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Calling research scientists! If you're from a low- or middle-income country (#LMIC) & hold an academic junior faculty or research scientist appointment at an LMIC institution, apply for our Emerging Global Leader award! Deadline: December 11, 2023 Info: go.nih.gov/FogartyGlobalL…

Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis for STIs in Women — Uncertain Benefit, Urgent Need | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

New pub in NEJM - we found that among cisgender women in Kenya, the incidence of STIs was not significantly lower with doxycycline PEP than with standard of care. nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Prevention of STIs among cisgender women has the potential to reduce the disproportionate burden of complications from STIs. Our findings emphasize the need for preventive options for STIs that are both effective AND acceptable among women.

No more standing in an agonizing long queue at the clinic for #HIVTesting! 🙌 Exciting new research reveals a game-changing solution: getting tested at your local chemist/pharmacy. #Thread

Do you study NCDs in urban settings ? Apply for #funding from #NIH and Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) to conduct research to reduce the risks of NCDs in the context of cities in LMICs and among American Indian/Alaska Native populations in US cities: go.nih.gov/GACD #GlobalHealth #Fogarty

Wrapping up #CROI2024 with a talk by Jenell Stewart, DO, MPH, who led dPEP Kenya trial that found #doxyPEP didn't work for cis women *in that study*. We learned later that daily oral PrEP actually works better for women than initial studies suggested. Same might be the case for doxyPEP.

Cameroonian scholar Achille Mbembe becomes first African to be awarded the US$575,000 Holberg Prize, an annual award presented to an “outstanding researcher” in the humanities, social sciences, law, or theology /1 universityworldnews.com/post.php?story…

Watch what happens as Gates Foundation stops paying article publishing fees, shifts to peer reviewed preprints, & advocates for “low-cost digital publishing platforms”. I predicted this 5 years ago! Advancing Equity and Innovation in Research Publishing cgdev.org/blog/advancing…

Do your Geography teacher teach u this ? This madam was recorded explaining it to tourists Shouldn't ministry of tourism make her a tour guide or recognize her ? Gideon Moi auctioned igathe Abel mutua

I am speaking at Continuum 2024. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! - via #Whova event app

Starting now, our three top rated abstracts for #Continuum24 - starting with Dr. Linda Beer of CDC presenting on progress of the U. S. On the Quality of Life goals for eliminating #HIV. We are not there yet. If trends continue accelerated efforts will be needed.

#Continuum24 continuing with our highest graded abstracts with Felix Mogaka and characteristics of and acceptance of young girls and daily oral #PrEP and and Diprivine vaginal ring in Kenya.

The implementation science track at #Continuum2024 as a space to discuss the feasibility, impact & replicability of #HIV strategies did not disappoint. This year’s plenary session included a focus on community-based PrEP, trauma-informed HIV services & enhancing service delivery.

LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE NATION Fellow Kenyans, once more we wake up to a sad day! Extra-Judicial killings, incidents of police abductions, torture and being kept in communicado for several days, are back like never before! Reports that we have

Please don’t vandalize ambulances, they’re trying to reach victims and medics carrying supplies in CBD. PLEASE HELP ME RETWEET.

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Some promising results of DoxyPrEP use in female sex workers in Japan. #AIDS2024

Interesting debate happening at #STIConf24 on the benefits and costs to #doxyPEP implementation on antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Jono Mermin argued “for” with this slide. Check out our recent pub “Advocate’s Guide to DoxyPEP” to further explore this topic.avac.org/blog/advocates…

Woke up to this article by the nation that highlights the circumstances surrounding Dr Riungu’s death . He was in his 4th year as a paediatric surgery resident . It appears prior to his death he had been working double shifts which were so intense he barely got time to eat