Frank van Leth

Enjoy. I love your posts.

Same here in Amsterdam.

A black and orange sign advertising a bitcoin ATM. Icon of the bitcoin with underneath written: SHITCOINS.CLUB

Seen in downtown Athens. Had a good laugh. Somebody needs some PR advise.

An account to follow. Already 20 years in collaborative #TB #tuberculosis researh across Europe.

Trial of High-Dose Oral Rifampin in Adults with Tuberculous Meningitis | NEJM Tuberculous meningitis is often lethal, and many survivors have disabilities despite antimicrobial treatment and adjunctive glucocorticoid therapy. Standard-dose rifampin has limited central nervou...

🆕⚡🧠HARVEST TRIAL:More Rifampin,Same Fate: High-Dose Rifampin Fails to Shift the Needle in TB Meningitis,NEJM,2025
Despite better theoretical CNS penetration,high-dose oral rifampin did not improve survival in adult TB meningitis & potential harm cannot be excluded #idsky
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

A strange argument on energy consumption of data centers: "you need to have your data close by. We need to invest in more data centers" I do not need to hug my data. I just need storage in Europe. Efficient sharing instead of unlimited expansion. Energy and water consumption *is* an issue

#APH societal impact magazine. I hope the QR code works from a picture. Enjoy!

Next up: Lieke Boonen from Pharos. Bridging evidence and health care practise

Think reduction anaesthetic gasses or type of treatment

We need to reduce emissions in health care systems

A double act: hope or fear

Wouter Henekamp and Niek Sperna Weiland perform together: making big choices for sustainability

Reducing impact based on life cycle measurements

Babette Porcelijn talking about measuring impact of our way of life. Finding blind spots for action. E.g. microplastics and production

Opening by our director. Sustainability refers to planet and people. Think helth inequalities and sustainable wirk force

Our yearly conference is about to start. Amsterdam Public Health research institute. #APH. Imporrant topic. Let's roll!!

I like this phrase. Might start using it.

We did a thing. 😬

Ooit prachtig op muziek gezet door Jan Rot.

Looking forward

This is a great opportunity. Come and work with us in this wonderful team.

Tuberculose matou 71 pessoas na província moçambicana de Nampula em seis meses As autoridades de saúde apontam a falta de financiamento como uma das causas do aumento da doença. Entre 2019 e 2024, do total de 108.242 casos notificados e tratados no país, 10.547 eram crianças.

TB deaths up 5% in 6 months since USAID funds pulled from Napula, Mozambique: #USAID #TBsky #TBFighters #tuberculosis observador.pt/2025/09/24/t...

#IDsky
Unfortunately, despite a promising premise, Clofast did not pan out for shorter duration w/clofazamine rifapentine regimen (3 months) vs RIPE (6 mo).
Shorter regimen had higher relapse rate, worsening radiographic response
despite earlier cx conversion
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

As a former chair of TBnet, I am pleased to read this.

Today TAG launched some of our 2025 Pipeline Reports. You’ll find TB Treatment, along with all four HIV reports. Download them now! www.treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/pi...

A year after its breakout public health moment, 'miracle drug' lenacapavir has been approved by the FDA and recommended by the WHO. The drug is a long-lasting shot that provides almost 100% protection against HIV infection. buff.ly/E5zOvGl
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Africa’s push for HIV independence advances with first procurement of locally made medicines Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced HIV medicines and diagnostic tests begin reaching national programmes – including, for the first time, procurement of African-made treatment for Mozambique.

The @who.int has prequalified the first African-made first-line #HIV treatment.

Its procurement by @globalfund.bsky.social marks progress in building resilient, self-sufficient health systems in Africa —still home to 65% of the global HIV burden.

🟠 https://f.mtr.cool/bdqvnetetr

#GlobalHealth