Rosamund Lewis (@peopledocgeneva) 's Twitter Profile
Rosamund Lewis

@peopledocgeneva

public health doc. health advocate. Technical lead for #mpox #monkeypox #smallpox @WHO. Views my own. RT not endorsements.

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The situation in Goma, #DRCongo is deeply worrying with the escalating violence. People are anxious. Hospitals are saturated, with over 2,000 wounded people in health facilities and temporary care points, as of 29 January. The risk of spread of mpox, cholera and measles has

Jeremy Konyndyk is at jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social (@jeremykonyndyk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

OK, time to bust another USAID myth. Stephen Miller said on Fox today that USAID is a rogue slush fund. Trump & Elon have made the same accusation. FALSE. They're either ignorant of how USAID spends money, or willfully lying about it. Or... Anyway, caffeinate and read on. 🧵

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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a The Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a <a href="/NobelPrize/">The Nobel Prize</a>. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science &amp; health &amp; continue to inspire generations of scientists &amp; innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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16/ When you hear, "the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service class was cancelled and the officers fired" I hope this gives you a sense of what has been lost. Not just the outbreaks that can't be investigated, the surge capacity gone, but our future public health leadership lost

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The Emergency Committee on #mpox met this week and given the continued increase in cases, concerns about funding for the response and about conflict in the #DRC, advised me that the upsurge continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern. I accepted

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#mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern The announcement follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox. The Committee advised the Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to extend the public health emergency of international

#mpox remains a public health emergency of international concern

The announcement follows the third meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the upsurge of mpox. The Committee advised the Director-General <a href="/DrTedros/">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus</a> to extend the public health emergency of international
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Still waiting for the other shoe to drop. US Support for #poxvirus prevention and response is still in limbo while cases appear around the world. This week, two more countries report #mpox. What are we waiting for? This is just the beginning for #pox and the world is not ready.

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#Angola has been experiencing a large #cholera outbreak since January 2025. To date, 8 000+ cases and 320+ deaths have been reported. The outbreak is affecting much of the country with the highest number of cases reported from the region around Luanda, the capital city. 🧵 Here

#Angola has been experiencing a large #cholera outbreak since January 2025. To date, 8 000+ cases and 320+ deaths have been reported.

The outbreak is affecting much of the country with the highest number of cases reported from the region around Luanda, the capital city.

🧵 Here
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Last month there was an announcement that I thought was a major advancement in world health, but it got little attention. I thought I would tell you all a little bit about it and why it is so important. 1/25

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3 yrs ago, the 1st case of #mpox with no travel history to an endemic country was reported in our Region. Now: • A second mpox global public health emergency of international concern is ongoing • The Region still sees about 200 new cases a month More: tinyurl.com/yn5ervs4

3 yrs ago, the 1st case of #mpox with no travel history to an endemic country was reported in our Region. Now:

• A second mpox global public health emergency of international concern is ongoing
• The Region still sees about 200 new cases a month

More: tinyurl.com/yn5ervs4