Sarah Hyde
sarahehyde.bsky.social
Sarah Hyde
@sarahehyde.bsky.social
Feminist. Advocate. Linguist. Global health; sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice; HIV; mental health; climate action and politics. She/her.
https://www.sarahhyde.org/
Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet. #Afghanistan

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Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet
For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The right to choose is fundamental.

This #SafeAbortionDay we demand safe abortion services for women, girls and everyone who needs it. Safe abortion is healthcare. Safe abortion saves lives.
#InternationalSafeAbortionDay #28September #Sept28
#SafeAbortionDay
September 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Shutting down USAID will cost taxpayers $6.4 billion over two years. That’s enough money to save more than one million children’s lives.
Read @nickkristof.bsky.social:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🔟 million people remain not on HIV treatment. We have a funding crisis at the same time as growing anti-rights movements and widespread stigma and discrimination, says Christine Stegling of @unaids.org at the @frontlineaids.bsky.social side event #HRC60 #HIV #HumanRights
September 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Foreign doctors who volunteered in Gaza say they treated over 100 Palestinian children shot in the head or chest, arguing it’s clear evidence Israel is deliberately targeting minors aje.io/f7key2
Foreign doctors say Israel systematically targeting Gaza’s children: Report
Medics returning from Gaza say Israel deliberately targeting children with sniper, drone fire, Dutch newspaper reports.
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September 14, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Democratic senator Ron Wyden: “The US is "in the midst of a health care calamity",

He says RFK Jr has "elevated conspiracy theorists" and "crackpots" in his short tenure as health secretary. He says RFK's priority is to take vaccines away from Americans.
Watch as RFK Jr pressed on vaccines and CDC turmoil at Senate hearing
The health secretary says nobody knows how many Americans died of Covid - but accepts Covid vaccines saved "quite a few" lives.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📢 CSE empowers young people to make informed choices about their health & wellbeing. As misinformation grows, we need to defend CSE. I'm proud to be part of the team that developed the @frontlineaids.bsky.social CSE Messaging Framework for Advocates. #Together4CSE 👇
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September 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.
More than 250 media outlets protest over Israel murdering Gaza journalists
Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Scrapping the 80% commitment will compound the impact of US and UK aid cuts and exacerbate what feels like “a global war on women”. #UKAid #GenderEquality
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UK may scrap pledge to spend 80% of foreign aid on gender equality projects
Exclusive: Critics warn move could worsen impact of Donald Trump’s rollback of funding for diversity and aid projects abroad
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.
August 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“What is becoming clear is that healthcare workers and facilities are no longer afforded the protection guaranteed by international humanitarian law.”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict
Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in Gaza
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion dollar investment in #womenshealth innovations

The biggest investment in history, says Anita Zaidi. Areas:

OB/gyn care
Maternal nutrition & gut health
Contraception access
STIs
Menstrual health

WDYT?
www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-...
August 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“These contraceptives are nothing less than life-saving,” @cbpolis.bsky.social @guttmacher.org #SRHR
Guttmacher expert @cbpolis.bsky.social spoke with @cnn.com about the Trump administration’s plan to incinerate nearly $10 million worth of contraceptives and the impact of denying these essential supplies to women and couples in low- and middle-income countries.

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Guttmacher expert Chelsea Polis on CNN: Impact of US plan to destroy $9.7M in contraceptives
YouTube video by Guttmacher
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August 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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"The BBC World Service has compiled material on over 160 cases where children have been shot in Gaza, and found that in 95 cases the child was shot in the head or the chest. In most of these cases the victim was under 12 years old"
August 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Sad to hear of the death of Dr David Nabarro. A brilliant man.
Deeply shocked and saddened by the passing of our dear friend, colleague and @who.int Envoy David Nabarro.

David was a great champion of global health and health equity, and a wise, generous mentor to countless individuals. His work touched and impacted so many lives across the world. (1/2)
July 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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The head of the World Health Organisation on how the IDF entered a WHO building in Gaza, forcing women and children out & handcuffing, stripping & interrogating WHO staff. One staff member remains detained.
July 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Investment in WISH - one of the UK’s flagship sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programmes - should be protected to achieve sustainable change and improved health for women in West and Central Africa. #SRHR #UKAid @msichoices.org @ippf.bsky.social @sightsavers.bsky.social @ipas.org
The Women’s Integrated Sexual Health programme has enabled MSI and partners to support 6.3 million women in West and Central Africa since 2018, saving 33,000 lives.

"To those saying we can't afford to protect this, I say we can't afford not to." Sanou Gning, MSI WISH Director🧵
July 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
"All States should support this crucial call by Afghan women, for women around the world. They should make it a priority to actively work to ensure the inclusion of gender apartheid in international law, including in the draft crimes against humanity treaty." @heatherbarr.bsky.social #Afghanistan
Excited to share this new piece on why @hrw.org is calling for gender apartheid to be recognized as a crime under international law. This comes after long & careful discussion w/many colleagues about if there is need for such a law and any potential downsides. www.justsecurity.org/116780/gende...
Gender Apartheid Should Be an International Crime
All States should ensure the inclusion of gender apartheid in international law, including in the draft crimes against humanity treaty.
www.justsecurity.org
July 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Nearly 800 Palestinians killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May. #Gaza

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Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says
UN human rights office says 615 of the deaths were in vicinity of sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation
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July 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“At a time when we’re seeing rollbacks on reproductive rights, most notably in the United States, this crucial milestone in the fight for reproductive rights sends a powerful message that our lawmakers are standing up for women,” @louknightsmccudden.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights
Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
📢 Organisations across Sub-Saharan Africa, South and South-East Asia are eligible to apply.

Most grants awarded in 2025 will be under $50,000.
Funding available for organisations working on the intersection of disability rights and gender justice, LGBTQI+ rights, economic justice, climate justice, racial justice, youth rights, indigenous rights.

Apply by 23rd June 2025:

www.disabilityrightsfund.org/grantseekers/
For Grantseekers - Disability Rights Fund
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June 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’. #HIV

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Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’
Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body
www.theguardian.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
“By empowering local organisations & governments to take ownership of HIV & SRHR service delivery, the Transition Initiative aims to build a future where communities are at the heart of service provision, where governments are accountable partners in ensuring equitable access to healthcare for all.”
These 5️⃣ countries have seen a sharp decline in #HIV funding.

The Transition Initiative leverages existing coalitions with the goal of transitioning critical HIV & #SRHR services from donor support to sustainable, government-led programmes.

Learn more ⤵️
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June 2, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Around the world, we are seeing targeted attacks on human rights defenders inc those defending the right to abortion, says Vicky Boydell at the launch of @amnesty.org key principles. #UnstoppableMovement #HRD
May 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM