In our national survey, healthcare providers commented on their experiences navigating complex processes for non-marketed TB drugs in Canada. These challenges lead to delays, frustration & treatment interruptions. Read the full report: bit.ly/accesstoTBmeds

Of note: as the ONLY drug💊currently on the🇨🇦List of Drugs for an Urgent Public Health Need, #rifapentine is the ONLY drug that currently qualifies for this fee waiver from Health Canada. But Sanofi still can't be bothered to bring this #EssentialMedicine for #TB to market here.

Not ideal timing, France. "France's proposed budget cuts set to slash overseas development aid" uk.news.yahoo.com/frances-propos…

Canadian mpox vaccines arrive in Congo after five-month delay theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…

How an Abba classic raised millions and saved thousands of children from abuse. In 1979, the Swedish pop group signed over the rights to one of their hits – more than 45 years on, it is still changing lives in Guatemala. Free to read 🔓 telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…

Uganda has discharged eight people after they recovered from Ebola although at least 265 contacts remain under quarantine, its health minister said. reut.rs/3EKHcBV reut.rs/3EKHcBV

In many high-income countries, those who need TB treatment the most can’t access the best medicines. Brenda Waning shares that this reverse inequity must be addressed. No one should be left behind in the fight to #EndTB. 🔗 Read the full report: bit.ly/accesstoTBmeds

In an intriguing mix of two big🇨🇦pandemic investments that have yet to deliver, Canada's publicly-owned Biologics Manufacturing Centre (#BMC) now has a deal with Aramis Biotechnologies (the company that currently owns the #Medicago IP, facilities etc.). newswire.ca/news-releases/…

The Emergency Committee on #mpox met this week and given the continued increase in cases, concerns about funding for the response and about conflict in the #DRC, advised me that the upsurge continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern. I accepted

Flow has won the best animated feature film Academy Award! Congratulations!!! eng.lsm.lv/article/cultur…

Would be nice if some of these updates on HERC were easily publicly accessible. And it remains very weird that the "diverse stakeholders" list still doesn't seem to include Global Affairs Canada (?)

Canada's loooong-gestating Africa Strategy is out:

Alberta mulling plan to ship pain medication imported from Turkey to Ukraine theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta…

Join us for a #WorldTBDay webinar on how we can tackle the gaps in access to essential TB medicines in Canada! We'll discuss new treatments, ongoing challenges, and actionable solutions to #EndTB. Don’t miss it! 📅Mar 19 🕐12:30pm ET 🔗us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Our new piece in PLOS Global Public Health: "#Cholera vaccines for the rich, cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

We are devastated to announce the passing of Mario Joseph, a fearless human rights lawyer & our collaborator of 29 years. His legacy lives on in the lawyers he trained, the people he inspired and the justice he relentlessly fought for. Read our tribute: bit.ly/3XCssf5

WHO Pandemic agreement text as of Saturday, 12 April 2025 at 09:05 keionline.org/40710

Negotiators agree on binding treaty for future pandemics, after U.S. drops out, by Geoffrey York theglobeandmail.com/world/article-… via The Globe and Mail #COVID19 #GlobalHealth

We published the costs of TB-PRACTECAL, a clinical trial conducted to identify a shorter, all-oral treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB): journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

A divide persists during #WorldImmunisationWeek: The global cholera vaccine stockpile shrinks while pharmaceutical corporations profit from selling doses to low-risk travelers from high-income countries, points out Adam R Houston journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…