Twitter Watch to 4 December 2011

Twitter Watch
A selection of items of interest from a variety of twitter feeds associated with immunization, vaccines and global public health. This capture is highly selective and by no means intended to be exhaustive.

GAVIAlliance GAVI Alliance
@WHOnews estimates that over 450,000 children under 5 die from rotavirus infection- nearly 1,200 each day- ht.ly/7NnvP
3 Dec

gatesfoundation Gates Foundation
Reflecting on #WorldAIDSDay: Education and treatment provide hope for the future: gates.ly/u8gua9 #WAD11
2 Dec

GAVIAlliance GAVI Alliance
@gatesfoundation announced new grants in response of #polio eradication and flood response in Pakistan- ht.ly/7MSGG #globalhealth
2 Dec

AIDSvaccine IAVI
Susan Blumenthal op/ed: US investment in #research saves lives & provides hope for an #AIDS-free generation huff.to/sW4kpa #EndofAIDS
2 Dec

CDCFlu CDC Flu
Next week, Dec. 4-10 is National Influenza Vaccination Week! Join our Twitter chat: Dec 8, 1pm EST @ CDCFlu, #NIVW. go.usa.gov/5B2
2 Dec

pahowho PAHO/WHO
#PAHO Marks 109th Anniversary – bit.ly/u5lxtI
2 Dec

globalfundnews The Global Fund
Reading @Kazatchkine #WorldAIDSDay blog: No Funding, No #AIDS Free Generation – via @Huffpost huff.to/tu3fLr
2 Dec

WHOnews WHO
With antiretroviral drugs, patients can control HIV virus & enjoy healthy, productive lives bit.ly/s57xCg #WorldAIDSDay
1 Dec

PEPFAR PEPFAR
In honor of #WorldAIDSDay, retweet if you are thankful that an AIDS-free generation is within reach. #WAD11 #AIDSFreeGeneration
1 Dec

UNICEF UNICEF
Special Report for #WorldAIDSDay: Meeting the challenges of #AIDS with fewer financial resources bit.ly/u6Shei ~~~ #endofAIDS
1 Dec

IHME_UW IHME at UW
Nearly 300 HIV-related datasets cataloged in #GHDxData. bit.ly/tqZhbT #WorldAIDSDay
1 Dec

globalfundnews The Global Fund
We’re not stopping new programs to get us to an HIV-free generation by#2015. Lack of funding is. We’re too close to stop now! #WorldAIDSDay
1 Dec

GAVIAlliance GAVI Alliance
#GAVI CEO Seth Berkley’s #WorldAIDSDay statement ‘GAVI role in achieving world free from AIDS’ – ht.ly/7Lwgx Via @GAVISeth
1 Dec

ImmunizeAction IAC
CDC recently updated Vaccine Information Statements (VISs) for MCV/MPSV, HepA, & IPV, translations available at immunize.org/vis
1 Dec

Kazatchkine Michel Kazatchkine
We can only achieve an AIDS-free generation and end the AIDS epidemic if donors increase their committments, including to the Global Fund
1 Dec

SigridKaag Sigrid Kaag
At # Busan #HLF4 civil society, donor states, fragile countries, new donors & pvt. sector all promise to work together for aid effectiveness
30 Nov
Retweeted by UNDP

GAVIAlliance GAVI Alliance
#ICYMI:Under the GAVI Matching Fund, @DFID_UK & @gatesfoundation will match contributions from corporations&foundations ht.ly/7KaMj
30 No

globalfundnews The Global Fund
Our latest results: 3.3m on ARVs, 1.3m mothers getting PMTCT, 230m bednets delivered, 8.6m cases TB treated. bit.ly/sGZ8uL
30 Nov