This administration can’t end soon enough

I just saw that an Iranian professor with a valid visa was arrested in DC. Not safe.

Fascinating input from someone from the medical devices section of @who.int prequalification, that they only have 13 people in the IVD team. So while many are upset about the long timelines for WHO PQ, the team is very small. However, stay tuned as WHO will be releasing new PQ processes in Jan 2026.

100%. Absolutely harrowing video that unfortunately illustrates in no uncertain terms the impact of racialised medicine.

"Faustian bargain: Fifa A. Rahman, a lawyer who has advised developing countries in the negotiations, told Rory the U.S. agreement would enshrine the inequity countries protested during and after the Covid-19 pandemic." @fifarahman.bsky.social

“… and runs contrary to ongoing discussions on the PABS annex in the Pandemic Agreement”.

Last year I had a particularly stressful time with an unscrupulous client. I still remember that lovely four hours after a zoom call playing Civ V. Very therapeutic - but agree that monotheism should not be an important mark of progress.