmaJad Sinno, PhD (they/them) is the Director of Research at the Community Based Research Center and an affiliated Assistant Professor in the School of Public Health Sciences at the University of Toronto... 131
Reposted by Carmen LogieHuman Rights Watch @hrw.org · 18/08/2026The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed over 2,300 people, making it the deadliest outbreak in the country’s history. Mistrust, attacks on healthcare and lack of support for healthcare workers all contribute to the spread and lethality. Action is needed. Read more:hrw.orgDR Congo: Engage Communities in Ebola ResponseThe Congolese government and international partners should prioritize community engagement and limit the role of security forces in responding to the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of C... 35223
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Someone is impersonating me on X if anyone can also report as impersonation that would be helpful. I have reported to X. 000
Reposted by Carmen LogieFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | University of Toronto @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026A new study published in The Lancet led by #FIFSW Professor @carmenlogie.bsky.social uncovers the profound ways that stigma shapes sex workers' health and shares evidence-based strategies to optimize health and wellbeing for sex workers across the globe: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 142
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Latest article! Intersecting stigma as a fundamental barrier to the health and wellbeing of sex workers - The Lancet Public Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social @uoftpress.bsky.socialthelancet.comIntersecting stigma as a fundamental barrier to the health and wellbeing of sex workersSex workers face compounding social and health inequities driven by multiple stigmas—social processes of devaluation that reduce access to power, resources, and opportunities. In this Series paper, we... 121
Reposted by Carmen LogieMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 23/07/2026A grim milestone: 1000 deaths and not enough support from the rest of the world www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comEbola Deaths Top 1,000 in Congo as Response Trails Fastest-Spreading OutbreakConfirmed Ebola deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo have surpassed 1,000, prompting Africa’s top public health official to warn the outbreak could become one of the worst on record unless transmiss... 23018
Reposted by Carmen LogiePhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Ebola patients are fleeing treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of food, underscoring how hunger has become a major obstacle to containing the virus. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comEbola Patients Flee Treatment Centers in Congo for Food as Hunger Crisis DeepensEbola patients are fleeing treatment centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of food, underscoring how hunger has become one of the biggest obstacles to containing the virus. 57839
Reposted by Carmen LogieProPublica @propublica.org · 17/06/2026NEW: Across Africa, the State Department has demanded access to health data for millions of people as a condition of giving countries billions of dollars in aid needed to address HIV, malaria, tuberculosis and other illnesses.propublica.org“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty ConcernsThe United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info... 32038632249
Reposted by Carmen LogieFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | University of Toronto @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social · 06/06/2026FIFSW joins social workers and others throughout Canada and beyond in mourning the loss of Dr. Régine Uwibereyeho King, whose deep commitment to healing, reconciliation, and forgiveness has left an indelible mark on the field and improved the lives of many: socialwork.utoronto.ca/news/in-memo...socialwork.utoronto.caIn Memoriam: Dr. Régine Uwibereyeho King | Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work 011
Reposted by Carmen LogieFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | University of Toronto @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social · 10/06/2026June 11: Join Prof. Carmen Logie at 9:00am for a webinar on how to write and submit a scientific manuscript, hosted by the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS). Learn more and register here: iasociety.zoom.us/webinar/regi...iasociety.zoom.usWelcome! You are invited to join a webinar: JIAS Webinar | How to write and submit a scientific manuscript. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.The webinar will draw on the expertise in academic publishing of the Editors of the Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS). It aims to build skills in scientific writing and provides practic... 021
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Come to our international AIDS society workshop on writing a scientific paper tomorrow ! @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @unuinweh.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Carmen LogieMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 09/06/2026On track to becoming the worst Ebola outbreak "this time, the US has undermined its ability to help by shuttering USAID, cutting staff at CDC and withdrawing from the WHO. Thousands could pay the ultimate price for that recklessness" @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 24624
Reposted by Carmen LogieProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/06/2026To quote Kenyan human rights lawyer, journalist, & politician Gitobu Imanyara, "If Ebola is too dangerous for the US, why is it safe enough for Kenya?" [I think we all know the answer, which is to do with how different people's lives are or are not valued] www.standardmedia.co.ke/opinion/arti...standardmedia.co.keIf Ebola is too dangerous for the US, why is it safe enough for Kenya?If Ebola poses enough risk to justify keeping exposed individuals away from the United States, why should the same risk be acceptable for Kenya? 04412
Reposted by Carmen LogieFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work | University of Toronto @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Professor Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social will be a panelist in the WHO partner session discussing "global normative guidelines on menstrual health and endometriosis" at the 34th International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Triennial Congress in Lisbon, Portugal on June 16. 011
Reposted by Carmen LogieScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Buried deep in this reporting is a demonstration of how Elon Musk's decision to gut USAID and its medical support programs in subsaharan Africa can be directly connected to the way in which Ebola ballooned very dramatically in the Congo, clearing 1000 cases in just a couple of days.nytimes.comTrump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya 9378157
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 24/05/2026New Everybody Hates Me #stigma podcast on homicide violence with Dr. Tanya Sharpe @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca @uoftcities.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/1024792/epis...buzzsprout.comDr. Tanya Sharpe: Stigma & Homicide Violence - Everybody Hates Me: Let's Talk About StigmaIn this episode we discuss stigma and homicide violence, in particular its impacts on Black communities, with Dr. Tanya Sharpe. Dr. Sharpe, Professor and Endowed Chair in Social Work in the Global Com... 130
Reposted by Carmen LogieMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Pride is a promise — that every Canadian can live safely, openly, and proudly as themselves. On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we recommit ourselves to fight for the dignity, security, and equal rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada and around the world. 581350359
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Excited to share our latest article! Experiences of drought and flooding, resource insecurity, and sexual health among youth in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya: qualitative multi-method findings connectsci.au/sh/article/2... @unuinweh.bsky.social @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @sshrc-crsh.canada.caconnectsci.auExperiences of drought and flooding, resource insecurity, and sexual health among youth in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya: qualitative multi-method findingsDrought and flooding are linked with worse sexual health outcomes, but lived experiences of youth are understudied. Our multi-method qualitative study iden 000
Reposted by Carmen LogieUN Humanitarian @unocha.org · 11/05/202645 million more people could fall into hunger globally because of Middle East-related economic shocks. Nearly two-thirds live in Africa. This is what happens when fuel prices spike and the humanitarian system has no room left to absorb the cost: bit.ly/4np2Uh8 032
Reposted by Carmen LogieJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Well done article from @us.theguardian.com on how the Trump administration's war on science and data is harming the American public. "Experts warn that Trump’s destruction of the country’s data infrastructure will have lasting impacts on all aspects of life..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...theguardian.comThe Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting AmericansThis information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come 5225139
Reposted by Carmen LogieNick Kristof @nickkristof.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Having destroyed America's aid agency, President Trump is now withholding GAVI vaccines from poor countries--like a $3 vaccine against malaria, and a $4 vaccine against cervical cancer. Countless thousands will die. Destroying aid is Trump's single most lethal policy: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What Happened When Trump Abandoned the World’s Poorest Children 11154103
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026⏳ Early Bird Registration is OPEN for ICID 2026! Secure the best rates and join global infectious diseases leaders. 🧪 Abstract submissions are also open — share your latest research with an international audience. #ICID2026 #InfectiousDiseases invt.io/1bxb7y6qh0hinvt.ioI've registered for ICID 2026, join meRegister now 000
Reposted by Carmen LogieUnited Nations University @ununiversity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026🚨 New report by @unuinweh.bsky.social reveals how the extraction of critical minerals for ‘green’ energy transition contributes directly to water insecurity, livelihood disruptions and health risks in the world’s most vulnerable regions, such as the DRC. Read more: buff.ly/jfT8HLQ 043
Reposted by Carmen LogieAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 26/04/2026Trump and Elon Musk destroyed most of the global H.I.V. program that saved hundreds of thousands of lives in Zambia. Now the US is threatening to cut remaining support, unless Zambia gives access to the country’s mineral resources. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...nytimes.comAIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance 18434432007
Reposted by Carmen LogieTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Not said enough! 🙏 US spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... The “$2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets…”theguardian.comUS spending on ‘reckless’ Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UNHead of UN’s humanitarian agency frustrated that $2bn weekly cost of conflict comes amid big cuts to aid budgets 05023
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Our team’s latest piece on extreme weather and resource insecurities and UTI risks in Kenya can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... @unuinweh.bsky.social @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @sdgsatuoft.bsky.socialcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.comScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books. 001
Reposted by Carmen LogieSDGs@UofT @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Safe water and sanitation are not only environmental and development issues. They are also closely tied to sexual health, dignity, and rights. Read Prof. @carmenlogie.bsky.social latest blog for SDGs@UofT: sdg.utoronto.ca/why-water-ma... @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social @utoronto.ca 054
Reposted by Carmen LogieNPR @npr.org · 24/03/2026The jury agreed that Meta engaged in "unconscionable" trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children. Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million. n.pr/4lRJ2lVn.prNew Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state lawThe jury agreed that Meta engaged in "unconscionable" trade practices that unfairly took advantage of the vulnerabilities of and inexperience of children. Jurors found there were thousands of violations, each counting separately toward a penalty of $375 million. 411115317
Carmen Logie @carmenlogie.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Wrote this blog on water & sexual health @sdgsatuoft.bsky.social @unuinweh.bsky.social @uoft-fifsw.bsky.social sdg.utoronto.ca/why-water-ma... #worldwaterdaysdg.utoronto.caWhy Water Matters for Sexual Health in a Changing Climate - SDGs@UofT 010
Reposted by Carmen LogieUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 22/03/2026Across the globe, women bear the brunt of water challenges & climate impacts. But they are also driving change—protecting rivers, wetlands & freshwater ecosystems that sustain their communities. This #WorldWaterDay, meet four women leading efforts to conserve freshwater: ow.ly/1Oh150YwHmZ 0216
Reposted by Carmen LogieEarth.com @earthdotcom.bsky.social · 22/03/2026World Water Day 2026: The gender gap in global water access #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earthearth.comWorld Water Day 2026: The gender gap in global water accessThis year’s World Water Day focuses on how water access affects women and girls and why it matters for equality in 2026. 011
Reposted by Carmen LogiePeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Women and girls bear the brunt of our failure to provide universal access to safe #water and sanitation. And #climatechanges is making it worse. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...theguardian.comWomen and girls bearing brunt of water shortages globally, UN warnsUnesco calls for action as lack of access and sanitation hits health, education and food security of women 03912
Reposted by Carmen LogieEos @eos.org · 20/03/2026These findings leave no room for doubt. “Climate change is pushing weather into extremes that would have been unthinkable in a pre-industrial world,” says @frediotto.bsky.social of @wwattribution.bsky.social eos.org/research-and...eos.orgTemperatures Are Soaring in the Western United States. Climate Change is to Blame, Says a New Report. - EosA new rapid analysis by World Weather Attribution suggests that, based on a combination of observations and modeling, climate change has made the extreme temperatures forecasted for 18-22 March about ... 0115
Reposted by Carmen LogieMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day, our @thelancet.com piece is about Understanding where people with tuberculosis seek care to serve them better www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...thelancet.comUnderstanding where people with tuberculosis seek care to serve them betterIn an ideal scenario, someone with chronic cough, fever, and weight loss would promptly seek care at a public tuberculosis clinic, be tested immediately for tuberculosis with a rapid molecular test an... 0189
Reposted by Carmen LogieUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 20/03/2026Migratory species are wild animals that need to travel regularly, often seasonally, as part of their natural life cycles. Next week at #CMSCOP15, parties to Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) will meet to strengthen action to protect them. Learn more: www.cms.int/cop15 0178
Reposted by Carmen LogieUNU-INWEH @unuinweh.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Ahead of World Water Day, progress in Kigoma, Tanzania shows how scaling access to safe water and sustainable WASH solutions can transform lives. Learn more: www.unicef.org/tanzania/sto... #WorldWaterDay 011
Reposted by Carmen LogieMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Give us your minerals and we will give you HIV medicines This is the new transactional version of global health by the US administration! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h... by @stephanienolen.bsky.socialnytimes.comU.S. Considers Withholding H.I.V. Aid Unless Zambia Expands Minerals Access 11617
Reposted by Carmen LogieUNU-INWEH @unuinweh.bsky.social · 16/03/2026𝐒𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 | 18 March 2026, 10:00–11:00 (EST) Joyce Chitja will discuss the links between water security, smallholder farming & food across the wider African continent. 🔗https://unu.edu/inweh/event/science-talk-water-security-intersection-smallholder-agriculture-and-food-and-nutrition 021
Reposted by Carmen LogieOni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 16/03/2026"The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with H.I.V. in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to the country’s critical minerals."nytimes.comU.S. Considers Withholding H.I.V. Aid Unless Zambia Expands Minerals Access 2812
Reposted by Carmen LogieCAHR - ACRV @cahr-acrv.bsky.social · 11/03/2026#CAHR2026: Ancillary Events. s9o8o.mjt.lu/nl3/Ehi1RjI3... 011