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Dr. Sumona Chaudhury

@drsumona.bsky.social
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London Infectious Diseases Dr MRCP(UK) @Harvard.edu MPH MSc PhD - infectious diseases, epidemiology, global health @WHO.int initiative on trust & pandemic preparedness - what it means to be on the right side of history - in an unequal world

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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From Nepal's prime minister Balen Shah's UNGA speech about climate disasters, humanitarian assistance by China & India, how Nepal contributes very little to global GHGs but suffers disproportionally & the UNFCCC principle of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities.
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 21/09/2026
as unga week kicks off, global views of the united nations mostly favorable… including in the united states (with israel the most notable exception)
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Former PM Rishi Sunak in the Sunday Times challenges the rise of ethno-nationalism in British politics, as an argument within the right about Britishness being about ancestry, DNA and ethnicity www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
‘We cannot allow race to be reintroduced into our politics. We cannot allow Briton to be set against Briton.’ Bravo Rishi Sunak www.thetimes.com/article/e89d...
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Rishi Sunak: Britishness must not be turned into a DNA test
I worry that the immigration debate is going far beyond arrival numbers
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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
“According to an analysis by Partners in Health, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is withholding $1.35 billion in bilateral funding that was previously approved by Congress for tuberculosis (TB), malaria, HIV..” www.cidrap.umn.edu/hivaids/advo...
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Advocates, lawmakers call for release of congressionally approved global health funds
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Jean-François Mezei @jfmezei.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026
Mark carney address to European Parliament: 26:44 www.cpac.ca/headline-politics/episo… Press Confereence after the speech: 22 minutes […]
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 17/09/2026
he's the prime minister of Spain, but graphic design is his passion
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 09/09/2026
You know who actually did show up at Ground Zero? Canadian emergency rescue crews.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is so terrifying. Will this finally motivate us to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
There are powerful forces out there working to divide us. It's our job to make sure they don't win, to make sure that hate doesn't win.
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El-Sayed Talks Bridging Black, Arab Communities
El-Sayed Talks Bridging Black, Arab Communities
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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 06/08/2026
The Trump administration has signed 30+ bilateral global health cooperation agreements. Jocilyn Estes examines where implementation stands, what the agreements reveal, and the key questions that could shape the future of US global health assistance. go.cgdev.org/4w82nmo
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Where the Trump Administration’s Global Health Agreements Stand
The State Department has now signed more than 30 bilateral global health cooperation agreements, adding dozens of new deals with partner governments since our initial update and rundown of outstanding...
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 05/08/2026
it was close to 6 years ago that we had @abdulelsayed.bsky.social on to talk about the case for Medicare for all, among other topics. time flies man www.leftanchor.com/e/episode-15...
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Episode 153 - Healing Politics with Abdul El-Sayed | Left Anchor
Today we've got Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on to talk about his new book, Healing Politics. We discuss the coronavirus pandemic, health care reform, the experience growing up in an immigrant community, what h...
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Rep. Ilhan Omar @repilhan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Voted NO on the $1 trillion Pentagon budget. We have a moral responsibility to stop writing blank checks for endless wars and invest in our communities. My statement with @pocan.house.gov. 🧵
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Historians Reject White House’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/a...
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Historians Reject White House’s Criticism of Smithsonian Museum
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 23/06/2026
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How Bad Could the Ebola Outbreak Get? Latest on Testing, Tracing and Vaccines (Gift Article)
Contact tracing is improving. Treatments may be months away. Here’s what could determine whether a fast-expanding outbreak can be slowed down.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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US to end Pepfar funding of South Africa's HIV programmes
The US says South Africa is not doing enough to protect the white-minority Afrikaner community.
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Dr. Richard Pan @drpanmd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Celebrate #Juneteenth !
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 15/06/2026
The great German philosopher, who died in March, understood how much depended on a principled public sphere. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Jürgen Habermas Defended Reason in a Darkening Age
The great German philosopher, who died in March, understood how much depended on a principled public sphere.
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FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 30/05/2026
WHO chief visits eastern DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak
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WHO chief visits eastern DR Congo amid Ebola outbreak
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus traveled to Bunia, in DR Congo on Saturday to show his support to the residents of the capital of Ituri Province, the epicentre of a severe Ebola virus outbreak. There have been at least 1,077 suspected cases in the country since the outbreak was declared on May 15.
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Le Point @lepoint.fr · 18/05/2026
« Ebola n’est plus seulement un problème congolais : c’est un risque mondial »
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« Ebola n’est plus seulement un problème congolais : c’est un risque mondial »
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/05/2026
Inea’s story is one of home, tradition, and memory over generations.
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Jay T Lennon @jaytlennon.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Informed by leading scientists, the report emphasizes the need for collaboration across climate science, microbiology and public health to better protect communities and strengthen health systems worldwide. asm.org/reports/role... @asm.org @agu.org @bwfund.bsky.social @astmh.bsky.social
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Kadir @candidframe.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Look right! #London #photography #art #photo #streetphoto #streetphoto #candidphoto #streetshot #candid #streetphotographer #streetphotography #Street #train #composition #Leica #Q2 #LeicaCamera
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The Brussels Times @brusselstimes.com · 14/05/2026
The United States pledges an additional $1.8 billion for UN humanitarian aid in 2026, bringing the total to $3.8 billion.
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US announces an extra $1.8 billion for UN humanitarian aid
US announces an extra $1.8 billion for UN humanitarian aid
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Dr. Sumona Chaudhury @drsumona.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“While no government is obligated to provide foreign aid, the way the United States terminated assistance caused foreseeable harm and demands accountability”
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CARB-X @carb-x.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Join CARB-X Executive Director Kevin Outterson for his Fleming Initiative guest lecture at Imperial College London, where he will discuss viewing antibiotics as infrastructure to contextualize their importance in society. #IDSky 🧪 📅 May 21 ⏰ 5:30 – 6:30 PM BST 🔗 bit.ly/4cVSEt9
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Penn Center for Science, Sustainability & the Media @penncssm.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Join us with PCREV on 3/26 for "Rising Temperatures and Emerging Diseases". Prof Maciej Boni of Temple University will be giving a talk called "Have we been ignoring the economic forces behind infectious disease surveillance". To register: web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/calend... @michaelemann.bsky.social
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
“For people who work within #HIV programs & for patients accessing care... it puts the country in an untenable situation.” On BBC World Service Rashida Ferrand discusses impact of US plans to wind down health assistance to Zimbabwe after funding negotiations failed. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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The Newsroom - 26/02/2026 04:06 GMT - BBC Sounds
The world's Newsroom brings you global events as they happen
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Kenny Lin, MD, MPH @kennylinafp.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Doctors Bear the Burden as ‘Medical Freedom’ Fuels Worst US Measles Outbreak in 30 Years www.medscape.com/s/viewarticl... via @medscape.com
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Doctors Bear the Burden as ‘medical Freedom’ Fuels Worst US Measles Outbreak in 30 Years
About a dozen times each day, medical staff at Parkside Pediatrics in Spartanburg, South Carolina, head to the clinic’s parking lot, reaching inside cars and minivans to...
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Alicia Ault @aliciaault.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
US to spend billions to re-create labs, data-sharing networks and rapid-response systems that America abandoned when it withdrew from WHO and dismantled USAID. #Medsky #healthpolicy #IDsky #Episky #surveillance #pandemic
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After leaving WHO, Trump officials propose more expensive replacement to duplicate it
HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the U.S. accessed through the WHO at a fraction of the cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.
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The Lancet Microbe @lancetmicrobe.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New research article Spatiotemporal patterns of #RiftValleyFever virus in Africa: a retrospective genomic epidemiology and phylodynamic modelling study www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... #IDSky #ClinMicro #ViroSky #RVFV #OpenAccess #OA
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
really interesting, politically astute & convincing argument here for advancing public health by shifting the goal from “life expectancy,” which lacks policymaker traction, to a barometer of “basic needs met” — by my brother the doctor: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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To Improve US Life Expectancy, a New North Star Is Needed
This Viewpoint discusses a new approach to life expectancy by focusing on basic needs met.
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WHO @who.int · 02/02/2026
Six years ago, the Director-General of the @who.int sounded the highest global alarm available under international law at the time, declaring the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease (later known as COVID-19) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Statement: bit.ly/4af2tzL
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Six years after COVID-19’s global alarm: Is the world better prepared for the next pandemic?
Six years ago, the Director-General of the World Health Organization sounded the highest global alarm available under international law at the time, declaring the outbreak of a new coronavirus diseas...
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Alister Martin @alisterfmartin.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Honored to be appointed the 45th Commissioner of Health for New York City under Mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social. As a kid from Jackson Heights, nothing means more to me than coming home to serve the city I was born in.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 24/01/2026
As a founding member of @who.int, the United States of America has contributed significantly to many of WHO’s greatest achievements, including the eradication of smallpox. WHO has always engaged with the US, and all Member States, with full respect for their sovereignty. 1/4
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WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe. The notification of withdrawal raises issues that will be con...
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
William Foege has died. He was a central architect of smallpox eradication, pioneering surveillance-driven ring vaccination when vaccine supply was limited. That strategy helped eliminate the deadliest human pathogen we’ve ever known. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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William H. Foege, Key Figure in the Eradication of Smallpox, Dies at 89
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
This isn't the Middle East. It isn't Ukraine. It's the United States of America #Trump #GOP #Fascism
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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
We’ve been in WHO since 1948.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
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STAT @statnews.com · 22/01/2026
The United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization became official Thursday, formalizing a fissure between the Trump administration and the Geneva-based global health agency that dates back to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/u...
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U.S. makes exit from the WHO complete
The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO became official Thursday, formalizing a fissure between the Trump administration and the Geneva-based global health agency.
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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The absence of things is often not appreciated. You forget. Like adverts on BlueSky. Wonderful. And diseases like measles, Rubella, polio, smallpox…
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
#Iran Massacre of Protesters in Iran: A Crime Against Humanity with Organized Impunity @chadbourn.bsky.social @fulelo.bsky.social @nhabouzite.bsky.social
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Massacre of Protesters in Iran: A Crime Against Humanity with Organized Impunity
When the regime’s Supreme Leader is forced to confess, it means the scale of the crime has exceeded all attempts
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Jonas Schaible @beimwort.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 19/01/2026
#Iran: With internet access still cut, the reports that do emerge are deeply disturbing including thousands of suspected deaths and accounts of sexual assault and torture of detained protesters. The people of Iran deserve our solidarity. We must keep raising our voices.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
"Current evidence doesn't indicate a clinically important ⬆️ in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children of pregnant individuals who use paracetamol as directed, supporting existing recommendations on its safety." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Prenatal paracetamol exposure and child neurodevelopment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Current evidence does not indicate a clinically important increase in the likelihood of autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, or intellectual disability in children of pregnant individuals who use paracetam...
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