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Friends of the Global Fight @theglobalfight.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
💡A new opinion piece by USC Professor Jonathan Cohen and Chris Collins, Friends president & CEO—and California native—argues that U.S. investments in #globalhealth are vital to California’s success, safety and future. 🔗 www.theglobalfight.org/californias-... @usc.edu @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social
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Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) @fgfj-en.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🏥 Strong domestic investments in health result in resilient & sustainable health systems, better health outcomes, & economic growth. It’s #OneWorldOneFight. Now is the time to support countries in prioritising health budgets & securing a healthier future for all.
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Friends of the Global Fund, Japan (FGFJ) @fgfj-en.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
FGFJ welcomed #GlobalFund's Peter Sands during his visit to Japan with a warm reception & held an awards ceremony to honor Japan's leadership in fighting #HIV, #TB & #malaria. Recipients from 5 categories were recognized: Media, Business, Civil Society, Academia & Legislature. See awardees below!
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Friends of the Global Fight @theglobalfight.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
📑 What’s new with Friends? Stay up to date and read our monthly newsletter here: conta.cc/414k9uI
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Friends of the Global Fight @theglobalfight.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🌐 According to Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), the Global Fund is a smart, strategic investment in U.S. diplomacy and leadership. Learn more: www.theglobalfight.org/investment-c...
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Friends of the Global Fight @theglobalfight.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🦟 Never before have we had such a powerful set of tools to fight #malaria. Check out a new video from @malarianomoreuk.bsky.social & the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) to see how #globalhealth innovations 🔬 save children’s lives & drive progress toward #ZeroMalaria ⬇️
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Change The Story - The Path To Zero 🚫🦟
YouTube video by Zero Malaria Starts with Me
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Friends of the Global Fight @theglobalfight.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
🔎 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, digital surveillance is playing a critical role in fighting disease outbreaks. By digitizing data, tracing cases and monitoring 21 epidemics—including malaria, Ebola, measles, HIV and mpox—​these technologies are helping contain outbreaks & save lives ⬇️
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Digital Solutions Help Catch and Contain Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Global Fund Special Coverage
Français Deutsch The Kinshasa-based National Centre for Epidemiological Intelligence seems a world away from the mega city’s notoriously chaotic streets.Although unassuming from the outside, this buil...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
"Abrupt PEPFAR cutbacks would have immediate and long-term detrimental effects on epidemiologic and clinical HIV outcomes in South Africa" New modeling study in @annalsofim.bsky.social www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Matthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Public citizen is doing incredible work with a shoe-string team so anyone who can should chip to support….
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
New lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s freeze of foreign aid funding. www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
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Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against…
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
A new #USAID OIG report highlights the impact of the foreign aid pause on humanitarian assistance. Ultimate conclusion: USAID's ability to "distribute and safeguard taxpayer-funded humanitarian assistance" has been degraded. Key points below.
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Yes, #PEPFAR has been granted a limited waiver to resume some services, but there are still reports that $$ is not flowing & services have not resumed. Even the US Embassy in South Africa acknowledges this (from Feb 10, 2025). za.usembassy.gov/presidents-e...
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
2nd lawsuit on behalf of contractors/NGOs challenging the #foreignaid freeze, detailing disruption & impact, e.g., more than $200 million in health commodities in transit or stranded and "risk expiring, being damaged, being stolen, or being delivered without means for pick-up"
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
This is even with a limited waiver for some life-saving services to continue. They can't continue if key parts of the system are not up and running.
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Our up-to-date tracker of the Trump administration's executive actions affecting global health is here (includes the latest legal challenges): www.kff.org/global-healt...
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Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions on Global Health | KFF
This guide provides an overview of executive orders and other executive actions made by the Trump Administration since January 21, 2025 that directly address or affect U.S. global health efforts. This...
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Peter Maybarduk @maybarduk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
New: We are suing Trump to reverse the foreign aid freeze, on behalf of AVAC @hivpxresearch.bsky.social and the Journalism Development Network. Act up, fight back. www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
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Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against…
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
My #Yale colleague Harlan Krumholz explains why the cuts to indirect costs are a disaster for biomedical research in the United States. Want to do something about it? I'll list those who have to hear from us below. Share, recruit friends and family to help. 1/ www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n....
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The NIH’s drastic cut to indirect cost rates is a critical threat to U.S. research infrastructure
The drastic reduction in indirect costs is not a path to innovation or cost savings — it’s a threat to U.S.’s position as global leader in medical research.
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Jim Pickett @jimberlyp.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
SUPPORT USAID! Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how USAID would’ve spent that $$: 🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
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AVAC @avac.org · 09/02/2025
While Elon Musk spends $40M on a #Superbowl ad smearing #USAID, 20M million people living with #HIV are at-risk of losing treatment because of the current foreign aid freeze. #StandWithUSAID and watch this instead: youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #SaveForeignAid
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Chris Collins @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Save foreign aid! youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8?...
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AVAC @avac.org · 06/02/2025
“We have betrayed the trust of ministries of health and the regulatory agencies in the countries where we were working and of the women who agreed to be in our studies, who were told that they would be taken care of,” Dr. Hillier said. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order (Gift Article)
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
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Friends of the Global Fight @theglobalfight.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🌐 Check out our new issue brief on how the #GlobalFund and #globalhealth bilateral programs exemplify American values, promote global diplomacy and bolster #nationalsecurity. 📑 www.theglobalfight.org/new-issue-br...
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New Issue Brief: How the Global Fund Makes America Stronger and Safer - Friends of The Global Fight
Our latest issue brief highlights how U.S. leadership in the Global Fund and in bilateral HIV, TB and malaria programs makes America safer and stronger. For decades, these programs exemplified America...
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Friends of the Global Fight @theglobalfight.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🚨 A #tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has infected 67 people—one of the largest U.S. outbreaks since the 1950s, per @nytimes.com. As the world’s deadliest infectious disease, #TB poses health security risks—highlighting the critical need for continued U.S. leadership in #globalhealth.
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Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak
State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.
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Chris Collins @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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The Global Fund: An Investment in U.S. Diplomatic and Security Interests - Friends of The Global Fight
The Global Fund: An Investment in U.S. Diplomatic and Security Interests Backed by Military and Faith Leaders and the Private Sector Our new issue brief highlights how U.S. investments in the Global F...
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Chris Collins @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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Driving Transition and Sustainability in Global Health Financing: Key Decisions from 2024 Global Fund Board Meeting - Friends of The Global Fight
Driving Transition and Sustainability in Global Health Financing: Key Decisions from 2024 Global Fund Board Meeting Helping countries build sustainable health finance systems and transition away from ...
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Chris Collins @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
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New Issue Brief: How the Global Fund Makes America Stronger and Safer - Friends of The Global Fight
Our latest issue brief highlights how U.S. leadership in the Global Fund and in bilateral HIV, TB and malaria programs makes America safer and stronger. For decades, these programs exemplified America...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This is completely NUTS! CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately www.statnews.com/2025/01/27/c...
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CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 25/01/2025
The freeze on spending also appears to halt the salaries of hundreds of contractors in the global health bureau of USAID for three months, which could basically destroy PEPFAR’s workforce. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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PEPFAR, the acclaimed anti-HIV program, faces loss of funds as part of U.S. aid pause
On Friday, a memorandum signed by Marco Rubio called for a 90-day cessation of foreign aid. That would likely put on hold the work of PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
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Friends of the Global Fight @theglobalfight.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
🛡️Did you know the #GlobalFund partnership delivers a strong return on investment? Check out our latest issue brief to learn how the Global Fund partnership is driving economic returns and advancing U.S. #security and diplomatic interests: www.theglobalfight.org/the-global-f...
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Chris Collins @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Morning
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AVAC @avac.org · 09/01/2025
Brand-new resource for 2025! 🆕 As we look towards the expansion of long-acting #PrEP products, @fhi360.bsky.social in collaboration with @gbgmc.bsky.social released a guideline for implementation for key populations (#KP). Explore more on #PrEPWatch! www.prepwatch.org/resources/lo...
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AVAC @avac.org · 17/12/2024
Congratulations to this incredible contribution to the @theglobalfight.bsky.social team! 🎉 Rep. Barbara Lee has been a valued champion of #HIV/#AIDS and public health throughout her tenure in Congress and beyond. We can't wait to continue the fight together. www.theglobalfight.org/friends-welc...
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Friends Welcomes Congresswoman Barbara Lee to Board of Directors - Friends of The Global Fight
Friends Welcomes Congresswoman Barbara Lee to Board of Directors Friends is honored to announce that global health and justice champion Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) will join its Board of Director...
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AVAC @avac.org · 17/12/2024
Just last week, the Federal AIDS Policy Partnership (FAPP) and @gappdc.bsky.social presented Rep. Barbara Lee the Excellence in HIV/AIDS Award for her commitment and continued legacy in ending the epidemic. This announcement from @theglobalfight.bsky.social couldn't be more appropriate. 🎯
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Chris Collins @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Wolf + hedgehog = new emoji
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Carlos del Río, MD, FACP, FIDSA @docdelrio.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
The state of the HIV/AIDS endemic requires evaluation and planning for future goals. @theNAMedicine hosted a virtual workshop to explore how to re-energize the global HIV response. Read the proceedings: nam.edu/sustainabili...
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Sustainability of the HIV/AIDS Response – Getting to 2030 & Beyond - National Academy of Medicine
NAM Discussion Proceedings – published December 3, 2024
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Space @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The birth of a star as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope
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Jen Kates @jenkatesdc.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
“How the CDC could change under the next Trump administration” www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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How the CDC could change under the next Trump administration
If the new administration embraces proposals to cut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget and its mission, the public health agency could look very different than it does today.
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Keith Brown 💙 @keith0502.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
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Chris Collins @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Good to be here!
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