115 years of International Women's Day — and progress for women's rights was never as secure as we believed. @helenclarknz.bsky.social & I discuss what it'll take to protect hard-won gains in 2026 👇 @pmnch.bsky.social www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/07/03/2...

The #IWD2026 theme is rallying, but rights & justice cannot be taken for granted. Rights are not self-executing. Justice is not self-sustaining. With gender justice under threat, all of us fighting for health equity & gender equality must act collectively, with discipline & resolve. Pls share:

115 years of International Women's Day — and progress for women's rights was never as secure as we believed. @helenclarknz.bsky.social & I discuss what it'll take to protect hard-won gains in 2026 👇 @pmnch.bsky.social www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/07/03/2...

Check out this week's IHP news 869: American Psycho times, Gates/Epstein & International Women’s Day www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with translations & AI summary)

Two things are being overlooked in the #EpsteinFiles The complicity of doctors The extent of violence My new piece @bmj.com #IWD #Epstein #Healthwashing #VAW

Africa’s future depends on investing in women, children, adolescents @africanunion.bsky.social @pmnch.bsky.social @devex.com @unfpa.org www.devex.com/news/africa-...

Africa’s future depends on investing in women, children, adolescents @africanunion.bsky.social @pmnch.bsky.social @devex.com @unfpa.org www.devex.com/news/africa-...

Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health in 2026: From Crisis Management to System Correction www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/09/02/2...

PMNCH Executive Director @khosla.bsky.social announces PMNCH Cross-constituency Working Group on WCAH in Crisis and Climate Contexts. Read the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/posts/rajat-...

Via Global Policy: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/09/02/2...

Decisive Meeting at WHO Silent on U.S. Withdrawal, Debates Governance Reforms, Buys Uneasy Peace on Cultural Wars genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/decisive-m...

👉 @pmnch.bsky.social Statement on expanded #GlobalGagRule pmnch.who.int/news-and-eve...

Your voice matters. 🗣️ WHO and HRP are updating its guidelines on responding to intimate partner and sexual violence—and seeks input from women with lived experience. Anonymous. 5 minutes. Survivor-centered. More info: bit.ly/4pETNII #SRHR #healthforall

🚨#SRHR misinformation online isn’t just misleading, it’s a human rights issue. It distorts choices, fuels stigma & erodes access to care Our latest review maps the evidence and calls for rights-based solutions Read the insights: bit.ly/4sFmwj5 #SRHR #healthforall

Each year, a billion children globally are estimated to suffer some form of violence, such as ✋ physical or emotional abuse ✋ child maltreatment (inc. corporal punishment) ✋ bullying ✋ sexual violence ✋ online violence Childhood violence is preventable and must stop NOW.

Welcome among the #INTGenderChampions in Geneva, Rajat Khosla, Executive Director of Partnership for Maternal Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)! Read his commitments for #GenderEquality: genderchampions.com/champions/ra...

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty #Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought @khosla.bsky.social and Patrick Ndzana Olomo @thinkglobalhealth.org ✍️ www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/afri...

Recently, African Union delegates met in Johannesburg, South Africa, and converged on a shared vision: to elevate health financing as a core element of fiscal and economic policy. https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/africas-push-for-health-sovereignty/?utm_medium=social_owned&utm_source=tw_tgh

Dr Patrick Olomo and I reflect on "Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty" in @thinkglobalhealth.org Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought. We reflect on its imp for #WCAH www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/afri...

Dr Patrick Olomo and I reflect on "Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty" in @thinkglobalhealth.org Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought. We reflect on its imp for #WCAH www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/afri...

Check out this week's IHP news 858: The coin is increasingly melting www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with AI summary, and translations in French, Spanish & Portuguese). #UHCday

Sexual and reproductive health and rights is at the edge—restoring it will require courage. Some reflections with @pascaleallotey.bsky.social and Prof Sofia Gruskin www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights is inherently social and political. Yet the current funding environment sidelines this reality, privileging what's apolitical, say @khosla.bsky.social @pascaleallotey.bsky.social Sofia Gruskin #SRHR #HumanRightsDay www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights is at the edge—restoring it will require courage. Some reflections with @pascaleallotey.bsky.social and Prof Sofia Gruskin www.bmj.com/content/391/...

🚨PHD Opportunity 🚨 Funded PhD place available from next autumn to work with me on a project improving services for children with complex health needs! Calling interested graduates with degrees in a numerate subject. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🧵 1/ Public health is under siege. Populism, disinformation & weakened global institutions threaten trust in science. Here’s how we fight back using the tools of diplomacy. Our new paper, with @charlottemar.bsky.social and colleagues from Europe & US, is just out in Public Health Reviews

Happy International Day of People with Disabilities!

501 people have signed up to join today's webinar, which starts at 10am ET. I'll be moderating, and we have 5 fabulous speakers/panelists: John-Arne Røttingen, Ebere Okereke, Sam McPherson, Nina Schwalbe, and Osondu Ogbuoji It's not too late to register.....link below!

Today and everyday let’s commit to end violence against women. In @pmnch.bsky.social Touchpoint Avni Amin, Ana Flavia D’Olivera and Kadi Toure discuss the global burden of #VAW and urgent actions needed. #16DaysofActivism @hrpresearch.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ-j...

High blood sugar during pregnancy affects nearly 1 in 6 pregnancies worldwide. The new WHO & HRP guideline helps countries detect and manage diabetes in pregnancy early, improving health for mothers and babies alike. 🔗 bit.ly/3JXoHgq

The U.S. government has released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. Women are 73% more likely to be injured in a head-on crash than men. n.pr/48ne93H

Extreme heat is a growing public health crisis in India, especially for women in the informal sector. HGHI Steering Committee member Dr. Satchit Balsari studies real-world impacts using sensors, household monitoring & community partnerships. 📌 Read the article: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/w...

Pleased to join @helenclarknz.bsky.social and others for this piece in @naturemedicine.bsky.social highlighting need for "Harnessing evidence-based solutions for climate resilience and women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health" @pmnch.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🚨 Data show that #VAWG remains a global public health crisis 📈The new Violence Against Women Estimates provides the most comprehensive picture yet of intimate partner violence & non-partner sexual violence bit.ly/4pdDNxn

Pleased to join @helenclarknz.bsky.social and others for this piece in @naturemedicine.bsky.social highlighting need for "Harnessing evidence-based solutions for climate resilience and women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health" @pmnch.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

89% of @pmnch.bsky.social partners working to protect and promote the health and rights of women, children & adolescents faced reduced or uncertain funding in the past year, acc to a new survey. "This is not just a financial crisis—it’s a human one", @khosla.bsky.social pmnch.who.int/news-and-eve...

Today is Health Day at #COP30! When health leads, #ClimateAction follows. WHO is working with countries to: 🌿 Detect and prevent climate-related diseases 🏥 Strengthen health systems 👥 Put people's health at the centre of climate action Watch the event LIVE: bit.ly/3JxJzdZ

When women, children & adolescents thrive, nations flourish. The time to act is now. Let’s not allow their health and rights to remain the blind spot of development. Pleasure to join Prof Janabi WHO AFRO for this opinion piece @pmnch.bsky.social www.jeuneafrique.com/1735883/poli...

When women, children & adolescents thrive, nations flourish. The time to act is now. Let’s not allow their health and rights to remain the blind spot of development. Pleasure to join Prof Janabi WHO AFRO for this opinion piece @pmnch.bsky.social www.jeuneafrique.com/1735883/poli...

Global survey by @pmnch.bsky.social reveals alarming funding disruptions facing organizations working to protect the health and rights of women, children, and adolescents. Sudden halting of programs has had deep consequences for communities @helenclarknz.bsky.social pmnch.who.int/news-and-eve...

Global survey by @pmnch.bsky.social reveals alarming funding disruptions facing organizations working to protect the health and rights of women, children, and adolescents. Sudden halting of programs has had deep consequences for communities @helenclarknz.bsky.social pmnch.who.int/news-and-eve...

Check out this week's IHP news 849: Run-up to the World Health Summit in Berlin www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with translations in French, Spanish & Portuguese, as well as an AI summary). #WHS2025

Last night, we co-hosted an #UNGA event with @fullerproject.org on the role of the media in challenging disinformation around sexual and reproductive health and rights. Huge thanks to those who participated, including @nickkristof.bsky.social @ihartericka.bsky.social @khosla.bsky.social #ChoiceWeek

This was followed by a dynamic and thought-provoking discussion where our panel of journalists, sector experts and storytellers shared actionable solutions for dispelling myths and countering disinformation. @ihartericka.bsky.social @khosla.bsky.social #ChoiceWeek

We're proud to be co-hosting an event at #UNGA this week with @fullerproject.org 🙌 Our speakers will explore the impact of disinformation on sexual and reproductive rights, and the role journalists can play in fighting back. @nickkristof.bsky.social @ihartericka.bsky.social @khosla.bsky.social

“Truth and Trust” Defending sexual and reproductive health and rights against disinformation. Many thanks to MSI Reproductive Choices and The Fuller Project for organising this dialogue. Very much look forward to joining this excellent panel.

📽️ A video recording of this event, "Funding the Future: Effective Financing Models to Advance Women’s, Children’s & Adolescents’ Health," is now online at youtu.be/aSAGg53FxZA

“8. Meeting Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs in Conflict Settings” “As budget cuts upend the UN system, sexual and reproductive health services in conflict zones are at particular risk.” Critical analysis by @crisisgroup.org ahead of #UNGA80 @helenclarknz.bsky.social

Offline: The unavoidable reckoning @thelancet.com @richardhorton1.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Check out this week's IHP news 845: UNGA80 kick-off www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with French, Spanish & Portuguese translation & 6-page AI summary)