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Dr. Ruvandhi Nathavitharana

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ID doctor, TB researcher, Assistant Professor @bidmchealth @harvardmed | #TB #socialjustice advocate ⚖️ @tbproof | 👧🏾👶🏾mama | 🇱🇰🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 |she/her/hers

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Dr. Ruvandhi Nathavitharana
1 year
Excited we started enrolling for our THWART-TB study to understand TB exposure/infection in health workers. Grateful for DP2 New Innovator award ⁦@NIH_CommonFund⁩ ⁦@NIAIDNews⁩ & amazing collaborators Grant Theron & ⁦@CLIME_group⁩ dream team ⁦@SuMBHG⁩👩🏾‍⚕️🏥🧬
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@rachaelburke @MLW_Programme @LSHTM_TB Huge congrats Rachael!! SO well deserved 💫💫💫
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@MaryRice_LungDr @HarvardCCHANGE @HarvardEnvHlth @BIDMC_Medicine Amazing news Mary!! Delighted to hear this 👏🏾🤩
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RT @TAGTeam_Tweets: TAG is devastated by news of @MSF_access' imminent closure. High-quality care delivery is most effective in tandem with…
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RT @DrTedros: A significant proportion of #Gaza’s population is facing catastrophic hunger and famine-like conditions. Over 8,000 children…
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RT @TBProof: Exciting day at the Matthew Goniwe Clinic event! 🎉 TB Proof and @TBHIVCare teamed up with Yabonga to empower the youth of Khay…
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RT @DrMishalK: Some lives matter more than others and we see this everyday
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RT @TJhaveriMD: Excited to see @PLOSMedicine published our mega-systematic review on barriers people with TB in India face across each care…
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RT @TBProof: OPEN LETTER | Minister of Health Joe Phaahla, make TB a political priority
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RT @AmmahStarr: Thriving in the Last Mile is a workshop series for Black and women of color docs who want the tools and resources to surviv…
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RT @AmmahStarr: What has happened in Rafah tonight is absolutely horrific. The world is bearing witness to actions that cannot be condoned…
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RT @Yara_M_Asi: In other words, the proportion of women/children killed would be indistinguishable if Israel were known to be indiscriminat…
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RT @Yara_M_Asi: Just weeks after Oct 7, colleagues & I wrote a piece for @GlobalHealthBMJ about the civilian death toll in #Gaza. The piece…
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RT @LashNolen: “The professed goal of medicine and public health is to protect life…the histories of our fields are littered with shameful…
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RT @PIH: Take a stand by telling your Senator today to support an increase in federal funding to combat tuberculosis globally 📢 Your advoc…
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Dr. Ruvandhi Nathavitharana
9 months
Spot on. If only leaders were as brave, principled, and visionary as students. #CeasefireNOW 🇵🇸
@macklemore
Macklemore
9 months
HIND’S HALL. Once it’s up on streaming all proceeds to UNRWA.
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Dr. Ruvandhi Nathavitharana
10 months
Incredibly grateful to Tye for sharing his TB story & his insights on the stigma he & his family experienced due to infectiousness fears, mental health impact of isolation, need for education & family centered counselling, and building a foundation of trust & equity in TB care 🙏🏾
@We_Are_TB
We Are TB
10 months
Yesterday #WeAreTB ‘s Tye did a great job sharing his experience being treated for #tuberculosis in TX w/his representatives, including the offices of @SenTedCruz @ColinAllredTX & @JohnCornyn - thank you for meeting with Tye! #TBfreeUSA
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When anticipated or experienced patient harms are substantial, public health programs should ensure the least restrictions necessary are applied to achieve community goals and ensure that provisions for patient support are used to mitigate harms.
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