Treatment access activist 🌈 The right to health is a fundamental part of our human rights and of our understanding of a life in dignity 🌐 Posts my own etchttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mrijywqwg223"If #Alimatravir is Approved, Merck’s Unethical Exclusion of Middle Income Countries will Prolong the Pandemic Countries Must Issue Compulsory Licenses for Generic Alimatravir Now." https://healthgap.org/press/activists-react-to-mercks-voluntary-license-for-generic-production-of-investigational-long-acting-oral-prep-product-alimatravir/25 Jul 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrijywqwg223https://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mr5zvdfs3224"It is disconcerting that the USG is included as a commercial exhibitor at the conference to actively promote their America First policy, given this generated much of the current crisis by withdrawing international funding in the most destructive way." i-base.info/htb/54177 i-base.info/htb/54177 https://i-base.info/htb/5417721 Jul 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5zvdfs3224https://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3moffssabt22uARIPO Faces Test of Transparency as Groups Challenge Gilead HIV Drug Patent Bid  https://gemnation.co.zw/aripo-faces-test-of-transparency-as-groups-challenge-gilead-hiv-drug-patent-bid/16 Jun 2026 08:43 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moffssabt22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mo254vj3i22eHuman Dignity has no nationality:  Xenophobia, Constitutionalism and the Struggle for Justice in South Africa — African Law Matters https://www.africanlawmatters.com/blog/human-dignity-has-no-nationality-xenophobia-constitutionalism-and-the-struggle-for-justice-in-south-africa11 Jun 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo254vj3i22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mntpff7fy22i"The researchers were handing out copies of the editorial, recently published in the association’s flagship journal, which detailed the effects of N.I.H. cuts and other Trump administration actions on diabetes research and outcomes" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/well/ada-conference-diabetes-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.olA.KD5M.X3x0GxKzD8v5&smid=url-share09 Jun 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntpff7fy22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mmqohjomtc2a“A person must not leave their country because they say I am hungry, I need to get a job elsewhere. People must not leave their country because they are being persecuted.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqohjomtc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mkxnna7rms2aHow (not) to organise a panel at a global health conference - The Lancet Global Health https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(26)00101-4/fulltext03 May 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxnna7rms2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mkho2vhzhs2e“Ensuring that treatments reach people requires deliberate effort – from generating local evidence to supporting policy adoption and implementation. Investing across both R&D and access is crucial to delivering meaningful public health impact.” https://www.tballiance.org/academic-study-finds-tb-alliances-access-approach-successfully-accelerated-uptake-of-new-tb-treatments/27 Apr 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkho2vhzhs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mk64dkct2k2cRolling Back Health Equity Training Requirements in Medical Schools Harms Us All https://thefulcrum.us/health/health-equity-training-medical-schools-lcme-rollback23 Apr 2026 13:24 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk64dkct2k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mj6bbkslhs23"Appointing the country’s top health official, and ensuring that the National Health Department functions better, is a life and death matter. Let’s hope that this time round the President treats it as such." https://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2026/04/10/ramaphosas-choice-of-director-general-for-health-will-test-his-commitment-to-building-a-capable-state/10 Apr 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6bbkslhs23https://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mdzoa46jf22lTB Alliance and Lupin Announce Collaboration to Advance and Commercialize Telacebec for Multiple Neglected Diseases - Global TB Community Advisory Board https://globaltbcab.org/tb-news/tb-alliance-and-lupin-announce-collaboration-to-advance-and-commercialize-telacebec-for-multiple-neglected-diseases/04 Feb 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzoa46jf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mi2syxwcgk24The question now is what comes next. The Trump administration’s ambassador to Belgium, Bill White, did not respond to questions about the contraception. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/world/europe/usaid-contraception-birth-control-belgium-africa.html27 Mar 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2syxwcgk24https://bsky.app/profile/wimvandevelde.bsky.social/post/3mhutp2bw2s2lHow to Make a No Kings Protest Sign https://hyperallergic.com/how-to-make-a-no-kings-protest-sign/?ref=daily-newsletter25 Mar 2026 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:eynfhwlfcpuwzyyp3qbw5slb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhutp2bw2s2l