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Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · 4h

In Indonesia, a team from CISDI is using #implementationResearch to see how to make integrated NCD care work in real life – from urban clinics to remote islands.

Find out about the project >
🔗 ahpsr.who.int/newsroom/new...

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 21h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax

Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax

www.theguardian.com

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Amsterdam will ban fossil fuel and meat advertisements in public spaces and on public transport starting May 1st. 🥳

The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public

Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.

www.euronews.com

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 4d

Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 5d

Commercial determinants of health; accentuating positive, curtailing negative impacts: call for papers pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Commercial determinants of health; accentuating positive, curtailing negative impacts: call for papers

An official website of the United States government

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

The Lancet @thelancet.com · 9d

How does research drive real change?

Our new Lancet–Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Award is open for proposals! If your project champions implementation science, health equity and community engagement, apply before Feb 2: spkl.io/63326Aq7Z8

Promotional card for the Lancet-Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Award. Images depict two healthcare workers looking at a clipboard and a person facing into the sun with their eyes closed and holding their hand on their chest.

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 14d

Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.

public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 15d

i can think of maybe a handful—like, five—people who have saved more human lives than bill foege. he deserves a couple minutes of your time to read about and remember.

Sarah Dalglish @sarahdlish.bsky.social · 15d

Corporations market intensively to children (including harmful products) because it is very lucrative 🤑 and creates lifetime consumers.

The WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission report recognized commercial marketing as a key threat to children’s health and wellbeing:

www.thelancet.com/commissions-...

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 16d

Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,

Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 17d

Wow! This sounds amazing. Check it out.

Robert Koch-Institut @rki.de · 18d

Global health challenges are evolving: We are looking for you, come and join us in Berlin!

A new cohort is opening for the PhD Program Global Health—bringing together research, innovation, and leadership at a time of rapid global change.

Apply here
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Robert Koch-Institut @rki.de · 18d

Global health challenges are evolving: We are looking for you, come and join us in Berlin!

A new cohort is opening for the PhD Program Global Health—bringing together research, innovation, and leadership at a time of rapid global change.

Apply here
➡️ globalhealth-phd.charite.de/en/applicati...

WHO @who.int · 27d

Harmful drinks are getting cheaper, not healthier.

WHO data shows sugary drinks & alcoholic products are now more affordable in most countries—including for young people.

This is a global warning sign. Raise taxes to protect health.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4szr4rv

Image shows a young person looking alarmed against a background of cans of sugary drinks and alcohol. Text reads 'Cheaper harmful products pose serious health risks. Sugary drinks + alcohol are now more affordable.'

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 28d

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

www.nytimes.com

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 28d

Wish this were exceptional but sadly it’s not!

The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · Jan 10

“In 2022, according to The Lancet, more than 1.7 million Indians died as a result of air pollution, a 38 percent increase over the 2010 figure. Of the world’s ten most polluted cities, six are in India.” —Christopher de Bellaigue

Hype and Fraud in India | Christopher de Bellaigue

Narendra Modi is pursuing his vision of “developed India” through distorted claims of progress, stolen elections, and anti-Muslim policies.

www.nybooks.com

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Jan 9

We should all stop talking about colonialism in the past tense

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Jan 7

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/t...

Our Favorite Home Libraries

www.nytimes.com

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Jan 7

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/w...

One Sleep Habit Experts Wish You Would Adopt

www.nytimes.com

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · Jan 5

New year new project?

Call for expressions of interest currently open – Building better ways of knowing: Exploring new methods in how health generated to advance improved solutions toward health equity

Deadline: 16 January 2026, 23:59 CET

More info: ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Dec 14

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... from @juliabelluz.bsky.social

Opinion | The French Secret to Healthier Eating

www.nytimes.com

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Dec 12

I am so inspired and impressed by this work that we @alliancehpsr.bsky.social were able to support in #Palestine on the health system and policy response to climate change just published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Health system and policy response to climate change in the West Bank, Palestine: Current situation and priority actions

Climate change is a critical global risk to humans and ecosystems, influencing water and food security, air quality, and shelter, causing substantial direct and indirect health consequences. This incl...

journals.plos.org

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Dec 12

📢 Coming on December 15... the 4️⃣th edition of @EconforHealth #CigaretteTaxScorecard!

The 🆕 Scorecard uses latest data from @WHO to assess #cigarette tax policies in 171 countries 🌐

Join for the launch #webinar at 9am ET
jh.zoom.us/j/9242517268...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Launch of the Economics for Health Cigarette Tax Scorecard (4th edition). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar...

Join Economics for Health for the launch of the 4th edition of the Cigarette Tax Scorecard. The presenters will share the latest findings on cigarette tax policies in 171 countries and discuss trends ...

jh.zoom.us

Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Dec 8

Check out our new call below to capture community-led, disruptive, and innovative strategies addressing social determinants of health in #Brazil, #India, #Kenya, #Nepal, #Pakistan, #Senegal, #SriLanka or #SouthAfrica.

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · Dec 5

New call for expressions of interest – Building better ways of knowing: Exploring new methods in how health generated to advance improved solutions toward health equity

Deadline: 16 January 2026, 23:59 CET

More information > ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · Dec 5

New call for expressions of interest – Building better ways of knowing: Exploring new methods in how health generated to advance improved solutions toward health equity

Deadline: 16 January 2026, 23:59 CET

More information > ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

Remco van de Pas @rvandepas.bsky.social · Dec 5

The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. news.un.org/en/story/202...