UNICEF is ready to start the first round of the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza on Sunday to reach nearly 640K children. All parties MUST respect the area-specific humanitarian pauses to stop polio from spreading in Gaza and the region.

.San Francisco Chronicle -- Monica Gandhi Monica Gandhi MD, MPH : Everything you need to know about #mpox and the threat it poses 👉sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo… 👇

HIV: Excited to speak at #XXVI Simposio Internacional HIV next week in Monterey, Mexico on long-acting ART simposiovih2024.mx

En el simposio internacional de VIH de AMIMC VIH con la presencia de Monica Gandhi Monica Gandhi MD, MPH quien nos habla de la necesidad de tener fármacos de duración prolongada para personas con dificultades para adherencia, mejores opciones de tx e incentivos para PVVIH

COVID boosters: Most countries and World Health Organization (WHO) recommend risk-based approach for yearly COVID-19 boosters- those over 65, those with immunocompromise, & multiple comorbidities. CDC also stresses that approach. This booster directed against KP2 & related variants cdc.gov/vaccines/covid…

🙋‍♂️ What is #mpox? How is it transmitted? What do people living with #HIV need to know about mpox? Find the answers to these questions and more in our 'mpox and HIV' information page: iasociety.org/mpox-hiv

Nearly all children in Gaza and Sudan, and many others including in Haiti, the DRC and Ukraine, are out of school because of war and violence. This Int. Day to #ProtectEducationFromAttack, UNICEF reminds everyone of their obligation to respect every child's right to education.

HUMAN RIGHTS: In crisis, we can see this in the healthcare with deepening inequalities in health outcomes due to the dystopia of war, social injustice, stigma, discrimination, resources going to weapons instead of healthcare; hope 2025 is better

LENCACAPAVIR- PURPOSE-2 TRIAL RESULTS just released after DSMB met yesterday- trial in men, transgender women, non-binary after cisgender women trial released in June. LEN reduced HIV infections by 96%, superior to TDF/FTC (2 infections among 2180) businesswire.com/news/home/2024…

HIV & IMMIGRATION: In the 80's, there was a terribly stigmatizing campaign to blame people for spreading HIV called the "4H's" with one "H" being Haitians. Had no basis in fact then & has no basis in fact now about immigrants spreading HIV advocate.com/election/jd-va…

LONG-ACTING FOR HIV: Agreed long-acting treatment and prevention need to be made way more accessible than they are now- in this case, lenacapavir will be most useful in low-and-middle-income countries as an HIV prevention agent