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Ayman
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Patent Scientist. IP Law & Pharma/Biotech.
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Latest on #PEPFAR: "Trump administration on Tuesday issued a waiver for lifesaving medicines & medical services, offering a reprieve for a worldwide H.I.V. treatment program."

However, uncertainty remains & the threat to PEPFAR is far from over.

📣 Our voices matter. Let's continue to speak out!
State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now (Gift Article)
Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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who.int
🧵 STATEMENT: WHO expresses deep concern on the implications of the immediate funding pause for #HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries.

These programmes provide access to life-saving HIV therapy to more than 30 million people worldwide.

Read more bit.ly/42yxxIz

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WHO statement on potential global threat to people living with HIV
January 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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thirugeneva.bsky.social
Health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory,
including east Jerusalem - Report by the Director-General
apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf...
#EB156
January 26, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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boghuma.bsky.social
PEPFAR funds antiretroviral therapy to 20 million people who depend on these life-saving medicines to keep their HIV infection in check. It has been one of the most impactful aid programs supported by the US with broad bipartisan support.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/u...
Trump Pauses Disbursements to Program Supplying H.I.V. Treatment Worldwide
Pepfar, which is estimated to have delivered lifesaving treatment to as many as 25 million people in 54 countries, faces a funding delay of as long as 180 days.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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dreidpath.bsky.social
“I can confirm we have now received the US letter on the WHO withdrawal. It is dated 22 January 2025. It would take effect a year from yesterday, on 22 January 2026”

****Funding, support and resources will stop immediately****

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
United Nations confirms US will leave World Health Organization in 2026
The UN body has received a formal request from Washington to withdraw next year as Trump orders a pause on WHO funding.
www.aljazeera.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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who.int
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization. WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go. The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO. With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues. We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.
January 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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drsforamerica.bsky.social
HHS Deputy Secretary pick Jim O’Neill, believes the FDA should only consider safety and not efficacy when making approval decisions.

Someone should let him know that taking ineffective medical products DOES affect patient safety.

thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Jim O’Neill selected to lead HHS alongside RFK Jr. as deputy
President-elect Trump’s choice for deputy secretary of Health and Human Services is Jim O’Neill, an investor and historically close associate of billionaire Peter Thiel, the president-e…
thehill.com
November 27, 2024 at 7:41 PM
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jonshaffer.bsky.social
This is an exceptionally important bit of global health history from @mbarber.bsky.social about equity-driven tech/know-how transfer and open science programs built into the early days of WHO, and the US' role in squashing it.

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Technology transfer, intellectual property, and the fight for the soul of WHO
Debates over the scope, terms, and governance of technology transfer–the sharing of essential technical information, know-how, and materials needed to manufacture a health product–are prominent and co...
journals.plos.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:03 PM