Jen Kates (@jenkatesdc) 's Twitter Profile
Jen Kates

@jenkatesdc

Senior VP/Director, Global Health & HIV Policy, @KFF. Health policy, epidemics, data, & parenting. NYC born & raised, DC is now home.

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988 is part of a nationwide effort to transform crisis care. By May 2024, 988 received over 500K suicide/crisis contacts monthlyā€”an 80% jump since 2022. Despite rising demand, answer rates improved but vary by state. Read more in KFF brief: kff.org/mental-health/ā€¦

Cynthia Cox (@cynthiaccox) 's Twitter Profile Photo

KFF To state the obvious: There is no such thing as a post-birth abortion. That's called murder and it's illegal in every state.

Larry Levitt (@larry_levitt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump is right. States have been voting on abortion. And, in every case so far where people have been able to vote, they have voted for abortion access.

Jen Kates (@jenkatesdc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My 9 year old is using my iPhone to record the debate on our TV because "this debate should be videotaped for everyone to see"

julie rovner (@jrovner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Once more for those in the back: A Republican president could effectively ban abortion without legislation by enforcing the Comstock Act.

IAS - the International AIDS Society (@iasociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Exciting news! Gilead Sciences has announced PURPOSE 2 trial interim results. 99.9% of cisgender men & gender-diverse people in the #lenacapavir group did not acquire #HIV. These results further strengthen the promise of lenacapavir for HIV prevention: gilead.com/news-and-pressā€¦

Benjamin Ryan (@benryanwriter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

BREAKING: An injectable HIV-prevention drug is highly effective ā€” but wildly expensive I report for NBC: Thrilled that lenacapavir, which is injected 2x yearly, was highly effective in gay men & women in clinical trials, HIV advocates worry its high cost will alienate insurers.

BREAKING: An injectable HIV-prevention drug is highly effective ā€” but wildly expensive
I report for NBC: Thrilled that lenacapavir, which is injected 2x yearly, was highly effective in gay men & women in clinical trials, HIV advocates worry its high cost will alienate insurers.
KFF (@kff) 's Twitter Profile Photo

āš” KFFā€™s Jen Kates shares insights about the latest results of an efficacy study on a new long-acting HIV prevention injectable. #QuickTake on.kff.org/3B2uKf4

āš” KFFā€™s <a href="/jenkatesdc/">Jen Kates</a> shares insights about the latest results of an efficacy study on a new long-acting HIV prevention injectable. #QuickTake on.kff.org/3B2uKf4
IAS - the International AIDS Society (@iasociety) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œThe incredible efficacy demonstrated in the PURPOSE 2 trial, the potential benefits of a twice-yearly injection, & the diversity of trial sites & participants show the impact that #lenacapavir for PrEP could have for people around the world"' via CNN edition.cnn.com/2024/09/12/heaā€¦

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Africa CDC has decided to postpone its flagship conference that was scheduled to be held in Morocco in November because the pan-African public health agency is focusing its energy on responding to the Mpox outbreak: africacdc.org/news-item/afriā€¦

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Just Announced: At the request of the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Global Fund is supporting the country with US$9.5 million for its emergency mpox response in six of the highest transmission provinces. theglobalfund.org/en/news/2024/2ā€¦

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šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦ "#Ukraine keeps up the fight against #HIV while fighting a war" Check out this new NPR article featuring leading Ukrainian public health voices, including Andriy Klepikov who is an IAS Governing Council member & Executive Director of AlliancePublicHealth! npr.org/sections/goatsā€¦

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"Equity in the HIV response: Assessing progress and charting a way forward", a new report from UNAIDS Global and PEPFAR. I was honored to be able to contribute. unaids.org/en/resources/dā€¦