Manju Chatani
@ThinknGrrl
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Laugher. Fighter. Growler. Groaner. Eater. Drinker. Traveler.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined November 2014
My resignation letter from CDC. Dear Dr. Houry, I am writing to formally resign from my position as Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effective August 28, 2025, close of business.
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The African continent will pay 89 billion USD in debt servicing. Our call is to restructure, cancel, and find responsible ways to finance in the future. @ZackieAchmat, #IAS2025 scientific highlights press conference https://t.co/TN0f2vFIYJ
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🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to https://t.co/WyGCX9OBxl
#saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID
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On the latest #AdvcocacyChronicles, @mis_dmc shares why @PrEPInBlkUS efforts have been historic and how advocacy becomes effective when its community-led and centered. Listen to the full episode here! 🎧 https://t.co/uJNJmxO4mH
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Join us for the launch of the @CIFFchild & @GlobalFund initiative: PrEP Ring Early Market Access Vehicle (EMAV) to learn about the #DapivirineVaginalRing for #HIVPrevention. @apha_sa @HIVpxresearch 📅: October 30 🕒: 9 am ET | 1 pm GMT Register:
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How can we make #HIVprevention research more inclusive? The People’s Research Agenda consulted 130+ advocates to develop 3 key actions: Deliberate, Delineate, Democratize. Stay informed on our findings! #CommunityDriven #HIVResearch
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“Young people - it’s your challenge to ensure prevention is accessible. It’s your prevolution!” @AuntyPoz @apha_sa @HIVpxresearch #HIVR4P2024
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#AVACFellow Rhoda Msiska @CopperRoseZM says “ We engage parents in DPP awareness activities so they can support the rollout when they recognize the need themselves.” #HIVR4P2024 @HIVpxresearch
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“I love the DPP - it will final force the integration of HIV and FP services. We don’t have to ask. It’s the only way to deliver it!” Patriciah Jeckonia @LVCTKe #HIVR4P2024
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“The ring is a powerful tool that is revolutionary as the first approved, long-acting prevention tool, particularly for women & adolescent girls, who often cannot negotiate condom use and & the pill burden of oral PrEP not discrete enough” - @AuntyPoz
https://t.co/QWTvkhAUis
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This innovative device has already received regulatory approval in 11 countries across Eastern and Southern Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda
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New publication 📰 from AVAC, @PangaeaZimbabwe, @fhi360, and HAVEG (@MRCza): "Meta-analysis of Pregnancy Events in Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for Gender Transformative Trials" via @AIDSandBehavior. Read more here:
link.springer.com
AIDS and Behavior - Historically, pregnant and lactating populations (PLP) have been excluded or disenrolled from biomedical HIV prevention trials, despite being more likely to acquire HIV during...
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Excited to share latest episode of the Advocacy Chronicles when I speak to #AVACFellow alumni @Mandisa_Dukashe about the launch of the National U=U Campaign in South Africa
🎧 New podcast alert! The latest #AdvocacyChronicles discusses #UEqualsU advocacy with @Mandisa_Dukashe, & how community engagement helped shape getting the South African government to endorse the campaign. Listen to the episode, https://t.co/XOKDhjIGnt!
@gnpplus @ITPCglobal
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Deeply saddened by the passing of Dr @KawangoA84433 of @IRDO. She was a brilliant researcher, a community champion and a mentor to many of us. She was also a Host in the #AVACAdvocacyFellows program. Her loss is monumental. @HIVpxresearch
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Webinar reminder! Join the #ChoiceAgenda next Monday, August 5 at 9AM ET to discuss inequities surrounding the inclusion of people with disabilities in #HIV prevention programming and research. More details including registration here! 🌟 https://t.co/RU17xwgJm5
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“The cost of change for people that look like me is too high” @Bakari_Sellers on @billmaher show! Yess!!
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📰 Our newest report on the Human Rights violations against LGBT+ persons in Uganda since the passing of the Anti Homosexuality Act 2023 is out. Discover the devastating impact of this law in our latest #EteekaLyayita Report. / 1
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What a beautiful statement - indeed when science listens to community, we all move forward!
When science listens to community it looks something like this. We Join the AWPCAB and The Purporse1 GGCAG in celebrating the science and most importantly the trial participants . #Purpose1 #Choice #AGYW #AWPCAB
https://t.co/UgD5NmcRHx
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The new Advocacy Chronicles podcast is out where I speak with Allan Mwasa @SMUG2004 about the need for mobilization & resilience when fighting anti-LGBTQ hate and continuing advocacy against #AHA
As the world kicks off #PrideMonth, it’s important to keep fighting for the freedom of LGBTQ+ people everywhere. This #AdvocacyChronicles, we sit with @smug2004's @allannmwasa to discuss the #AHA and rising violence against the LGBTQ+ community in Uganda: https://t.co/iYRFeOURHx
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As the world kicks off #PrideMonth, it’s important to keep fighting for the freedom of LGBTQ+ people everywhere. This #AdvocacyChronicles, we sit with @smug2004's @allannmwasa to discuss the #AHA and rising violence against the LGBTQ+ community in Uganda: https://t.co/iYRFeOURHx
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On the first episode of #AdvocacyChronicles, AVAC's @ThinknGrrl sits with @AuntyPoz to discuss how the Choice Manifesto is helping to transform #HIV prevention and why building a coalition of stakeholders has been essential to its success. https://t.co/tcyfmumPCx
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