Chris Collins
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💡A new opinion piece by USC Professor Jonathan Cohen and Chris Collins, Friends president & CEO—and California native—argues that U.S. investments in #globalhealth are vital to California’s success, safety and future.
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October 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
💡A new opinion piece by USC Professor Jonathan Cohen and Chris Collins, Friends president & CEO—and California native—argues that U.S. investments in #globalhealth are vital to California’s success, safety and future.
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@usc.edu @chriscollinsdc.bsky.social
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🏥 Strong domestic investments in health result in resilient & sustainable health systems, better health outcomes, & economic growth.
It’s #OneWorldOneFight. Now is the time to support countries in prioritising health budgets & securing a healthier future for all.
It’s #OneWorldOneFight. Now is the time to support countries in prioritising health budgets & securing a healthier future for all.
March 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🏥 Strong domestic investments in health result in resilient & sustainable health systems, better health outcomes, & economic growth.
It’s #OneWorldOneFight. Now is the time to support countries in prioritising health budgets & securing a healthier future for all.
It’s #OneWorldOneFight. Now is the time to support countries in prioritising health budgets & securing a healthier future for all.
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FGFJ welcomed #GlobalFund's Peter Sands during his visit to Japan with a warm reception & held an awards ceremony to honor Japan's leadership in fighting #HIV, #TB & #malaria. Recipients from 5 categories were recognized: Media, Business, Civil Society, Academia & Legislature. See awardees below!
March 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
FGFJ welcomed #GlobalFund's Peter Sands during his visit to Japan with a warm reception & held an awards ceremony to honor Japan's leadership in fighting #HIV, #TB & #malaria. Recipients from 5 categories were recognized: Media, Business, Civil Society, Academia & Legislature. See awardees below!
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February 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
📑 What’s new with Friends? Stay up to date and read our monthly newsletter here: conta.cc/414k9uI
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🌐 According to Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), the Global Fund is a smart, strategic investment in U.S. diplomacy and leadership.
Learn more: www.theglobalfight.org/investment-c...
Learn more: www.theglobalfight.org/investment-c...
February 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
🌐 According to Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), the Global Fund is a smart, strategic investment in U.S. diplomacy and leadership.
Learn more: www.theglobalfight.org/investment-c...
Learn more: www.theglobalfight.org/investment-c...
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🦟 Never before have we had such a powerful set of tools to fight #malaria.
Check out a new video from @malarianomoreuk.bsky.social & the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) to see how #globalhealth innovations 🔬 save children’s lives & drive progress toward #ZeroMalaria ⬇️
Check out a new video from @malarianomoreuk.bsky.social & the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) to see how #globalhealth innovations 🔬 save children’s lives & drive progress toward #ZeroMalaria ⬇️
Change The Story - The Path To Zero 🚫🦟
YouTube video by Zero Malaria Starts with Me
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February 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🦟 Never before have we had such a powerful set of tools to fight #malaria.
Check out a new video from @malarianomoreuk.bsky.social & the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) to see how #globalhealth innovations 🔬 save children’s lives & drive progress toward #ZeroMalaria ⬇️
Check out a new video from @malarianomoreuk.bsky.social & the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA) to see how #globalhealth innovations 🔬 save children’s lives & drive progress toward #ZeroMalaria ⬇️
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🔎 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, digital surveillance is playing a critical role in fighting disease outbreaks.
By digitizing data, tracing cases and monitoring 21 epidemics—including malaria, Ebola, measles, HIV and mpox—these technologies are helping contain outbreaks & save lives ⬇️
By digitizing data, tracing cases and monitoring 21 epidemics—including malaria, Ebola, measles, HIV and mpox—these technologies are helping contain outbreaks & save lives ⬇️
Digital Solutions Help Catch and Contain Outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Global Fund Special Coverage
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The Kinshasa-based National Centre for Epidemiological Intelligence seems a world away from the mega city’s notoriously chaotic streets.Although unassuming from the outside, this buil...
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March 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🔎 In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, digital surveillance is playing a critical role in fighting disease outbreaks.
By digitizing data, tracing cases and monitoring 21 epidemics—including malaria, Ebola, measles, HIV and mpox—these technologies are helping contain outbreaks & save lives ⬇️
By digitizing data, tracing cases and monitoring 21 epidemics—including malaria, Ebola, measles, HIV and mpox—these technologies are helping contain outbreaks & save lives ⬇️
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"Abrupt PEPFAR cutbacks would have immediate and long-term detrimental effects on epidemiologic and clinical HIV outcomes in South Africa"
New modeling study in @annalsofim.bsky.social
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
New modeling study in @annalsofim.bsky.social
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
February 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"Abrupt PEPFAR cutbacks would have immediate and long-term detrimental effects on epidemiologic and clinical HIV outcomes in South Africa"
New modeling study in @annalsofim.bsky.social
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
New modeling study in @annalsofim.bsky.social
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Public citizen is doing incredible work with a shoe-string team so anyone who can should chip to support….
New: We are suing Trump to reverse the foreign aid freeze, on behalf of AVAC @hivpxresearch.bsky.social and the Journalism Development Network.
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against…
www.citizen.org
February 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Public citizen is doing incredible work with a shoe-string team so anyone who can should chip to support….
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New lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s freeze of foreign aid funding. www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against…
www.citizen.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
New lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s freeze of foreign aid funding. www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
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A new #USAID OIG report highlights the impact of the foreign aid pause on humanitarian assistance. Ultimate conclusion: USAID's ability to "distribute and safeguard taxpayer-funded humanitarian assistance" has been degraded. Key points below.
February 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A new #USAID OIG report highlights the impact of the foreign aid pause on humanitarian assistance. Ultimate conclusion: USAID's ability to "distribute and safeguard taxpayer-funded humanitarian assistance" has been degraded. Key points below.
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Yes, #PEPFAR has been granted a limited waiver to resume some services, but there are still reports that $$ is not flowing & services have not resumed. Even the US Embassy in South Africa acknowledges this (from Feb 10, 2025). za.usembassy.gov/presidents-e...
February 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Yes, #PEPFAR has been granted a limited waiver to resume some services, but there are still reports that $$ is not flowing & services have not resumed. Even the US Embassy in South Africa acknowledges this (from Feb 10, 2025). za.usembassy.gov/presidents-e...
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2nd lawsuit on behalf of contractors/NGOs challenging the #foreignaid freeze, detailing disruption & impact, e.g., more than $200 million in health commodities in transit or stranded and "risk expiring, being damaged, being stolen, or being delivered without means for pick-up"
New day, new lawsuit against the Trump admin: latest challenging the halt of USAID funds, brought by plaintiffs incl. private contractors, small business group, nonprofits and the American Bar Association (gets $ for int'l rule of law programs)
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February 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
2nd lawsuit on behalf of contractors/NGOs challenging the #foreignaid freeze, detailing disruption & impact, e.g., more than $200 million in health commodities in transit or stranded and "risk expiring, being damaged, being stolen, or being delivered without means for pick-up"
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This is even with a limited waiver for some life-saving services to continue. They can't continue if key parts of the system are not up and running.
2nd lawsuit on behalf of contractors/NGOs challenging the #foreignaid freeze, detailing disruption & impact, e.g., more than $200 million in health commodities in transit or stranded and "risk expiring, being damaged, being stolen, or being delivered without means for pick-up"
New day, new lawsuit against the Trump admin: latest challenging the halt of USAID funds, brought by plaintiffs incl. private contractors, small business group, nonprofits and the American Bar Association (gets $ for int'l rule of law programs)
assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...
February 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This is even with a limited waiver for some life-saving services to continue. They can't continue if key parts of the system are not up and running.
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Our up-to-date tracker of the Trump administration's executive actions affecting global health is here (includes the latest legal challenges):
www.kff.org/global-healt...
www.kff.org/global-healt...
Overview of President Trump’s Executive Actions on Global Health | KFF
This guide provides an overview of executive orders and other executive actions made by the Trump Administration since January 21, 2025 that directly address or affect U.S. global health efforts. This...
www.kff.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Our up-to-date tracker of the Trump administration's executive actions affecting global health is here (includes the latest legal challenges):
www.kff.org/global-healt...
www.kff.org/global-healt...
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New: We are suing Trump to reverse the foreign aid freeze, on behalf of AVAC @hivpxresearch.bsky.social and the Journalism Development Network.
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against…
www.citizen.org
February 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
New: We are suing Trump to reverse the foreign aid freeze, on behalf of AVAC @hivpxresearch.bsky.social and the Journalism Development Network.
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
Act up, fight back.
www.citizen.org/news/nonprof...
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My #Yale colleague Harlan Krumholz explains why the cuts to indirect costs are a disaster for biomedical research in the United States. Want to do something about it? I'll list those who have to hear from us below. Share, recruit friends and family to help. 1/ www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n....
The NIH’s drastic cut to indirect cost rates is a critical threat to U.S. research infrastructure
The drastic reduction in indirect costs is not a path to innovation or cost savings — it’s a threat to U.S.’s position as global leader in medical research.
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February 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My #Yale colleague Harlan Krumholz explains why the cuts to indirect costs are a disaster for biomedical research in the United States. Want to do something about it? I'll list those who have to hear from us below. Share, recruit friends and family to help. 1/ www.statnews.com/2025/02/08/n....
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SUPPORT USAID! Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how USAID would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
SUPPORT USAID! Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how USAID would’ve spent that $$:
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
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While Elon Musk spends $40M on a #Superbowl ad smearing #USAID, 20M million people living with #HIV are at-risk of losing treatment because of the current foreign aid freeze. #StandWithUSAID and watch this instead: youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #SaveForeignAid
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February 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
While Elon Musk spends $40M on a #Superbowl ad smearing #USAID, 20M million people living with #HIV are at-risk of losing treatment because of the current foreign aid freeze. #StandWithUSAID and watch this instead: youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #SaveForeignAid
Save foreign aid! youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8?...
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February 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Save foreign aid! youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8?...
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“We have betrayed the trust of ministries of health and the regulatory agencies in the countries where we were working and of the women who agreed to be in our studies, who were told that they would be taken care of,” Dr. Hillier said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order (Gift Article)
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
“We have betrayed the trust of ministries of health and the regulatory agencies in the countries where we were working and of the women who agreed to be in our studies, who were told that they would be taken care of,” Dr. Hillier said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...
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🌐 Check out our new issue brief on how the #GlobalFund and #globalhealth bilateral programs exemplify American values, promote global diplomacy and bolster #nationalsecurity.
📑 www.theglobalfight.org/new-issue-br...
📑 www.theglobalfight.org/new-issue-br...
New Issue Brief: How the Global Fund Makes America Stronger and Safer - Friends of The Global Fight
Our latest issue brief highlights how U.S. leadership in the Global Fund and in bilateral HIV, TB and malaria programs makes America safer and stronger. For decades, these programs exemplified America...
www.theglobalfight.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🌐 Check out our new issue brief on how the #GlobalFund and #globalhealth bilateral programs exemplify American values, promote global diplomacy and bolster #nationalsecurity.
📑 www.theglobalfight.org/new-issue-br...
📑 www.theglobalfight.org/new-issue-br...
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🚨 A #tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has infected 67 people—one of the largest U.S. outbreaks since the 1950s, per @nytimes.com.
As the world’s deadliest infectious disease, #TB poses health security risks—highlighting the critical need for continued U.S. leadership in #globalhealth.
As the world’s deadliest infectious disease, #TB poses health security risks—highlighting the critical need for continued U.S. leadership in #globalhealth.
Kansas Is Dealing With Major Tuberculosis Outbreak
State health officials said that dozens of people in the Kansas City, Kan., area have the disease, which has drawn a federal response.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
🚨 A #tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas has infected 67 people—one of the largest U.S. outbreaks since the 1950s, per @nytimes.com.
As the world’s deadliest infectious disease, #TB poses health security risks—highlighting the critical need for continued U.S. leadership in #globalhealth.
As the world’s deadliest infectious disease, #TB poses health security risks—highlighting the critical need for continued U.S. leadership in #globalhealth.
