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Nason Maani
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Senior Lecturer @ U of Ed GHPU, Dep Director @ UKPHI Local Health Global Profits, host @ MoneyPowerHealth, editor Commercial Determinants of Health (OUP), author of A Healthy Profit (OUP, 2026). Interested in commercial and social determinants of health .. more

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Local Health and Global Profits (LHGP) @lhgp.bsky.social · 6d
"Tackling the political and commercial determinants of health is no longer a technocratic exercise; it has become a geopolitical imperative," write LHGP director Anna Gilmore and co-authors in an article published in a special issue of EuroHealth.

eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
Cover of EuroHealth with title: Investing for sustainable health and well-being

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Mark Petticrew @markpetticrew.bsky.social · 7d
🎬 🍿 Official Film Release!
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
Unmasking Influence - The Official Trailer
This trailer is for a film called Unmasking Influence. Unmasking influence is about how commercial actors influence policy and public health. Many of the major…
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Hannah @policyhannah.bsky.social · 18d
Great analogy from @spidermaani.bsky.social in today's
Killer Tactics 2 workshop, looking at the commercial determinants of ill-health and the profit-driven companies behind them.

"We've spent a lot of time looking at the malaria parasites, and not enough time looking at the mosquitos."

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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Oct 11
This weeks substack essay, with Sandro Galea, is on the challenge facing public health in an uneasy time, and learning from the history of ideas: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
On changing when we should change
The importance of reimagining public health in an uneasy time
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Alf Collins @alfcollins.bsky.social · Oct 8
You’ve probably seen this. Bottom line is that new meds tend to skew spend away from higher value interventions. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Population-health impact of new drugs recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in England during 2000–20: a retrospective analysis
During 2000–20, NHS coverage of new drugs displaced more population health than it generated. Our results highlight the inherent trade-offs between individuals who directly benefit from new drugs and ...
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Tobacco Control Research Group @tcrgbath.bsky.social · Oct 7
✨ New podcast episode out now ✨

This week on #DeadlyIndustryPod, Louis is joined by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social from @lhgp.bsky.social to unpack a critical concept - multistakeholderism.

🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...

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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Oct 4
New Money Power Health substack essay just out: The Hidden Shallows of Academic Impact Metrics 📊

Why “impact” can be too often defined by what can be measured, not what matters.

Full piece (free, ad free) here: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
The hidden shallows of academic “impact” metrics
and the importance of acknowledging the important, however unmeasurable
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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Sep 27
This week’s Substack essay is out—with special guest co-author Sandro Galea 🎉

It kicks off our new series Ideas about Ideas, on where ideas come from, why that matters, and how we can build a healthier discourse.

Free & ad-free: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
The Social Life of Ideas
Ideas about ideas, at a time when ideas feel endangered
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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Sep 26
Huge thanks to Emma Thompson for leading us on this paper with Jeff Collin in @jsadjournal.bsky.social on
how the alcohol industry frames conflicts of interest and partnership in WHO consultations. Timely considering the #UNHLM #UNGA @uoe-sps.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @acords.bsky.social

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Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) @adphuk.bsky.social · Sep 26
📢Just over three weeks left to nominate for #ADPHAwards25🏅

👀For full details ➡️ adph.org.uk/resources/ad...

📝To nominate➡️ bit.ly/ADPHAwards25

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Commercial Determinants Research Group @cdoh-rg.bsky.social · Sep 26
Corporate profit is being prioritised over public health. Discover how corporate power is driving public health crises in the upcoming documentary, Unmasking Influence. #CDOH #CorporatePower @maizie333.bsky.social

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Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs @jsadjournal.bsky.social · Sep 25
“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
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www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol ...
Background: High-level commitments to engage the private sector in governance and limited attention to managing conflict of interest (COI) have enabled alcohol industry actors to engage with policy de...
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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Sep 20
New Money Power Health substack article now out: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
Earning the trust of the public has to go far beyond healthcare
Some reflections on public trust, health systems, and the foundational forces that shape health
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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Sep 16
I’ve launched the Money Power Health substack - Essays exploring how money, power & ideas shape the health of societies, alongside the podcast. First short piece here 👉 nasonmaani.substack.com/p/the-money-... Looking forward to the conversation. All content fully accessible, free & ad-free.
The Money Power Health Substack
Why now, why this?
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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Sep 15
New episode of Money Power Health now out!
Huge thanks to Dr Norah Campbell who joined me to discuss the role of business schools, the place of critical scholarship, and their future functions for research and teaching. open.spotify.com/episode/78fj... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social
Episode 17: Business Schools with Norah Campbell
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Nason Maani @spidermaani.bsky.social · Sep 9
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Alarm as WHO accepts increasing amount of dark money from corporate donors
Experts say millions in corporate funding and concealment of donors’ identities raises key conflict-of-interest concerns
www.theguardian.com

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