The prevalence of long term injury from #COVID is the same on the African continent as it is in the West. It's just underreported, under-diagnosed, or misconstrued as TB. I continue to chip away at this subject in this thread - @kerrycullinan.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/tani...

Indian H-1B visa holders who traveled back to India this month to renew their American work permits are now stranded after their appointments were abruptly canceled and rescheduled for months later, according to immigration lawyers.

Disgusting. Going on a fishing trip into confidential material because he can't fault the science.

#Meta censors #abortion and #queer groups: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

This voting board at #UNGA is an accurate summary of where the US & Argentina stand in relation to the rest of the world on #GlobalHealth. How do you oppose measures to reduce #NCDs?

🔥 BREAKING: Shareholders of Cisco voted today to reject an anti-DEI proposal presented at its annual meeting, by a tally of 99-1% of voting shares. Trump tirade against DEI turns to proxy advisors and shareholder democracy. www.impactivize.org/impactivizer...

James Talarico: Three dudes — Musk, Zuckerberg, and Bezos — now own more wealth than 165 million Americans combined. They're not just buying yachts and jets. They're buying power. Our healthcare premiums are about to go up because they want another tax break. It’s time to limit their power.

Recently, #Slovakia rewrote its Constitution to erase rights for LGBT+ people and reject international human rights protections. The EU has initiated an infringement procedure – and a petition has been launched: a.allout.org/s/v0qyx/

So much for #Harvard standing up to #Trymp. It just replace the head of its Health & Human Rights Center after claims it focused too much on #Palestinians www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

Dr Demetre Daskalakis was Director of CDC's National Center for Immunizations until he resigned over the antics of #RFKJr. He argues the wall protecting public health from political interference in the US has fallen ⬇️ @friendsofusaid.bsky.social healthpolicy-watch.news/the-wall-pro...

#Texas gets Supreme Court ☑️ for apartheid gerrymandering

1 in 6 people face infertility, yet services are scarce, costly, and inequitable. The @who.int calls this a major global health challenge and urges governments to ensure affordable, respectful, science-based care for all. 🌍💜 ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @drtedros.who.int 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

The #Trump administration wants African countries to give it first access to any info about pathogens that could cause #pandemics - undermining global negotiations at the World Health Organization ⬇️ healthpolicy-watch.news/africa-stuck...

Over 40 million people live with #HIV. In 2024, there were 1.3 million new infections, almost half in key populations including sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender women, and people who inject drugs – the groups most affected by aid cuts. #WAD2025 #AIDS

Millions of girls miss school every month because they can’t afford menstrual products. A new Geneva-driven diplomatic push is working to change tax codes and trade rules that keep prices high. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @wto.org @dearfuturengo.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

This is what should have happened to the man who incited the January 6 insurrection in the US:

South Africa received $453m in #PEPFAR support last year. 💉But new US political decisions — including an executive order halting aid — are freezing funding and blocking access to long-acting HIV prevention. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @globalfund.bsky.social @healthza.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

The Global Fund has saves 70 MILLION lives since its launch 22 years ago. So great to report on a successful #multilateral global health programme at a time when the sector is under attack! @friendsofusaid.bsky.social @avac.org healthpolicy-watch.news/global-fund-...

We really can’t get enough of these

Cop30 live: ‘We need to think about how to live without fossil fuels’ Brazilian president Lula tells summit

G20 panel calls for a new debt refinancing plan for low-income nations #G20SouthAfrica www.devex.com/news/g20-pan...

"Quiet, piggy!"

Every outlet worth a damn should be calling this out. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Tim Cook, of Apple, is at this dinner. The likes of Musk and Schwarzman—sure, that's who they are. But Cook has been groveling more than strictly necessary.

DOGE recklessly pulled funding from USAID, the government agency responsible for providing humanitarian aid to those who need it around the world. Now, an estimated 600,000 people have died, including 400,000 kids, because of DOGE’s cuts. https://bit.ly/4peeNpL

A #DOGE leader who decimated the US health department is in charge of negotiating MOUs with African countries for new health grants. @altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social @panaction.bsky.social healthpolicy-watch.news/us-steams-ah...

#DOGE leader Brad Smith is driving bilateral MOUs with African governments that set out the terms for new health grants – in exchange for sharing of their pathogen information for 25 years. healthpolicy-watch.news/us-steams-ah...

🌍 South Africa launches the first African-made cholera vaccine trial, led by Biovac. A historic step toward ending global shortages driven by climate-related cholera outbreaks. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @gavi.org @wellcometrust.bsky.social @healthza.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

I really did not enjoy Jay Bhattacharya & Matthew Memoli’s screed against pandemic & virology research for the flagship blog of a “free-market think tank." Instead of getting mad, I accepted @jeremyfaust.bsky.social's kind invitation to take a factual & scientific blowtorch to it.

⚠️ @unfpa.org warns contraceptive shortages could spike unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortions + gender-based violence. At #ICFP2025 calls for a rights-based approach to ensure access to SRHR, maternal care and UHC — one shared promise of dignity.🌎 ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @caricom.bsky.social

💔 Over 460 patients & companions were murdered in El Fasher’s Saudi Maternity Hospital after an #RSF takeover. @who.int DG @drtedros.who.int: “Appalled & deeply shocked.” ❗Healthcare must never be a target. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @unicef.org @icrc.org

The rebel RSF forces in #Sudan are butchers engaged in genocide against non-Arabs. Their attacks on #ElFasher show their leaders' sadistic enjoyment of slaughter. Their main patron is the United Arab Emirates. #UAE www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...

The message is clear. If you’re a white collar criminal, you’re cool, bruh. If you’re a brown-skinned member of the working class, masked agents may descend at any moment and disappear you simply for existing. Trump’s America.

The alliance between what @naomiaklein.bsky.social describes as the "far right and the far out" (#antivaxx libertarian wellness types) has deepened in Europe with the launch of 'Make Europe Health Again' ⬇️

Hundreds of anti-science bills, most undermining #vaccines, are being introduced in US state houses ⬇️ www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...

🫃Pregnancy alters absorption, metabolism, blood volume — yet most medicines are never tested in pregnant women. 🏅This is a breakthrough step in enrolling pregnant women in trials. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @mmv.org @medwma.bsky.social @who.int @runciecwc.bsky.social #IFPMA #ClinicalTrials

🩸Postpartum haemorrhage kills 45,000 mothers each year. New guidelines from @who.int, #FIGO & @internationalmidwives.org lower the diagnosis threshold to 300ml blood loss—enabling faster treatment & saving lives. A global call to action launched at #FIGO2025. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁

Higher taxes on unhealthy products like #tobacco, #alcohol & #sodas have cut consumption & helped health. Yet @moderation.bsky.app decided to label my story below about taxes as 'spam'. Did the unhealthy lobbyists get to them? healthpolicy-watch.news/exclusive-we...

Far right axis! #Israel to host fascist football hooligan Brit #TommyRobinson - because of the Manchester Synagogue bombing.

#Israel justifies bombing #Gaza hospitals by claiming they're 'shielding' Hamas. Instead of #IDF proving this, they're turning the law on its head, trying to make people in the field disprove this, says @msf.ca making it impossible to keep facilities safe. healthpolicy-watch.news/ban-all-atta...

#China’s Snub of US Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers #TrumpTarriffs www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

Nazis out and proud in the USA. WTF

Taxes on unhealthy products like tobacco, alcohol, sodas and junk food discourage consumption. But industry got them dropped from the @UN declaration on #NCDs

just sitting here thinking about the courage and determination of E. Jean Carroll compared to the abject craven collapse of the pretty much every silicon valley CEO

#Mpox Cases Rise in #Ghana, #Philippines and #China – But Decline Overall While there was a small 7% uptick in cases over the past week, overall cases are down 76% since the peak of the epidemic. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @africanunion.bsky.social @panaction.bsky.social

How a single street connects South Africa to the continent and beyond: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

#China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to #PandemicAgreement The complex talks are negotiating how to fairly & equitably share the benefits derived from utilizing genetic resources. ⬇️ ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @whowpro.bsky.social

UK has just had its hottest summer on record. Heat stress is something about ¾ of the globe faces in our #climatecrisis future.

#Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious #Gavi Initiative ☀️ “In places where one in four health facilities have no electricity, solarisation is more than a technical fix, it is a lifeline.” @sanianishtar.bsky.social - @gavi.org ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @unicef.org @who.int