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Mark Brender
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Global health equity, fundraising, writing, PIH, old man hoops. Go Raps.
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mbrender.bsky.social
A beautiful song from Alex Krawczyk on World AIDS Day.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sE_...
I am a Song ✨💕 - Alex Krawczyk
YouTube video by Alex Krawczyk
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December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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pihcanada.org
When aid is cut, lives are cut short.
U.S. aid cuts are gutting global health programs. Now the question is: will Canada lead, or stay silent?

Read @mbrender.bsky.social’s reflection:
https://pihcanada.org/news/canadas-role-in-a-ransacked-world

#GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #ForeignAid #PIHCanada
October 22, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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resultscanada.bsky.social
On Sept 25th, advocates and experts from across Canada and the world took on Parliament Hill to urge Canada to #LeadOnTB ❗️
resultscanada.ca/advocates-to...
October 3, 2025 at 9:33 PM
mbrender.bsky.social
Wow. #Mboko. 🎾🇨🇦
August 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
I know all of global health is collapsing rn but *this* 👇🏾 after 3yrs of negotiations.. is infuriating.

Refusing to transfer tech (given all meds, diagnostics, vaccines) are "tech" is exactly why rich countries had freezers filled w. vaccines (lookin at you, Canada) as ppl in Asia & Africa died.
jamielove.bsky.social James Packard Love @jamielove.bsky.social · Apr 15
Today the pharma industry and its G7+ allies are proposing that every mention of technology transfer also mention mutually agreed and the footnote defining mutually agree. This is a terrible outcome and a huge reverse from Saturday's text.
April 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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pihcanada.org
“We know all too well where the Trump admin stands. Now it’s our values being tested.” — @mbrender.bsky.social, PIH Canada

As the U.S. retreats, Canada must step up. Official Development Assistance (ODA) isn’t charity—it’s responsibility.

📖 Read more: bit.ly/4cq5spI #GlobalHealth #ODA
April 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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pihcanada.org
🏁 Today, we kick off #GlobalHealthJusticeWeek by listening to our patients and their stories. Lerato’s story isn’t just moving. It’s a call to action.

Because solidarity means showing up, join us and complete small daily challenges: pihcanada.org/global-healt...
#PIHCanada #HealthForAll
April 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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madhupai.bsky.social
Call for Nominations:

The 2025 Paul Farmer Lectureship and Award for Global Health Equity

www.mcgill.ca/spgh/about-u...
April 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
mbrender.bsky.social
Devastating for the health of women and families around the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/h...
Trump Aid Cuts End Contraception Access for Millions of Women
The United States was a key supplier of contraceptives in many developing countries. The Trump administration has ended that support.
www.nytimes.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
mbrender.bsky.social
Big yes to this.
March 29, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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pihcanada.org
“We have a clear idea of how political health actually is. Not all battles are fought for victory, some battles are fought so that it shows not everyone agrees with what’s being done. This is a fight and it’s time to march in.” @vidyakrishnan.bsky.social
#WorldTBday
March 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
mbrender.bsky.social
Calling all global health peeps in Hamilton ON...check this out and join us!
pihcanada.org Partners In Health Canada 🇨🇦 @pihcanada.org · Mar 20
🌍 Think you can solve a real-world #GlobalHealth crisis? 💡💥

Join the Global Health #CaseCompetition at McMaster University on April 10–11!
💸 Cash prizes up to $600!
🚀 Don’t miss this chance to sharpen your skills and make a real impact.

👉 Sign up now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/2025-migh-...
March 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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pihcanada.org
❌ Myth: Tuberculosis is an ancient disease.
🚩 Fact: It should be, but it isn't.

Join us for #WorldTBDay:
pihcanada.org/world-tb-day...

@partnersinhealth.bsky.social @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social @mariasmilios.bsky.social @tbppm.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social
March 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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donmoyn.bsky.social
The reality became clear: Ice detention isn’t just a bureaucratic nightmare. It’s a business. These facilities are privately owned and run for profit. Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year. In 2024, GEO Group made more than $763m from Ice contracts. The more detainees, the more money they make. It stands to reason that these companies have no incentive to release people quickly. What I had experienced was finally starting to make sense.
March 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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pihcanada.org
This is not a time to mince words, and it's not a time for inaction.
Health care access should not be controversial, nor should it be a political pawn. #foreignaidfreeze

Stay informed. Spread the word. Donate.
Pihcanada.org/crisis
March 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
mbrender.bsky.social
Amidst all the chaos fostered by the U.S. administration, nothing is costing more lives than cuts to international assistance. Reforms to aid architecture are of course long overdue, but right now we need to act in solidarity with communities in need.
March 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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standing-together.bsky.social
The only way to stop them and their war is for every one of us to refuse. This war is Netanyahu, Smotrich, and Ben Gvir’s war of choice, and it’s time to refuse to take part in it. It’s time to refuse to die in Netanyahu’s war. (1/5)
March 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
mbrender.bsky.social
One of the best author interviews you'll ever hear.

"That voice (of despair) is very loud in my head, it always has been. And yet I also think that voice is lying."

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social in conversation with @mattgalloway.bsky.social on his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis'.
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
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March 15, 2025 at 3:44 AM
mbrender.bsky.social
Canada's $675M investment in Gavi means we won't be retreating. Millions of lives saved. Vaccines work. #AidWorks.

"This is truly an unprecedented time and I think Canada should be very proud of what you've done this morning....I want to thank the people of Canada."
- Gavi CEO Dr. Sania Nishtar
March 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Mark Brender
nbcnews.com
President Trump says Canada and Mexico are allowing fentanyl to come into the U.S. at “levels never seen before.” However, U.S. Customs data shows almost none of the fentanyl intercepted at American borders comes from Canada.
Virtually no fentanyl in the U.S. comes from Canada
Trump says Canada and Mexico are allowing fentanyl to come into the United States at “levels never seen before.” However, almost none of the fentanyl
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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pihcanada.org
Have you explored our ✨ 2024 Annual Report ✨ yet? 📖

Discover how we're advancing global health equity and making quality care accessible to all. Read the full report here: https://buff.ly/3EOjEw5

#HealthForAll #SocialJustice
February 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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benwikler.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2025/03/01/p...

"We report that eliminating PEPFAR would lead to 601,000 HIV-related deaths and 565,000 new HIV infections in South Africa alone over 10 years. These are the projections for just one country."

Across 55 countries, >20 million people get HIV treatment via PEPFAR.
We tried to quantify the impact of abrupt PEPFAR cuts. The results startled even us
A peer reviewer questioned the premise of our study into the potential impact of abruptly ending PEPFAR funding. Then it happened.
www.statnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
Reminder: we are being trained not to care about other people. It underlines the attacks on migrants, on DEI, on trans youth, on so-called "wokeness."

Sure there are legitimate critiques but this is not about critiques. It's about supercharging capitalism's culture of uncare.
March 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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agawande.bsky.social
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.

Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
mbrender.bsky.social
Sign of the times, all true.
annaklewis.bsky.social Anna Lewis @annaklewis.bsky.social · Feb 26
Protesting today at Senator Ron Johnson's Madison office on my lunch hour. There were about 500 people there. These cuts to Medicaid will kill people. PEOPLE WHO NEED TO LIVE more than billionaires need tax cuts.

@sarahkendzior.bsky.social quote - she is my truth teller and inspiration.
Protestor in Madison WI holding sign with Sarah Kendzior quote "when wealth is passed off as MERIT, bad luck is seen as bad character. This is how ideologues justify punishing the sick and the poor. But poverty is neither a crime nor a character flaw. Stigmatize that let people die, not those who struggle to live"
February 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM