Thank you #Belgium. The US Trump card failed. Now someone red card Infantino. #FIFA2026

Health Policy Watch: US, Russia, North Korea Vote Against UN Political Declaration on HIV/ AIDS vote: 149 to 8 🤔 by Kerry Cullinan @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social @kerrycullinan.bsky.social bit.ly/43Peh9f

The man who sold #Albania land to Jared Kushner & Ivanka Trump is investigated by prosecutors for drug trafficking, reports @occrp.org www.occrp.org/en/scoop/alb...

💰 Africa CDC’s Jean Kaseya says donors must turn Ebola pledges into “real money.” By June 4, less than $2M had reached affected countries despite nearly $498M in pledges. 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/us-support-f... ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social & @fargonaut.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

Some members of #PeterThiel inner circle (according to data leak): Scott Bessent, Sarah Bond, Elon Musk, Jared Kushner...

Here are all 113 alleged members we were able to successfully extract. This data can also be verified via versions of the site captured by the Wayback Machine, even if it doesn't properly render the website.

Huge scoop by @crimew.gay, exposing members of #PeterThiel inner circle:

The MAGA-MAHA alliance is being replicated in Africa - as shown by #Ghana’s Parliament hosting an #antivaxxer as part of ‘Family Values’ conference: healthpolicy-watch.news/ghanas-parli...

MAGA-MAHA link-up Africa style. Weird and disturbing that anti-vaxxers and anti-rights people have found common cause.

In his first interview since being kicked out of the US, FIFA referee Omar Artan tells’s the NYT’s Matt Bigg that the biggest dream of his professional life has been shattered. The World Cup ref was questioned for 11 hours, held in a cell and then dumped on a plane. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/w...

🌊The rate of sea level rise has doubled, UN report finds. ⬆️Waters are now rising at 4.3mm a year, compared to the 2mm average annual increase recorded before 2015, the four-year study authored by 600 scientists reveals. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@who.int warns that chemical contamination in food is a “profound challenge” because once arsenic, lead & mercury enter soil, water & food systems, they are extremely difficult to remove. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @thelancet.com @lancetgh.bsky.social 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/chemical-haz...

Europe moves away from US Big Tech companies: www.wired.com/story/all-th...

Horrifying - but not surprising - that Big Tobacco used its expertise to engineer ultra-processed food to make it addictive. My latest story for Health Policy Watch:

Health leaders at #WHA79 warned that misinformation is not just a communications challenge — it is a trust crisis. 🌐The response: rebuild confidence in science, support trusted health workers & hold tech platforms accountable ✍️@kerrycullinan.bsky.social @gavi.org @fosfeminista.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

#Ghana has passed an extreme anti#LGBTQ law that will punish all who “hold out” as “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, ally, pansexual, or a person of any other sexual orientation or in a sexual relationship contrary to the sociocultural relationship betw a male and a female”.

Africa CDC’s Dr Jean Kaseya says #Ebola travel restrictions on DRC, Uganda and South Sudan are “unacceptable” and risk damaging fragile economies without stopping the outbreak. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

“We need to stop outbreaks when and where they occur.” ⚠️Experts say the repeated lesson from #mpox, #Ebola and #hantavirus is clear: global preparedness fails when local response is underpowered. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social @ema.europa.eu @lancetgh.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

🗓️ The first public forum for WHO DG candidates is set for 18 November 2026. Member states will question candidates seeking to lead @who.int through a period of funding strain, reform pressure and geopolitical tension. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @drtedros.who.int 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

The @WHO Eastern Mediterranean region is dealing with 'polycrises' amid budget cuts. My latest for @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social ⬇️

With a 42-day incubation window and passengers from multiple countries, the MV Hondius outbreak is testing how governments balance evidence, uncertainty and public health precaution. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/hantavirus-e... @sanidad.gob.es @healthgovau.bsky.social

#Vaccines are the single biggest life-saver of all medical inventions... But #RFKJr 'Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into #Vaccines, Despite His Public Silence' www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/h...

Today's travel tips: Wear a mask on flights. Never take a cruise! #Hantavirus

What made #Zambia suddenly block #RightsCon despite being an official partner? Is it afraid to support #digitalrights in an election year? In a true democracy, a govt can't veto a conference. 🤮🤮

The US health deal with #Ghana is on hold as the US policy of 'Trade over Aid' pushes some countries away. My latest for @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social ⬇️ #globalhealth #Trump

🚨 Researchers say US claims of stable #PEPFAR impact may hide deeper disruption. #HIV testing fell 17%, treatment starts fell 16%, PrEP initiations dropped 33%, & 76,000+ PEPFAR-supported jobs were lost. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @iasociety.bsky.social @aidshealthcare.bsky.social 📖⬇️& 🔁🙏

⚖️ Developing country negotiators say the #PandemicAgreement’s PABS annex is the real test of equity. Will pathogen sharing come with enforceable benefit-sharing — or will the status quo remain❓ ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @norwayingeneva.norway.no @who.int 📖⬇️& 🔁🙏

🌍🤝 Africa and Europe announce €100M in new health initiatives. Focused on: 💊 Local manufacturing 🏥 Stronger systems 💉 Better access A shift toward equity and resilience in global health. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @who.int

Health Policy Watch: Researchers Dispute US Government’s Upbeat Data About PEPFAR’s Impact on HIV by Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social bit.ly/4tu7PzF

Call for US Congressional Oversight on State Dept #Bilateral Health Agreements, mainly with African countries, as they're ⅓ lower than allocated funds healthpolicy-watch.news/call-for-us-...

One Million More People to Get HIV ‘Miracle’ Drug #Lenacapavir as US, Global Fund Expand Access healthpolicy-watch.news/one-million-...

One Million More People to Get #HIV ‘Miracle’ Drug #Lenacapavir as US State Dept & Global Fund expand access, while GileadSciences works to roll out generics by mid-2027 ✍🏻 @kerrycullinan.bsky.social #PrEP healthpolicy-watch.news/one-million-...

Hungary’s #Orban, a rightwing beacon, concedes election defeat. Next up, #Trump!! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/12/w...

💊 A 100% tariff on imported medicines could hit smaller pharma companies hardest—raising costs and disrupting supply chains. Policy decisions like this don’t happen in isolation—they shape global access to medicines. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social

🌍🦠 Big moment for #OneHealth at the G7 Summit. New pledges aim to tackle pandemics, AMR, and zoonotic risks — across human, animal, and environmental health. 👉 The question now: will action follow ambition? ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social #GlobalHealth #HealthPolicy

Public comments on WHO's draft “skeleton” - Joint Process to support reforms of the Global Health Architecture (GHA) are due by 18 April 2026: www.who.int/news-room/ar...

#Trump 'God squad’ waives endangered species law to allow US drilling in Gulf of Mexico, threatening Rice's whales (almost extinct), whooping cranes & turtles. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

RFK Jr.: ‘I Am 6 Animal Penises Away From Curing Cancer’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-i-am-6-animal-penises-away-from-curing-cancer/

🚨 The US withdrawal of global health funding is being called a potential “public health emergency of international concern.” This could disrupt care for millions worldwide. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social l @who.int @unaids.org

The @wmo-global.bsky.social 2025 report makes for sober reading: #ExtremeWeather Events Challenged Most of the Globe, with hottest #oceans, highest #greenhouse gases & 2nd highest #temperature healthpolicy-watch.news/flashing-red...

🚨 No agreement could mean no progress. Without consensus, the world risks being just as unprepared for the next pandemic. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @who.int @aidshealthcare.bsky.social

🚨The US was the only country to vote AGAINST a women’s rights document adopted at the UN Commission on the Status of Women. The text focuses on justice for survivors of gender-based violence & strengthening gender-responsive legal systems. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @unwomen.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁

Much of the UN Commission on the Status of Women document addressed improving justice for victims of gender-based violence - and only the US voted against it. #CSW70 healthpolicy-watch.news/us-isolated-...

🙏After a citizens’ campaign with 1.2 million signatures, the EU has opened the door for governments to use existing social funds to finance safe abortion access. But the funding depends on voluntary national budgets, leaving access uncertain. @myvoicemychoice.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu 📖⬇️ & 🔁

At the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the US is pushing to remove references to climate change and gender-responsive justice from the outcome document, raising concerns about weakening global commitments to women’s rights. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @unfpa.org #WomensRights 📖⬇️ & 🔁

The US speeds up signing of 'extractive' #Bilateral health MOUs, but #DRC lawyers have challenged their govt's minerals deal with the US. #Kenya faces a similar court challenge. @friendsofusaid.bsky.social @altusaid.altgov.info healthpolicy-watch.news/us-speeds-up...

#Anthropic didn't want the US military to use its AI model in "fully autonomous weapons" or for "mass domestic surveillance". Google, X & ChatGPT seem ok with that. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...

The US Health Secretary #RFKJr poses a threat to his country's health and science - precisely the opposition of the role he is supposed to play. As usual, @thelancet.com does not shy away from calling out the threat! ☑️☑️☑️