
Meredith Kruse MSc, MPH
@meredithhkruse
Policy wonk ➡️ global health researcher, implementer, pt advocate. Apoiadora de @Oncoguia 🇧🇷. Life of wanderlust. All things #HIV, #cancer, #HPV. Views my own
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Adoption of self-collection could help close the screening gap for underserved populations! In this study, women in Kenya overwhelmingly accepted self-collection for HPV screening, and results aligned closely with provider-collected samples. Read here: bmcwomenshealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

An HIV vaccine “remains a huge challenge, but we now have little chinks of light of how to move this field forward…we will get back on track, but we will have lost time and that means people's lives." Via NPR Goats & Soda npr.org/sections/goats…



✍️@Guardian | Lenacapavir, twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could cost just $25 per patient a year, say researchers—yet may be priced at 1000x more. This medicine could help end the HIV pandemic. We urge Gilead Sciences: Do the right thing. Make it affordable. Save lives.


To eliminate cervical cancer World Health Organization (WHO) set targets for 2030. Progress has been uneven — that’s why leaders are meeting in Bali @ the Global Elimination Cervical Cancer Forum. Union for International #CancerControl President-elect Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu & team are on the ground reaffirming UICC's commitment to end it.


"There are many reasons to care about eliminating #CervicalCancer. But at its heart, this movement is about justice. It’s about ensuring that every girl & every woman, regardless of where she lives... has access to basic, lifesaving care." - Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala who.int/westernpacific…


“I want every LGBTQ+ young person to know that you are worthy, you are loved and you belong... The Trevor Project’s (The Trevor Project) crisis counselors are here for you 24/7, just as we always have been.” Text ‘START’ to 678-678 or call 1-866-488-7386 🌈 nytimes.com/2025/06/18/wel…




The FDA has approved #Lenacapavir 🙌 BUT Gilead Sciences has announced a US list price of $28,218 USD per person per year. This remains unaffordable. We urge Gilead to do the right thing. Drop the price so the world has a shot to end AIDS. unaids.org/en/resources/p…


“Gilead Sciences has announced a US price of $28,218 USD person/yr… Generic lenacapavir could cost $35-$46 p/yr. This could fall to $25 /yr for a committed demand of 5-10M ppl w/in Y1, bringing pricing🟰or ⬇️ than current oral PrEP”UNAIDS Global unaids.org/en/resources/p…


"Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance prioritizes saving lives, and it's done with incredible scientific rigor," said Bill Gates . "We're constantly looking at safety." reuters.com/business/healt…

