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Anastassia Demeshko
@anastassiad.bsky.social
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Global Health Policy Researcher, Center for Global Development. Interested in planetary health, evidence-based policy and tackling 'wicked problems'. Food and nature enthusiast. Views are my own.
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eeshani.bsky.social
Women often internalize workplace discrimination and hostility as being signals of their ineffective communication. “Yellin’ at Yellen” and a study by Dupas et al. showing similar trends in Econ seminars tell us that it’s not about us; it’s about them.

Blog here: www.cgdev.org/blog/its-not...
July 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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The 2025 IMF & World Bank #SpringMeetings are right around the corner!🌸🌍

@cgdev.org is hosting key conversations with leading global development experts and policymakers—explore our schedule of events and sign up below ⬇️
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April 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
One of the most powerful forces in politics is the urge to destroy that from which you are excluded. This is why, in the highly unequal US, support for Trump holds up even as he trashes everything that makes a good society. Equality is key to preventing fascism.
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Rightwing populists will keep winning until we grasp this truth about human nature | George Monbiot
Economic inequality breeds resentment and a desire to get even. That’s what fuels support for even incompetent regimes, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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April 14, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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charlesjkenny.bsky.social
Very rough and ready estimate of the most affected countries by the new tariffs, apologies for errors. Sources in thread. Cambodia, Vietnam, Nicaragua Guyana all *highly* dependent on exports to US (= to 25%+ GNI), facing tariffs 18-38%.
April 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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cgdev.org
"This is a defining moment for African leadership in health. By shifting the financing paradigm, Africa can pave the way for a more autonomous healthcare system."🌍

@anastassiad.bsky.social, @tomldrake.bsky.social, & Nadia Yakhelef on a new era for health in Africa:
www.cgdev.org/publication/...
A New Era for Global Health: Can African Countries Agree a New Compact with External Donors?
African health systems are at a crossroads, grappling with systemic challenges including workforce shortages, underfunded infrastructure, and climate-driven health burdens. Volatile financing—driven b...
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March 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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katherineklemperer.bsky.social
Thrilled to see our analysis covered in @economist.com! US foreign aid cuts will have a devastating impact on health systems around the world.

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March 13, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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amymaxmen.bsky.social
The UK is slashing its aid budget, following in US footsteps.

“Rather than rising to this challenge and offering emergency support, the UK is delivering another blow to health systems around the world."

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Starmer’s cuts to UK aid budget are ‘cruel and shameful’, say experts
Reduction to 0.3% of gross national income in order to fund defence spending has been decried as a ‘move to appease Trump’
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February 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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georgemonbiot.bsky.social
Cutting aid to fund defence, Mr Starmer, is both cruel and self-defeating. I agree we need to defend ourselves. But creating a less stable, less humane world is no way to do it.
February 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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ianmitchell1.bsky.social
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer just cut the UK aid budget from 0.5% of GNI to 0.3% in 2027 to fund increases in defence spending.

He says he’s making tough choices, but cutting funding for the world’s poorest people is the easiest—and cruellest—choice he could make (1/4)
February 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Since RFK Jr just got confirmed today, I am taking this chance to share this wonderful @sciam.bsky.social piece on

The Staggering Success of Vaccines

www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...
See How Many Lives Vaccines Have Saved around the World
Vaccines are the first step toward health equity in many parts of the world
www.scientificamerican.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
anastassiad.bsky.social
🏦 Amid rising fiscal pressures, shifting donor priorities, & geopolitical disruptions (eg.US aid cuts), how can countries & donors collaborate to ensure sustainable health financing?
🔗A recent @cgdev.org-ACEPS roundtable w/ policymakers across Africa explored the New Compact: tinyurl.com/4fjza3t3 🧵
A New Compact for Health Financing: Insights from Policymakers Across Africa
The political economy of global health financing is increasingly driven by fiscal constraints, geopolitical instability, and shifting power dynamics. The COVID-19 pandemic stalled or reversed health g...
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February 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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peterbaker17.bsky.social
USAID crisis shows the global health golden age has become the age of donor instability.

A New Compact is needed to protect core services:

✅Countries prioritise & finance essential health services.
✅Donors acknowledge instability & top-up national plans.

@cgdev.org blog: cgdev.org/blog/decoupl...
Decoupling “Stop Work” Orders from “Stop Basic Care”: How New Aid Models Can Protect Countries from Unreliable External Financing
The Trump administration’s stop-work order highlights precisely why we need a new model for health aid—one in which domestic financing supports the highest priority, core health services. On 20 Januar...
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February 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
anastassiad.bsky.social
🚨The Trump administration’s stop-work order highlights why we need a new model for health aid. In our latest blog, we outline how CGD's proposed New Compact approach offers a path forward. Read more: tinyurl.com/3w3ekts8
#GlobalHealth #HealthFinancing
Decoupling “Stop Work” Orders from “Stop Basic Care”: How New Aid Models Can Protect Countries from Unreliable External Financing
The Trump administration’s stop-work order highlights precisely why we need a new model for health aid—one in which domestic financing supports the highest priority, core health services. On 20 Januar...
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February 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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martinmckee.bsky.social
1/ President Trump is once again pushing for US withdrawal from WHO—and proposing an "alternative" structure. But is this a real solution or just chaos in disguise? A 🧵 on our new piece @bmj.com with @kentbuse.bsky.social @chrischirp.bsky.social & Adeeba Kamarulzaman 👇
www.bmj.com/content/388/...
President Trump wants an alternative to the World Health Organization: how should we respond?
Much attention has rightly been placed on how to fill the World Health Organization’s funding gap if and when the US withdraws. Kent Buse and colleagues argue that President Trump’s idea to establish ...
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January 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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scientificdiscovery.dev
AMFAR has published a report on how the foreign aid freeze affects PEPFAR, which actually still hasn't resumed.

They estimate that hundreds of thousands of people lose access to HIV antivirals and 1500 babies are expected to contract HIV — *each day* 🧵
January 30, 2025 at 6:22 AM
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carlzimmer.com
American science and medicine has been thrown into chaos and uncertainty over the past week. Here are some stories to get up to speed. 1/12
January 28, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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stuartgillespie.bsky.social
"It's a cataclysmic presidential decision. Withdrawal is a grievous wound to world health, but a still deeper wound to the US"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization
Trump has long been critical of how the Geneva-based institution handled the Covid-19 pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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vox.com
Why have tech billionaires cozied up to Donald Trump?

There are deeper, darker forces at play here beyond lower taxes and friendlier regulations.
January 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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rmcarpiano.medsky.social
Nice overview of what's at stake (for the US and the world) if the Trump Administration pulls the US out of the WHO...
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A World Without WHO
This Viewpoint explores concerns surrounding possible US withdrawal from the World Health Organization and the effect this would have on US global health leadership and health security.
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January 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Editors can do a lot for improving equity & inclusion in global health publishing

Here are 10 suggestions from @juliarobinson.bsky.social, @ckyobutungi.bsky.social and me, based on our experience in creating PLOS GPH

journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
November 27, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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Hello from CGD’s official @bsky.app account! 👋

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November 14, 2024 at 8:48 PM