Francois Venter
@FrancoisVenter3
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HIV/infectious diseases and now non-communicable diseases researcher at Wits, legally accredited 'Google expert'
Joined April 2012
I led global health at USAID. And I helped make a new film, "Rovina's Choice," about the deaths this man without conscience or accountability has caused -- already 600,000, 2/3 of them children.
Western Civilization is doomed, unless the core weakness of suicidal empathy is recognized and actions are taken that are hard, but necessary for survival
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21% fewer people living with HIV reported getting a 3 month or longer supply of ARVs in the district after the PEPFAR disruptions #EhlanzeniHealth #MoreARVPillsNow
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Shocked. Next up, breathing linked to staying alive.
NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN NATURE: People who got an mRNA COVID vaccine within ~3 months before or after starting immunotherapy for cancer lived longer overall than those who didn’t get the vaccine.
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Latest @RitshidzeSA report reveals the impact #PEPFAR disruptions on the quality of HIV service delivery & overall functioning of our clinics in Gauteng. READ MORE IN THE FULL REPORT #GPHealth
https://t.co/QVML0rhGtm
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https://t.co/8pp3JdxzvR ".., despite a circular from ... National Department of Health, Dr Sandile Buthelezi,greenlighting six-month ART dispensation for eligible patients in February 2025, no facilities were officially implementing this strategy..."
dailymaverick.co.za
A report by the community-led monitoring group Ritshidze has shown that among 326 public health facilities surveyed by the team, 48% reported reduced capacity after the Pepfar disruptions that took...
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Show his Strava or it didn't happen.
The President was jogging, not visiting Maumela’ - Presidency https://t.co/yvXBrcwKoW
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In April-June 2025 #TAC & @RitshidzeSA carried out 32,530 surveys with public healthcare users & assessed 326 facilities in 16 districts, 6 provinces. The data reveal impact of @PEPFAR disruptions on our clinics #SAHealth #CLM – https://t.co/wVxXRKbNbF
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https://t.co/F85OFTmMk5 And now on appeal, with costs. These court cases have set our HIV response back by years.
groundup.org.za
“Legitimate and compelling public interests” to allow pharmacists to initiate antiretroviral treatment, says judge
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@MattyProfits He's right, we need to ban every surface that benefits Sincaraz: 😡🤯 -Clay -Hard courts -Grass -Sand -Ice -Water slides -Jello -Rocks -Volcanic rocks -Glass -Wood
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Or maybe he's now the world's worst #3 of all time. Certainly the biggest whiner.
Zverev calls out tournament directors for making surfaces beneficial only for Carlos Alcaraz and jannik sinner 😭😭😭
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Pinkwashing and hollow solidarity - South African women do not need more pink balloons or hashtags. They need functioning diagnostic clinics, staffed and equipped laboratories and radiology services, adequate theatre slates, more chemotherapy chairs, radiotherapy...
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