Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialAdam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 26/06/2025The right job for somebody: Tuberculosis (TB) Technical Advisor for @msfaccess.org. msf.recruitee.com/o/tuberculos... #Tuberculosis #TB #MSF 077
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 05/06/2025This is the official waitlist form for Race Media and International Affairs 101: If you have signed up already, you are good. If you haven't, sign up! Tell a friend! docs.google.com/forms/d/1uJH...docs.google.comWaitlist for Race, Media and International Affairs 101- with Karen AttiahSign up to be the first to know when fall enrollment opens up! 0266
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialPetraHeitkamp @petraheitkamp.bsky.social · 03/06/2025"The Deadly Effect of Trumps USAID Policy" and how it is crushing #EndTB programs around the globe. Call for Canada to continue leading and step up to End TB globally and at home (Stop TB Canada) @robynwaite.bsky.social in @thediplomat.com issuu.com/diplomatonli... (p84-88) 031
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 28/05/2025International journalists can’t enter Gaza. But healthcare workers can. That makes their testimony vital. They can cut through to the reality of the atrocities Israel is committing in Gaza. In today’s video, you’ll hear their firsthand accounts of witnessing a genocide: 22523195
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 26/05/2025As I embark on founding the @globalsentinels.bsky.social people often ask me what I am doing & why. I wrote this blog to share my why & vision. Please give it a read & let me know what you think by leaving a comment or reaching out to me directly. www.globalsentinelsmovement.net/blog/launchi... 042
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Several guests who attended Trump's crypto dinner last night said they attended with the explicit intent of influencing him and U.S. financial regulations. Trump is selling access to our government to the highest bidder while lining his own pockets. It's all out in the open. 30758012003
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 22/05/2025👇 Read report here: www.msf.org/report-deadl... 010
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialStopTB USA @stoptbusa.bsky.social · 18/05/2025Critical opportunity. Please attend. 133
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialPublic Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Trump is using official trade policy to promote Musk's satellite business Starlink. This is a glaring conflict of interest. Government policy should be designed to benefit the American people, not abused for personal tech bro profiteering. 29950
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Did you see the below video from @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social re the impact of U.S. #FundingCuts on the fight to #EndTB? Now hear from Chamreun from Cambodia who explains how efforts to find people with TB and get them the care they need has halted. 177
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 06/05/2025I guess after RFK, nothing should shock us? US scientist who touted hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid named to pandemic prevention role www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...theguardian.comUS scientist who touted hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid named to pandemic prevention roleSteven J Hatfill, who promoted the drug despite scant evidence of efficacy, becomes special adviser at HHS 55418
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 06/05/2025“Cutting funding for those in greatest need is not something to boast about...the impact of aid cuts is that millions die,” warns Emergency Relief Coordinator @tomfletcherun.bsky.social #FundingCutsCostLives #NotOnOurWatch news.un.org/en/story/202...news.un.orgMillions will die from funding cuts, says UN aid chiefLifesaving operations everywhere continue to be shut down by sweeping funding cutbacks which will result in millions of people dying, the UN’s top aid official said on Wednesday. 000
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 06/05/2025This is great news from the #GlobalFund today! Advancing regional capacity building for manufacturing and procurement in Africa is essential for equitable access to prevention, testing and treatment! #FightForWhatCounts 010
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialJohn Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 01/05/202510,000 cases in the U.S. every year (and rising). abcnews.go.com/Health/case-...abcnews.go.comCase of tuberculosis confirmed at Florida high school: OfficialsOfficials have confirmed a tuberculosis case at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It's unclear if the patient is a student, faculty member or staff member. 1854572
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 29/04/2025TB anywhere is TB everywhere! We can't wait for the U.S. to come back to their senses to fund the fight to #EndTB again. We must all work hard to find new ways to #FundTB & see partners #CommitInvestDeliver. Thanks @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social for raising awareness! youtube.com/shorts/AyTcz...youtube.comWe can’t afford to wait.YouTube video by John Green 074
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Did you know that I am taking a moonshot leap and launching @globalsentinels.bsky.social ? Now you know. Pls follow 😘 010
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 24/04/2025A new must read from team @treatmentactiongroup.org 👇 It is very upsetting to know that many countries are in a cycle of borrowing & public sector cuts. This #DebtCrisis threatens domestic #TB programs & undermines the ability of high-TB burden countries to invest to #EndTB. 040
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialrani – Resilience Action Network International @rani.co · 04/04/2025NEW statement on the dangerous cuts to U.S. & global health security. "Dismantling critical architecture without careful thought and a deliberate strategy to protect vital expertise and capacities is not only short sighted, it is exceedingly dangerous." www.pandemicactionnetwork.org/news/dangero...pandemicactionnetwork.orgDangerous Cuts to U.S. Domestic and Global Health Security — Statement | Pandemic Action NetworkDismantling critical architecture without careful thought and a deliberate strategy to protect vital expertise and capacities is not only short sighted, it is exceedingly dangerous. 152
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 02/04/2025I am appalled that on X an official US House Foreign Affairs Committee account would mock the death of #USAID & the people it supported around the 🌍 like this 👇. This is inhumane. Shame on team #MAGA. Thank you @devex.com for reporting on this. #FundingCutsCostLives 000
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialNina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD @nschwalbe.bsky.social · 02/04/2025⏰As final negotiations approach, equity concerns remain on Technology Transfer provisions in the #PandemicAccord 🙋🏽♀️The issue? Some countries insist on use of the word "voluntary.” 🧑🏽⚖️ 30 legal experts from around the world explain why that's redundant. 🧵 199
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 31/03/2025A MUST READ! Our colleagues from around the world share their on the ground experiences of how US folly of withdrawing funding from #Globalhealth is impacting the fight against #tuberculosis. #FundingCutsCostLives #CommitInvestDeliver edition.cnn.com/2025/03/30/h...edition.cnn.comTuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump’s funding freezes will cause more deaths | CNNDoctors and aid workers warn that the freeze to USAID-funded TB programs is likely to cause thousands of unnecessary deaths and a rise in TB infections worldwide, and create the conditions for an extr... 2147
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialAdam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 25/03/2025New from us @plosglobalpublichealth.org "Cholera vaccines for the rich, #cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpublic... 15225
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialPetraHeitkamp @petraheitkamp.bsky.social · 24/03/2025This #WorldTBDay, let’s show those affected by TB that they’re not alone. ✍️ Send an anonymous message of hope or write a personalized letter to brighten someone’s day. Learn more from Stop TB Canada: www.stoptbcanada.com/news/send-a-...stoptbcanada.comSend a Message of Hope this World TB Day — Stop TB CanadaAt Stop TB Canada, we believe in the power of compassion and community. This World TB Day, we invite you to send a message of hope and support to someone undergoing tuberculosis treatment. Why Your ... 033
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialYOUNITE Global @younite4tb.bsky.social · 24/03/2025YOUNITE Global proudly presents the **YOUNITE TB Song**—a powerful anthem for TB awareness, early detection, prevention, and treatment. This isn’t just music; it’s a movement to break the stigma and push for a TB-free world. #younite4tb #commitinvestdeliver #yeswecanendtb 185
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialYOUNITE Global @younite4tb.bsky.social · 23/03/2025With just six years left to end TB, now is the time to 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭, 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫! We need bold commitments backed by action, increased investments in TB programs, and the delivery of quality care for all. Together, we can turn promises into progress and make history by ending TB. #younite4tb 165
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialPLOS Global Public Health @plosglobalpublichealth.org · 21/03/2025NEW opinion in PLOS Global Public Health: Scanned: The global investments in computer-aided detection and ultraportable X-ray for tuberculosis journals.plos.org/globalpublic...journals.plos.orgScanned: The global investments in computer-aided detection and ultraportable X-ray for tuberculosis 052
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialGlobal Health Council @globalhealthorg.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Investing in the fight against TB reinforces global health security. Investments in TB programs are fighting drug-resistance, strengthening health and community systems, and making them more resilient and prepared for other health threats. 011
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialYOUNITE Global @younite4tb.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Young leaders are the driving force in the fight to end TB! When we invest in their leadership, we create a future where no one is left behind. It’s time to commit, take action, and eliminate TB ! #younite4tb #YesWeCanEndTB #CommitInvestDeliver #WorldTBDay2025 #YouthAgainstTB #EndTBNow 174
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialIPS Inter Press Service @ipsnews.net · 19/03/2025Musk is Wrong. Empathy is Not a Weakness - Morality and wisdom guide us in the same direction; and as the fastest way there is empathy, that makes empathy not humanity’s weakness but our superpower, writes @benphillips76.bsky.social www.ipsnews.net/2025/03/musk...ipsnews.netMusk is Wrong. Empathy is Not a Weakness“The fundamental weakness is empathy,” Musk recently told radio podcast host Joe Rogan. “There is a bug, which is the empathy response.” As Musk has established himself as at least the second most pow... 11410
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Listen now! 👇 Today on @npr.org colleagues in the fight to #ENDTB speak about the impact of US funding withdrawals in Tanzania and Zambia. #FundCutsCostLives "Such an abrupt disruption is telling people [with #HIV and #TB] that you can now die..." www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...npr.orgAid workers in Africa discuss the consequences of U.S. cuts to foreign aid programsNPR's Michel Martin talks about the consequences of deep cuts to foreign aid programs with three aid workers in Africa, where about a quarter of USAID funds were allocated. 000
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 13/03/2025US funding cuts are devastating the global #tuberculosis response. 🧵See what’s happening and what you can do about it. ⬇️ All calls to action can be found here www.tbcommunitycoordinationhub.com tbfighters.org/usaid-freeze 1188
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialCanadian Medical Association @cmadocs.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The CMA has stopped posting on X. With Elon Musk's role in the Trump administration, the platform has become a tool for the U.S government and its attacks on Canadians and our sovereignty.cma.caCMA leaving XThe CMA has stopped posting on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, as of Mar. 12. 501216329
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 07/03/2025TB is airborne and knows no borders. Disruption of US-funded projects would fuel the global spread of TB and its resistant forms. TB anywhere is TB everywhere! 📢 Read the findings of our survey: drive.google.com/file/d/1gqrT... #RestoreTBFunding #FundTBNow 041
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 11/03/2025A MUST READ by @stephanienolen.bsky.social in @nytimes.com 👇 "Mr. Modore is one of thousands of Kenyans, with #TB who have lost access to treatments and testing in the weeks since the Trump administration slashed foreign aid." 😡💔 #FundingCutsCostLives #EndTB www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/h...nytimes.comTuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment GloballyThe United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease. 031
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Global Toll of US Tuberculosis Funding Cuts Grim results of a modeling study on what US funding cuts to TB projects might mean TB deaths are projected to increase by 99,800 (minimal impact scenario), 268,600 (moderate impact), and 2,243,700 (worst case scenario) www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1... 02521
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Elimination of TB programs are not policy decisions; they are an injustice that is putting millions of lives at risk. 👇See the stories from South Africa 📢 Read the findings of our survey: drive.google.com/file/d/1gqrT... #RestoreTBFunding #FundTBNow 074
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 06/03/2025"Huge Risk of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Wake of Abrupt US Funding Cuts" Thank you @kerrycullinan.bsky.social for covering the survey findings! #RestoreTBFunding #EndTB #KeepTheLightsOn #YesWeCanEndTB #FundTBNow 082
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Findings from our #TB specific survey looking at the impact of US stop work orders is now available 👇 Within you can access links to Power BI for data visualizations. #FundTBNow #FundingCutsCostsLives drive.google.com/file/d/1gqrT... 01411
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 06/03/2025This is how an epidemic grows. We cannot afford to look away. 📢 Read the findings of our survey: drive.google.com/file/d/1gqrT... #RestoreTBFunding #FundTBNow 063
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialAdam R Houston @healthlawadamh.bsky.social · 06/03/2025And since both #Lesotho & #tuberculosis are in the mix today, here's the @msf.ca/ @pihcanada.bsky.social/ #StopTBCanada webinar feat. TB lessons from Lesotho c/o @ryanmeili.bsky.social & Mahli Brindamour (plus @robynwaite.bsky.social & @salonifruehauf.bsky.social ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPXk...youtube.comWebinar: Ensuring global access to affordable diagnostics for tuberculosis: A Canadian perspectiveYouTube video by MSF Access Campaign 046
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 05/03/2025ATTN #ENDTB advocates! Our initial summary report of findings from our #TB specific survey looking at the impact of US stop work orders is now available 👇 Within you can access links to Power BI for data visualizations. #FundTBNow #FundingCutsCostsLives drive.google.com/file/d/1gqrT...drive.google.comTB Specific Impact Survey Initial Summary Report (1).pdf 32321
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 05/03/2025I just deactivated my “X” account and I feel great about it. The 1.4K followers and history aren’t worth supporting enemy of the people Elon Musk. 000
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTB Community Coordination Hub @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social · 03/03/2025ATTN #EndTB advocates! Have you seen this new resource assessing the impact associated with the funding freeze & discontinuation on the #TB response? Check it out & make use of it in your awareness raising & #FundTBNow calls to action! Thank you @brookeenichols.bsky.social et al tb.impactcounter.comtb.impactcounter.comTuberculosis Impact Counter | Tracking TB Funding ImpactTracking the impact of TB funding via USAID 11518
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 03/03/2025So happy to share my interview with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social on his book that will be out this month! Thank you, John, for your inspiring work!! John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...forbes.comJohn Green Tackles An Injustice Called TuberculosisWith his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy 6927109
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 02/03/2025If the Trump administration can shutter USAID or Demographic Health Surveys (DHS), they are capable of dismantling PubMed There is no logic Cruelty and anti-science is a part of how autocracy works 69620
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialAndré Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 01/03/2025RFK Jr. Says #Measles Outbreaks Are ‘Not Unusual.’ Here’s What the Data Say. Experts answered key questions about the severity of the virus and the effectiveness of the vaccine, by Nina Agrawal www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/w... via @nytimes.com #vaccination #antivaxnytimes.comMeasles Outbreaks: What to Know About Virus Severity and Vaccine EffectivenessExperts answered key questions about the severity of the virus and the effectiveness of the vaccine. 03014
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialResults Canada @resultscanada.bsky.social · 28/02/2025With the US stepping back from international cooperation and threatening millions of lives by halting and gutting USAID, Canada must show global leadership and step up. How? Read on. 111
Reposted by @robynwaite.bsky.socialTAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 28/02/2025The administration has taken a wrecking ball to critical TB programming + services across the 🌍. We support our partners @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social led by TB advocates + health workers in the global south, whose lifesaving work has been woefully damaged by U.S. funding cuts. #RestoreTBFunding 084
robynwaite.bsky.social @robynwaite.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I just donated what I can to the #KeepTheLightsOn campaign to help #FundTBnow in an individual capacity. You can #SupportTBcommunities here now too 👉 act.unfoundation.org/onlineaction... 053
