In the Dominican Republic, Canadian mining company Barrick Gold is pushing people out of their land, contaminating their water sources, and deepening the island nation’s vulnerability to climate change — all with the complicity of the government. Read about it here. open.substack.com/pub/nabilame...

Children in Gaza are dying from hypothermia. Israel is responsible for incalculable death and destruction.

The hypocrisy of so many academic organizations and universities that have remained silent when academic freedom and the right to assemble was violently repressed in the past two years yet they’re suddenly concerned about academic freedom because Trump is taking away funding.

I have long been pondering what it means to work in global health, especially now that one of its biggest funders is no longer providing the resources it used to. Read my thoughts here! :) open.substack.com/pub/nabilame...

Interesting thoughts on the EU's hipocrisy in terms of Ukraine and Palestine🧐 blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

This is SO CUTE

Besides ruining our health, our enormous and growing preference for ultra-processed foods in place of whole foods is ruining the health of the planet. At the recent attempt to do something about it in Busan, the over 200 oil industry delegates prevented any declaration limiting plastics.

Read some of my thoughts on the lack of opportunities for women in health leadership here! www.elespanol.com/mujer/protag...

#HPV vaccine stops 90% of #CervicalCancer cases, figures for England show, by @michroberts www.bbc.com/news/article... via @bbchealth.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social

What is Public Health? What has it ever done for us? Public health is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities, and individuals.

I just watched “Buy Now” on Netflix (sigh)… My article didn’t even scratch the SURFACE of what capitalism, corporations, and unchecked consumerism is doing to our planet. GO WATCH IT!!

Today, I think especially about the women in Palestine. In Sudan. In Congo. In Yemen. In Haiti. All our struggles & oppressions are related.

#25N #violenceagainstwomen 💜🦋 www.un.org/en/observanc...

🛍️ Let’s be mindful of what we consume (or don’t consume) this holiday season. The planet depends on it. New article out now! Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/nabilame...

Canadian health & sci community must band and develop a damage control plan A short list of what might come here from south of our border: - anti-vaccine - anti-fluoride - anti-trans & LGBTQ+ - anti-abortion rights - climate change denial - promotion of raw milk, ivermectin, untested therapies

The International Criminal Court issued warrants finding the two “bear criminal responsibility as co-perpetrators for committing the acts jointly with others: war crime of starvation as a method of warfare; & the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, & other inhumane acts.”

Global health can never be global because the global north is truly a “walled world” locking out everyone else www.forbes.com/sites/madhuk...

Not surprised… mondoweiss.net/2024/11/sena...

🦟🌍 “Climate change is having a massive global impact on dengue transmission, accounting for 19% of the current dengue burden, with a potential to spark an additional 40–60% spike by 2050—and by as much as 150–200% in some areas”. medicalxpress.com/news/2024-11...

Apúntate esto para el 26 de noviembre: un evento muy original sobre desarrollo sostenible🤩🤩 🗣️ Tras conversaciones entre todos los sectores sobre cómo (re)construir una historia rigurosa, clara y positiva sobre los ODS, la iniciativa Narrativas para la Agenda 2030 celebra su última sesión.

Check out my recent blog here🩵 open.substack.com/pub/nabilame...

We now have 3 starter packs for Global Health Nerds! go.bsky.app/DgwRPwD go.bsky.app/RScFWyt go.bsky.app/ADqkPeH Will keep updating!

⚠️ Attention USA public health community: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been appointed Health Secretary in the new Trump administration. Not only are his views scientifically incorrect — they're also very dangerous. Here are some examples:

👏🏽👏🏽 No cervical cancer cases detected in vaccinated women following HPV immunisation publichealthscotland.scot/news/2024/ja...

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