#Globalhealth scholars are beginning to take the private sector more seriously. One example: @kstoreng.bsky.social on how private epistemic authority challenges WHO onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Excited to share my article on the rise of a commercial market for pandemic intelligence. I analyze tech startups’ influence on public policy and the implications for WHO’s traditional authority in public health intelligence. Open access in Global Policy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Join us this morning to discuss market failure in health systems and public health with Owain Williams

In a new paper in Globalization & Health, @adebengyp.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social and I analyze how the Gates Foundation strategically works to align European donors with its global health and development priorities. Our key findings in this thread 🧵

🔴𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄! Join our livestream to follow discussions from the symposium 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘿𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝘼𝙘𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, co-organised by UNU-IIGH and Third World Network. 🎥 Link here: go.unu.edu/ElCNL #GlobalHealth #UNU

Interested in understanding the impact of mega-foundations and other private actors in global health governance? Apply by April 23 to join the Global Health Politics group @uio.no PhD: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Postdoc: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... www.sum.uio.no/english/rese...

Please join us for this webinar today at 15:00CET to discuss the political determinants of digital health

📣Event TOMORROW 4th March The US is withdrawing from the #WorldHealthOrganisation. Now what? @sfparr.bsky.social, @josephharrisbu.bsky.social, @aliciay.bsky.social, Paulo Buss, & Sanya Reid Smith discuss. Have you signed up yet? www.sum.uio.no/english/rese...

Starting now! Please join us!

Are today’s public-private partnerships the partnerships we need to meet future global health challenges? Find out what we think in this free to access Lancet Viewpoint authors.elsevier.com/a/1kWO5V-4XO... with @adebengyp.bsky.social, @profsophieharman.bsky.social, @simonrushton.bsky.social

Thrilled to see @thelancet.bsky.social publish our viewpoint “Global health partnerships for a post-2030 agenda”, co-written with @profsophieharman.bsky.social @simonrushton.bsky.social and @kstoreng.bsky.social A thread 🧵

Leave WHO + Global Gag Rule returns + End PEPFAR immediate effect + intend to rejoin Geneva Consensus Declaration = 1 week of Trump, devastating consequences for women's health. Join me to discuss today r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/4XDB-GGL/j... & next week us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A bird flu pandemic is not inevitable. But a series of developments over the past few weeks indicates that the possibility is no longer remote. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...

BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...

I’ve spent a fantastic month in Kuala Lumpur visiting @unu-iigh.bsky.social, working on private foundation’s role in global health with @dcmccoy11.bsky.social. Thanks to @unnicycles.bsky.social @rvandepas.bsky.social and other UNU colleagues for welcoming me!

Stay up to date with the members of the Collective for the Political Determinants of Health! bsky.app/profile/did:...

and worth flagging the consequences / implications of this potential black hole in WHO financing WHO has already created a foundation to attract funding from business and private philanthropy and these efforts to expand private sector financing are likely to accelerate

#Trump’s withdrawal from @who.int was widely anticipated & criticised for damage it will cause. It serves as a wake-up call for the importance of multilateralism in the face of American unilateralism. In our @bmj.com piece, we outline actions to address the crisis www.bmj.com/content/388/...

New analysis of how financialisation shapes global health - by @collectivehealth.bsky.social members @benmhunter.bsky.social @felixundstein.bsky.social @annamarriott.bsky.social @dcmccoy11.bsky.social and others

The Collective Conversations are back next week! "Private Finance and Financialisation: A Threat to Global Health" with @benmhunter.bsky.social & @felixundstein.bsky.social, moderated by Susan Erikson. The event is co-produced with @unu-iigh.bsky.social Sign up: www.sum.uio.no/english/rese...

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The Collective for the Political Determinants of Health has joined the eXodus - follow us and our members for updates! go.bsky.app/7bmv1xD

We are delighted to launch our Special Issue on the Commercial Determinants of Health @healthpromint.bsky.social Our Editorial reflects on the values that unify the CDoH, the challenges that we face and how we overcome these. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

This week, the World Health Organization is fundraising for the first time USD 7.1 bn in voluntary contributions. But is mimicking global health partnerships' replenishment model a good idea? @kstoreng.bsky.social & I analyze this move in Global Policy: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/sites/defaul...