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Renée de Jong
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#GlobalHealth #PlanetaryHealth #GenderEquity | Views, optimism and idealism are my own
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Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls.

As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.

#HealthForAll
August 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Over 1,000 children have been killed. In one week. This genocide in Gaza must stop. ⬇️ Joint statement by World Health Organization and 5 other UN Agencies today.

www.unicef.org/press-releas...
World must act with urgency to save Palestinians in Gaza
Statement by heads of OCHA, UNICEF, UNOPS, UNRWA, WFP and WHO
www.unicef.org
April 8, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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The way some Global North countries are othering and targetting international students and immigrants these days makes me better appreciate the term 'WALLED WORLD"

bigthink.com/strange-maps...
March 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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In @devex.com Helen Clark and I reflect on "How we must rethink the future of women’s and children’s health" We posit that amid aid cuts, to sustain #WCAH, we must pivot to self-reliance, innovative funding, and global south leadership www.devex.com/news/opinion... #Devex
Opinion: How we must rethink the future of women’s and children’s health
Amid aid cuts, to sustain women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health, the global health community must pivot to self-reliance, innovative funding, and global south leadership.
www.devex.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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We need to make compassion great again
March 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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The world is awful. The world is much better. The world can be much better.

All three statements are true at the same time. Understanding this is key to solving big global problems.

We believe data & research can help us understand both the problems we face & the progress that’s possible. 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
🚀 Applications are now open for the next cohort of the UN Youth Office #YoungLeaders (aged 15-35) for the SDGs! 🌍💪🏽
📅 Apply by 18 April 2025: www.un.org/youthaffairs... #SDGs #GlobalHealth #Youth
Young Leaders for the SDGs | Youth Affairs
www.un.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Trump and Musk’s attack on USAid is causing global chaos. Millions of lives are now at risk | Devi Sridhar
Trump and Musk’s attack on USAid is causing global chaos. Millions of lives are now at risk | Devi Sridhar
On top of the human cost, the US’s soft power and influence is disappearing. Russia and China will fill the void Amid the daily troubling news coming from the United States are the ongoing and increasingly damaging efforts by President Donald Trump,…
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“The facts don’t lie: facts don’t work”.

This timely and thought-provoking article by Maite Vermeulen, drawing on lessons from the advertising industry, made me rethink how I approach advocacy amidst the recent global developments.
February 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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#HealthForAll

For everyone. Everywhere.
January 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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👏 @franciscoactivista.bsky.social por tu defensa del bienestar y los derechos de los niños y adolescentes, especialmente en el ámbito del cambio climático. It was💡to discuss how we can join forces to advocate for the rights children’s & adolescents’ in the climate crisis 🙌🙌@pmnch.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM