Communication consultant on global health issues, immunization, disease prevention & control. Ex-PAHO & WHO comms officer.
Washington/ Geneva
Joined March 2012
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Good points on #Ebola 👇
In #Ebola outbreaks, communities can distrust treatment centers, because loved ones go in & often don't come out alive. Hopefully word of survivals will encourage people to seek care rather than staying home. Improves their survival chances & lowers risk to family members.
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Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus who.int/news/item/31-05-2026…
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Measles vaccination averted nearly 59 million deaths between 2000 and 2024.
Even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine is available, in 2024, there were an estimated 95 000 #Measles deaths globally, mostly among unvaccinated or under vaccinated children under the age of 5.
Measles can be fatal.
Do you know its symptoms?
🔴 Rash that starts on the face and spreads over the body
🔴 Fever
🔴 Cough
🔴 Red and watery eyes
🔴 Small white spots inside the cheeks
Seek health care if you suspect you or your child has measles.
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"In August, HHS announced the “wind-down” of $500 million in mRNA projects supported by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the government’s biodefense agency. Last May, the agency pulled funds for Moderna to develop a vaccine against bird flu."👇
FDA won’t review Moderna application for 1st mRNA-based flu vaccine. Part of stricter approach for vaccine approvals that former FDA leaders who have said risks undermining US ability to fight diseases. @rachel_roubein @Carolynyjohnson washingtonpost.com/health/20…
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“Dozens of routinely updated CDC databases have gone quiet. Here’s what states and medical societies are doing to preserve U.S. public health”: A “shadow CDC” is scrambling to fill gaps in public-health data - Scientific American apple.news/Acxm54X38T_WmPkaS…
“One of the biggest challenges is that NTDs mostly affect people living in remote, rural, or underserved areas, where health services and trained personnel are limited. Simply reaching these communities can be logistically complex and expensive.”👇
On World Neglected Tropical Diseases, learn with PAHO expert Ana Lucianez Perez how data, early diagnosis, and equity are helping countries across the Americas move closer to eliminating diseases like trachoma and leprosy.
🔗: paho.org/en/news/29-1-2026-w…
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The U.N. chief has told member states that the organisation is at risk of "imminent financial collapse", citing unpaid fees and a budget rule that forces the global body to return unspent money : Guterres warns of UN's 'imminent financial collapse' - reuters.com/world/un-chief-g…
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PAHO study: drug use disorders are primarily underpinned by opioid use and disproportionately affect young men.
Opioid use disorders accounted for more than 75% of all drug use disorder–related deaths. paho.org/en/news/14-1-2026-d…
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Of the 111 #measles cases recorded in that area, 105 involved people who were unvaccinated while three were partially vaccinated, state epidemiologist Linda Bell said. One dose of the vaccine is 93% effective against measles. 2 doses are 97% effective 👇 apple.news/APUxe70JxQE-UR6QO…
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Dan Epstein retweeted
We’re so close to a polio-free world – let’s finish the race together. 🏁 #TheLastSquare #EndPolio
Thank you @F1MikaHakkinen for your support!
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CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, overturning 30-year-old policy - STAT apple.news/AjzlndEOTQB6kcuzZ…
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A dozen former FDA commissioners condemn plan to tighten vaccine approvals - The Washington Post apple.news/ALj3Jzpz3T_mNWJtv…
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CDC reverses course on stance that vaccines don’t cause autism, counter to years of scientific evidence - STAT apple.news/AycLYbXmyTrKIkC0S…
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The penny, America's oldest and most iconic coin in circulation, dies at 232 usatoday.com/story/news/nati… via @USATODAY
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Chile votes in a presidential poll pitting a communist against the far right
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This enchanting hut was the world’s first vaccine clinic. Now it needs saving; Edward Jenner administered his revolutionary smallpox vaccine in this tiny garden shed over 200 years ago. Conservationists say it risks falling into disrepair.-Washington Post apple.news/A7Qsagod6Ts2ZA59I…
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Dan Epstein retweeted
Japan flu update: 2,307 kindergartens, nursery schools, and elementary, junior high and senior high schools were closed partially or fully due to the flu.
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Dan Epstein retweeted
Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Organization, told reporters the public health body made its decision after carefully reviewing Canada's epidemiological data. It represents a setback, he added, but is "also reversible." More:
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Dan Epstein retweeted
‘God is an anti-vaxxer’: Inside the conference on RFK Jr.’s rise. In our new book #ScienceUnderSiege @MichaelEMann @PeterHotez @public_affairs we detail forces driving this fact-free event and a new dark chapter in American history washingtonpost.com/health/20…