“We all need to insist that health is a political priority and considered an investment, not an expenditure.”
—Juan Pablo Uribe, Global Director World Bank Health and Director The GFF, setting the scene at the #WHA77 side event on the future of #healthfinancing in Africa.

2023 was a year of many challenges, but also of many achievements.

Some of it makes the headlines; most of it doesn’t.

Some of it attracts the attention of donors; and some of it doesn’t.

But my colleagues and I remain committed to serving the world as best we can, as we work

Delighted to welcome Dr. Patrice Matchaba as Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute's new CEO. Dr. Matchaba's extensive experience & commitment to medical innovation will strengthen our efforts to reduce the burden of disease globally, creating a healthier future for all.

For decades, I’ve watched women and girls fight to get on the global agenda. It’s time women and girls set that agenda themselves.

I’m committing an additional $1 billion by 2026 to people and organizations working to advance women’s power globally. Here are some of the places

Cholera, measles and polio are diseases that are vaccine-preventable and yet, continue to threaten people worldwide.

Improving vaccine access and detection efforts will help save lives. Thank you to the partners & leaders proving that a healthier world is #HumanlyPossible .

Strategic implementation of malaria response interventions using digital and innovative tools, and strong community engagement are the backbone of #Rwanda 's achievements in reducing malaria incidence over the past 7 years. #Rwanda Works

#WorldMalariaDay

Two new points of progress vs Alzheimer's disease
—p75 modulator pill in Phase 2 trial w/ encouraging results
nature.com/articles/s4159…
Nature Medicine
—Identifying Plexin-B1 protein to block brain inflammation, reactivity to amyloid plaques
nature.com/articles/s4159…
Nature Neuroscience

An extremely informative and fascinating journey to better understand individual risk of #Alzheimers cnn.com/alzheimers-ris…

Join National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) and Gates Ventures this Friday for their inaugural AD/ADRD Digital Pilot Program Pitch Competition, where applicants will propose how to leverage digital tools that can transform Alzheimer's research. Register today: go.naccdata.org/nacc-gates-ven…

#Exemplars News spoke with Dr. Wilmot James about promising new investments in pandemic preparedness.

'..If you have effective early warning systems, you can act quickly enough to save lives by preventing an outbreak from taking hold.' Pandemic Center at Brown School of Public Health bit.ly/3QO85Z4

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We know that these 6 actions WORK to ⤵️ maternal newborn & child deaths:
1. Match #SDG commitments with 💰
2. Invest in #lifecourse
3. Improve data 📊
4. Roll-out local plans & engage #communities to overcome #inequalities
5. Work in partnerships

World Health Organization (WHO) Child Health Task Force

Very pleased to meet & welcome African region health ministers ahead of the #WHA77 . I'm proud to see the increasingly strong voice by our governments in global debates to shape the health agenda. Looking forward to engaging closely during the World Health Assembly deliberations.

Excited to see the #GIDH Multistakeholder Dialogue on National #DigitalHealth Transformation, May 28-29 coming together! Celebrate country-led efforts for sustainable digital health transformation. Register today! World Health Organization (WHO) Int’l Telecommunication Union #WSIS2024 #WHA77 who.int/news-room/even… Jeremy Farrar

Congratulations to ADDF-funded ADmit Therapeutics, ALZpath, C. Light Technologies, RetiSpec & ToxGenSolutions for being accepted into the first group of StartUp Health's #Alzheimers Moonshot Community! Learn more about the initiative here: bit.ly/4btBEaw

Good critique of multi-cancer early detection tests, liquid biopsy Nature Medicine editorial
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Here we go! Our biomarker course was off to a great start with amazing participants and speakers, looks like it is going to be a another fabulous course week!

#Soundersmatchday Heritage Match.

I know this is too much to ask for. We don’t want an end to you like this and you don’t deserve an end like this. Please come back if possible next year 💔

Reporting and representation of participant demographic information in completed #Alzheimers disease clinical trials USC Schaeffer Center American Heart Association American Geriatrics Society journal agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

Join World Health Organization (WHO) on May 28-29, 2024 for the Global Initiative on Digital Health ( #GIDH ) Multistakeholder Dialogue under #WSIS20 . We'll explore #DPIs for health systems strengthening for national digital health transformation. Register here for more information! #DigitalHealth #WHA77