Honored to join Howard University as its inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics. Our obligation to build generational leadership in public policy never stops - here in GA or DC, across the US or around the world. Let’s get it done. washingtonpost.com/education/2023…

"Community-engagement and advocacy can help us achieve long-lasting outcomes, widespread awareness, and rapid response to infectious diseases," writes Bethel Bayrau, Bethel,Stanford '22, of Stanford's LaBeaud Lab in a new Global Health NOW commentary: globalhealthnow.org/2023-06/parach…

Check out my commentary!

Endometriosis has long been wrongly perceived to be rare among women of African descent. The misconception about the prevalence of endometriosis among African women has significantly contributed to long diagnostic delays, and care, and a scarcity of research on the condition

Check out this awesome story written by Jamie from Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health that features women experts in infectious diseases talk about mosquitoes, climate change and disease! news.stanford.edu/2023/08/08/mos…

Powerful read on “decolonizing global health” including its history, the political economy in which it exists, its semantic ambiguity and concepts the phrase currently represents in mainstream platforms. Really got me thinking! Thanks Daniel Krugman

Johns Hopkins is offering FREE research courses online. Here are 10 courses you can audit to elevate your skills (links below):

Malaria in Florida? How Climate Change is Reshaping the Boundaries of Disease linkedin.com/pulse/malaria-…

From pristine beaches to thrilling tuk tuk rides! What can you expect from when you come and spend two weeks with us? We are so sad to have had to say goodbye to Desiree, Sam, Dean, Chrystal and Lee but we will always have the memories with us 🪷

📣 ጥቅምት ወር የጡት ካንሰርን ማስገንዘቢያ ወር ነው። ከነዚህ ምልክቶች አንዱን ካስተዋሉ ሳያመነቱ፣ ዛሬውኑ ይመርመሩ። ስለ ጡት ካንሰር ግንዛቤ ይኑረን!!!!

Wisdom from Yap Boum’s enlightening talk at #TropMed23

We are hearing about numbers of people dying of hunger, in Tigray. No food aid, crop failure, many displaced, etc.The images we have seen in, the social media are alarming. How many people are actually hungry? How many have died? Who is counting, compiling and reporting?

“You want it because your future self already has it”

Currently, in Tigray, the largest teaching hospital, Ayder Hospital CHS_MU, which once served a catchment of 9M people, reports the halt of comprehensive #CancerCare, meaning thousands now have zero access to radiation therapy. #WorldCancerDay Global Oncology World Health Organization (WHO)

This is a historic moment, as it marks the first time a Marburg patient has been extubated on this continent 🌍 This breakthrough will significantly enhance clinical management guidelines for filoviruses. #Rwanda #CriticalCare #InfectiousDiseases #InternalMedicine

We believe that this is the first time patients with Marburg virus have been extubated in Africa, these patients would have died in previous outbreaks. This reflects the work Rwanda has done over the years to strengthen the health system, to develop capacity in critical care and

Honored co-author this piece with extraordinary & inspirational women. Standing on the shoulders of resilient Rwandan women & supportive male allies, we’re grateful for the opportunity to share our stories with the world. thelancet.com/journals/langl… Ministry of Health | Rwanda King Faisal Hospital Rwanda

What was trying to kill us in 2024, and how was it stopped? 22 Public Health Accomplishments in 2024! I couldn’t be more proud to be in public health. We continue to accomplish so much with so little, and the work is often invisible. Here’s to 2025. Happy New Year!

INFLUENZA REACHES EPIDEMIC THRESHOLD in New York—Influenza A (Unknown variety) positivity soars (yellow), while hospitalizations stand higher than past 3 years. The rise of unknown subtyping Flu A has led NY to issue new alert to subtype all Flu A immediately for bird flu.

በማርበርግ ቫይረስ በሽታ ተይዘው የነበሩ ሁለት ወጣቶች አገግመው ከህክምና ማዕከል ወጡ። #MarburgVirus facebook.com/share/p/1H2yDR…