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Simon Bland

@simonjrbland

CEO GLIDE - Global Institute for Disease Elimination. Development Economist on global health. Views my own. RT not endorsement.

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Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌍 Exciting News! GLIDE unveils the winners of the #FalconAwards for Disease Elimination #TheClimateEdit. These exceptional projects will advance the understanding of #ClimateChange and #InfectiousDiseases. Check out the winning projects ➡️ ow.ly/a5Lt50OoKqW

🌍 Exciting News! GLIDE unveils the winners of the #FalconAwards for Disease Elimination #TheClimateEdit. These exceptional projects will advance the understanding of #ClimateChange and #InfectiousDiseases. 

Check out the winning projects ➡️ ow.ly/a5Lt50OoKqW
Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar (@gabc91) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Beyond excited to share that our proposal was selected for Global Institute for Disease Elimination 's 2023 #FalconAwards We're looking forward to expanding the use of novel low-cost technologies to improve the forecasting of #climate -sensitive diseases 🦟 Inst. de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt Investigación Cayetano Clima UPCH

Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congrats to Mali 🇲🇱 for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem! 👏 This milestone marks decades of progress in partnership w/ Helen Keller Intl Sightsavers The Carter Center and others. #beatNTDs #endTrachoma

Congrats to Mali 🇲🇱 for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem! 👏 This milestone marks decades of progress in partnership w/ <a href="/HelenKellerIntl/">Helen Keller Intl</a> <a href="/Sightsavers/">Sightsavers</a> <a href="/CarterCenter/">The Carter Center</a> and others. #beatNTDs #endTrachoma
Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are excited to partner with The Carter Center on this lab to help improve the ability of countries in the Caribbean to achieve their disease elimination targets. 🔬

Ngozi (@udnore) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It was such an honour to Participate in the FIND 20th anniversary event! Alexandra & I had a fireside chat about the #diagnostic gap & potential financing mechanisms that could reduce fragmentation & help shape the market to incentivize manufacturers to do more R&D for #NTDs.

Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our second cohort for our joint course with nyupublichealth starts on June 8th with support from The Carter Center. Hear from Dr Rana Jawad Dr. Rana Jawad Asghar, CEO of GHSI (Global Health Strategists &Implementers), as he shares his reflections on the importance of bringing students & experts together for the course.

Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are you in the UAE🇦🇪? Join us on June 8th for an in-person opening session for our co-joint Disease #Elimination and #Eradication Strategies course with nyupublichealth with support from The Carter Center. Building knowledge to ensure #HealthforAll. RSVP ➡️ ow.ly/E9IF50OBLcg

Are you in the UAE🇦🇪? Join us on June 8th for an in-person opening session for our co-joint Disease #Elimination and #Eradication Strategies course with <a href="/nyupublichealth/">nyupublichealth</a> with support from <a href="/CarterCenter/">The Carter Center</a>. Building knowledge to ensure #HealthforAll.

RSVP ➡️ ow.ly/E9IF50OBLcg
Ngozi (@udnore) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Couldn’t ask for a happier or a more fashionable group of colleagues. 😎 All smiles as we kickoff the #Disease #elimination & #eradication course of Global Institute for Disease Elimination & partners.

Couldn’t ask for a happier or a more fashionable group of colleagues. 😎

All smiles as we kickoff the #Disease #elimination &amp; #eradication course of <a href="/GLIDE_AE/">Global Institute for Disease Elimination</a> &amp; partners.
Dr Camilla Ducker (@drclstbg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The message is clear. #Elimination and #beatntds are possible but it will take accelerated approaches, better coordination and all of us to play our important and unique roles. #EndtheNeglect #StrongerTogether

The message is clear. #Elimination and #beatntds are possible but it will take accelerated approaches, better coordination and all of us to play our important and unique roles. #EndtheNeglect #StrongerTogether
Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dr Dirk Engels of Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases reflects on the need to remain #100percentcommitted to #beatNTDs and the opportunity of upcoming #health #HLMs to integrate #NTDs into existing mechanisms #IFNTDs

Dr Dirk Engels of <a href="/CombatNTDs/">Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases</a> reflects on the need to remain #100percentcommitted to #beatNTDs and the opportunity of upcoming #health #HLMs to integrate #NTDs into existing mechanisms #IFNTDs
Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Over the past week, participants from over ten different countries have worked together to develop innovative strategies to help advance #elimination efforts in our co-joint course with nyupublichealth, with support from The Carter Center. #BuildingKnowledge #BeatNTDs

Over the past week, participants from over ten different countries have worked together to develop innovative strategies to help advance #elimination efforts in our co-joint course with <a href="/nyupublichealth/">nyupublichealth</a>, with support from <a href="/CarterCenter/">The Carter Center</a>.
#BuildingKnowledge #BeatNTDs
Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to Belize 🇧🇿 for being certified by World Health Organization (WHO) & PAHO/WHO as #malariafree! A huge win and cause for celebration as we go one step closer towards achieving #ZeroMalaria 👏🏽🎉

Ngozi (@udnore) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Join us at #CPHIA2023 or online. We will discuss how do we ensure access to vital treatments technologies for the most neglected of us all? Dr Dr Socé Fall - DrMed, PhD, FRCP will give opening remarks, followed by three panels of excellent speakers from the continent & beyond Register below👇🏾

Dr. Ngamije Daniel (@drdanielngamije) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Delighted to announce the launch of this year’s World #Malaria Report! Our report includes, for the first time, a special focus on the malaria-climate nexus. who.int/teams/global-m…

Delighted to announce the launch of this year’s World #Malaria Report! Our report includes, for the first time, a special focus on the malaria-climate nexus.  who.int/teams/global-m…
Global Institute for Disease Elimination (@glide_ae) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Check out this blog by GLIDE CEO Simon Bland as he shares his takeaways from our inaugural #GLIDESymposium and the importance of carrying the momentum forward. ➡️ ow.ly/qgi950QT2TQ #UniteActEliminate #IntegrateToEliminate

Check out this blog by GLIDE CEO <a href="/SimonjrBland/">Simon Bland</a> as he shares his takeaways from our inaugural #GLIDESymposium and the importance of carrying the momentum forward. ➡️ ow.ly/qgi950QT2TQ

#UniteActEliminate #IntegrateToEliminate
Michel Sidibé (@michelsidibe) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Eradicating schistosomiasis in Africa is crucial, as it affects over 200 million people, primarily the poor and vulnerable, leading to chronic illness, reduced productivity, and death. Strengthening local manufacturing, investing in R&D, and enhancing technology transfer are key

Eradicating schistosomiasis in Africa is crucial, as it affects over 200 million people, primarily the poor and vulnerable, leading to chronic illness, reduced productivity, and death. Strengthening local manufacturing, investing in R&amp;D, and enhancing technology transfer are key
Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (@aplma_malaria) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Many thanks to all of the amazing speakers on innovative financing from Joep Lange Institute, Global Institute for Disease Elimination, Gates Foundation and PNG NDoH for sharing key insights on implementing innovative financing models locally and Globally👏👏👏 #MalariaLeaders2024