James Orbinski

fullest congratulations to Bob Rae on his appointment as Canada's Ambassador to the UN. There is nobody more experienced, principled, committed and pragmatic than Bob. We could not have a better representative!!

“A leader must be a leader”

@ellenthoen Fullest congratulations to Ellen 't Hoen !

Very proud to be honoured by the King of the Netherlands for my work on access to medicines and named ‘Officier in de Orde van Oranje-Nassau’ in the category ‘Foreign trade and development cooperation’. #Lintjesregen

Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’ | Free to read  via @FT ft.com/content/10d8f5…

Coronavirus measures could cause global food shortage, UN warns theguardian.com/global-develop…

While the world has come together in unprecedented ways, these are still challenging times. We must keep #HumanRights and those who are vulnerable top of mind. We #StandTogether for ✊: Housing rights Persons with disabilities Mental health #ProtectTheVulnerable

US Senate Passes $2 Trillion Virus Rescue Plan: The largest in US History. but is it enough?? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Could a health calamity that is unacceptable in China be acceptable in the UK or US? This pandemic is an ethical challenge: see ft.com/content/de7796…

Gilead Sciences has secured orphan status in the US for an experimental drug seen as a potential coronavirus treatment. Orphan drug status grants market exclusivity and a de facto monopoly on sales and prices for seven years on.ft.com/2xpFGlS

WHO is asked to create a voluntary intellectual property pool to develop Covid-19 products statnews.com/pharmalot/2020… via @statnews

Coronavirus tests: researchers chase new diagnostics to fight the pandemic nature.com/articles/d4158…

Social Distancing is critical to Flattening the curve of what is coming! Nearly half of Canada’s COVID-19 cases now acquired through community spread, Public Health Agency of Canada says theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The US could be next Covid-19 hotspot amid 'large acceleration' of cases, says WHO. theguardian.com/australia-news…

URGENT ACTION FOR ALL KEEPING SAFE SOCIAL DISTANCE - #TogetherWeCanDoIt campaign. 7:30 pm local time every evening,starting today at your front door!Bring pots, pans, anything to make noise& celebrate our amazing nurses! #TogetherWeCanDoIt rnao.ca/news/media-rel…

The symptomatic case fatality risk (the probability of dying after developing symptoms) of COVID-19 in Wuhan was 1.4% (0.9–2.1%). See: Estimating clinical severity of COVID-19 from the transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China | Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s4159…

Social isolation with aggressive testing of asymptomatic contacts and quarantine of asymptomatic carriers can stop the spread of COVID. See: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

While still not out of the woods, for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began, China on Thursday reported no new local infections for the previous day. nytimes.com/2020/03/18/wor…

Early and aggressive interventions matter to “flattening the curve” of COVID. To understand why, see this interactive touch screen article: Opinion | How Much Worse the Coronavirus Could Get, in Charts - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Who’s ‘flattening the curve’ on the coronavirus, and who isn’t? A global graphic comparison - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Editorial: On coronavirus, Canada's leaders are getting it right ottawacitizen.com/opinion/editor…