It would be a huge let down, and be way out of step with public opinion in #UK & globally, if UK & US undermine efforts to establish #COVID19 patent pool & #peoplesvaccine. 👉Now’s not the time for monopolies on saving life. bit.ly/2Tde5MR #WHA73 #PeoplesVaccine #WHA73

rendon Thanks for sharing. I’m an American in Geneva, Switzerland 🇨🇭 we went on lockdown, ppl respected the rules, now down to 2-3 new cases/day, starting to slowly reopen. You are welcome to come visit when we do. 😅 just thought you might like to see a picture of a sane public park

New piece by Winnie Byanyima & John Nkengasong argues 'Beating back #COVID19 in Africa is possible, but not under business as usual.' They 👉🏽Set out agenda to tackle pandemic 👉🏽Stand in solidarity with Africans in refusing to be sent to back of #COVID queue bit.ly/2WI3LyF

Some great end-of-week news on the science front - first in-human trial of #covid19 #vaccine suggests it is safe, tolerable & provokes immune response 👏 👉Now need to redouble efforts to ensure eventual vaccine is accessible to all - #PeoplesVaccine bit.ly/2Zr3CBy

Sharing my message to UNAIDS Global staff. Racism isn’t just abt police brutality, it’s the dehumanising of black people & other dark-skinned people in public & private institutions. A hierarchy of skin colour, the lighter, the more valued. Skin bleaching is a sad response to racism.

Great hearing Meg Davis speak about her new book #TheUncounted The Politics of Global #Data,which features the work by Developing NGOs & myself to ensure that no one is left behind & that we ensure that we count each person to push for policies that serve them. #humanrights

#HHR latest issue now out: special section on mental health #humanrights eds Dainius Pūras Julie Hannah Audrey Chapman @UCONNmhealth & gen papers & #COVID viewpoints ow.ly/Taqp50Ac2Mu

#Cambodia🇰🇭 has launched first ever major cash transfer program for the poor, to cushion the blow of #COVID19. More than 2900 families of people living with #HIV will benefit from this social protection effort.

How gender-responsive is the AIDS-response in #CARpeace🇨🇫? Minister of women's affairs expresses full backing for gender review of CAR's national response using UNAIDS Global gender assessment tool. ONUSIDA Centrafrique & UN Women supporting this critical process

Great to see #CARpeace using @unaids #GenderAssessmentTool to enhance process Catherine Sozi Mandeep Dhaliwal Vinay P. Saldanha David Chipanta

Ahead of #WAD2020 it was great to have the President of #CAR🇨🇫 launch the new National Strategic Plan on HIV 2021-2025. Important show of national leadership for accelerating the response to #AIDS OMS Centrafrique UNICEF Central African Republic kent buse Vinay P. Saldanha unaids rstwca Allan Maleche

Building synergies for health ahead of #WAD2020. Happy to join #CAR🇨🇫 First Lady Brigitte Touadera for launch of HIV, malaria, syphilis and hepatitis testing project at Bosembélé district hospital.OMS Centrafrique unaids rstwca @OAFLA kent buse Vinay P. Saldanha

C'est avec grande tristesse que nous avons appris le décès de l'Imam Omar Kobine Layama. Cet artisan du dialogue et de la paix en #RCA était aussi un champion de la réponse au #VIH et de la lutte contre la discrimination #WAD2020 ONUSIDA Centrafrique ONU RCA

Tous ensemble mettons fin aux discriminations de toutes sortes 🙌🏾🙌🏾UNAIDS Global UNICEF Central African Republic Ministère de la Santé et de la Population - RCA PNUD Centrafrique Patrick Eba UNFPA en RCA

InsecurityInsig: RT kent buse: Kudos to Insecurity Insight for new map on incidents of threats & violence against health care workers, facilities and transport related to #COVID19 Looks like a great webinar - details below Patrick Eba Catherine Sozi Human Rights Watch @Jim… x.com/InsecurityInsi…

Wonderful to join my colleague Perpetua Katepa Kalala of Food and Agriculture Organization for donation of farming tools to organisations of people living with HIV in Bangui. Thanks FAO Afrique centrale for this initiative at this critical time of COVID-19 and food insecurity for those most vulnerable in #CAR🇨🇫

"Au revoir professor" - UNAIDS Global joins the #HumanRights community in mourning Christof Heyns, legal academic & expert, by Patrick Eba ONUSIDA Centrafrique UNAIDS Western & Central Africa unaids.org/en/resources/p…

No better choice at this critical time for the African continent. Bravo Michel Sidibé. Your experience, commitment & dynamic leadership are what us needed to make AMA a reality.

Arrivée ce 13/04 à Bangui des premières doses de #vaccins anti #COVID19 de Nations Unies (ONU) réceptionnées par la Représentante spéciale adjointe du SG, Denise Brown, en présence du Ministre de la santé (Ministère de la Santé et de la Population - RCA ), Pierre Somse, des Représentants ONUSIDA Centrafrique & OMS Centrafrique .

COVID-19 vaccination of UN personnel (military, police, civilian, national and intl) and Intl NGOs in CAR will enable us to "stay & deliver" on our mandates in support of government and populations. Setting path for national vaccination programme. ONUSIDA Centrafrique Winnie Byanyima