
Gabriel Leung
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global health & philanthropy
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19-03-2019 11:08:40
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Tonight's #WHS2024 Signature #InvestInWHO pledges are a powerful demonstration of high-level support to World Health Organization (WHO) with nearly $700 million in new funding commitments from European countries, foundations and others, and another $300 million in reaffirmed commitments. Thank you for


Compelling insights from The Lancet's Global Health 2050 report — investing in countries’ capacities and data systems is crucial for tackling health challenges. If implemented, it could halve premature mortality by 2050. I urge governments, civil society, researchers, and

Main take-away so far from very interesting presser on #Marburg outbreak in Rwanda: Dr Sabin Nsanzimana says all cases are linked to known infection chains. The outbreak is one major cluster with three branches.



A huge day for spatial omics of cancer, tracing the precise origin and evolution of 20 types of cancer, many in 3D, in ~2,000 individuals, with 12 publications nature Nature Cancer Nature Medicine Nature Methods Communications Biology Collection nature.com/immersive/d428…








Triangulation of evidence in medical research explained, in work led by Sirena Gutierrez and Maria Glymour link.springer.com/article/10.100… Will do a thread when I get the time


Just out at NEJM - our report with Arnold S. Monto and other collaborators on the CENTERSTONE trial nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… provides the first robust evidence that an influenza antiviral treatment (baloxavir marboxil) can curb the spread of influenza within households. This


Published today📣 Our nasal booster in the "Prime & Spike" vaccine works without adjuvants (which are needed to induce adaptive immunity but also cause inflammation). Dong-il Kwon 🇰🇷 Tianyang Mao Benjamin Israelow et al. asked how this is possible. (1/) nature.com/articles/s4159…

Thanks to all the health ministers m and ambassadors from 🇨🇳🇪🇹 🇵🇪 🇹🇿 , leaders of WHO/Europe World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific and the panelists from 🇨🇳🇹🇭 🇪🇹 🇬🇧 World Health Organization (WHO) for their insights and experiences sharing on empowering #PHC with digital technology, at the side event #WHA78.


