Pay-it-forward works to increase #STD test uptake! RCT co-led by @_FanYang_ @philiptgzhang & Weiming Tang out in @TheLancetInfDis Thanks to @NAChristakis and HNL team at @Yale Details (abstract, raw data): seshglobal.org/pif

The Phoenix Open Call is open! Share your solutions or ideas to help sustain HIV services in resource-limited settings. For more information, and to make your submission: inspireyouthhealth.org/phoen… #PhoenixOpenCall #GlobalHealth #HIVInnovation

Phoenix Webinar Series is here! Join us this October to explore sustaining HIV services in resource-constrained settings. ✅ Strategies for resilience ✅ Financing & de-implementation tools ✅ Insights from WHO 👉 Register: inspireyouthhealth.org/phoen… #PhoenixProject #HIV

📢Call to Action “for health researchers, policymakers & civil society to advocate a move away from design & deployment of arms for profit .. towards the global priorities of health, human rights & peace.” NEW in The BMJ bmj.com/content/390/bmj-2025… #DSEI2025 #Security #GlobalHealth

Exciting update! The Grant-o-thon Grant Writing Workshop is back from October 7th to November 25th, 2025!  Boost your grant-writing skills for US NIH research grants. Read more and register: seshglobal.org/grant-o-thon-…

Many international students not able to reach US universities because of visas: nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/tr… via @NYTimes

@NCUSCR is delighted to announce the twenty fellows who make up the ninth cohort of our Public Intellectuals Program. Learn more about the newest #PIPFellows: ncuscr.org/twenty-leading-ch…

Two Nigerian youths - myself and @khorede3 led a 4-hour workshop on co-creation. Researchers, communities, NGO leaders and funders were all in the room. Really proud of the whole team for pulling this off! Special thanks to all participants Happy International Youth Day 2025

New Publication in Sexual Health 📢 Co-creating inclusive sexual health services for middle-aged and older adults, including disabled people, in England: an innovative participatory approach within the field of sexual health 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/SH25022

🔴📣 Australia declares syphilis a national public health priority. In light of rising infections, syphilis has been declared a Communicable Disease Incident of National Significance. 🔴 In 2023 alone, there were 6,566 cases of infectious syphilis and 10 infant deaths from congenital transmission. 🔴 From 2016 to 2024, 99 cases of congenital syphilis were reported in Australia, 33 infants died. Over half were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. This declaration signals the urgent need for coordinated national action. Syphilis is not a neglected infection, it's a neglected response. Timely screening, treatment, and partner notification must become standard, not optional, in all countries. #Syphilis #STIs health.gov.au/news/cmo-state…

Can pay-it-forward increase HPV vaccination among girls? Prof Dan Wu and team organized an RCT to figure this out: journals.plos.org/plosmedici… @sesh_global @elvingeng @gatesfoundation

Congrats Yoshi!

Citizen science used to reduce HIV stigma in Kazakstan : strong talk from Dr Alissa Davis ⁦@ColumbiaSSW⁩ ⁦@sesh_global⁩

How to measure gender in sexual and reproductive health surveys? Great plenary talk from @liannegonsalves at @HRPresearch @STIHIV2025 who.int/teams/sexual-and-rep…

How to choose a journal? Avoid focusing on impact factor, think about audience, and reflect : excellent talk from ⁦@nicolamlow⁩ at ⁦@STIHIV2025⁩ ⁦@STI_BMJ⁩

Science is not complete until it is communicated : great talk from ‘Kees’ Rietmeijer on behalf of ⁦@BillMiller_Epi⁩ ⁦@STD_Journal⁩ ⁦@CSIROPublishing⁩ ⁦@sexualhealthj⁩ ⁦@STI_BMJ⁩ ⁦@nicolamlow⁩ ⁦@khmayer1⁩ ⁦@DrJasonJOng⁩

Interested in youth (15-24 years old) co-creation? TDR are organizing a practical guide and seeking peer reviewers. We are particularly interested in LMIC researchers and people excited about youth engagement. Deadline for interest 30 July. Details: forms.gle/7yJzUYZ1Y4gG1r6U9

#Throwback to #APACC2025 in Tokyo: 550 participants and 560 abstracts, urgent calls for global #HIV solidarity & innovation, sessions on tailored #HIVCare addressing age-specific & gender-related issues, and more! 🔗Recordings & slides: amededu.co/40tkiXW Until next year!

Enjoyed seeing many exceptional ⁦@4YouthBYouth⁩ alumni in Lagos this week. The future is bright! 😊 ⁦@nimrnigeria⁩ ⁦@sesh_global⁩ ⁦@iwelunmorj⁩

Are you a service provider, mother, currently pregnant or thinking about getting pregnant? Join our call & win prizes (up to a total of £3000). Your idea can inspire others and be used to increase maternal vaccine uptake. lshtm.ac.uk/vip-study-contes… Deadline: 3rd August 2025

WHO recommends injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention who.int/news/item/14-07-2025…