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🌎Global health needs more than good intentions — it needs power, financing & tech rebalanced so communities drive solutions, not just receive them.
🎙️Dr. @garryaslanyan.bsky.social chats with @ckyobutungi.bsky.social and Paola Rivera on the future of global health.
@ghm-podcast.bsky.social
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🎙️Dr. @garryaslanyan.bsky.social chats with @ckyobutungi.bsky.social and Paola Rivera on the future of global health.
@ghm-podcast.bsky.social
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Here's How Two Leaders Want To Improve Global Health - Health Policy Watch
Season 5 of the Global Health Matters podcast opens with a blunt diagnosis of the field’s future from two leading voices, and a roadmap for reform.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🌎Global health needs more than good intentions — it needs power, financing & tech rebalanced so communities drive solutions, not just receive them.
🎙️Dr. @garryaslanyan.bsky.social chats with @ckyobutungi.bsky.social and Paola Rivera on the future of global health.
@ghm-podcast.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
🎙️Dr. @garryaslanyan.bsky.social chats with @ckyobutungi.bsky.social and Paola Rivera on the future of global health.
@ghm-podcast.bsky.social
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🆘Afghan women were left untreated after a 6.0 quake as male doctors were barred from examining them.
💔This is more than a natural disaster. It is a crisis of rights, equity, and survival.
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@wfp.org @who.int @iom.int
💔This is more than a natural disaster. It is a crisis of rights, equity, and survival.
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
@wfp.org @who.int @iom.int
Caught Between Rubble And Taliban Restrictions, Afghan Women Struggle For Survival - Health Policy Watch
At around midnight on the last night in August, a powerful earthquake destroyed homes and villages in Afghanistan – and the Taliban-controlled government’s
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Air pollution from fossil fuel combustion killed 2.52 million people in 2022, & contributes to nearly 8 million deaths worldwide, according to @who.int figures.
Nina Renshaw, head of health at the @cleanairfund.bsky.social, called the toll “an insane death spiral.”
@wmo-global.bsky.social
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Nina Renshaw, head of health at the @cleanairfund.bsky.social, called the toll “an insane death spiral.”
@wmo-global.bsky.social
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UN Chief Calls Out 'Deadly Negligence' In Climate Action Ahead Of COP30 Summit - Health Policy Watch
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told world leaders gathered in the Brazilian Amazon on Thursday that breaching the 1.5°C warming threshold is now
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 9, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Air pollution from fossil fuel combustion killed 2.52 million people in 2022, & contributes to nearly 8 million deaths worldwide, according to @who.int figures.
Nina Renshaw, head of health at the @cleanairfund.bsky.social, called the toll “an insane death spiral.”
@wmo-global.bsky.social
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Nina Renshaw, head of health at the @cleanairfund.bsky.social, called the toll “an insane death spiral.”
@wmo-global.bsky.social
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🔥The climate crisis is here — and accelerating.
💬 A new @wmo-global.bsky.social report shows 2025 is on track to be among the top three hottest years ever!
As @cop30brazil.bsky.social begins, the message is clear:
🌎 Act with speed and scale to limit the overshoot and protect lives.
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💬 A new @wmo-global.bsky.social report shows 2025 is on track to be among the top three hottest years ever!
As @cop30brazil.bsky.social begins, the message is clear:
🌎 Act with speed and scale to limit the overshoot and protect lives.
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
This Year Set To Be Among Top-3 Hottest Years, Says WMO - Health Policy Watch
The year 2025 is set to be among the top three hottest years in the planet’s 176-year observational record, according to the State of the Global Climate
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 9, 2025 at 5:32 AM
🔥The climate crisis is here — and accelerating.
💬 A new @wmo-global.bsky.social report shows 2025 is on track to be among the top three hottest years ever!
As @cop30brazil.bsky.social begins, the message is clear:
🌎 Act with speed and scale to limit the overshoot and protect lives.
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
💬 A new @wmo-global.bsky.social report shows 2025 is on track to be among the top three hottest years ever!
As @cop30brazil.bsky.social begins, the message is clear:
🌎 Act with speed and scale to limit the overshoot and protect lives.
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💥 The US, backed by Argentina, blocked consensus on the #G20 Health Ministers’ statement in Limpopo, then walked out after opening remarks.
Instead of a joint declaration, only an Outcome + Chair’s Statement is expected, per HPW EXCLUSIVE!
@g20org.bsky.social @who.int @euatun.bsky.social
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Instead of a joint declaration, only an Outcome + Chair’s Statement is expected, per HPW EXCLUSIVE!
@g20org.bsky.social @who.int @euatun.bsky.social
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EXCLUSIVE: US Blocking Consensus On G20 Health Ministers’ Statement - Health Policy Watch
The United States, backed by Argentina, was reportedly blocking the G20 consensus on the final G20 Health Ministers’ statement - following their fourth and
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
💥 The US, backed by Argentina, blocked consensus on the #G20 Health Ministers’ statement in Limpopo, then walked out after opening remarks.
Instead of a joint declaration, only an Outcome + Chair’s Statement is expected, per HPW EXCLUSIVE!
@g20org.bsky.social @who.int @euatun.bsky.social
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Instead of a joint declaration, only an Outcome + Chair’s Statement is expected, per HPW EXCLUSIVE!
@g20org.bsky.social @who.int @euatun.bsky.social
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🚨The US is tying new global health funding to rapid pathogen data-sharing—raising concerns it could undermine ongoing @who.int PABS negotiations & diminish benefit-sharing for LMICs.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social @helenclarknz.bsky.social @ejscenter.bsky.social #PABS #USAID
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social @helenclarknz.bsky.social @ejscenter.bsky.social #PABS #USAID
EXCLUSIVE: US Ties Global Health Aid To Data Sharing On Pathogens – Undermining WHO Talks - Health Policy Watch
The United States (US) aims to compel countries that receive its aid to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria to share all information about “pathogens with
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🚨The US is tying new global health funding to rapid pathogen data-sharing—raising concerns it could undermine ongoing @who.int PABS negotiations & diminish benefit-sharing for LMICs.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social @helenclarknz.bsky.social @ejscenter.bsky.social #PABS #USAID
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social @helenclarknz.bsky.social @ejscenter.bsky.social #PABS #USAID
💨Delhi can’t clean the air without clean data.
Conflicting satellite estimates, agency claims & ground-based monitors leave residents & policymakers confused while respiratory & cardiac cases climb.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@timesofindianews.bsky.social @thehindu.com @climate.noaa.gov
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Conflicting satellite estimates, agency claims & ground-based monitors leave residents & policymakers confused while respiratory & cardiac cases climb.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@timesofindianews.bsky.social @thehindu.com @climate.noaa.gov
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Delhi’s Air Pollution Rises But Trust In Official Data Falls - Health Policy Watch
NEW DELHI - Farmers burning their fields near India’s capital city have caused air pollution in New Delhi to become even worse than it was on Diwali night, 20
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
💨Delhi can’t clean the air without clean data.
Conflicting satellite estimates, agency claims & ground-based monitors leave residents & policymakers confused while respiratory & cardiac cases climb.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@timesofindianews.bsky.social @thehindu.com @climate.noaa.gov
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Conflicting satellite estimates, agency claims & ground-based monitors leave residents & policymakers confused while respiratory & cardiac cases climb.
✍️ @cbhattacharji.bsky.social
@timesofindianews.bsky.social @thehindu.com @climate.noaa.gov
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🌡️ A hotter world is a sicker, more unequal world.
A new @unep.org assessment warns the world is on track for ~2.8°C of warming — with an overshoot of 1.5°C now likely within a decade.
🚨This is not only a climate story. It’s a health equity emergency.
@consilium.europa.eu #COP30
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A new @unep.org assessment warns the world is on track for ~2.8°C of warming — with an overshoot of 1.5°C now likely within a decade.
🚨This is not only a climate story. It’s a health equity emergency.
@consilium.europa.eu #COP30
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World On Track For 2.8°C Warming As Paris Agreement Overshoot Now Inevitable - Health Policy Watch
The world is heading for 2.8°C of warming by century's end under current policies, according to a United Nations assessment released Tuesday.
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
🌡️ A hotter world is a sicker, more unequal world.
A new @unep.org assessment warns the world is on track for ~2.8°C of warming — with an overshoot of 1.5°C now likely within a decade.
🚨This is not only a climate story. It’s a health equity emergency.
@consilium.europa.eu #COP30
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
A new @unep.org assessment warns the world is on track for ~2.8°C of warming — with an overshoot of 1.5°C now likely within a decade.
🚨This is not only a climate story. It’s a health equity emergency.
@consilium.europa.eu #COP30
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⚠️ @unfpa.org warns contraceptive shortages could spike unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortions + gender-based violence.
At #ICFP2025 calls for a rights-based approach to ensure access to SRHR, maternal care and UHC — one shared promise of dignity.🌎
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@caricom.bsky.social
At #ICFP2025 calls for a rights-based approach to ensure access to SRHR, maternal care and UHC — one shared promise of dignity.🌎
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@caricom.bsky.social
UN Special Rapporteur Urges 'Right To Health' Approach To Ensure Access To Services - Health Policy Watch
Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are being restricted, human rights defenders are being silenced, and evidence-based policy is being replaced by
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
⚠️ @unfpa.org warns contraceptive shortages could spike unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortions + gender-based violence.
At #ICFP2025 calls for a rights-based approach to ensure access to SRHR, maternal care and UHC — one shared promise of dignity.🌎
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@caricom.bsky.social
At #ICFP2025 calls for a rights-based approach to ensure access to SRHR, maternal care and UHC — one shared promise of dignity.🌎
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@caricom.bsky.social
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Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute-
"Detoxifying cosmetics and beauty ideals: Where policy meets art"
🗓️6-Nov-2025
⏰18:15 CEST
📍Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium A2
✒️Register at : www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute-
"Detoxifying cosmetics and beauty ideals: Where policy meets art"
🗓️6-Nov-2025
⏰18:15 CEST
📍Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium A2
✒️Register at : www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
November 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute-
"Detoxifying cosmetics and beauty ideals: Where policy meets art"
🗓️6-Nov-2025
⏰18:15 CEST
📍Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium A2
✒️Register at : www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute-
"Detoxifying cosmetics and beauty ideals: Where policy meets art"
🗓️6-Nov-2025
⏰18:15 CEST
📍Geneva Graduate Institute, Auditorium A2
✒️Register at : www.graduateinstitute.ch/communicatio...
⚠️ PABS Draft Under Fire for Lack of Equity
Member States are pushing back on the @who.int’s first draft of the PABS annex, saying it lacks detail on how pathogen data will be shared and the access to resulting medical tools.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social #ifpma
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Member States are pushing back on the @who.int’s first draft of the PABS annex, saying it lacks detail on how pathogen data will be shared and the access to resulting medical tools.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social #ifpma
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Countries Criticise 'Inadequate' Pathogen-Sharing Draft Annex At Start Of Text-Based Talks - Health Policy Watch
“Inadequate” and “unbalanced” were some of the complaints levelled against the first draft of a Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) system when World
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 5, 2025 at 6:21 AM
⚠️ PABS Draft Under Fire for Lack of Equity
Member States are pushing back on the @who.int’s first draft of the PABS annex, saying it lacks detail on how pathogen data will be shared and the access to resulting medical tools.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social #ifpma
📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
Member States are pushing back on the @who.int’s first draft of the PABS annex, saying it lacks detail on how pathogen data will be shared and the access to resulting medical tools.
✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@panaction.bsky.social #ifpma
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💰 “The rich had a very good pandemic,” says @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself.
⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier.
@panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org
While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself.
⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier.
@panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org
The Rich 'Had A Good Pandemic’: How Inequality Weakens Disease Responses - Health Policy Watch
The poorest people and countries suffer the most during pandemics, setting in motion a “vicious cycle” of inequality where those who suffer the most are least
healthpolicy-watch.news
November 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
💰 “The rich had a very good pandemic,” says @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself.
⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier.
@panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org
While billionaires’ wealth rose, 165 million people fell into poverty. Inequality doesn’t just divide — it weakens pandemic response itself.
⚕️Inequality is a public-health risk multiplier.
@panaction.bsky.social @unaids.org
