NGDI UBC is committed to Global Health Access and Equity. Developing Interventions for LMICs at or below costs to serve the poorest of the poor.
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Honored to be recognized by the Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support for our support of their important work: www.pcssaskatoon.ca
Major Announcement featuring NGDI UBC Member Dr. Khumbo Kalua: UBC School of Population and Public Health receives nearly $500,000 in federal funding to strengthen Indo-Pacific global health partnerships: spph.ubc.ca/ubc-school-o...
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Dan Carter: The genomics training will help the team use new techniques to search for remerging viruses in rodents that may pose a risk to humans. With this information, if infections occur, we hope to be able to detect these cases in clinical settings.
🐀 #UKPHRST & Fiocruz are studying rodents in Brazil's Atlantic Forest to uncover any viruses they carry that could pose a health risk to local communities.
🔬Our #UKPHRST microbiologists delivered training on virus detection using genomic sequencing.
Read more: bit.ly/RodentStudy
When specialized cells called tanycytes stop working, disease-causing tau proteins build up in the brain.
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Ahead of #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating @wmwanika2026.bsky.social, a Research degree student @lshtm.bsky.social, whose research shines a light on global inequalities in women’s cancer care and the need to close gaps in diagnosis and treatment.
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What a shame!
By killing USAID and cutting aid, they have already compromised HIV care in the Global South
Now they reducing HIV treatment access to Americans???
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/02/h...
Recent exposures have been linked to large school events in January and February, including state wrestling championships at Utah Valley University, which resulted in multiple people being diagnosed with the illness.
Patients say measles 'worse than expected' in Utah
Of the 358 confirmed cases in Utah, over 120 people have been hospitalized, 31 required overnight hospital care, and three were placed in intensive care units, according to Dr. Leisha Nolen, state epidemiologist.
Major Announcement featuring NGDI UBC Member Dr. Khumbo Kalua: UBC School of Population and Public Health receives nearly $500,000 in federal funding to strengthen Indo-Pacific global health partnerships: spph.ubc.ca/ubc-school-o...
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Honored to be recognized by the Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support for our support of their important work: www.pcssaskatoon.ca
Honored to be recognized by the Saskatoon Prostate Cancer Support for our support of their important work: www.pcssaskatoon.ca
Friday January 30th 2026 is #WorldNTDDay. NGDI UBC Celebrates this day with its latest publication in PLOS NTD
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In Celebration of #WorldNTDDay we wanted to share a positive update on our Oral AmB Technology to treat Cryptococcal meningitis. Our LOI to CIHR has been confirmed and partial funds have been committed for a P2 trial; If our CIHR Grant is successful we will move forward with this pivotal study
Registration Open: Registration Open: Tropical and Geographic Medicine Essentials, May 25, 2026
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Photo of measuring bat. Text: Forecasting the Next Pandemic Led by scientists from Yale and the University of Oklahoma, the Verena research initiative is using AI and team science to predict viral threats Yale School of Public Health
The Viral Emergence Research Initiative (Verena), headquartered in our Public Health Modeling Unit, is one of the largest pandemic prevention research and training programs in the United States.
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TODAY 3/5 4PM
Join experts on pollution, pathogens, food systems, weather & public health for a #BrownClimateWeek discussion!
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💉 More than 24,500 children and nearly 6,000 women in South Kordofan could now receive essential vaccinations after the first shipment of vaccines reached the besieged region since 2023.
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Panel 1 at the #HGHI2026Symposium will explore how to set health priorities when resources are scarce, while centering transparency & justice.
Featuring leaders from @who.int, @wellcometrust.bsky.social, @amrefusa.bsky.social & @pih.org
Register to join via livestream: bit.ly/2026-Global-...
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📄 Want to understand antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans, animals & food?
The EFSA–ECDC Plain Language Summary 2023–2024 explains key trends, high-resistance bacteria, and why careful antibiotic use matters — in simple terms 👇
link.europa.eu/Fmm6Bm
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Latest from the Nature Podcast 🔊 Heart surgery with quick-setting magnetic fluid could prevent strokes
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Stand Up for Science will hold second rally against Trump administration Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration
Oxford joins new West Africa consortium to accelerate climate and health solutions
Jacob McKnight and @ox.ac.uk researchers have joined African experts to address the escalating public health crisis driven by climate change @cghr.ox.ac.uk
Read more 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-...
Up to 56,000 people died from COVID-19 or RSV last year
Respiratory syncytial virus was associated with 190,000 to 350,000 hospitalizations from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, as well as 10,000 to 23,000 deaths, according to data published by the CDC.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...
Advances in cardiometabolic health bring hope for #obesity and type 2 diabetes, but access gaps remain 🌍
At MPP, we promote equitable #access through #voluntary #licensing. On #WorldObesityDay 🌱, we stand for healthier lives ❤️
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