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David J. Olson

@davidjolson

Communicator and social marketer, tweeting and consulting on #globalhealth and #socialmarketing

 Washington, D.C.
olsonglobalcom.com
Joined January 2009
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World is "far off track" in defeating #hunger, warns UN in new report bit.ly/3pKYGXF
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Guinea worm cases reach an all-time low of 13; eradication is in sight @CarterCenter bit.ly/3DbA5i9
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Experts brace for another year of poor global #foodsecurity and #hunger @tmawelsh @devex bit.ly/3CHqejR
'Very, very worried': Another bleak year expected for food security

'Very, very worried': Another bleak year expected for food security

As the war in Ukraine approaches its second year and climate change continues to wreak havoc in places such as the Horn of Africa, experts are bracing for another year of dire consequences for global...

devex.com
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Three #globalhealth issues that we can see on the horizon in 2023 @statnews bit.ly/3XnSu3c
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When Anthony Fauci shocked the #AIDS activist community @nytopinion bit.ly/3GuCKoc
Opinion | Anthony Fauci Quietly Shocked Us All (Published 2022)

Opinion | Anthony Fauci Quietly Shocked Us All (Published 2022)

An ACT UP veteran remembers the doctor’s AIDS legacy.

nytimes.com
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Making safe sex campaigns more sexy could make them more effective @thepleasureproj @snolen bit.ly/3Fi319J
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1 million #cancer diagnoses may have been missed in #Europe during #COVID19 @andrewgregory bit.ly/3GWWPVQ
Human health deteriorate as nations continue to ignore #climate crisis, says @TheLancet report bit.ly/3DAdWuF

The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil...

The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown is published as the world confronts profound and concurrent systemic shocks. Countries and health systems continue to contend with the health, social, and...

thelancet.com
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Two new vaccines raise the possibility of #malaria eradication: "I think there's much room for optimism" @apoorva_nyc nyti.ms/3e1gvMv

At Long Last, Can Malaria Be Eradicated? (Published 2022)

Two new vaccines may finally turn back an ancient plague. But in unexpected ways, their arrival also complicates the path to ending the disease.

nytimes.com
Check out this new poster by Wally Seck, a talented and internationally known Senegalese singer, who teamed up with @USAIDSenegal for this message promoting #COVID #vaccination in #Senegal @Breakthrough_AR @wallyseck27 bit.ly/3y14X2g
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Big news in #malaria: #Kenya pharma company becomes first African manufacturer to get @WHO prequalification for antimalarial drug @JennyLeiRavelo @devex bit.ly/3TxyEkJ
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Progress against #AIDS faltered in 2021, says @UNAIDS new report on #HIV pandemic, but there is some positive news bit.ly/3bjUYNo
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Most dramatic backslide in childhood #vaccinations in 30 years risk lives around the world nyti.ms/3yG3L42
#Obesity is now stalking countries once plagued by #hunger @davidfickling @opinion bloom.bg/3sGHaCj

Obesity Is Stalking Poor Countries Where Hunger Once Reigned

Low-cost calories are at the heart of the next big health crisis. And we have no systems in place to deal with the fallout.

bloomberg.com
Amazing to me that Liz Cheney has become the undisputed conscience of the Republican Party. Hope that she will be around for a long time as we desperately need her!
Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) profile pictureLiz Cheney
@Liz_Cheney16 May 2022
The House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism. History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse. @GOP leaders must renounce and reject these views and those who hold them.
Congressional inaction endangering global #COVID19 vaccine drive which will, eventually, put Americans at risk @ErinBanco @politico politi.co/3jfLPGk
U.S. global Covid work will ‘grind to a halt’ without more cash

U.S. global Covid work will ‘grind to a halt’ without more cash

politico.com
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Myths and misinformation discourages millions of women from using the #contraception they need, reports @UNFPA I believe that #familyplanning continues to be the cure for many social ills @GdnDevelopment bit.ly/3r0uhSC
Fertility myths put millions off contraception, UN report warns

Fertility myths put millions off contraception, UN report warns

Nearly half of pregnancies worldwide are unintended, with stigma and misinformation key to lack of family planning, says UNFPA

theguardian.com
Our article in Social Marketing Quarterly shows how #socialmarketing often expands total #condom markets. In #Indonesia, DKT helped build the commercial market and increase the availability of condoms @DKTchangeslives @HaloDKT @FiestaCondoms bit.ly/3iLMa38
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Our article in Social Marketing Quarterly explains how #socialmarketing in 3 countries expanded total #condom markets. In #Brazil, DKT helped boost commercial brands and popularize Prudence condoms in the culture @DKTchangeslives @oficialprudence bit.ly/3iLMa38
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Our new article explains how #socialmarketing programs in 3 countries expanded total #condom efforts. In the case of #Ethiopia, it created a condom market virtually from scratch @DKTchangeslives @dktEthiopia bit.ly/3iLMa38
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