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🌏 rani (Resilience Action Network International) is a global advocacy network to build societal resilience to health, climate, and economic shifts. 🔗 rani.co

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7️⃣ EMRO Member States confirmed Dr Ahmed bin Salim Al-Mandhari – Oman's Under-Secretary for Planning and Health Regulation – as a new #IGWG Bureau member. WHO's Europe and Western Pacific regions have yet to designate new Bureau members. 🤝 www.moh.gov.om/en/ministry/...

moh.gov.omHis Excellency of Undersecretary For Planning and Health RegulationThe Planning and Health Regulation Office focuses on enhancing individual and community well-being while effectively managing illnesses as they arise. It operates through two main areas: planning and ...
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3️⃣ Part of the week was spent discussing the trade-offs of the proposed #PABS data access models, with no convergence yet. The EU-backed ‘hybrid’ model would let pathogen data flow across databases; the Africa Group's ‘federated’ model would keep data with the country holding it.

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2️⃣ A demanding programme of work alternated between informal sessions led by co-facilitators and formal sessions chaired by the Bureau. Co-facilitators opened the week by mapping convergences and divergences from the preparatory informals. www.who.int/news-room/ev...

who.intEighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic AgreementThe eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement will be conducted in hybrid format during 14–18 September 2026.

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Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
@pandemiccenter.bsky.social

We’re thrilled to announce our new cohort of Fellows! Supported by @carnegie.org, this program builds biosecurity expertise by placing Fellows with leading global organizations to reduce biothreats. Read our full release ⤵️ pandemics.sph.brown.edu/news/2026-09...

pandemics.sph.brown.eduBacked by an Award from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Brown Pandemic Center Launches a New Fellowship to Advance Global Biothreat Reduction, New Cohort Announced

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CEPI
@cepi.net

This week we hosted a landmark pandemic simulation exercise with Indonesia's Ministry of Health to strengthen national and regional readiness against a future ‘Disease X’. Discover more:

cepi.netIndonesia steps up Southeast Asia’s outbreak preparedness with pandemic simulation exerciseOver 120 experts working across the vaccine and epidemic preparedness research ecosystem in Indonesia and the region are taking part in the table-top event in Jakarta.

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Global Health Centre (GHC)
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🚨Less than one week left to register for our webinar: Access to Health Products for Ebola-Bundibugyo: Implications for the #PABS Annex 🗓️ 8 September | 13:30–15:00 CEST 📍Online REGISTER NOW 👉 bit.ly/4cm55hk #GlobalHealth #WHO #PandemicAgreement

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CORE Group
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 is seeking experts to join its 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 (𝗧𝗔𝗣) and help shape investments in pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. 📅 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: September 18, 2026 🔗 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: www.thepandemicfund.org/who-we-are/t...

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CEPI
@cepi.net

100 days into the Bundibugyo emergency, the global health response has moved at a pace unimaginable a decade ago. Yet the outbreak is far from contained. It's painful proof that in a deadly epidemic, even faster than ever is often not fast enough. ➡️ Read more on our website:

cepi.net100 days into the Bundibugyo emergency, unprecedented speed is still not enoughThe first 100 days of the Bundibugyo outbreak show how far epidemic response has advanced and how far it still has to go. It's painful proof that in a deadly epidemic, even faster than ever is often n...
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UN MS must 'build on the progress, principles and pledges made since COVID-19. Dangerous pathogens have proved time and again that we must build stronger systems & simply cannot afford to retreat.' RH Helen Clark @theindpanel.bsky.social #FriendsofthePPPRHLM theindependentpanel.org/news/un-memb...

theindependentpanel.orgUN Member States: Commit to a political declaration that upholds the promise of ‘never again’ - The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and ResponseThe next pandemic threat could arise anytime, in any country, and infect every region in a matter of days. Every government will have a duty to protect its population, and every government will have t...
Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting@healthpolicywatch.bsky.social

The UN’s pandemic declaration has changed ahead of September’s high-level meeting. Most edits are minor — but tuberculosis has been dropped, while the timeline for reviewing preparedness has been cut from five years to three. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @theelders.bsky.social @rani.co 📖 ⬇️ & 🔁🙏

healthpolicy-watch.newsPolitical Declaration On Pandemics Is Modified Ahead Of UN Meeting - Health Policy WatchThe Political Declaration to be adopted at the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) on 25 September has

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Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
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🚨 Training opportunity 🚨 We are now accepting applications for our #ELBI Fellowship Class of 2027. Don't miss your chance to join this prestigious network and contribute to the future of global #healthsecurity. Apply by September 30th: centerforhealthsecurity.submittable.com/submit/35106...

centerforhealthsecurity.submittable.comJohns Hopkins Center for Health Security Submission Manager

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦
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With @drtedros.who.int projecting DRC's #Ebola outbreak is on track to eclipse the 2014-16 West African outbreak, #WHO is finalizing a Phase 3 vaccine trial protocol it hopes DRC regulatory officials will green light. Likely to start with Merck's Ervebo vaccine. www.statnews.com/2026/08/12/e...

statnews.comTalks on launch of clinical trial of Ebola vaccine in DRC advance, WHO saysTalks are underway between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the WHO to expedite the start of a multi-armed Phase 3 clinical trial of Ebola vaccines.

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Nuclear Threat Initiative
@nti.org

As protein design tools and other biological AI models become more capable of designing novel biological components and systems, the mechanisms to prevent misuse have not kept pace. To safeguard this technology, NTI has developed an input screening method for AI-enabled protein design tools.

nti.orgAI Can Design New Proteins. It's Time to Build Real Biosecurity GuardrailsAs protein design tools and other biological AI models become more capable of designing novel biological components and systems, the mechanisms to prevent misuse have not kept pace.
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Read our full statement 👇🏽 theindependentpanel.org/news/as-ebol...

theindependentpanel.orgAs Ebola Deaths Rise, the UN Pandemic Declaration Must Deliver Measurable Commitments - The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and ResponseWithout targets, timelines or accountability, political commitment cannot become concrete action A Statement from the Co-convenors of the Friends of the High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Prep...
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⚠️ Scientists used #AI to make new viruses in a major first. But with this comes the need to put in critical #biosecurity safeguards as @centerforhealthsecurity.org's Dr. Moritz Hanke underscores to ensure medicine and technology advance while keeping society safe.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

Breaking News: Scientists have used A.I. to create new viruses for the first time, raising hopes for medical advances while also raising the possibility that the technology could someday be used to invent dangerous pathogens.

nyti.msThis A.I. Just Created Viruses Not Found in NatureScientists trained artificial intelligence on libraries of DNA and then asked the model to create recipes for viral genomes. Sixteen of them were viable, yielding new viruses.

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CEPI
@cepi.net

The first participant has been dosed in a CEPI-backed Phase 1 trial of Moderna's investigational vaccine against Bundibugyo virus, marking rapid progress in the global effort to combat the deadly Ebola outbreak in DRC. Read more: cepi.net/modernas-bun...

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🔥The climate crisis is on 'overdrive' with the @wmo-global.bsky.social saying we are likely seeing a prelude rather than a peak. Through October, nearly every land area on 🌍 is expected to be hotter than normal with UN leadership calling for urgent action. ⚡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/climate-cris...

healthpolicy-watch.newsClimate Crisis In 'Overdrive' As Fossil Fuels Fan El Niño, UN Chief Warns - Health Policy Watch"This is only a warm-up act," he said. "El Niño is strengthening, adding fuel to a planet already on fire with scorching heat domes, apocalyptic wildfires and

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Think Global Health
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As the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak worsens, Ranu Dhillon and Jean-Vivien Mombouli draw on their experience leading Guinea’s 2014-16 Ebola outbreak response to provide valuable insights for interventions.

thinkglobalhealth.orgUsing Guinea's Approach to Contain Ebola in the DRC  | Think Global HealthNegotiating access, earning trust, and building a tightly coordinated response are essential to stopping transmission, according to two advisors of Guinea's 2014-16 Ebola response

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting
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Ahead of pandemic negotiations from 14–18 September, HPW is publishing two contrasting pathogen-sharing options: Africa’s Federated Model & the European Union’s Hybrid Model. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @consilium.europa.eu @civicusalliance.bsky.social @3rdworldnetwork.bsky.social

healthpolicy-watch.newsPandemic Talks: What Are The Two Models For Sharing Pathogens? - Health Policy WatchTwo practical – and contrary – proposals were tabled at pandemic talks last week, detailing how information about dangerous pathogens should be shared. Health
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Following the 42-day monitoring period, Uganda declared the end to the 2026 #Ebola #bundibugyo outbreak. Minister of Health Dr. Baryomunsi attributed success to continued investment and strengthened public health #preparedness, lab capacity, #surveillance, and joint efforts. health.go.ug/news/

health.go.ugNews - Ministry of Health - Uganda{"cpt":"blog","style":"2","columns":"3","order":"DESC","orderby":"DESC"} 04 Jul Community Health by admin KOICA-WHO-MOH Partnership Transforms Busoga’s Health Landscape 4th July 2025, Busoga - In a ce...

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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Matt Field @mattyfield.bsky.social reports that while plenty of hurdles remain for anyone hoping to use fast-improving AI to develop a bioweapon, one expert notes, 'Where we will find ourselves a year from now is likely to be, without intervention, a much more risky circumstance.'"

thebulletin.orgAI executives worry about their technologies aiding bioterrorists. How likely is that?Plenty of hurdles remain for anyone hoping to use fast-improving AI to develop a bioweapon, but, as one expert notes, "Where we will find ourselves a year from now is likely to be, without…
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🚨 272 AI experts ranked the top #AI risks through 2030 – even with strong safeguards, there is a 12% chance of catastrophic harm from AI-enabled weapons, including biological ones. #Biosecurity guardrails must be built into AI oversight NOW, not later. mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-t...

mitsloan.mit.eduThese are the most urgent AI risks, according to 272 experts | MIT SloanWhich AI risks could cause the most harm in the next five years? New MIT research shows that businesses should be aware of threats like competitive pressure and dangerous AI capabilities.
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The new 2026 Africa Health Security Index shows that while investments in health and preparedness since COVID-19 have improved #preparedness by nearly 30%, much more needs to be done for Africa's #biosecurity #biosafety capacity. 📑 Report ghsindex.org/africa/ 📅 Event ghsindex.org/articles/tra...

ghsindex.orgThe Africa Health Security IndexAn independent assessment of epidemic and pandemic preparedness across Africa.
Nuclear Threat Initiative@nti.org

The 2026 Africa Health Security Index is out now. On July 29, join experts who shaped the Index for a discussion about what comes next and what it will take to close the gaps and strengthen health security capacities. #AHSIndex Register now: ghsindex.org/articles/tra...