#COVID19 is the most serious health threat that has faced this country in more than 100 years. Thank you to those who have embraced social distancing. Stay motivated: think about a neighbor, grandmother, or co-worker who are vulnerable. bit.ly/2QRx7aA Lars Ultra MAGA Larson

COVID-19 : UPDATE IN AFRICA, 28 MARCH 2020 - 5:00 pm EAT Countries (46) reporting a total COVID-19 3,977 cases, 117 deaths, and 286 recoveries by region #COVID19 #FactsNotFear #AfricaPrepares #AfricaRespond

Sometimes #causalinference is simple. "What's the immediate causal effect of the #COVID19 lockdowns on unemployment?" The answer is "Unprecedented". We know we're in deep trouble when a time series is all we need. businessinsider.com/us-weekly-jobl…

Grateful for recognition given to work by NCDC, Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA & partners by His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari during his address to #Nigerians Days ahead will be tough but if we jointly #TakeResponsibility in the fight against #COVID19, we can pull through faster #StrongerTogether

Don’t miss this #Data2Care session featuring @CDC_HIVAIDS’ Elizabeth DiNenno as panelist.

Are you attending #AIDS2020Virtual? Check out @CIHEB_Kenya’s poster presentation, “Achieving high viral load uptake and suppression among HIV-infected individuals receiving #HIV care in public health facilities in Western Kenya” (PEE1596) University of Maryland School of Medicine buff.ly/2ZZvyeD

Improving health systems quality is crucial in #HIV care. View our Botswana team's work on this by visiting their poster “Monitoring of health service improvement: Building a health quality system driven by lay health workers” (PEE1688) #AIDS2020Virtual buff.ly/38EfAKO

Find @CIHEB_Kenya’s poster “Outcomes of HIV-infected clients who present with advanced disease at enrollment into care within PACT Timiza-supported facilities in western Kenya” at #AIDS2020Virtual (PEE1573) buff.ly/38Ax4HE #HIV #AIDS2020 University of Maryland School of Medicine IHV

Our Botswana team’s E-poster on same-day linkage, “Improving same day ART in Botswana: a health system strengthening approach”, is available to view at #AIDS2020Virtual (PEE1498). Check it out here: buff.ly/2Z73czL University of Maryland School of Medicine IHV PEPFAR #HIV #PLHIV

Happening now #AIDS2020Virtual Satellite Channel 2: The ‘graying’ of the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.” Join us: buff.ly/31v28Hw #treatpeopleright #NCD #AIDS2020

This supplement includes: "Index and targeted community-based testing to optimize HIV case-finding and ART linkage among men in Zambia," by Ciheb's Dr. Cassidy Claassen #AIDS2020Virtual

Cassidy Claassen discusses how index and targeted community-based testing can support #ART linkage among men in #Zambia. Listen now on Satellite Channel 1 bit.ly/31kCa9m #AIDS2020Virtual IAC - the International AIDS Conference

Thanks to #opendata sharing by GISAID Initiative, we’ve updated nextstrain.org/ncov with 1524 new #COVID19 #SARSCoV2 sequences! You can see the new sequences from Senegal (9) below! (Thanks to Institut Pasteur de Dakar, INSTITUT PASTEUR) 1/4

1/ I received a note the other day from an 18-year-old high school senior who's concerned and feels he may be getting depressed about the future. He asked, Will this be forever? Are we doomed? THREAD:

📢COMING UP!!! As of 14th February 2021, there are about 55 different lineages of SARS-CoV-2 known to be circulating in Nigeria Join the upcoming weekly @PTFCOVID19 press briefing for the latest updates on Government of Nigeria’s response to the #COVID19 pandemic 🕔5:00pm 📺NTA News

This week, #Ciheb Deputy Director Kristen Stafford is in Kenya on a tour of the Centers of Excellence in Nairobi. Yesterday she visited #PumwaniMaternityHospital, where she spoke with staff and was taken through the patient flow and service delivery processes.

Dr. Stafford, accompanied by #UMB Kenya Country Director Cherotich Ng’eno (far right) and Kenya staff, also met with Pumwani hospital senior management where they shared feedback on the processes and innovations. Read more about #Ciheb’s work in Kenya here: bit.ly/3yNX5m2

Shoutout to Ciheb Zambia team + former University of Maryland ID Fellowship Program fellow Mona Toeque + current faculty Cassidy Claassen pub The Lancet HIV Initial implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis for people who are incarcerated in Zambia thelancet.com/journals/lanhi…

This year's #WorldAIDSDay2022 theme is "Equalize. Unite to end the inequities hold back the end of #AIDS". Ciheb Global Director Man Charurat reflects on the importance of the day and the work being done to end #HIV and AIDS. #GlobalHealth