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Raffaella Ravinetto

Raffaella Ravinetto

@rravinetto.bsky.social

290 followers 130 following 230 posts

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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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · Sep 22

Today we joined the call for the #right to receive and provide #healthcare, for the right to live. Everywhere. #Gaza #Yemen #Sudan #Afghanistan #Ukraine #DRC #Syria #Haïti etc.
medicsonthemoveforwhatmatters.org @itmantwerp.bsky.social

Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 16h

Mario Bannoni: "...governing based on gross arrogance, rooted in ignorance, incompetence and immaturity, is not just a character trait but, as in #Trump’s case, a technique to induce weariness, inadequacy, and a sense of impotence in the adversary"
www.focusonafrica.info/usa-ridiculo...

USA, ridiculousness in power

Focus international - USA, ridiculousness in power - In the United States, political power in the Trump era has stopped fearing ridicule, turning ignorance and arrogance into a governing strategy.

www.focusonafrica.info

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william bourgeois @madcap1090.bsky.social · 17h

EU digital rights are under attack! @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu is weakening protections against Big Tech and its AI, instead of defending our democracy and privacy. Let's make our voices heard: demand she stands strong. Sign the petition now! share.greens-efa.eu/s/uBXSOwgi

My data, my choice - sign the petition

share.greens-efa.eu

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Richard F. Catalano, Michael Wagner , and 11 more Shannon Vallor, Richard F. Catalano, Michael Wagner, Sherry Hamby, Per Ahlberg, Joni Lovenduski, Rosanna E. Guadagno, Raffaella Ravinetto, Federico Ortino, Andreas M. Wüst, Mark Priestley, Michelle Arrow, Richard Moorhead, François Guesnet

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Please share. 💔

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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 2d

RIP Alex Pretti.

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan, Raffaella Ravinetto, Els Torreele

BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 2d

🧵 Why even suggesting that polio vaccination should be optional is dangerous.
www.contagionlive.com/view/acip-ch...

ACIP Chair Says Polio Vaccine Should be Optional | Contagion Live

Kirk Milhoan, MD, PhD, said vaccine choice is the most important element to the public even with the possibility of people contracting this disease or others when given the right to opt out of vaccina...

www.contagionlive.com

Reposted by Jan W. Mueller, Elizabeth Saunders, Colin F. Camerer , and 32 more Jan W. Mueller, Elizabeth Saunders, Colin F. Camerer, Peter Thorne, Gavin A. Schmidt, Joshua S. Weitz, Tom Clark, Michael A. Clemens, Caroline Krafft, Ramón López Facal, Kevin Carey, Trevon D. Logan, Raffaella Ravinetto, Smith, Janet Murray, Michael Zimmer, Julia Lynch, Stephen D. Murphy, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Michael D. McDonald, Erol Akçay, Melissa Sweet, Erin O’Donnell, Ann Bartow, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Jaap Kooijman, Dan Immergluck, Colin Woodard, Virginia Sapiro, Timothy D. McBride, Dunlap, David Darmofal, Monisha Bajaj, Kristina McElheran

Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 3d

ICE detained a 2-year-old girl in Minneapolis and put the child on a flight to a detention center in Texas, despite a court ordering her release: www.startribune.com/agents-detai...

Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 3d

"...later said that it did not have the required technical resources: so this is #ethics #dumping, ie taking advantage of somewhere else weakness to carry out #unethical & #futile research.
In a #vulnerable community, with a #mortality endpoint in babies. #Guinea-Bissau #hepatitisB #vaccine #placebo

Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 4d

‘Suspended Or Cancelled’: Guinea-Bissau Health Minister Halts Controversial Hepatitis Trial - Health Policy Watch

A controversial trial to examine various impacts of the hepatitis B vaccine on newborn babies in Guinea-Bissau has been “suspended or cancelled”, the

healthpolicy-watch.news

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International Health Policies (IHP) network @ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3d

Check out this week's IHP news 863: Dawn of the new Global Health architecture? www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u...

www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 4d

....a joke???

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 5d

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/...

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 5d

The WMA has sent a letter to Syria’s Interim President expressing deep concern over reported attacks on civilians and healthcare services in Aleppo. Targeting medical staff and facilities is a grave breach of international law.

🔗 Press release: https://ow.ly/8G3H50Y0wRt

Reposted by Joanna Bryson, Elizabeth Saunders, Anna Nagurney , and 35 more Joanna Bryson, Elizabeth Saunders, Anna Nagurney, Sherry Hamby, Julie L. Lockwood, Mark D. White, Diane Ravitch, Martin Paul Eve, Rita Rubin, Martin Tomko, Jeremy T. Kerr, Cathy N. Davidson, Sabine Pahl, Tuomas Mattila, Jussi T. Eronen, Raffaella Ravinetto, Mary Rice, W. Andy Knight, Carlos Nunes Silva, Gerald Friedman, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Margot C. Finn, John Hogan, Karen O’Reilly, Els Torreele, Melanie Simms, Melissa Sweet, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Erin O’Donnell, Richard M. Carpiano, J. Warner, Jason Williams, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Farah Mendlesohn, Nathan P. Kalmoe, David Darmofal, Harvey J. Kaye

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away

Reposted by Nancy Kanwisher, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Raffaella Ravinetto , and 5 more Nancy Kanwisher, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Raffaella Ravinetto, Devon Greyson, Smith, Kate Starbird, Karen L. Cox, Nicole Guenther Discenza

John Ross @johnrossmd.bsky.social · 7d

Catastrophe: Florida's Department of Health is stopping coverage for antivirals to 10,000 low-income people with HIV infection, blaming impending federal cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. 12.5% of Americans with HIV live in Florida.

Thousands to lose access to HIV drugs with new cuts

An estimated 10,000 people are about to lose access to their HIV medication as the Florida Department of Health makes cuts to the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP).

www.fox13news.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 7d

Breaking News: President Trump told Norway’s prime minister that one reason he’s pushing to acquire Greenland is because he didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland

In a text message, President Trump told Norway’s prime minister he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the world would not be secure until America controlled the island.

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MO*Magazine @mondiaalnieuws.bsky.social · 9d

TIP! De expo “In Their Eyes: een andere kijk op de humanitaire crisis in Mali” vindt van 23 januari tot 12 februari plaats in de Sint-Gorikshallen in Brussel. www.mo.be/agenda/-in-t...

“In Their Eyes”: 7 ngo’s brengen vergeten humanitaire crisis in Mali in beeld – MO*

23 januari 2026 tot 12 februari 2026

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 10d

Iran’s security forces have carried out mass killings after protests escalated on January 8.

Despite a nationwide internet shutdown, Human Rights Watch has been able to verify videos and gather witness accounts.

Read now: https://bit.ly/3YIRtW0

Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 10d

This looks, sadly, a perfect case to teach about #ethics #dumping.

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International Health Policies (IHP) network @ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 10d

America First in global health: a lesson in the consequences of ‘might is right’? www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by @gorikooms.bsky.social

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Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 11d

Important to highlight: This move is coming from African health officials. It signals that “the institutions are getting stronger” by pushing back on unethical and exploitative studies in Africa, @boghuma.bsky.social said.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled

$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease

www.theguardian.com

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 11d

The full protocol of the study in Guinea Bissau provides no reassurance. If anything is spells out just how insanely unethical the planned study is. The PI who wrote the protocol tried to defend the indefensible by writing to me directly. I responded publicly.
Read 👇
substack.com/@bktitanji/n...

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 11d

WMA strongly condemns the attack on Ilam Hospital and ongoing violations of medical neutrality in Iran. Hospitals must be safe spaces. Doctors must treat patients without intimidation or coercion. Medical care must never be weaponised. Read the PR:
🔗 https://ow.ly/lMlg50XX6pZ

#MedicalNeutrality

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Alison Phipps አሊሰን @alisonphipps.bsky.social · 12d

Three Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners have announced the end of their hunger strike after the government decided not to award a £2bn contract to the Israeli arms company subsidiary Elbit Systems UK

Consumer boycott of Elbit systems

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike

Four more who had paused opt not to continue after government opts against giving contract to Elbit Systems UK

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Sarah E. Gollust, Juan Cole, Raffaella Ravinetto

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 12d

Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.

He and his minions did so because “they no longer believe the defunded programs align with the Trump administration's priorities”.

Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants

The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.

Reposted by Raffaella Ravinetto

NRC @nrc.nl · 12d

In Afrika is de toegang tot veilige geneesmiddelen lang niet vanzelfsprekend. De nieuwe Afrikaanse Medicijnautoriteit moet daarin verbetering brengen, „een logische volgende stap in het dekolonisatieproces”.

Afrikaanse landen willen de veiligheid van medicijnen waarborgen op het hele continent

Gezondheidszorg: In Afrika is de toegang tot veilige geneesmiddelen lang niet vanzelfsprekend. De nieuwe Afrikaanse Medicijnautoriteit moet daarin verbetering brengen, „een logische volgende stap in het dekolonisatieproces”.

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World Medical Association @medwma.bsky.social · 12d

The EU Biotech Act must strengthen innovation without weakening ethics. WMA and CPME urge the EU to safeguard ethical standards in clinical trials and uphold the Declaration of Helsinki.
🔗 https://ow.ly/U8rr50XWyNI

#MedicalEthics

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Philippe Dam @philippedam.bsky.social · 12d

#Iran: UN Human Rights chief horrified by mounting violence against protesters. #EU is right to condemn violations. Time to step up pressure:

✍️ Sanctions leaders responsible
🇺🇳 Support Special Session at @UN_HRC
⚖️ Ensure there is no impunity

www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... @eudiplomacy.bsky.social

Iran: UN Human Rights Chief urges authorities to end violent repression and calls for accountability

GENEVA – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Tuesday said he was horrified by the mounting violence directed by security forces at protesters across Iran, as reports indicate hundred...

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STAT @statnews.com · 13d

Watch: At #JPM26, former drug regulator Richard Pazdur rings the alarm about politics at FDA
Full session: www.statnews.com/2026/01/13/j...

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 15d

Randall Gamboa Esquivel was in good health when detained by ICE in December 2024. He was deported to Costa Rica in a vegetative state in September 2025. He died a few weeks later, aged just 52. His family do not know what happened to him. The US is a terror state
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Family seeks answers after ICE deported man to Costa Rica in vegetative state

Exclusive: Before Randall Gamboa Esquivel died, his health had deteriorated badly while he was in ICE custody

www.theguardian.com

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Kamran Siddiqi @kamsid66.bsky.social · 15d

Smokeless Tobacco and Oral Cancer in Global Perspective | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Smokeless Tobacco and Oral Cancer in Global Perspective | NEJM

Despite use of smokeless tobacco products by more than 360 million people globally and increasing incidence of oral cancers, research and policies on these products have lagged behind those for ...

Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 15d

There is an escalation of in Florida use of death penalty:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Stay the Execution of Ronald Heath

Governor Ron DeSantis has signed the first death warrant of 2026, scheduling the execution of Ronald Palmer Heath — who was sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of Michael Sheridan — for Tuesday, Fe...

actionnetwork.org