Alex Armenta (she/her)
@bioethiquemx.bsky.social
💚 #Anthropology #HIVadvocate #Bioethics #HumanitarianAction #ResearchEthics #HumanRights #GlobalHealth #Equity #ReproductiveHealth #Cinema
Pinned
Los archivos y memoria histórica.
El primer número del boletín de la #DirecciónGeneral de #Epidemiología de México de marzo de 1987 sobre #VIH en México.
En el Internet Archive se encuentra la colección completa hasta 1994.
El primer número del boletín de la #DirecciónGeneral de #Epidemiología de México de marzo de 1987 sobre #VIH en México.
En el Internet Archive se encuentra la colección completa hasta 1994.
February 6, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Los archivos y memoria histórica.
El primer número del boletín de la #DirecciónGeneral de #Epidemiología de México de marzo de 1987 sobre #VIH en México.
En el Internet Archive se encuentra la colección completa hasta 1994.
El primer número del boletín de la #DirecciónGeneral de #Epidemiología de México de marzo de 1987 sobre #VIH en México.
En el Internet Archive se encuentra la colección completa hasta 1994.
Reposted by Alex Armenta (she/her)
The French translation of The Foreign Gaze is now out!
It is titled “Le regard étranger: Réflexions sur la santé mondiale”
You can download it for free or order a print copy here: www.editions.ird.fr/produit/731/...
Please spread the word to your French-speaking friends, colleagues, and partners.
It is titled “Le regard étranger: Réflexions sur la santé mondiale”
You can download it for free or order a print copy here: www.editions.ird.fr/produit/731/...
Please spread the word to your French-speaking friends, colleagues, and partners.
February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The French translation of The Foreign Gaze is now out!
It is titled “Le regard étranger: Réflexions sur la santé mondiale”
You can download it for free or order a print copy here: www.editions.ird.fr/produit/731/...
Please spread the word to your French-speaking friends, colleagues, and partners.
It is titled “Le regard étranger: Réflexions sur la santé mondiale”
You can download it for free or order a print copy here: www.editions.ird.fr/produit/731/...
Please spread the word to your French-speaking friends, colleagues, and partners.
Felicitaciones a todas las mujeres en Medicina: en docencia, atención, política, investigación, acción humanitaria, editoras en journals, PIs...
Su liderazgo es esencial en salud.
Congratulations:
@kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social
@cla-cor.bsky.social
@iasociety.bsky.social
@msf.ca
Su liderazgo es esencial en salud.
Congratulations:
@kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social
@cla-cor.bsky.social
@iasociety.bsky.social
@msf.ca
Happy #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay! Today and every day, we honor the contributions and accomplishments of women MDs & DOs. Send love to the women physicians in your life by tagging them below.
Happy 203rd birthday to #ElizabethBlackwell, the first women to receive a U.S. medical degree!
Happy 203rd birthday to #ElizabethBlackwell, the first women to receive a U.S. medical degree!
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Felicitaciones a todas las mujeres en Medicina: en docencia, atención, política, investigación, acción humanitaria, editoras en journals, PIs...
Su liderazgo es esencial en salud.
Congratulations:
@kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social
@cla-cor.bsky.social
@iasociety.bsky.social
@msf.ca
Su liderazgo es esencial en salud.
Congratulations:
@kbibbinsdomingo.bsky.social
@cla-cor.bsky.social
@iasociety.bsky.social
@msf.ca
#MedicalEthics "Educators now navigate ambiguous directives, questioning what they can safely teach. These constraints jeopardize not only academic freedom, but also accuracy, objectivity, and professional integrity."
February 2, 2026 at 11:38 PM
#MedicalEthics "Educators now navigate ambiguous directives, questioning what they can safely teach. These constraints jeopardize not only academic freedom, but also accuracy, objectivity, and professional integrity."
Holding powerful corporations accountable for their health impacts: are corporate rankings effective?
Two examples of relevance to global health are the Access to Medicine Index and the Access to Nutrition Initiative's Global Index.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Two examples of relevance to global health are the Access to Medicine Index and the Access to Nutrition Initiative's Global Index.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Holding powerful corporations accountable for their health impacts: are corporate rankings effective?
Monitoring the behaviour of transnational corporations is an important public health
priority given the many ways corporate actors negatively affect health. Such effects
can be mitigated by defining s...
www.thelancet.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Holding powerful corporations accountable for their health impacts: are corporate rankings effective?
Two examples of relevance to global health are the Access to Medicine Index and the Access to Nutrition Initiative's Global Index.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Two examples of relevance to global health are the Access to Medicine Index and the Access to Nutrition Initiative's Global Index.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
To #RethinkRebuildRise
I would add the inclusion of research ethics and the Declaration of Helsinki in the pathway to advocate for Access Equity to Lenacapavir and pharmaceutical innovation for HIV Prevention and Treatment, developed thanks to clinical trial communities. @iasociety.bsky.social
I would add the inclusion of research ethics and the Declaration of Helsinki in the pathway to advocate for Access Equity to Lenacapavir and pharmaceutical innovation for HIV Prevention and Treatment, developed thanks to clinical trial communities. @iasociety.bsky.social
💡 We must #RethinkRebuildRise. The challenges we face in the #HIV response demand more than incremental change. They require us to rethink how we work, rebuild what has been weakened & rise to meet a rapidly shifting global context.
📰 Learn more in our annual letter.
📰 Learn more in our annual letter.
Annual Letter 2026
After a turbulent year for HIV and global health, 2026 opens with an urgent need to rethink the HIV response. The challenges we face demand more than incremental change. They require us to rethink how we work, rebuild what has been weakened and rise to meet a rapidly shifting global context.
www.iasociety.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:53 PM
To #RethinkRebuildRise
I would add the inclusion of research ethics and the Declaration of Helsinki in the pathway to advocate for Access Equity to Lenacapavir and pharmaceutical innovation for HIV Prevention and Treatment, developed thanks to clinical trial communities. @iasociety.bsky.social
I would add the inclusion of research ethics and the Declaration of Helsinki in the pathway to advocate for Access Equity to Lenacapavir and pharmaceutical innovation for HIV Prevention and Treatment, developed thanks to clinical trial communities. @iasociety.bsky.social
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Track the status of long-acting #PrEP all over the world using AVAC’s matrix for Country Planning for Product Introduction. Follow the progress of #LEN, #CAB & the #DVR by country. buff.ly/6XusfgM
January 28, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Track the status of long-acting #PrEP all over the world using AVAC’s matrix for Country Planning for Product Introduction. Follow the progress of #LEN, #CAB & the #DVR by country. buff.ly/6XusfgM
“Doctors at all stages can contribute meaningfully to research without formal qualifications beyond their medical degree. Many begin by joining existing projects, helping with data collection or recruitment, or contributing to analyses." #MedicalResearch
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
How can I get involved in research as a doctor?
There are many ways doctors can get involved in research, from assisting with small projects to becoming a clinical academic. Elisabeth Mahase asks the experts where doctors should start
“Start by ex...
www.bmj.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:21 AM
“Doctors at all stages can contribute meaningfully to research without formal qualifications beyond their medical degree. Many begin by joining existing projects, helping with data collection or recruitment, or contributing to analyses." #MedicalResearch
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
" #SolidarityRhetoric has become a regular feature in global health, particularly in the context of global health emergencies. It is, however, a nebulous concept, differently defined, understood and practiced around the world..."
gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
Can solidarity in global health curb the next outbreak? A commentary on mpox
Solidarity rhetoric has become a regular feature in global health, particularly in the context of global health emergencies. It is, however, a nebulous concept, differently defined, understood and pra...
gh.bmj.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
" #SolidarityRhetoric has become a regular feature in global health, particularly in the context of global health emergencies. It is, however, a nebulous concept, differently defined, understood and practiced around the world..."
gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
gh.bmj.com/content/10/3...
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Lenacapavir and the Open Veins of Latin America
Gilead's voluntary license for Lenacapavir currently excludes 11
countries in Latin America
Why is this problematic ethically?
@bioethiquemx.bsky.social & colleague explain
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gilead's voluntary license for Lenacapavir currently excludes 11
countries in Latin America
Why is this problematic ethically?
@bioethiquemx.bsky.social & colleague explain
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Lenacapavir and the Open Veins of Latin America
Gilead's voluntary license for Lenacapavir currently excludes 11
countries in Latin America
Why is this problematic ethically?
@bioethiquemx.bsky.social & colleague explain
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Gilead's voluntary license for Lenacapavir currently excludes 11
countries in Latin America
Why is this problematic ethically?
@bioethiquemx.bsky.social & colleague explain
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Decolonizar la #SaludGlobal hoy (en 2026) es sobre resistir el autoritarismo, imperialismo, y fascismo; mientras se lucha por la democracia, equidad y justicia.
Era lo mismo en el pasado - nada ha cambiado.
@madhupai.bsky.social
Era lo mismo en el pasado - nada ha cambiado.
@madhupai.bsky.social
Decolonizing global health today (in 2026) is about resisting authoritarianism, imperialism, and fascism, while fighting for democracy, equity & justice
It was the same in the past - nothing has changed
plus ça change!
It was the same in the past - nothing has changed
plus ça change!
January 21, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Decolonizar la #SaludGlobal hoy (en 2026) es sobre resistir el autoritarismo, imperialismo, y fascismo; mientras se lucha por la democracia, equidad y justicia.
Era lo mismo en el pasado - nada ha cambiado.
@madhupai.bsky.social
Era lo mismo en el pasado - nada ha cambiado.
@madhupai.bsky.social
#ElAcusado #LeFil, qué película tan interesante sobre el sistema de justicia en Francia, el papel de las y los abogados. Lo imprescindible de la perspectiva de género al juzgar casos de violencia contra las mujeres.
@_lecinema @FranciaenMexico
@ifal_mx @tourcinefrances
@_lecinema @FranciaenMexico
@ifal_mx @tourcinefrances
January 21, 2026 at 1:21 AM
#ElAcusado #LeFil, qué película tan interesante sobre el sistema de justicia en Francia, el papel de las y los abogados. Lo imprescindible de la perspectiva de género al juzgar casos de violencia contra las mujeres.
@_lecinema @FranciaenMexico
@ifal_mx @tourcinefrances
@_lecinema @FranciaenMexico
@ifal_mx @tourcinefrances
Ayer tuvo lugar en el IIJUNAM la ceremonia de renovación del convenio de colaboración para el Diplomado Francomexicano en Perspectiva de Género @Suiscunam @L4Women @FranciaenMexico como parte de la #DiplomaciaFeminista en la agenda bilateral.
Una magnífica formación interdisciplinaria.
Una magnífica formación interdisciplinaria.
January 16, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Ayer tuvo lugar en el IIJUNAM la ceremonia de renovación del convenio de colaboración para el Diplomado Francomexicano en Perspectiva de Género @Suiscunam @L4Women @FranciaenMexico como parte de la #DiplomaciaFeminista en la agenda bilateral.
Una magnífica formación interdisciplinaria.
Una magnífica formación interdisciplinaria.
#Lenacapavir " #Anvisa cautioned that, although the drug has been approved, it still depends on the definition of a maximum price by Brazil’s Drug Market Regulation Chamber (CMED). Its inclusion in #Brazil’s public healthcare system." #Bioethics
www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/b...
www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/b...
Brazil’s health agency Anvisa approves long-acting HIV prevention drug with six-month injection - Brasil de Fato
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), the federal body responsible for regulating medicines, vaccines, and health products, approved on Monday (12) the use of Sunlenca (lenacapavir) f...
www.brasildefato.com.br
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
#Lenacapavir " #Anvisa cautioned that, although the drug has been approved, it still depends on the definition of a maximum price by Brazil’s Drug Market Regulation Chamber (CMED). Its inclusion in #Brazil’s public healthcare system." #Bioethics
www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/b...
www.brasildefato.com.br/2026/01/13/b...
" #SexualViolence in the #DRC is a critical medical emergency that endangers the health, dignity, and lives of thousands of women, girls, men, and boys. I carry this reality in my personal life. I am a Congolese mother working with Médecins Sans Frontières..."
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
The BMJ appeal 2025-26: Breaking the cycle of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo demands action
Sexual violence must be treated as a collective responsibility, not an isolated tragedy
On 7 December 2025, people in Goma woke up to horror. The body of a young girl who had been raped and killed wa...
www.bmj.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
" #SexualViolence in the #DRC is a critical medical emergency that endangers the health, dignity, and lives of thousands of women, girls, men, and boys. I carry this reality in my personal life. I am a Congolese mother working with Médecins Sans Frontières..."
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Academics’ enthusiastic (and often uncritical) embrace of LLMs and generative artificial intelligence will be a factor in the junkification of research.
You can’t outsource thinking nor the cognitive task of gradually absorbing knowledge. Nor discernment and creativity.
You can’t outsource thinking nor the cognitive task of gradually absorbing knowledge. Nor discernment and creativity.
January 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Academics’ enthusiastic (and often uncritical) embrace of LLMs and generative artificial intelligence will be a factor in the junkification of research.
You can’t outsource thinking nor the cognitive task of gradually absorbing knowledge. Nor discernment and creativity.
You can’t outsource thinking nor the cognitive task of gradually absorbing knowledge. Nor discernment and creativity.
"Upholding our oath of office — “to protect and defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic” — and living up to our values requires us to leave the jobs we previously cherished."
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
The NIH has lost its scientific integrity. So we left
“We can no longer lend our credibility to an organization that has lost its integrity,” write four scientists and administrators who recently resigned from the NIH.
www.statnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
"Upholding our oath of office — “to protect and defend the Constitution from enemies foreign and domestic” — and living up to our values requires us to leave the jobs we previously cherished."
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
www.statnews.com/2026/01/10/n...
"Il faut toujours ramener la vie à sa nécessité première de faim, de soif et de poésie. Le monde moderne détruit nos forces vitales, notre capacité à être attentif, rêveur, lent, amoureux, notre capacité à faire des gestes gratuits..."
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
"Il faut toujours ramener la vie à sa nécessité première de faim, de soif et de poésie. Le monde moderne détruit nos forces vitales, notre capacité à être attentif, rêveur, lent, amoureux, notre capacité à faire des gestes gratuits..."
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
#MedicalEthics "Under growing political scrutiny, threats to academic freedom have become increasingly tangible. Educators now navigate ambiguous directives, questioning what they can safely teach."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Teaching Through Uncertainty
This Viewpoint discusses the uncertainty that medical ethics and social medicine instructors face in regard to the rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and university funding cuts.
jamanetwork.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:59 PM
#MedicalEthics "Under growing political scrutiny, threats to academic freedom have become increasingly tangible. Educators now navigate ambiguous directives, questioning what they can safely teach."
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
"Un décret publié le 26 décembre actualise deux tableaux faisant la liste des #MaladiesProfessionnelles auxquelles sont confrontés les pompiers. Le premier tableau s’applique à l’exposition à la combustion de charbon ; le second, à l’inhalation d’amiante."
www.lemonde.fr/sante/articl...
www.lemonde.fr/sante/articl...
Plusieurs cancers désormais reconnus comme maladies professionnelles des pompiers
Un décret publié le 26 décembre actualise deux tableaux faisant la liste des maladies professionnelles auxquelles sont confrontés les pompiers. Le premier tableau s’applique à l’exposition à la combus...
www.lemonde.fr
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"Un décret publié le 26 décembre actualise deux tableaux faisant la liste des #MaladiesProfessionnelles auxquelles sont confrontés les pompiers. Le premier tableau s’applique à l’exposition à la combustion de charbon ; le second, à l’inhalation d’amiante."
www.lemonde.fr/sante/articl...
www.lemonde.fr/sante/articl...
"Those who hold power in #PublicHealth – international or local – are often removed from the realities of the communities they serve. That recognition should shape decisions and interventions." @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
How the ‘foreign gaze’ shapes global health
Seye Abimbola talks about his career, his new book, and power and imbalances in global health research.
www.nature.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"Those who hold power in #PublicHealth – international or local – are often removed from the realities of the communities they serve. That recognition should shape decisions and interventions." @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
www.nature.com/articles/d44...
#SentimentalValue El arte de comunicar las emociones más profundas evocados por la memoria, las largas ausencias, lo no compartido y el silencio del reencuentro.
La reconciliación a través del lenguaje cinematográfico e interpretación.
La reconciliación a través del lenguaje cinematográfico e interpretación.
December 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#SentimentalValue El arte de comunicar las emociones más profundas evocados por la memoria, las largas ausencias, lo no compartido y el silencio del reencuentro.
La reconciliación a través del lenguaje cinematográfico e interpretación.
La reconciliación a través del lenguaje cinematográfico e interpretación.
"The notion of #HumanitarianAid being used to combat poverty and hunger is being replaced in Europe with geopolitical “games” as states redirect aid to Ukraine and to defence spending, analysts warn after recent announcements by Sweden and Germany."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Sweden and Germany slash aid budgets to focus on Ukraine and defence spending
Echoing the dismantling of USAID, other countries are changing funding priorities and health and hunger programmes in Africa will lose out
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"The notion of #HumanitarianAid being used to combat poverty and hunger is being replaced in Europe with geopolitical “games” as states redirect aid to Ukraine and to defence spending, analysts warn after recent announcements by Sweden and Germany."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...