Unni Karunakara
@unnicycles.bsky.social
humanity — humanism — humanitarianism
ex-Director @unu-iigh.bsky.social ex-President @msf.bsky.social
ex-Director @unu-iigh.bsky.social ex-President @msf.bsky.social
🚨I was among the 60 that demanded the World Bank Board investigate IFC funded hospitals which are implicated in denying emergency care, detaining patients, and exploiting staff. This is the opposite of "development." #PeopleOverProfits #UHC #DoNoHarm - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Rights Groups Call for Probe of World Bank Hospital Funding
More than 50 human rights organizations, nonprofits and international development experts are calling on the World Bank to investigate its health-care investments in Africa and Asia, citing Bloomberg ...
www.bloomberg.com
September 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
🚨I was among the 60 that demanded the World Bank Board investigate IFC funded hospitals which are implicated in denying emergency care, detaining patients, and exploiting staff. This is the opposite of "development." #PeopleOverProfits #UHC #DoNoHarm - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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In a new WHO publication, UNU-IIGH's Remco van de Pas (@rvandepas.bsky.social) contributed to the chapter “𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁,” which examines how profit-driven policies often exclude large segments of the population from economic participation.
go.unu.edu/Q0rW9
go.unu.edu/Q0rW9
August 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
In a new WHO publication, UNU-IIGH's Remco van de Pas (@rvandepas.bsky.social) contributed to the chapter “𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁,” which examines how profit-driven policies often exclude large segments of the population from economic participation.
go.unu.edu/Q0rW9
go.unu.edu/Q0rW9
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Following the publication of their editorial in the Bulletin of the @who.int, H.E. José Ramos-Horta, Dr. @unnicycles.bsky.social, and Dr. @rvandepas.bsky.social share insightful reflections on urgent actions for a more just and sustainable future in Timor-Leste.
📄 Read here: go.unu.edu/R2vKj
📄 Read here: go.unu.edu/R2vKj
May 20, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Following the publication of their editorial in the Bulletin of the @who.int, H.E. José Ramos-Horta, Dr. @unnicycles.bsky.social, and Dr. @rvandepas.bsky.social share insightful reflections on urgent actions for a more just and sustainable future in Timor-Leste.
📄 Read here: go.unu.edu/R2vKj
📄 Read here: go.unu.edu/R2vKj
Reposted by Unni Karunakara
New article by Timor-Leste President H.E. José Ramos-Horta, @unnicycles.bsky.social and @rvandepas.bsky.social highlights five strategic priorities to address #climate and #health challenges in Timor-Leste.
Learn more below 🔽
Learn more below 🔽
In the Bulletin of the WHO, H.E. José Ramos-Horta, @unnicycles.bsky.social & @rvandepas.bsky.social call for urgent, integrated action in Timor Leste to strengthen climate-resilient health systems, ensure food and health security, and support a just transition to renewable energy.
May 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
New article by Timor-Leste President H.E. José Ramos-Horta, @unnicycles.bsky.social and @rvandepas.bsky.social highlights five strategic priorities to address #climate and #health challenges in Timor-Leste.
Learn more below 🔽
Learn more below 🔽
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Article is accessible via the May'25 Bulletin of the WHO: doi.org/10.2471/BLT.... @timorleste.bsky.social
@unu-iigh.bsky.social @unnicycles.bsky.social @ununiversity.bsky.social @who.int @aseantoday.bsky.social T-L can set an example for other small island developing states facing similar threats
@unu-iigh.bsky.social @unnicycles.bsky.social @ununiversity.bsky.social @who.int @aseantoday.bsky.social T-L can set an example for other small island developing states facing similar threats
May 14, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Article is accessible via the May'25 Bulletin of the WHO: doi.org/10.2471/BLT.... @timorleste.bsky.social
@unu-iigh.bsky.social @unnicycles.bsky.social @ununiversity.bsky.social @who.int @aseantoday.bsky.social T-L can set an example for other small island developing states facing similar threats
@unu-iigh.bsky.social @unnicycles.bsky.social @ununiversity.bsky.social @who.int @aseantoday.bsky.social T-L can set an example for other small island developing states facing similar threats
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How can ethics be used to advance global health amid fracturing partnerships & funding cuts?
@unnicycles.bsky.social & Robert Klitzman joined Carnegie Ethics Fellow Nicholas Bayer to unpack this question during our latest event: carnegiecouncil.co/ethics-empow...
@unnicycles.bsky.social & Robert Klitzman joined Carnegie Ethics Fellow Nicholas Bayer to unpack this question during our latest event: carnegiecouncil.co/ethics-empow...
Advancing Global Health in a Moment of Fracturing Partnerships
In this event from our Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice series, practitioners examined the impact of today's geopolitical environment on the future of public health.
carnegiecouncil.co
May 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
How can ethics be used to advance global health amid fracturing partnerships & funding cuts?
@unnicycles.bsky.social & Robert Klitzman joined Carnegie Ethics Fellow Nicholas Bayer to unpack this question during our latest event: carnegiecouncil.co/ethics-empow...
@unnicycles.bsky.social & Robert Klitzman joined Carnegie Ethics Fellow Nicholas Bayer to unpack this question during our latest event: carnegiecouncil.co/ethics-empow...
Reposted by Unni Karunakara
In the Bulletin of the WHO, H.E. José Ramos-Horta, @unnicycles.bsky.social & @rvandepas.bsky.social call for urgent, integrated action in Timor Leste to strengthen climate-resilient health systems, ensure food and health security, and support a just transition to renewable energy.
May 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
In the Bulletin of the WHO, H.E. José Ramos-Horta, @unnicycles.bsky.social & @rvandepas.bsky.social call for urgent, integrated action in Timor Leste to strengthen climate-resilient health systems, ensure food and health security, and support a just transition to renewable energy.
Join us for this discussion today.
Join us on May 6 at 8:30am ET for an interactive panel discussion examining the future of global public health, moderated by Carnegie Ethics Fellow Nicholas Bayer alongside Unni Karunakara & @robertklitzman.bsky.social. carnegiecouncil.co/advancing-gl...
Advancing Global Health in a Moment of Fracturing Partnerships
Register to attend Carnegie Council's upcoming Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice event on advancing global public health.
carnegiecouncil.co
May 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Join us for this discussion today.
Reposted by Unni Karunakara
Join us on May 6 at 8:30am ET for an interactive panel discussion examining the future of global public health, moderated by Carnegie Ethics Fellow Nicholas Bayer alongside Unni Karunakara & @robertklitzman.bsky.social. carnegiecouncil.co/advancing-gl...
Advancing Global Health in a Moment of Fracturing Partnerships
Register to attend Carnegie Council's upcoming Ethics Empowered: Leadership in Practice event on advancing global public health.
carnegiecouncil.co
April 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Join us on May 6 at 8:30am ET for an interactive panel discussion examining the future of global public health, moderated by Carnegie Ethics Fellow Nicholas Bayer alongside Unni Karunakara & @robertklitzman.bsky.social. carnegiecouncil.co/advancing-gl...
A critical discussion, at a time when global health funding and governance is unraveling. #globalhealth
Join us for a timely symposium hosted by UNU-IIGH & Third World Network as we unpack the growing influence of Powerful Private Actors in global health governance and explore how we strengthen public accountability. 🌍
🗓 22 April 2025
⏰ 9 AM MYT
✉️ Receive the livestream link: go.unu.edu/1jqJ1
🗓 22 April 2025
⏰ 9 AM MYT
✉️ Receive the livestream link: go.unu.edu/1jqJ1
March 26, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A critical discussion, at a time when global health funding and governance is unraveling. #globalhealth
Heed this call to implement the 2020 recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour to formalise community health workers. #CHW #ASHA #careextractivism indianexpress.com/article/opin...
March 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Heed this call to implement the 2020 recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour to formalise community health workers. #CHW #ASHA #careextractivism indianexpress.com/article/opin...
The critical work done by community health workers must be recognised and valued. India's well-being depends on this. #CHW #ASHA #careextractivism www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/who-c...
Who cares for the carers? Calling out the exploitation of ASHAs
The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) of Kerala have been striking in front of the state Secretariat since February 9, demanding better wages and benefi
www.thenewsminute.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The critical work done by community health workers must be recognised and valued. India's well-being depends on this. #CHW #ASHA #careextractivism www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/who-c...
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In this new piece published in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social, David McCoy, Johanna Riha, Claudia Lopes, @rvandepas.bsky.social, & @unnicycles.bsky.social call for five actions in response to the budget cuts being experienced by WHO and other global health institutions & programmes. go.unu.edu/N6aQq
March 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
In this new piece published in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social, David McCoy, Johanna Riha, Claudia Lopes, @rvandepas.bsky.social, & @unnicycles.bsky.social call for five actions in response to the budget cuts being experienced by WHO and other global health institutions & programmes. go.unu.edu/N6aQq
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This week, Trump has gone after a "specific law firm, a specific university, a specific union, a specific hospital, and certain nonprofit employees were targeted for unfavorable treatment simply because Trump doesn’t like them and what they stand for."
www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents
The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.
www.lawdork.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This week, Trump has gone after a "specific law firm, a specific university, a specific union, a specific hospital, and certain nonprofit employees were targeted for unfavorable treatment simply because Trump doesn’t like them and what they stand for."
www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...
Reaffirm moral and political foundations of ‘health for all’, and the core normative mandate of @who.int as we weather the storm.
March 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Reaffirm moral and political foundations of ‘health for all’, and the core normative mandate of @who.int as we weather the storm.
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Global Health is At a Crossroads: Let’s be Bold and Aspirational healthpolicy-watch.news/global-healt... @unu-iigh.bsky.social @unnicycles.bsky.social @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social These are challenging times for those working in global health. How then should we respond?
Global Health Is At A Crossroads: Let’s Be Bold And Aspirational - Health Policy Watch
When America catches a cold, the world sneezes. Thus, the US withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), along with the gutting of USAID, PEPFAR and
healthpolicy-watch.news
March 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Global Health is At a Crossroads: Let’s be Bold and Aspirational healthpolicy-watch.news/global-healt... @unu-iigh.bsky.social @unnicycles.bsky.social @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social These are challenging times for those working in global health. How then should we respond?
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On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities academic.oup.com/brain/articl... We can use our training and skills to direct our critical thinking inwards and consider how we can push back on the calamitous corporatization of our universities.
On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities
You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a
academic.oup.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities academic.oup.com/brain/articl... We can use our training and skills to direct our critical thinking inwards and consider how we can push back on the calamitous corporatization of our universities.
Catherine panter brick
February 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Catherine panter brick
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In a recent op-ed published in The Star, Dr. unnicycles.bsky.social explores Malaysia's role in addressing systemic inequities in global health governance and presents a bold vision for Malaysia to champion health equity and justice globally.
👉 : go.unu.edu/hiUxz
#UNU #GlobalHealth
👉 : go.unu.edu/hiUxz
#UNU #GlobalHealth
February 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
In a recent op-ed published in The Star, Dr. unnicycles.bsky.social explores Malaysia's role in addressing systemic inequities in global health governance and presents a bold vision for Malaysia to champion health equity and justice globally.
👉 : go.unu.edu/hiUxz
#UNU #GlobalHealth
👉 : go.unu.edu/hiUxz
#UNU #GlobalHealth
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Let's breathe a sigh of relief. But let's also take a deep breath and get to work on the monumental task of rebuilding #Gaza. The staggering number of war-wounded. The mental trauma. The loss of family & homes. The living conditions. The repeated displacement. Let's not look away now. @msf.ca
Gaza death trap: MSF report exposes Israel’s campaign of total destruction | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Repeated Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians over the last 14 months, the dismantling of the health care system and other essential infrastructure, the suffocating siege, and the systema...
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
January 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Perhsps we need another grassroots science literacy movement, not unlike the one #KeralaSasthraSahithyaParishad undertook in the 70s.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Science has a trust problem. How to solve it? Don’t be condescending
As science misinformation takes hold in the White House, those seeking to set the record straight need to meet people where they are
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Perhsps we need another grassroots science literacy movement, not unlike the one #KeralaSasthraSahithyaParishad undertook in the 70s.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
MSF’s humanitarian practice is not charity but a commitment to justice. “There can be no legitimate humanitarian solidarity without resistance to unjust and violent power structures."
My comment in the @thelancet.bsky.social with @james--smith.bsky.social
#MSF #AccessCampaign
My comment in the @thelancet.bsky.social with @james--smith.bsky.social
#MSF #AccessCampaign
January 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
MSF’s humanitarian practice is not charity but a commitment to justice. “There can be no legitimate humanitarian solidarity without resistance to unjust and violent power structures."
My comment in the @thelancet.bsky.social with @james--smith.bsky.social
#MSF #AccessCampaign
My comment in the @thelancet.bsky.social with @james--smith.bsky.social
#MSF #AccessCampaign
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The sky just got bluer, and smarter. ✨
UNU-IIGH has landed on BlueSky! 🚀 As the UN’s go-to think tank on Global Health, we’re diving deep into:
🌍 Gender Equality & Intersectionality
💡 Power & Accountability
🖥️ Digital Health Security & Governance
🌱 Climate Justice & Health
#UNU #GlobalHealth
UNU-IIGH has landed on BlueSky! 🚀 As the UN’s go-to think tank on Global Health, we’re diving deep into:
🌍 Gender Equality & Intersectionality
💡 Power & Accountability
🖥️ Digital Health Security & Governance
🌱 Climate Justice & Health
#UNU #GlobalHealth
January 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The sky just got bluer, and smarter. ✨
UNU-IIGH has landed on BlueSky! 🚀 As the UN’s go-to think tank on Global Health, we’re diving deep into:
🌍 Gender Equality & Intersectionality
💡 Power & Accountability
🖥️ Digital Health Security & Governance
🌱 Climate Justice & Health
#UNU #GlobalHealth
UNU-IIGH has landed on BlueSky! 🚀 As the UN’s go-to think tank on Global Health, we’re diving deep into:
🌍 Gender Equality & Intersectionality
💡 Power & Accountability
🖥️ Digital Health Security & Governance
🌱 Climate Justice & Health
#UNU #GlobalHealth
UNU-IIGH is here!
As UN’s think tank on #GlobalHealth, we advance equitable, effective policies & practices in multilateral governance & accountability, health systems & workforce, digital futures & security, and climate health & just transitions.
Connect. Converse. Change.
@unu-iigh.bsky.social
As UN’s think tank on #GlobalHealth, we advance equitable, effective policies & practices in multilateral governance & accountability, health systems & workforce, digital futures & security, and climate health & just transitions.
Connect. Converse. Change.
@unu-iigh.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
UNU-IIGH is here!
As UN’s think tank on #GlobalHealth, we advance equitable, effective policies & practices in multilateral governance & accountability, health systems & workforce, digital futures & security, and climate health & just transitions.
Connect. Converse. Change.
@unu-iigh.bsky.social
As UN’s think tank on #GlobalHealth, we advance equitable, effective policies & practices in multilateral governance & accountability, health systems & workforce, digital futures & security, and climate health & just transitions.
Connect. Converse. Change.
@unu-iigh.bsky.social