The facts are clear: From saving lives to creating jobs & growing economies both globally & domestically, US federal funding for #GlobalHealth R&D is a critical investment delivering tremendous returns.

See the full impact in our new report with PolicyCuresResearch #Innovate4Health

Along with our colleagues from GHTC, PATH & United Nations Foundation, GHC was pleased to meet w/ and learn from CDC Regional & Country Directors from Eastern Europe & Central Asia, Central America Office, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia last week. Thank you CDC Global Health!

Yesterday, CDC staff met with colleagues from Ministry of Health Zambia during the 76th World Health Assembly in Geneva. Listen to their valuable discussion around HIV, cervical cancer, vaccine-preventable diseases, laboratory work, global health security, & more here: bit.ly/3Mwcg8H

Pro-lifers don't like complexity. At 17 weeks my placenta detached and he was much too small. I thought I felt my baby's frantic attempts to breathe. My OBGYN advised me to terminate the pregnancy, there wasn't much time. But I couldn't.

How real men shoot animals. Photographer Sasan Amir was photographing in South Africa when this friendly cheetah came by to check him out.

Now seems like a good time to order some more at home COVID test kits - 8 per home courtesy of your tax $$ - special.usps.com/testkits

Happy 100 year anniversary to the MoCo PD! They showed up in FULL force today at the Fairgrounds and undoubtedly started a recruitment movement among many littles! Moderately Moco Montgomery County Department of Police LifeinMoCo MontgomeryCo(MD)Fire

My phone rang and woke me up around 0:30. „you volunteered to host refugees, here is a mother with two kids and a cat. Cn you host?“ … „ok, when?“ … „now.“ 15 min later, they arrived with a volunteer. 🧵🧶 1/n

The #USMC soldier who took the baby over the barbed wire fence in #Afghanistan is really on my mind. He could have said “sorry, we can’t do that” (with just a look nonetheless). That Marine showed up and said YES. With his actions. May we all recognize moments we need to say YES.

Going offline for a couple of weeks to recover

Please stay well & take care

Burnout is a bigger crisis during this pandemic

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The night before your dissertation defense is a special kind of torture. A mix of anxiety, procrastination, and the urge to cram, oddly...

Being a doctor does not make you a public health expert.
Being a statistician does not make you a public health expert.
Being an economist does not make you a public health expert.
Tweeting a lot does not make you a public health expert.

What does? Training in public health...

Well done, good and faithful servant. Rest In Peace, dear sister. #RBG

My heart breaks for Made in Italy. I pray our actions are enough to put us in a better place...

Test kits don’t cause spikes in numbers....they reflect what is already going on....

Super scary. Also super motivating to stay as healthy as you can for as long as you can for us “young” ones.

#compassion

“Gender inequities exacerbate outbreaks.” YES. And so many other things. thinkglobalhealth.org/article/gender…