These women lead humanitarian country teams in the most complicated places in the world. And it's not even their only job. Respect and multi-tasking. Joyce Msuya Tom Fletcher Amina J Mohammed United Nations

On May 27 1963, Kenyatta, Kibaki, and Mboya leapt for joy as the results of the election came in. Africans had finally taken over government. Madaraka remains because it reminds us of that first taste of running the state ourselves.

The greatest inspiration for young girls and women across Africa. Many congratulations Faith, for the new 1500m World Record. Your hard work, determination, resilience and focus has reaped great fruits! Asante sana, you’ve made us proud.

We are pleased to announce that FDA has accepted our biologics license applications for our potential treatment for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. Our application for sickle cell disease has been granted priority review: bit.ly/45Ss5iY

Couple of additional important take away from the JPM Conference: 1) $CRSP is the first company in the world to dose patients with edited stem cell derived products, in their T1D program. 2) Some of the early research they are doing, according to Samarth Kulkarni, is mind blowing: a)

MTRH SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMS COCHLEAR IMPLANT SURGERY Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) has performed its inaugural Cochlear Implant Surgery today, Wednesday 21st June, 2023. (1/)

Interesting new paper by two up and coming economists on causes of modern inflation nber.org/papers/w31417

Breaking: A paper in The Lancet finds that not only do people with HIV who are on antiretrovirals and maintain a viral load <200 have zero risk of transmission via sex, but there is a nearly zero chance of transmitting with a viral load <1,000. #IAS2023 #UequalsU

🗣️ When we lose a language, we lose access to diverse ways knowing about the world. Caitlyn Eberle believes languages are increasingly important for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation. Here’s why 👇 #YouthLead

Huber's book on causal analysis breaks down hard-to-understand topics in a way that is easy to grasp. IMO suitable for undergraduate & postgraduate students. So far, I've read the chapters on instrumental variables and selection on observables, amazingly clear & with R examples

Congrats to Themba Kalua on his appointment by United Nations chief António Guterres to lead our UN Country Team in Samoa @uninsamoa team! 🇼🇸🇨🇰🇳🇺🇹🇰 We look forward to working with him & his team to rescue the #GlobalGoals in this Decade of Action #ForPeopleForPlanet. ⏩bit.ly/ThembaKalua

Receiving the Princess of Asturias Award tonight fulfills me with honor, as it’s an acknowledgement for something that I’ve believed in thoroughly throughout my career. To some, running is simply an act of physical movement. But ever since I started running as a young boy in

How machine-learning models can amplify inequities in medical diagnosis & treatment. Steve Nadis v/MIT CSAIL cc Tony Moroney Eveline Ruehlin Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #CES2025 Nicolas Babin Neville Gaunt 💡💡💡 Antonio Vieira Santos Antonio Grasso Jean CAYEUX Franco Ronconi 🇮🇹 Sahba Ferdowsi DO (conciergedoc) Dr. Khulood Almani | د.خلود المانع Knut Jägersberg news.mit.edu/2023/how-machi…

With FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura. It’s incredible to have an African woman as the first female Secretary General of FIFA!

.WHO African Region is actively working with governments to curb ongoing cholera outbreaks. Currently, 11 countries in the region are experiencing active cholera transmission.

The Future of Global Health Initiatives #FGHI is a great next step in global health to maximize the impact of GHIs in accelerating country-led #UHC with alignment at global, regional & country level. Thank you co-chairs John-Arne Røttingen & Dr. Mercy Mwangangi for your leadership.

From six #HPV vaccine introductions to the first non-pilot country receiving the world’s first #malaria vaccine, Gavi CEO David Marlow gives his reflections on the driving forces for progress in 2023 and what's in store for 2024: bit.ly/3GNCile

In South America, poverty has worsened over the last decade.

'It is essential, for #COP28 promises to mean anything, that governments develop policy and regulatory systems to back climate pledges.' Kaya Axelsson discusses turning COP’s promises into progress and the rise of climate regulation ⬇️ ox.ac.uk/news/2023-12-1…