Julien Potet
@julienpotet
#NTDs advisor @msf_access. #snakebite, #Ebola, #malaria, #VaccinesWork.
Our new piece in @PLOSGPH: "#Cholera vaccines for the rich, cholera for the poor: While the global cholera vaccine stockpile runs dry, a booming market for high-income countries exemplifies the chasm between commercial interests and global health needs" journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…
Il est incompréhensible que la France fasse l'autruche depuis si longtemps.
Sars-CoV-2 : l’omerta doit cesser. 5 ans après le confinement, la France doit mener une commission d'enquête sur l'origine du Covid et le désastre de la coopération franco-chinoise. Nous avons bâti le P4 de Wuhan. Au mieux il n'a servi à rien, au pire il est lié à la catastrophe.
Kala Azar is a life-threatening disease affecting adults & children. Treatment grants lifelong immunity, offering hope to those affected. MSF supports the MOH by treating Kala Azar in 2 projects in Gedaref state, in Um Rakuba & Tanedba gathering sites. Dr Amer explains more
Did you know? Scorpions farms do exist. Each scorpion produces about 2 milligrams of venom daily, which is milked using a pair of tweezers and tongs. A liter is worth $10 million, used for cosmetics and medicines [📹 efre812]
Not good.... Old enough to remember SARS-1 and Swine Flu (plenty of H1N1 out there) I'm still unsure if this is Covid immune dysregulation or a Flu A mutation... No sequencing = No problem 🤦🏻♂️ @outbreakupdates @RickABright
Yes, we are seeing the same thing.
Last year, researchers addressed the challenges of diagnosing Buruli ulcer, a devastating necrotic skin disease. They evaluated LAMP, a rapid molecular test, as a potential alternative to PCR—offering a faster, more accessible solution for low-resource settings. 🎥 See the…
In 2024, at MSF Scientific Days, experts discussed the urgent need for a better treatment for eumycetoma, a highly neglected fungal disease. Eumycetoma patients face limited, ineffective treatments, often requiring surgery. Their research examined fosravuconazole as a potential…
In 1922, a group of scientists went to the Toronto General Hospital where diabetic children were kept in wards, often 50 or more at a time. Most of them were comatose and dying from diabetic ketoacidosis. Others were being treated by being placed on an extremely strict diet,…
We are excited to announce our first Open Grants call has now gone live! These grants will focus on the burden and treatment of snakebite venoming in Africa. If you are interested please check out our website for more details! africansnakebitealliance.com #beatNTDs #snakebite
Visceral leishmaniasis, the "silent killer" is deadly in more than 90% of cases when untreated. Read about the effort to curb a surge in cases in Turkana, Kenya. bit.ly/4g5QaH7