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Raffaella Ravinetto

@rravinetto.bsky.social
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Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar (A. Machado). Head of Public Health Department at Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp. Pharmaceutical Public Health & Research Ethics.Tweets in my own name

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Belgium MFA @belgiummfa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🇧🇪 Belgium strongly condemns the new US sanctions against the International Criminal Court. The #ICC must be able to work independently. Belgium calls for the activation of the EU Blocking Statute to protect the Court. 🔗Read more: diplomatie.belgium.be/en/news/belg...
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Holy shit FOUR members of the ethics committee in Denmark that gave the green light to allow the widely-condemned RFK Jr-funded trial to proceed in Guinea-Bissau have now resigned in protest This quote is 🔥 Great reporting by @melodyschreiber.com www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Stig Børsen Hansen, a founding member who was one of two reviewers who presented the study to the Danish committee, resigned from the group in protest on Friday, citing major ethical issues with the study.

“You are now enrolling newborns in a lottery to test a hypothesis,” Hansen said. The children who are randomly selected not to receive the birth dose of the vaccine, those who “lost the lottery”, face in their earliest days the risk of contracting hepatitis B, which can cause irreversible lifelong damage. “They contract hepatitis B in the context of being part of a research project,” Hansen said, which made their infection happen, in effect, “by design”.

Three other members of the committee have also resigned in protest.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 09/10/2026
"We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the ICC." JOINT STATEMENT by CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, NETHERLANDS, UK
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JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM
We, the undersigned States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality, and integrity of the...
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Jan Coenen @jancoenen59.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Belgium MFA @belgiummfa.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
📰No #Pressfreedom, no democracy. Belgium joins this Media Freedom Coalition statement marking 20 years since the assassination of Anna Politkovskaya. Impunity for crimes against journalists and media workers cannot prevail. ℹ️Read the statement : diplomatie.belgium.be/en/news/medi...
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you are close to #Antwerp, join us on 8 October at @itmantwerp.bsky.social with @iddonews.bsky.social colleagues, for an informal exchange on #quality of #medicines in health systems. @who.int @unodet.bsky.social @sciensano.be @belentarrafeta.bsky.social www.itg.be/en/events/qu...
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Quality of Medicines at the Heart of Health Systems
This event focuses on how medicine quality can be made a public health priority through research, policy & practice
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"Among the first to appear before the judge was Angel, a 13-year-old. He had no attorney. “Would you like to request voluntary departure, or should I issue a removal order?” the judge asked “I don’t know,” Angel said, bursting into tears: “I have no one. I have nothing.” www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The recording of our webinar on improving #access to #NEC #medicines in #LMICs are now available: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRVm...
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From Policy Ambition to System Reality Improving Access to NCD Medicines in LMICs Recording
YouTube video by Health Systems Global
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International Health Policies (IHP) network @ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The commercial determinants of NCDs: early lessons from IHP ResNet research in Cambodia www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... This week's Feat article by Srean Chhim, Nicola Deghaye & Grace Ku. @itmantwerp.bsky.social
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The commercial determinants of NCDs: early lessons from IHP ResNet research in Cambodia
Four industries kill on a population scale. The rules that make their products cheap, available and advertised remain the least measured part of the epidemic, certainly in LMICs like Cambodia.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 30/09/2026
Medication prices are soaring in Iran and some treatments have become hard to find, leaving patients and their families scrambling as a U.S. blockade and stepped-up sanctions squeeze the country's pharmaceuticals industry.
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Iranians face soaring prices for medicine as the US blockade and sanctions hit hard
Medication prices are soaring in Iran and some treatments have become hard to find, leaving patients and their families scrambling as a U.S. blockade and stepped-up sanctions squeeze the country’s pharmaceuticals industry.
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Amnesty EU @amnestyeu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📣 @sihanetwork.bsky.social's @halayalkarib.bsky.social and @amnesty.org's Sudan team met EU and member state officials in Brussels. Their message? The war in Sudan is a war on civilians.
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STAT @statnews.com · 29/09/2026
4/4 They, in turn, began selling their products directly to patients, allowing them to reach a broad swath of consumers, including those who may not actually be overweight or obese but want to lose weight. Read more from @elaineywchen.bsky.social here: www.statnews.com/2026/09/28/g...
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Once described as obesity medicines for 'patients,' GLP-1s are increasingly lifestyle drugs for 'customers'
Blockbuster GLP-1 drugs have transformed the lives of millions of people. Lately, they’re undergoing a makeover of their own.
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stay the Execution of Curtis Beasley, Sr.. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Stay the Execution of Curtis Beasley, Sr.
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Curtis Beasley, Sr., who was sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury for the 1995 murder Carolyn Monfort in Dundee, Florida. The execution is sc...
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stay the Execution of Curtis Beasley, Sr.. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Stay the Execution of Curtis Beasley, Sr.
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Curtis Beasley, Sr., who was sentenced to death by a non-unanimous jury for the 1995 murder Carolyn Monfort in Dundee, Florida. The execution is sc...
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Thiru Balasubramaniam @thirugeneva.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
NYT: "The reasons for the disagreements varied. The European Union said the document crossed “red lines” on intellectual property protections, and that “technology transfer must be voluntary and on mutually agreed terms.”
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U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics
Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The United States and the European Union have rejected a declaration by member countries of the United Nations that pledged international collaboration and solidarity in preparing for and responding to pandemics, by @apoorvanyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u... via @nytimes.com
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U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics
Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Dertien #studenten uit #Gaza hebben een studiebeurs van een #Belgische universiteit gekregen, maar kunnen geen visumaanvraag indienen, of Gaza verlaten”: www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 24/09/2026
Nearly a year after the ceasefire, #Gaza remains a humanitarian and public health emergency. The health system is under immense strain, and needs remain enormous.
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pharmalot.bsky.social @pharmalot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Indonesian ruling against ‘patent evergreening’ by pharma industry sends critical message, patient advocates say.. statnews.com/pharmalot/20... #pharma #patents #Indonesia #biotech #medicines
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Indonesian ruling against 'patent evergreening' by pharma industry sends critical message, patient advocates say
A recent court decision in Indonesia sends an important message to other countries to challenge the pharma industry's use of "patent evergreening," patient advocates say.
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Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO) @iddonews.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Join the special webinar tomorrow to celebrate the life, work & scientific legacy of the late Professor Sir Nick White. Colleagues and collaborators will reflect on his contributions to malaria, infectious diseases & global health, & look to the future. 🔗 www.rstmh.org/events/memor...
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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 22/09/2026
🚨 Escalating conflict in Yemen could fuel more displacement, refugee movement.
Al-Firdaws camp in Yemen's Aden Governate is hosting families displaced by the recent intensification of fighting.
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Amnesty EU @amnestyeu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨New @amnesty.org briefing🚨 In eastern DRC, Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have been forcing miners to work in coltan mines, often underground for over a week at a time. Minerals linked to M23 abuses are prevalent in electronic devices used worldwide.
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M23 abused DRC's miners and trafficked gold and coltan to Rwanda
The plunder by M23 and Rwanda of DRC's minerals may amount to war crime of pillage.
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Amnistía Internacional @amnistia.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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DRC: M23 fighters abused miners and trafficked gold and coltan to Rwanda
Rwanda-backed March 23 Movement (M23) fighters have committed horrific human rights abuses against artisanal miners in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) while facilitating the trafficking of gold and coltan to neighbouring Rwanda with the help of Rwandan authorities, Amnesty International said in a new briefing. “DRC: We didn’t come to play: M23 abuses at […] The post DRC: M23 fighters abused miners and trafficked gold and coltan to Rwanda appeared first on Amnesty International.
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Our #PharmaceuticalPublicHealth research unit at @itmantwerp.bsky.social has joined the new 5-year programme of #WANETAM, to contribute to strengthening the environment for clinical trials oversight. @globalhealthedctp3.bsky.social @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 21/09/2026
Since ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti in late July 2026, US authorities have deported hundreds of Haitians back to their country, where they face threats to their lives and safety and receive little to no support.
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Matthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fundamentally #Pandemic #PABS impass is not technical, just political: most of the world recognizes w/o sharing technology, next pandemic will play out just like COVID, HIV. Rich country companies oppose➡️their govts block agreement. MOH’s can’t change that. So what will happen? … 1/2
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Connecting research, policy, partnerships:Tinashe Zigomo, PhD candidate at University of the Western Cape,reflects on a scholar visit at @itmantwerp.bsky.social, during which he refined his work on access to essential #breast #cancer #medicines. @belentarrafeta.bsky.social www.itg.be/en/health-st...
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Interview Tinashe Zigomo
Connecting research, policy & partnerships for better access to cancer medicines
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International Health Policies (IHP) network @ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Who gets surgery under prolonged occupation and in war? The unequal path to surgery in Palestine www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by Duha Shellah.
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Who gets surgery under prolonged occupation and in war? The unequal path to surgery in Palestine
Armed conflict disrupts health systems in ways that extend far beyond the destruction of hospitals or shortages of medical supplies. The ability of patients to access care depends on whether health sy...
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Health Systems Global @hsglobal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Why do policies designed to improve access to NCD medicines so often fall short in practice? Explore lessons from Ghana, Georgia & Northern Syria in our upcoming webinar. 🔗 ow.ly/cwlp50ZOcS9 #GlobalHealth #NCDs #HealthPolicy
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 17/09/2026
Millions of Yemenis are nearing starvation, two-thirds of the population need urgent humanitarian aid, and more than 4.5 million remain internally displaced, per UNHCR. Yemeni authorities should prioritize ensuring people in Yemen have access to their most basic needs.
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
#Belgian government unable to agree on evacuation of 13 students from #Gaza to take up scholarships at universities: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Students in Gaza ‘devastated’ after plan for them to study in Belgium fails
Belgian government unable to agree on evacuation of 13 students to take up scholarships at universities
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Delivering sexual reproductive health justice requires a new independent neutral global body where global rights obligations are prioritised #SRHR #AttiyaWaris #JuanPabloBohoslavsky #RachelHammonds @gorikooms.bsky.social #UniversityNairobi #CONICET @itmantwerp.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/394/...
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International fiscal architecture for advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights
Delivering sexual and reproductive health justice requires a new independent and neutral global body where global rights obligations are prioritised, write Attiya Waris and colleagues The freefall i...
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
@uantwerpen.be Rector Herwig Leirs "verontwaardigd" om uitblijven akkoord over 13 #Gazaanse #studenten: "Ik begrijp dit helemaal niet"  www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
@theguardian.com: Incident is latest to raise questions over #Israel’s ability or willingness to stop violent settlers in #occupied #territory x.com/nelloscavo/s...
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nello scavo (@nelloscavo) on X
Non, non sparano di proposito sui civili disarmati.... https://t.co/oUCphQaG0Q
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 11/09/2026
We are deeply saddened by the passing of former Commissioner, Emma Bonino. Her legacy is marked by her dedication to making the world a more just and compassionate place. Our condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues.
A portrait photo in black and white of Emma Bonino
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Haaretz Response to Netanyahu's Lawsuit Threat: 'Won't Hesitate to Expose the Truth in Court' www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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Following Oct. 7 Exposé • Haaretz response to Netanyahu threat: 'Won't hesitate to expose truth in court'
Netanyahu instructed his lawyers to file a libel suit following revelations that the UAE president warned him Hamas was planning a major attack. Haaretz: An 'in-depth, well-sourced journalistic invest...
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Belgium MFA @belgiummfa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📖The Safe Schools Declaration aims to protect education during armed conflict, promote respect for international humanitarian law, limit the military use of schools & educational facilities. A school is a place of learning, not a battlefield. Education should never be a target.
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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 09/09/2026
Recent use of white phosphorus munitions by Israeli forces in Lebanon underscores the need for regulations. bit.ly/4idO2lb Just how harmful are these weapons? Learn more ⤵️
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Fionna O’Leary @fascinatorfun.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I really think this sort of state conduct should result in a termination of the EU pathway to joining. Why let in another Orban type government? They know where it leads.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
So many brave women in Iran - the world must acknowledge their courage and speak up about their fate #WomeninPolitics #WomensHistory www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Broken feet, ripped-out hair and now a death sentence: the fate of twin sisters jailed over Iran protests
Taraneh Rahimi was told prison guards would rape her sister, Romina, if she did not sign a confession
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Petter Hellström @nphellstrom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The United Nations has voted to formally phase out the #Mercator #map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays the relative size of #Africa. 164 countries voted in favour of the resolution. Only the US voted no There were six abstentions.
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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
Togo-sponsored resolution called to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 06/09/2026
In #Gaza, the humanitarian emergency continues to deepen, with public health risks growing as winter approaches and most people remain displaced in overcrowded tented camps. The already overwhelmed health system cannot withstand additional surges in disease and illness. The best medicine is peace.
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Amnesty EU @amnestyeu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Discussions appear to be zeroing in on two countries with appalling human rights records: Uganda and Rwanda – despite ongoing conflict and political instability in the Great Lakes Region. www.amnesty.org/en/location/...
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Human rights in Rwanda
Stay up to date on the state of human rights in Rwanda with the latest research, campaigns and education material from Amnesty International.
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Amnesty EU @amnestyeu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Any responsible government should reject these plans outright. @amnesty.org will continue to expose the harms and illegalities of these policies – and to resist them. Read our statement 👇https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2026/09/migrant-return-hubs-risk-becoming-human-rights-black-hole/
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EU: ‘Return hub’ plans in Rwanda and Uganda risk becoming ‘cruel black holes’ for human rights
On 4 September Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece and the Netherlands meet to discuss progress on plans to deport people to so-called “return hubs”.
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Articolo 21 liberi di… @articolo21.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
La Procura di Roma chiede l'archiviazione sull'omicidio dell'ambasciatore Attanasio, ucciso nel 2021 in Congo con il carabiniere Iacovacci. 5 anni di indagini giornalistiche hanno svelato depistaggi e militari congolesi corrotti. Le famiglie faranno opposizione. www.articolo21.org/2026/09/deli...
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Delitto Attanasio-Iacovacci, la procura chiede l’archiviazione - Articolo21
Quello che si temeva da tempo è avvenuto:  la procura di Roma ha depositato la richiesta di archiviazione” dell’indagine sull’uccisione dell’ambasciatore Luca Attanasio, vittima di un agguato nella Re...
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Letter from 130 bioethicists condemns the “unwarranted, ill-advised, & frankly bizarre vendetta against a scientist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, rather than making a sincere effort to learn from the painful experiences of the pandemic to improve national preparedness” bioethicstoday.org/blog/an-open...
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Blog - An Open Letter of Support for Anthony Fauci from the Bioethics Community - Bioethics Today
As individuals concerned with ethics in science, medicine, and public health, we wish to express our dismay at the approach taken by Senate leaders to
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Antonella Napoli @antonellanapoli.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
“Richiesta di archiviazione”: tre pesanti parole che rendono felici coloro che non vogliono la verità sull’uccisione dell’ambasciatore #LucaAttanasio, vittima di un agguato nella #RdCongo con il carabiniere che gl faceva da scorta, Vittorio Iacovacci, e l’autista del Wfp Mustapha Milambo.
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Horizon Magazine (@HorizonMagEU) on X
Hunting down the last cases of sleeping sickness. Could a simpler treatment strategy help eliminate the disease? ➡️ https://t.co/MqFwJeXV97 #ResearchImpactEU #Science4EU
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
#Nigeria: #Diphtheria #Outbreak in Plateau State, Deaths Rise to 23 with 143 Suspected Cases in Two Weeks focusonafrica.info/en/nigeria-d...
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Nigeria: Diphtheria Outbreak in Plateau State, Deaths Rise to 23 with 143 Suspected Cases in Two Weeks
- Nigeria: Diphtheria Outbreak in Plateau State, Deaths Rise to 23 with 143 Suspected Cases in Two Weeks - A surge in suspected cases, a lack of antitoxins, and delayed vaccinations are fueling the he...
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Curare non è un crimine. MEDU chiede la #liberazione dei #medici di #Gaza detenuti da Israele - Sign the Petition! c.org/kMPs5jq4vQ
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Curare non è un crimine. MEDU chiede la liberazione dei medici di Gaza detenuti da Israele
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