Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC
@ngdiubc.bsky.social
NGDI-UBC will develop interventions for neglected global diseases
and ensure their delivery to those in need.
and ensure their delivery to those in need.
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NGDI UBC is honored to provide sponsorship for Canadian NTD students to experience the ASTMH 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto (and attend the CNNTD symposium). #ASTMH #TropMed25 @astmh.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social @msf.ca @who.int
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NGDI UBC is honored to provide sponsorship for Canadian NTD students to experience the ASTMH 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto (and attend the CNNTD symposium). #ASTMH #TropMed25 @astmh.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social @msf.ca @who.int
October 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
NGDI UBC is honored to provide sponsorship for Canadian NTD students to experience the ASTMH 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto (and attend the CNNTD symposium). #ASTMH #TropMed25 @astmh.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social @msf.ca @who.int
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🎓 Are you heading to @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Toronto?
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🎓 Are you heading to @astmh.bsky.social Annual Meeting in Toronto?
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
📍 Wondering where to find all the schisto-focused talks, posters, and symposia?
We’ve got you covered.
🔗 Explore our guide to all things #schistosomiasis at #ASTMH2025:
👉 buff.ly/GiSXKyM
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🎙️ Meet #GlobalHealthMatters podcast host @garryaslanyan.bsky.social at #ASTMH2025 in Toronto, 9–13 Nov! Brought to you by @astmh.bsky.social!
Come say hi & chat about the future of global health 🌍
Come say hi & chat about the future of global health 🌍
November 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🎙️ Meet #GlobalHealthMatters podcast host @garryaslanyan.bsky.social at #ASTMH2025 in Toronto, 9–13 Nov! Brought to you by @astmh.bsky.social!
Come say hi & chat about the future of global health 🌍
Come say hi & chat about the future of global health 🌍
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Reposted by Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC
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NGDI UBC is honored to provide sponsorship for Canadian NTD students to experience the ASTMH 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto (and attend the CNNTD symposium). #ASTMH #TropMed25 @astmh.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social @msf.ca
@who.int
@who.int
November 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
NGDI UBC is honored to provide sponsorship for Canadian NTD students to experience the ASTMH 2025 Annual Meeting in Toronto (and attend the CNNTD symposium). #ASTMH #TropMed25 @astmh.bsky.social @cagh-acsm.bsky.social @uniting.bsky.social @msf.ca
@who.int
@who.int
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Research by NGDI UBC in collaboration with computer scientists at LSU using #AI have identified novel compounds to treat Emerging Infectious Diseases including long-hauling #COVIDー19 in children @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social @isntd.org @yalesph.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Research by NGDI UBC in collaboration with computer scientists at LSU using #AI have identified novel compounds to treat Emerging Infectious Diseases including long-hauling #COVIDー19 in children @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social @isntd.org @yalesph.bsky.social
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Canada is once again known internationally as a country with measles. I am heartbroken and scared for all of my friends who are going to be having kids in the next couple months because of the horrible and very real risk their infants now face.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Canada's measles-free status revoked, says Health Canada
The Pan American Health Organization has notified the Public Health Agency of Canada that Canada no longer holds measles elimination status, says Health Canada. The health agency says that while 'tran...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Canada is once again known internationally as a country with measles. I am heartbroken and scared for all of my friends who are going to be having kids in the next couple months because of the horrible and very real risk their infants now face.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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In the UK, restricting free access to proven vaccines surely ignores the evidence and is a public health failure?
🙏Petition: Make the COVID-19 vaccine universally available, free of charge, like it was previously. www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🙏Petition: Make the COVID-19 vaccine universally available, free of charge, like it was previously. www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
Sign the Petition
Make COVID-19 Vaccines Universally Available in the UK - Free of Charge
www.change.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In the UK, restricting free access to proven vaccines surely ignores the evidence and is a public health failure?
🙏Petition: Make the COVID-19 vaccine universally available, free of charge, like it was previously. www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
🙏Petition: Make the COVID-19 vaccine universally available, free of charge, like it was previously. www.change.org/Make-Covid-V...
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A new @ca.theconversation.com article, co-authored by @juliamwright.bsky.social (FRSC), explores how updated CSA standards for respirator use can better protect health-care workers and patients — and why adopting evidence-based safety measures is vital for all Canadians. #RSCVoices
The CSA’s revised standard on respirators should help us all breathe easier
The CSA Group — a not-for-profit standards organization — released for review a new draft standard on the “Selection, Use, and Care of Respirators” (CSA Z94.4:25) for workplaces, specifically includin...
rsc-src.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A new @ca.theconversation.com article, co-authored by @juliamwright.bsky.social (FRSC), explores how updated CSA standards for respirator use can better protect health-care workers and patients — and why adopting evidence-based safety measures is vital for all Canadians. #RSCVoices
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Influenza season is kicking off in the Northern Hemisphere!
Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself.
Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!
Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself.
Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!
November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Influenza season is kicking off in the Northern Hemisphere!
Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself.
Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!
Your body can take up to two weeks to develop antibodies from the vaccine, so now’s the perfect time to protect yourself.
Get your seasonal influenza (flu) vaccine so your immune system is ready to go!
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Canada has a lot of work to do
Anti-vaccine disinformation from the US is a huge threat
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Anti-vaccine disinformation from the US is a huge threat
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Canada has a lot of work to do
Anti-vaccine disinformation from the US is a huge threat
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Anti-vaccine disinformation from the US is a huge threat
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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🦟 "Northward expansion of #Aedes albopictus-associated #arbovirus transmission risk in #Europe" by Zia Farooq, PhD, @joacimrocklov.bsky.social & Jan Semenza in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social .
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Northward expansion of Aedes albopictus-associated arbovirus transmission risk in Europe
Since 2007, outbreaks of chikungunya and dengue have become increasingly frequent
and large scale in Europe. The frequency and size of these episodes suggest a concerning
trend. In 2025 alone, there h...
www.thelancet.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🦟 "Northward expansion of #Aedes albopictus-associated #arbovirus transmission risk in #Europe" by Zia Farooq, PhD, @joacimrocklov.bsky.social & Jan Semenza in @thelancetplanet.bsky.social .
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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As malaria continues to affect millions, new science offers hope. Our new report shows how genetically modified mosquitoes can move from research to responsible use, helping countries prepare for equitable, evidence-based deployment. More from @mggalvin.bsky.social: www.euronews.com/health/2025/...
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As malaria continues to affect millions, new science offers hope. Our new report shows how genetically modified mosquitoes can move from research to responsible use, helping countries prepare for equitable, evidence-based deployment. More from @mggalvin.bsky.social: www.euronews.com/health/2025/...
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UBC experts are available to comment on Canada losing its measles elimination status: news.ubc.ca/advisory/ubc...
UBC experts on Canada losing its measles elimination status – UBC News
Canada has officially lost its measles elimination status after 27 years. UBC experts are available to comment.
news.ubc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
UBC experts are available to comment on Canada losing its measles elimination status: news.ubc.ca/advisory/ubc...
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Canada loses measles elimination status after more than 25 years www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/can...
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Canada loses measles elimination status after more than 25 years www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/national/can...
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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❄️ Welcome to Toronto for the
@astmh.bsky.social Conference! 🇨🇦
💡 Heads-up on an amazing session to attend:
Our Symposium (Symposium 74): “AI for One Health: Creative Use of Data and AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness”
🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 11
🕙 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM EST
@astmh.bsky.social Conference! 🇨🇦
💡 Heads-up on an amazing session to attend:
Our Symposium (Symposium 74): “AI for One Health: Creative Use of Data and AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness”
🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 11
🕙 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM EST
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
❄️ Welcome to Toronto for the
@astmh.bsky.social Conference! 🇨🇦
💡 Heads-up on an amazing session to attend:
Our Symposium (Symposium 74): “AI for One Health: Creative Use of Data and AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness”
🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 11
🕙 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM EST
@astmh.bsky.social Conference! 🇨🇦
💡 Heads-up on an amazing session to attend:
Our Symposium (Symposium 74): “AI for One Health: Creative Use of Data and AI for Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness”
🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 11
🕙 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM EST
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"The Free-Living Bureaucrat" by Michael Lewis in the @washingtonpost.com wins this year's Communications Award for documenting the life-saving role the FDA plays in ensuring safe and affective emerging treatments. Give it a read: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int... #TropMed25
Opinion | The free-living bureaucrat
Michael Lewis on Heather Stone of the Food and Drug Administration.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"The Free-Living Bureaucrat" by Michael Lewis in the @washingtonpost.com wins this year's Communications Award for documenting the life-saving role the FDA plays in ensuring safe and affective emerging treatments. Give it a read: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int... #TropMed25
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“UNAIDS was created not only to coordinate data & programmes, but also to amplify the voices of people living with & affected by #HIV...Dismantling UNAIDS without a clear plan for preserving this inclusivity risks silencing those communities & weakening global accountability" - Beatriz Grinsztejn
Proposal to sunset UNAIDS in 2026
In the face of global aid funding cuts, a UN restructure looks likely to bring UNAIDS
to an abrupt and premature end.
www.thelancet.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
“UNAIDS was created not only to coordinate data & programmes, but also to amplify the voices of people living with & affected by #HIV...Dismantling UNAIDS without a clear plan for preserving this inclusivity risks silencing those communities & weakening global accountability" - Beatriz Grinsztejn
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When we understand the story of genomics, we can understand diseases better. This means we can diagnose them quicker, treat them more effectively, and even prevent them. Let's celebrate science!
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
When we understand the story of genomics, we can understand diseases better. This means we can diagnose them quicker, treat them more effectively, and even prevent them. Let's celebrate science!