Tatenda Zoe Makoni, MPH
@tatezoe.bsky.social
Medical Student, Infectious Diseases, Global Public Health| Views my own| she/her
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Could an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents?
Can an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents?
www.statnews.com
Gilead’s trial participants outside the U.S. deserve more than to be studied. They deserve access to the drugs they helped make possible!
In my first @statnews.com piece, I call for global equity regarding lenacapavir. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for holding my story with care 🫶🏾
#IDSky
In my first @statnews.com piece, I call for global equity regarding lenacapavir. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for holding my story with care 🫶🏾
#IDSky
“The heart begins working before it is fully formed. Movements do too. Communities respond to harm the same way bodies do. Pressure becomes instruction.”
Minnesota is demonstrating this principle in real time.
Bodies act under pressure.
Communities do the same.
🧧: account.venmo.com/u/Tatenda-Ma...
Minnesota is demonstrating this principle in real time.
Bodies act under pressure.
Communities do the same.
🧧: account.venmo.com/u/Tatenda-Ma...
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
“The heart begins working before it is fully formed. Movements do too. Communities respond to harm the same way bodies do. Pressure becomes instruction.”
Minnesota is demonstrating this principle in real time.
Bodies act under pressure.
Communities do the same.
🧧: account.venmo.com/u/Tatenda-Ma...
Minnesota is demonstrating this principle in real time.
Bodies act under pressure.
Communities do the same.
🧧: account.venmo.com/u/Tatenda-Ma...
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Fascinating obituary of Peter Duesberg who went from renowned scientist discovering the first viral oncogene to HIV denialist who influenced Thabo Mbeki and HIV policy in S. Africa which led to millions dying.
Human beings are complex creatures indeed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
Human beings are complex creatures indeed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
Peter H. Duesberg, 89, Renowned Biologist Turned H.I.V. Denialist, Dies
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Fascinating obituary of Peter Duesberg who went from renowned scientist discovering the first viral oncogene to HIV denialist who influenced Thabo Mbeki and HIV policy in S. Africa which led to millions dying.
Human beings are complex creatures indeed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
Human beings are complex creatures indeed.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...
@kstephensonmd.bsky.social 🫶🏾❣️
That said, @idsainfo.bsky.social, I feel like I've paid my dues 🫣😅 Can you just tell me I'm exempt from submitting a fellowship application 🫠
#IDSkye
That said, @idsainfo.bsky.social, I feel like I've paid my dues 🫣😅 Can you just tell me I'm exempt from submitting a fellowship application 🫠
#IDSkye
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 AM
@kstephensonmd.bsky.social 🫶🏾❣️
That said, @idsainfo.bsky.social, I feel like I've paid my dues 🫣😅 Can you just tell me I'm exempt from submitting a fellowship application 🫠
#IDSkye
That said, @idsainfo.bsky.social, I feel like I've paid my dues 🫣😅 Can you just tell me I'm exempt from submitting a fellowship application 🫠
#IDSkye
I used to write to prove something.
Now I write to remember what I lost.
I Write Anyway
Essay link 🔗👇🏾
open.substack.com/pub/tatendam...
Now I write to remember what I lost.
I Write Anyway
Essay link 🔗👇🏾
open.substack.com/pub/tatendam...
I Write Anyway
On AuADHD, Grief, and Reclaiming the Rhythm of My Mind
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I used to write to prove something.
Now I write to remember what I lost.
I Write Anyway
Essay link 🔗👇🏾
open.substack.com/pub/tatendam...
Now I write to remember what I lost.
I Write Anyway
Essay link 🔗👇🏾
open.substack.com/pub/tatendam...
Sharing my essay featured in the Dec 2025 issue of @acadmedjournal.bsky.social
Written for my mom & her physician, Dr. P Hazangwe, it felt too raw to share in August when it went live online. But choosing to be brave!
Quoting my fav, “raise your 🥂 to freedom, something they can never take away…”
Written for my mom & her physician, Dr. P Hazangwe, it felt too raw to share in August when it went live online. But choosing to be brave!
Quoting my fav, “raise your 🥂 to freedom, something they can never take away…”
December 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sharing my essay featured in the Dec 2025 issue of @acadmedjournal.bsky.social
Written for my mom & her physician, Dr. P Hazangwe, it felt too raw to share in August when it went live online. But choosing to be brave!
Quoting my fav, “raise your 🥂 to freedom, something they can never take away…”
Written for my mom & her physician, Dr. P Hazangwe, it felt too raw to share in August when it went live online. But choosing to be brave!
Quoting my fav, “raise your 🥂 to freedom, something they can never take away…”
Y'all know I love that horse lady!
My last piece was about her and yes, this one circled back too.
The muse is the muse. I just follow where she points.
Inspired by a history that refuses to stay silent.
Link to my Substack in bio👆🏾
My last piece was about her and yes, this one circled back too.
The muse is the muse. I just follow where she points.
Inspired by a history that refuses to stay silent.
Link to my Substack in bio👆🏾
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Y'all know I love that horse lady!
My last piece was about her and yes, this one circled back too.
The muse is the muse. I just follow where she points.
Inspired by a history that refuses to stay silent.
Link to my Substack in bio👆🏾
My last piece was about her and yes, this one circled back too.
The muse is the muse. I just follow where she points.
Inspired by a history that refuses to stay silent.
Link to my Substack in bio👆🏾
Reposted by Tatenda Zoe Makoni, MPH
'The weight of the evidence has tipped heavily in favor of HPV vaccination" @hildabast.bsky.social
but we now need to deal with growing vaccine hesistancy!
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/11/24/t...
but we now need to deal with growing vaccine hesistancy!
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/11/24/t...
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
'The weight of the evidence has tipped heavily in favor of HPV vaccination" @hildabast.bsky.social
but we now need to deal with growing vaccine hesistancy!
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/11/24/t...
but we now need to deal with growing vaccine hesistancy!
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/11/24/t...
Gilead’s trial participants outside the U.S. deserve more than to be studied. They deserve access to the drugs they helped make possible!
In my first @statnews.com piece, I call for global equity regarding lenacapavir. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for holding my story with care 🫶🏾
#IDSky
In my first @statnews.com piece, I call for global equity regarding lenacapavir. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for holding my story with care 🫶🏾
#IDSky
Could an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents?
Can an HIV miracle drug actually reach people like my parents?
www.statnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Gilead’s trial participants outside the U.S. deserve more than to be studied. They deserve access to the drugs they helped make possible!
In my first @statnews.com piece, I call for global equity regarding lenacapavir. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for holding my story with care 🫶🏾
#IDSky
In my first @statnews.com piece, I call for global equity regarding lenacapavir. Thanks @thekibosch.bsky.social for holding my story with care 🫶🏾
#IDSky
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
Reposted by Tatenda Zoe Makoni, MPH
If you see this picture in your IDSA daily news, just know that I’m mortified 🤣
Saving grace is standing with my amazing mentee Tatenda Makoni @tatezoe.bsky.social ❤️
Saving grace is standing with my amazing mentee Tatenda Makoni @tatezoe.bsky.social ❤️
May 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you see this picture in your IDSA daily news, just know that I’m mortified 🤣
Saving grace is standing with my amazing mentee Tatenda Makoni @tatezoe.bsky.social ❤️
Saving grace is standing with my amazing mentee Tatenda Makoni @tatezoe.bsky.social ❤️
Year ✌🏾 of planning the Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast with @fenwayhealth.bsky.social! #Boston fam, come through!
My girl, former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, will be gracing us with her presence, & you do not want to miss it!
Register here: fenwayhealth.org/help/events/...
My girl, former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, will be gracing us with her presence, & you do not want to miss it!
Register here: fenwayhealth.org/help/events/...
March 27, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Year ✌🏾 of planning the Bayard Rustin Community Breakfast with @fenwayhealth.bsky.social! #Boston fam, come through!
My girl, former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, will be gracing us with her presence, & you do not want to miss it!
Register here: fenwayhealth.org/help/events/...
My girl, former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, will be gracing us with her presence, & you do not want to miss it!
Register here: fenwayhealth.org/help/events/...
I feel like I’m part of some bizarre experiment—because there’s no way this is real 🤔
a man wearing a hawaiian shirt with elephants on it
ALT: a man wearing a hawaiian shirt with elephants on it
media.tenor.com
March 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I feel like I’m part of some bizarre experiment—because there’s no way this is real 🤔
I’ll never forgive y’all for not voting for that lady. Now I can’t even listen to Lemonade without mourning what could have been 😭
a woman is singing into a microphone on a stage and says `` freedom '' .
ALT: a woman is singing into a microphone on a stage and says `` freedom '' .
media.tenor.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I’ll never forgive y’all for not voting for that lady. Now I can’t even listen to Lemonade without mourning what could have been 😭
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The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.
Reposted by Tatenda Zoe Makoni, MPH
The global fund will roll out twice yearly Lenacapavir for prevention of HIV with or without #PEPFAR. Now the US contributes 30% of the global fund donations which is likely to disappear. Still important the fund is not backing away from this commitment 👏🏼.
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
The Global Fund will roll out the twice-yearly anti-HIV jab — with or without Pepfar - Bhekisisa
The major backer of the lenacapavir roll-out is assuring nervous researchers that they will keep their part of funding promises. It’s a good economic investment, says the Fund’s Peter Sands, into a ga...
bhekisisa.org
March 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The global fund will roll out twice yearly Lenacapavir for prevention of HIV with or without #PEPFAR. Now the US contributes 30% of the global fund donations which is likely to disappear. Still important the fund is not backing away from this commitment 👏🏼.
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
bhekisisa.org/health-news-...
@drjessigold.bsky.social 👋🏾 currently reading your book and I just want to say THANK YOU! 🥹
January 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
@drjessigold.bsky.social 👋🏾 currently reading your book and I just want to say THANK YOU! 🥹
👋🏾 @mcuban.bsky.social first year medical student here looking for opportunities to learn/work with @costplusdrugs.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
👋🏾 @mcuban.bsky.social first year medical student here looking for opportunities to learn/work with @costplusdrugs.com
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇🏾
I’m Tatenda and I’m a habitual noise maker.
I’m Tatenda and I’m a habitual noise maker.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇
I’m Rex and I’m disrupting the class, because some people actually want to learn.
I’m Rex and I’m disrupting the class, because some people actually want to learn.
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇
I'm Randi, and I'm often in another world.
I'm Randi, and I'm often in another world.
November 22, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school 👇🏾
I’m Tatenda and I’m a habitual noise maker.
I’m Tatenda and I’m a habitual noise maker.
Someone please tell me for real for real, is this the “Bad Place”? 🤦🏽♀️
November 19, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Someone please tell me for real for real, is this the “Bad Place”? 🤦🏽♀️
I’ve been following @wetheurban.bsky.social for a while now, and Willie Greene has truly been my Instagram therapist lol. Decided to celebrate myself with this early birthday gift 🫶🏾
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 AM
I’ve been following @wetheurban.bsky.social for a while now, and Willie Greene has truly been my Instagram therapist lol. Decided to celebrate myself with this early birthday gift 🫶🏾
