Twitter Watch
A selection of items of interest this week from a variety of twitter feeds. This capture is highly selective and by no means intended to be exhaustive.
globalfundnews The Global Fund
Making AIDS History – Ending the epidemic. Capitol Hill Summit, 26 July in Washington #amfAR via @scispeaksblog sciencespeaksblog.org/wp-content/upl…
Eurovaccine ECDC Eurovaccine
WHO Action Plan increasing supply and use of influenza vaccine launches into 2nd 5 years http://bit.ly/qzt2x8 #influenza #pandemic #vaccine
pahowho PAHO/WHO
ProVac Project to Support Countries on Introduction of New Vaccines Presented by Jon Andrus bit.ly/qFvZIA via @AddThis
KaiserFamFound Kaiser Family Found
Global Health Policy Report: UN Report Shows Significant Progress Toward Reaching MDGs, But Mixed Results In Some Areas http://ow.ly/5zSZU
PublicHealth APHA
Among its experiments, the #STS135 shuttle crew will be exploring vaccine development. Public health in space! goo.gl/zJ30Z
GAVISeth Seth Berkley
Delighted Margie McGlynn, former Pres Merck Vaccines chosen as CEO @AIDSVaccine just 4 days after my departure. Known her for years! Great!
AIDSvaccine IAVI
IAVI (@AIDSvaccine) pleased to announce appointment of Margaret McGlynn as President & CEO: bit.ly/nK0AHn #HIV #vaccine #globalhealth
gatesfoundation Gates Foundation
After 20+ years, @Rotary and partners are “this close” to ending polio: http://gates.ly/qJy8Py #endpolio #vaccines
GAVIAlliance GAVI Alliance
RT @gaviseth: Reborn as GAVISeth. It feels strange, only 1 letter & still passionate about vaccines! From the doc formerly known as IAVISeth
UNDP UN Development
Millennium Development Goals Report 2011: World is still on track to achieve the #MDGs http://on.undp.org/oQJtnA @un #globaldev #poverty