We need to make compassion great again. That is how we fight cruel tyrants, autocrats, oligarchs and the dark forces they have amassed communities.springernature.com/posts/make-c...

Grateful Swiss TPH global health community for including us, as they push towards equity. Students lead the way! Hats off to @nandijoubert.bsky.social Carmen Sant Fruchtman and Lucienne Zinsstag for their tireless efforts! @ananyatb.bsky.social @isabelmunoz.bsky.social @mcgillghp.bsky.social

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So pleased to see @ananyatb.bsky.social, @shashikalb.bsky.social, @isabelmunoz.bsky.social & Vivian Qiang support this effort!

The @swisstph.ch DEI Network is excited to host a scientific retreat: Reimagining Global Health at Swiss TPH! With speakers from McGill Uni & @thelancet.com Commission Racism, Structural Discrimination and Global Health.

In this commentary, we compare the “red pill” versus “blue pill” versions of global health education which represents the choice to radically reimagine global health education or remain comfortable with the status quo, respectively journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

Yesterday, there was a prime time interview on eNCA discussing the global decrease in funding for scientific research, immunization, and treatment programs. #Global #Health #ciris www.enca.com/opinion/disc...

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‪In India next week, I will be speaking about what 'innovation' means without adequate 'access' As Paul Farmer put it, "Excellent without equity…is the chief human rights problem of the twenty-first century medicine”

In a new analysis (note, back-of-the-envelope) @charlesjkenny.bsky.social and @justsand.bsky.social estimate that US foreign aid saves around 3.3 million lives per year. You can read more about their methodology and results here: www.cgdev.org/blog/how-man...

Happy (early) Birthday to the father of Field Epidemiology! John Snow, who turns 212 on March 15th, is legendary for using disease mapping to determine the source of the London cholera outbreak in 1854. #JohnSnow #Epidemiology

WTAF!? NIH might terminate grants involving South Africa because Trump thinks SA discriminates against white people www.science.org/content/arti...

If you don’t get your child vaccinated against measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death. Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.

How do we respond to the war on equity? @jocalynclark.bsky.social @bmj.com offers many thoughtful suggestions www.bmj.com/content/388/...

To honor Paul Farmer, last year, I helped create the Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity to honor inspiring people doing health equity work We raised 90% of our goal! If you can, please make a contribution & join 640+ people who co-created this award! crowdfunding.mcgill.ca/ui/main/p/pa...

Cartoon by @paulnoth.bsky.social

My latest article on Our World in Data, looking at foreign aid and the difference we can make with personal donations: ourworldindata.org/foreign-aid-...

Early reports to WHO from the 30 highest #tuberculosis (TB)-burden countries confirm that funding cuts from foreign aid, particularly from USAID, are already dismantling essential TB services. Without urgent action, these setbacks will reverse decades of progress to #EndTB 🔗 bit.ly/4kvsu2i

"Without drastic intervention, 3·80 billion adults over the age of 25 years will have overweight and obesity by 2050." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @thelancet.bsky.social

We're seeking a Co-Editor to work alongside Prof. Melody Ding for a 3-year term beginning in 2026. Help us publish impactful research that addresses critical evidence gaps worldwide related to the science, practice, and policy of physical activity. ➡️ journals.humankinetics.com/page/JPAH-ca...

In an interview with #BaZ, Swiss TPH Director Jürg Utzinger talks about how the #USAID funding freeze is impacting Swiss TPH projects in Tanzania and Ukraine, disrupting crucial healthcare services, and the shift in global health funding. Click the link below to read the full article.

10 years ago, when I began teaching global health, my courses were mostly the 'blue pill' version Slowly but surely, it has become reddish Every year brings more improvement & reflection @shashikalb.bsky.social & @ananyatb.bsky.social have been great co-teachers journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

What started as a grassroots initiative by a WHO staff member has grown into a global movement for health. Learn more about the #1Dollar1World campaign and get involved. People have the power 👏 🔗 bit.ly/3QyEuC3

Eur. Journal of Public Health & @eupha.bsky.social are opposing President Trump’s attack on the language of diversity. academic.oup.com/eurpub/advan...

Bravo @plos.org! US exec orders "stand in direct conflict with our core values, our mission, edit policies" "PLOS will not compromise on issues of scientific rigor & editorial integrity... we seek diversity because more expert voices make for better science" theplosblog.plos.org/2025/02/plos...

#Measles is one of the leading causes of death among young children globally. In 2023, an estimated 107 500 people died from measles, mostly children under age 5. bit.ly/48SAtkf

After years of progress in ensuring access to HIV medicines, everything is at risk again due to the actions of the Trump administration Global South nations must refuse to be seen as passive recipients of charitable and trickle-down science, and demand equity www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Some great news: the FDA just approved a new chikungunya vaccine for people aged 12 and older.

We started the Bill Kohl Peer Review Academy in 2024 with ISPAH to help early career researchers navigate the complexities of peer review in a hands-on, mentor-driven program. Meet our first class of participants! For more info on the participants & the program: ispah.org/introducing-...

"Trump's actions must be called out for the damage they are doing" @thelancet.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Reimagining Global Health Registration is now open! Online only www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...

🚨 Don't miss this! 🚨 I cannot recommend the Reimagining Global Health course enough! If you're interested in global health, equity, and the structural forces shaping health disparities, this course is for you! ⚠️ Warning: This will shift your views in ways you never expected!

Happy Black History Month, and yeah, we're still doing that.

Even as the US is threatening to withdraw from WHO, last week, we had an active discussion about shifting power in global health Please watch the recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZq8...

Wow — there are now more than 29 MILLION users on Bluesky! Spread the word!! 💙🦋 bsky-users.theo.io

The joke is on us.

For 20 years, I have served WHO in various advisory groups Because @who.int is made up of nations and, thus, all of us. Today, I showed my solidarity by contributing to this 1 Dollar, 1 World campaign to raise 1B in these uncertain times Join me! whofoundation.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEKRB...

Discover five facts about WHO and its global impact ⬇️

I echo @madhupai.bsky.social . The growth of @plosglobalpublichealth.org in just three years has been extraordinary to witness and it's all thanks to the leadership of committed editors and the researchers who choose to submit their work to our journal. I'm grateful to be a part of this journey.

Bluesky is getting its own photo-sharing app, Flashes

"Do we want global health to be radically different from colonial health or tropical medicine? If so, then let’s stop referring to it as “global public health” or “global health security” and start calling it “global health equity” Paul Farmer www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

Work can affect mental health—both positively and negatively. It’s essential to reduce risks to #MentalHealth, and create safe, healthy work environments for all.

"Global health is that thing that people from the Global North do to people in the South... and we never question that" @ckyobutungi.bsky.social is on 🔥 in this Lancet Voice podcast www.buzzsprout.com/861868/episo...

A group of over 60 German universities have left Twitter/X. These include the major Berlin universities: nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/01/10/h...

PLOS will no longer post on X/Twitter www.linkedin.com/posts/alison...

Great news! @plosglobalpublichealth.org journal is now indexed in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)!