Hamish Graham
@hamishgraham.bsky.social
Kids doctor, oxygen-lover, health researcher, implementation scientist, critical optimist.
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Hamish Graham
@hamishgraham.bsky.social
· Feb 20
The @thelancet.bsky.social #Oxygen Commission report is officially launched providing a roadmap towards oxygen access for all. Stay posted for more... thelancet.com/commissions/...
#InvestinOxygen #GlobalOxygenAlliance #SDGs #Pandemic2025
#InvestinOxygen #GlobalOxygenAlliance #SDGs #Pandemic2025
Reposted by Hamish Graham
Reposted by Hamish Graham
"For an already jaded demographic of young voters, climate change isn’t a hypothetical, and broken promises will only drive us further away from traditional party politics," writes Grace Tame. "Older generations are no longer the dominant voice in the debate."
Young people must fight for democracy
Across the pond, democracy is on its death bed following a decades-long battle with untreated corporate cancer. The escalating battle between the Trump administration and the United States Supreme…
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
April 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"For an already jaded demographic of young voters, climate change isn’t a hypothetical, and broken promises will only drive us further away from traditional party politics," writes Grace Tame. "Older generations are no longer the dominant voice in the debate."
On why we should be strengthening Medicare and steering away from healthcare privatisation. From a quick witted Canadian to a US senator... #auspol
April 7, 2025 at 9:51 AM
On why we should be strengthening Medicare and steering away from healthcare privatisation. From a quick witted Canadian to a US senator... #auspol
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As Australia votes, don’t lose sight of the Trump Administration’s assaults on health – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/as-australia...
#AusVotes2025
#GlobalHealth
#AusPol
#AusVotes2025
#GlobalHealth
#AusPol
As Australia votes, don’t lose sight of the Trump Administration’s assaults on health
As Australia enters an election campaign likely to be marked by the spread of disinformation and misinformation, divisive rhetoric, and
www.croakey.org
March 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
As Australia votes, don’t lose sight of the Trump Administration’s assaults on health – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/as-australia...
#AusVotes2025
#GlobalHealth
#AusPol
#AusVotes2025
#GlobalHealth
#AusPol
Good news - there were 540 publications from clinical trials on children and adolescents in LMICs in the past 10 years, with hugely important discoveries that will improve health.
However, ...
adc.bmj.com/content/110/...
However, ...
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Research on child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries in 2023–2024
Between July 2023 and June 2024, there were 540 publications from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), identified using a sta...
adc.bmj.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Good news - there were 540 publications from clinical trials on children and adolescents in LMICs in the past 10 years, with hugely important discoveries that will improve health.
However, ...
adc.bmj.com/content/110/...
However, ...
adc.bmj.com/content/110/...
"Physicians and medical societies have a moral imperative to advocate for the enduring protection of health care workers, patients, and health care infrastructure in conflict zones."
#medical #humanitarian
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#medical #humanitarian
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Physician advocacy, international humanitarian law, and the protection of health care workers in conflict zones
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"Physicians and medical societies have a moral imperative to advocate for the enduring protection of health care workers, patients, and health care infrastructure in conflict zones."
#medical #humanitarian
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#medical #humanitarian
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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“Bold leadership is needed now. This is an opportunity for Africa to build resilient arrangements for self-sufficient financing for healthcare.”
@ckyobutungi.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
@ckyobutungi.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
After USAID: what now for aid and Africa?
Seize this opportunity to reframe aid and centre local health needs
The Trump administration’s shocking decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) overnight ...
www.bmj.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
“Bold leadership is needed now. This is an opportunity for Africa to build resilient arrangements for self-sufficient financing for healthcare.”
@ckyobutungi.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
@ckyobutungi.bsky.social @seyeabimbola.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
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Brilliant, powerful, inspiring piece by Ben Phillips..Phew!
Bottom line: we cannot, should not and will not stay silent or comply
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/02/13/w...
Bottom line: we cannot, should not and will not stay silent or comply
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/02/13/w...
We are right to feel enraged at the current moment, but hope is how we’ll win
As we reel from the attack on humanity, rage is not wrong. We all feel the icy chill of the current moment. Even as the cold dark night bites, however, all who work for justice need to remember that w...
speakingofmedicine.plos.org
March 16, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Brilliant, powerful, inspiring piece by Ben Phillips..Phew!
Bottom line: we cannot, should not and will not stay silent or comply
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/02/13/w...
Bottom line: we cannot, should not and will not stay silent or comply
speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2025/02/13/w...
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"It’s hard to argue against the general premise that aid dependency is bad. Period. No society should have to go through the humiliating tragedies we are already witnessing at scale based on electoral outcomes in far off lands" www.africanistperspective.com/p/african-co... @kopalo.bsky.social
African countries must urgently start the process of ending aid dependency
On why African countries must seize this moment to start the journey towards self-sufficiency
www.africanistperspective.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
"It’s hard to argue against the general premise that aid dependency is bad. Period. No society should have to go through the humiliating tragedies we are already witnessing at scale based on electoral outcomes in far off lands" www.africanistperspective.com/p/african-co... @kopalo.bsky.social
Join author @seyeabimbola.bsky.social to launch this amazing book in Melbourne, April 4, hosted by the Australian Global Health Alliance:
ausglobalhealth.org/events/the-a...
ausglobalhealth.org/events/the-a...
Finished 1st reading of wonderfully challenging book by @seyeabimbola.bsky.social. Coming from a colonised country that also exported religious missionaries, these essays articulate many imp. perspectives, sentiments & paradoxes.
Thinking a lot now about connecting a system to more of itself.
Thinking a lot now about connecting a system to more of itself.
March 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Join author @seyeabimbola.bsky.social to launch this amazing book in Melbourne, April 4, hosted by the Australian Global Health Alliance:
ausglobalhealth.org/events/the-a...
ausglobalhealth.org/events/the-a...
Reckless political decisions destroy lives and undo decades of hard won progress.
Irresponsible and ignorant leadership is not just a US problem. It is endemic and will continue to grow if we stay silent.
#auspol #health #justice
Irresponsible and ignorant leadership is not just a US problem. It is endemic and will continue to grow if we stay silent.
#auspol #health #justice
TAKE ACTION: Donald Trump is considering a reckless decision to eliminate the CDC’s HIV Prevention programs—an attack on our public health that would undo decades of progress and cost people their lives.
Tell Congress to stop Trump’s attack on our public health: hrc.im/CDCcuts
Tell Congress to stop Trump’s attack on our public health: hrc.im/CDCcuts
March 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Israeli authorities are violating the International Court of Justice’s legally binding orders in South Africa’s genocide case by denying the entry of lifesaving aid and services into Gaza.
Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
Israel Not Complying with World Court Order in Genocide Case
The Israeli government has failed to comply with at least one measure in the legally binding order from the International Court of Justice, in South Africa’s genocide case.
www.hrw.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Israeli authorities are violating the International Court of Justice’s legally binding orders in South Africa’s genocide case by denying the entry of lifesaving aid and services into Gaza.
Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
Ceasefire or not, Israel is obligated legally as the occupier to facilitate entry of aid.
Important new study reporting the prevalence of critical illness in 22 nations in Africa.
👉12.5% of hospitalised patients were critically ill, and 1 in 5 died. ⚠️Less than 50% of those needing oxygen, fluids, or airway safety received it.
@thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
👉12.5% of hospitalised patients were critically ill, and 1 in 5 died. ⚠️Less than 50% of those needing oxygen, fluids, or airway safety received it.
@thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
The African Critical Illness Outcomes Study (ACIOS): a point prevalence study of critical illness in 22 nations in Africa
One in eight patients in hospitals in Africa are critically ill, of whom one in five
dies within 7 days. Most critically ill patients are cared for in general wards, and
most do not receive the essent...
www.thelancet.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Important new study reporting the prevalence of critical illness in 22 nations in Africa.
👉12.5% of hospitalised patients were critically ill, and 1 in 5 died. ⚠️Less than 50% of those needing oxygen, fluids, or airway safety received it.
@thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
👉12.5% of hospitalised patients were critically ill, and 1 in 5 died. ⚠️Less than 50% of those needing oxygen, fluids, or airway safety received it.
@thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Could the US vandalism of global health financing prompt recipient countries to liberate themselves from aid dependence? @sojiadeyi.bsky.social
www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
Africa without foreign aid for health: Free at last? | Development Today
The geopolitical vandalism of Trump II could have the unintended consequence of prompting low and middle-income countries, under duress, to liberate themselves...
www.development-today.com
March 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Could the US vandalism of global health financing prompt recipient countries to liberate themselves from aid dependence? @sojiadeyi.bsky.social
www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
www.development-today.com/archive/2025...
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Finished 1st reading of wonderfully challenging book by @seyeabimbola.bsky.social. Coming from a colonised country that also exported religious missionaries, these essays articulate many imp. perspectives, sentiments & paradoxes.
Thinking a lot now about connecting a system to more of itself.
Thinking a lot now about connecting a system to more of itself.
February 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Finished 1st reading of wonderfully challenging book by @seyeabimbola.bsky.social. Coming from a colonised country that also exported religious missionaries, these essays articulate many imp. perspectives, sentiments & paradoxes.
Thinking a lot now about connecting a system to more of itself.
Thinking a lot now about connecting a system to more of itself.
What is up with PubMed?
It's looking weird from Australia. Hoping this is not more idiotic destruction of core health infrastructure by USG!?! But sadly would not be surprised 😯
It's looking weird from Australia. Hoping this is not more idiotic destruction of core health infrastructure by USG!?! But sadly would not be surprised 😯
March 2, 2025 at 9:04 AM
What is up with PubMed?
It's looking weird from Australia. Hoping this is not more idiotic destruction of core health infrastructure by USG!?! But sadly would not be surprised 😯
It's looking weird from Australia. Hoping this is not more idiotic destruction of core health infrastructure by USG!?! But sadly would not be surprised 😯
Why should oxygen be a top global health issue?
Here are my quick takeaways from our launch of the @thelancet.bsky.social Oxygen Commission - in images...
#oxygen #globalhealth
www.thelancet.com/commissions/...
Here are my quick takeaways from our launch of the @thelancet.bsky.social Oxygen Commission - in images...
#oxygen #globalhealth
www.thelancet.com/commissions/...
Reducing global inequities in medical oxygen access: the <i>Lancet Global Health</i> Commission on medical oxygen security
www.thelancet.com
February 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Why should oxygen be a top global health issue?
Here are my quick takeaways from our launch of the @thelancet.bsky.social Oxygen Commission - in images...
#oxygen #globalhealth
www.thelancet.com/commissions/...
Here are my quick takeaways from our launch of the @thelancet.bsky.social Oxygen Commission - in images...
#oxygen #globalhealth
www.thelancet.com/commissions/...
The green veneer of salmon factory farming is shattering with local groups calling it "a dirty, polluting industry that releases salmon effluent and antibiotics into the natural environment, harms seals and other wildlife".
#auspol #environment #Tasmania
#auspol #environment #Tasmania
“This is in no way a normal event,” says @eloise-carr.bsky.social, Director of the Australia Institute Tasmania.
“It’s horrific, and it’s the sign of an industry that’s out of control.”
#auspol #climate
“It’s horrific, and it’s the sign of an industry that’s out of control.”
#auspol #climate
Thousands of dead fish, a $37m federal promise and an animal close to extinction: Australia’s ‘salmon war’ gets ugly
A major fish kill in the waters of south-east Tasmania has raised tensions just as the prime minister has backed the industry.
www.smh.com.au
February 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
The green veneer of salmon factory farming is shattering with local groups calling it "a dirty, polluting industry that releases salmon effluent and antibiotics into the natural environment, harms seals and other wildlife".
#auspol #environment #Tasmania
#auspol #environment #Tasmania
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Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
February 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.
Increased bulk billing rebates will benefit patients and communities and relieve the doctors who work so hard to serve them. An important step but still needs broader Medicare reform. Glad to hear it is now a bipartisan commitment - so let's get on and do it 👇 #health #auspol
GPs and patients of Australia, are you excited or worried, hopeful or hopeless about just-promised Medicare reform?🧐
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Coalition vows to match Labor's $8.5 billion Medicare pledge
The Coalition will back in Labor's Medicare funding boost, committing to spend $9 billion to support GPs if they are elected at this year's federal election.
www.abc.net.au
February 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“The current devastating impact of cutting funding for life saving interventions needs global solidarity. At this moment, Paul would be calling the world to do something to save millions of lives of the most vulnerable people across the globe.”
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Paul Farmer’s Moral Clarity Offers Hope, Amidst Chaos And Darkness
On the 3rd anniversary of Dr Paul Farmer's death, several leaders reflect on his lessons for dealing with the ongoing crisis in global health and development
www.forbes.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
“The current devastating impact of cutting funding for life saving interventions needs global solidarity. At this moment, Paul would be calling the world to do something to save millions of lives of the most vulnerable people across the globe.”
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...
Spelling out what the US withdrawal from WHO means for all of us. (not a happy read) Thanks @lowyinstitute.bsky.social @alexandrafinch.bsky.social
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org
February 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Spelling out what the US withdrawal from WHO means for all of us. (not a happy read) Thanks @lowyinstitute.bsky.social @alexandrafinch.bsky.social
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...
Excellent writing from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com highlighting the deadly failures in current oxygen systems globally. Check out the full @thelancet.bsky.social Oxygen Commission report here: www.thelancet.com/commissions/...
February 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Excellent writing from @apoorvanyt.bsky.social @nytimes.com highlighting the deadly failures in current oxygen systems globally. Check out the full @thelancet.bsky.social Oxygen Commission report here: www.thelancet.com/commissions/...
The @thelancet.bsky.social #Oxygen Commission report is officially launched providing a roadmap towards oxygen access for all. Stay posted for more... thelancet.com/commissions/...
#InvestinOxygen #GlobalOxygenAlliance #SDGs #Pandemic2025
#InvestinOxygen #GlobalOxygenAlliance #SDGs #Pandemic2025
February 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The @thelancet.bsky.social #Oxygen Commission report is officially launched providing a roadmap towards oxygen access for all. Stay posted for more... thelancet.com/commissions/...
#InvestinOxygen #GlobalOxygenAlliance #SDGs #Pandemic2025
#InvestinOxygen #GlobalOxygenAlliance #SDGs #Pandemic2025