Concluye la #WHA79, marcada por conflictos, crisis humanitarias, el brote de ébola y la crisis del hantavirus. El liderazgo de España en defensa de una salud global basada en ciencia, cooperación y sistemas públicos ha sido reconocido en esta WHA Orgullosa de formar parte de este equipo 🌍

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🚭Big Tobacco is no longer just selling cigarettes. It is engineering addiction through flavoured nicotine products, sleek designs, influencer marketing & youth-targeted digital content. INSIDE VIEW: Dr. Hans Kluge 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/big-tobacco-... #WorldNoTobaccoDay May 31

La salud de las mujeres no es un tema nicho: nos afecta a todas las comunidades. 🧵 Con motivo del #28M, Elena Marbán Castro, nuestra presidenta, nos recuerda que hablar de salud de las mujeres es hablar de justicia. #SaludDeLasMujeres #WGHSpain #Activismo #SaludGlobal

💚 Con motivo del Día Internacional de Acción por la Salud de las Mujeres, desde WGH Spain apoyamos la Reforma Constitucional para blindar el derecho al aborto en España. El acceso al aborto seguro es una cuestión de salud pública, autonomía e igualdad. #WGHSpain #DerechoAlAborto #SaludPública

This #May28, we stand with women & girls everywhere: sexual and reproductive health, rights & justice (SRHRJ) are non-negotiable. No one should be denied essential care because they can't afford it. Strengthening health systems is essential, not optional. #SRHRJ #HealthForAll

🏥 The #DRC #Ebola outbreak is being driven by more than a virus: insecurity, weak local administration, burial disputes, misinformation and distrust are all undermining response. 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/attack-on-eb... ✍️ @stefananderson.bsky.social @afro.who.int @ifrc.org 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

🧬 The outbreak involves Bundibugyo virus disease — a rare Ebola species with no approved vaccine or treatment and a high reported case fatality rate of 30–50%. 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/drc-ebola-ou... ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @drtedros.who.int @who.int #Ebola #globalhealth 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER #WHA79 side event: 📅 Tuesday, May 19 | 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM CET 📍 Campus Biotech 👥 Format: in-person only 🔗 More information: worldhealthassembly2026.genevahealthforum.com/rethinking-d... 🖋️ Registration: ghf.unige.ch/event/36/reg...

WHO Moves to Expand Access to Fast-Acting Insulin and Semaglutide, the Popular Diabetes and Obesity Control Drug healthpolicy-watch.news/new-who-preq...

Two days to go!⏰ Join us for UHC in a Fractured World: Resilient Health Systems amid Conflict, Climate, and Technology 🗺️ 📅 20 May 2026 🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVvwHbny5eU_Dqi1evD58u4woSouXFsaFCBVdCtXqL4yeU1A/viewform

Glucose level optimisation is challenging in individuals living with advanced #kidneydisease and #diabetes. Findings show that artificial pancreas technology can help improve glucose management in this population #diabetesresearch #insulinpumps link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🔓

I just signed a petition to @WHO from T1International calling for modern diabetes care for everyone, everywhere. actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...

REGISTER TODAY! On the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly #WHA79, #IFPMAis hosting 3 exciting events. Join and explore how innovation can shape a healthier, more resilient future for all. 🖋️ Free register for all 3 events: ifpma.info/3wfoHBE

Diabetic retinopathy, the most common microvascular complication of diabetes, is a leading cause of #blindness—Study shows the therapeutic potential of central overexpression of BMAL1, a vital clock gene, for treating #diabetes and #diabeticretinopathy link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🔓

⚕️ Access to safe abortion is essential healthcare—not optional. Restricting it leads to preventable deaths and deepens inequality. INSIDE VIEW: Maggie De Block @who.int

Un pequeño 📹de la Conferencia virtual: El sistema ONU de derechos humanos, ¿un modelo en crisis? #PALESTRACONVENCIONONU

📢 Collaborating Across Obesity and Diabetes Join Dr Pietilainen and learn how advances in metabolic research can inform care for people living with obesity and diabetes, and how collaboration has shaped her career. 👉14th April - 4pm UK / 5pm Paris

💊 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

🌍 UK aid cuts are hitting African health systems hard. Clinics are scaling back services for maternal health, HIV, and malaria. Years of progress are at risk. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social @who.int @unicef.org @wellcometrust.bsky.social

If we treat pandemics as purely biological, we miss the bigger picture. Laura Spinney joins the #GlobalHealthMatters podcast to explain why language plays a critical role in shaping pandemic outcomes. @laurainparis.bsky.social @garryaslanyan.bsky.social @ghm-podcast.bsky.social 🎧⬇️ and 🔁🙏

Analogue insulin, GLP-1, and the WHO Model Essential Medicines List – Authors reply - The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

🔎Few days left to apply! Young people with lived experience of NCDs, we want to hear from you! ⏰Check out the criteria and make sure to apply by 29 March 👉https://pulse.ly/xrvyr0bgts

Staging prediabetes and type 2 diabetes: the time to start is now - The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

As departments are abolished, some former @who.int directors remain in near-equivalent roles — raising❓❓about whether cost-cutting will be enough. 📉 WHO plans to cut around 25% of its global workforce by mid-2026, yet there is a $1.05bn funding gap for 2026–27. @drtedros.who.int @un.org 📖⬇️ & 🙏

#insulin4all #LeadOnNCDs

📢We call on leaders of all levels & geographies to use the opportunity of the Global Week for Action on #NCDs, commit to investments in NCD response & translate their promises into reality. It's time to #LeadOnNCDs #ActOnNCDs

The world can't afford weakened commitments to WHO ‘Best Buys’. Ahead of #HLM4 & beyond, we call on governments to take the #LeadOnNCDs & implement these cost-effective measures to save lives. Join our Global Week for Action campaign here 👉https://actonncds.org/take-action

⚡️A watered-down commitments won’t save lives, they will cost them. As civil society, we won’t accept vague promises. We demand measurable progress on the world’s leading cause of death. 🤝Join the call to #ActOnNCDs together 👉https://actonncds.org/take-action

El poder de las comunidades y de las voces con experiencia vivida 🌍✨ Nupur, Snehal, Samuel y Chikhu demuestran cómo su experiencia personal se convierte en una herramienta de cambio. Me reuní con ellos en el Global NCDA Forum 🎥 Mira el video completo aquí: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIuN...

#voicesinaction #diabetes #UNGA

Please join us in thanking Dr. Mikkelsen for bringing her vision, deep experience, and long-standing commitment to improving outcomes for people living with #diabetes worldwide. We can’t wait to learn from her! #voicesinaction

Join us this Saturday for two lively discussions and a chance to meet fellow people living with diabetes in #globalhealth. Register here: lnkd.in/g_JB3B-9

🚨BREAKING: Oxfam and over 130 organizations demand an immediate end to Israel's deadly distribution scheme, a return to UN-led coordination, and the lifting of the brutal blockade on #Gaza. Read our joint statement 👉https://oxf.am/3TksrtE

In a world where health threats spread faster than ever, the WHO Hub in #Berlin is developing cutting-edge tools & partnerships to help 150+ countries detect outbreaks faster & prevent future pandemics. Learn more in the Hub’s annual report 👉 bit.ly/4n6FTyW

🔬 Digital health technologies offer real-time data linking and cross-therapy evidence generation. Stakeholder engagement is crucial for meaningful insights! #HealthTech #EvidenceGeneration

Diabetes and HTA 💙