Children don't receive essential vaccines for a number of reasons. Reaching them calls for solutions shaped by local realities, not one-size-fits-all approaches. Here are some of the key lessons from the Zero-Dose Learning Hub, designed to adapt and move evidence into action. bit.ly/4eP0G8c

Canada’s proposed clean water act needs stronger protections for Indigenous communities theconversation.com/canadas-prop...

What if a century-old vaccine still has new lessons to teach? New research on the BCG tuberculosis vaccine and its links with a lower risk of Alzheimer’s is giving scientists a closer look at how immune activity and brain health may be connected. 🧵👇

How Alberta Is Blocking Child Abuse Prevention Programs in Schools via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07... Back to the mid last century!

Mark Carney keeps giving Danielle Smith everything she wants — and depriving her of what she needs  www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/03/o...

A Super El Niño is coming: 5 hard-won lessons the world can learn from Africa theconversation.com/a-super-el-n...

When vaccine coverage levels fell dangerously low in the remote village of Antsohihy in Madagascar, midwife Andriarimalala Eliane Germinah stepped in to reach and protect zero-dose children. Read her inspiring story here: bit.ly/4gS0ia8

The red Avadavat also known as strawberry Finch smallest Songbird native to Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. It measures between 9-10 cm . The colours are beautifully bright during the mating season and much duller in the non-breeding season.

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Email your MP, Prime Minister Carney, and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Hodgson to reject a new pipeline project. act.stand.earth/page/99925/a...

Should AI chatbots simulate care for students? Alberta teachers say no theconversation.com/should-ai-ch...

Why it’s time for Democratic socialism!

What they taught in school: GDP up = good. What they left out: The atmosphere has a limit Soil can die Water runs out 8 billion people need a living planet, not just a growing economy

Google’s New AI-Fueled Search Bar Threatens to Further Upend Journalism Industry truthout.org/articles/goo...

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A fungus-based vaccine platform being tested at a South African university could yield a new way to produce low-cost vaccines on the African continent. Here’s everything you need to know: bit.ly/4as0AAG

The Vancouver Company Working with Trump to Mine the Deep Sea via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/07...

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Social conditions. Personal experiences. Cultural beliefs. The cause of vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled to just one single factor. Here’s how a study spanning Brazil and South Africa aimed to understand how different factors affect routine childhood immunisation uptake: bit.ly/4gAkdu7

A major #Ebola outbreak is unfolding in eastern #DRCongo. With health systems already stretched by conflict, displacement & aid cuts, containing the virus is becoming even harder. Communities are stepping up but they need support to keep going.

Urban farming helps Johannesburg’s poorest households survive – now it needs bigger investment theconversation.com/urban-farmin...

The Canadian government’s latest Pipeline MOU with Alberta is the final nail in the coffin for Canada’s climate policy. It’s time to rise up and stop Big Oil from winning everything on their wishlist. That's why we're calling for a People's MOU instead: share.nwmd.social/s/bYtcWmyS

Here's what the media won't show you: three formerly incarcerated Black men who are now authors. You can learn a lot from their stories. This BLACK-owned online bookstore has their books in stock ✊🏾📚 #booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky

Music is not a luxury here. It is proof that we are still alive. Two young women. Two banduras. One bench in a Ukrainian city. They played. People stopped. No one said a word. hfu.org

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Want to increase vaccine coverage? Start giving people more than just a vaccine. By integrating routine HPV shots with broader adolescent healthcare packages, programs in Nigeria, Tanzania and Côte d'Ivoire are seeing massive community trust and buy-in. Here's how it works: bit.ly/4wb276M

Water tank delivery in South Africa has stopped pipes getting fixed and opened the door to corruption – research theconversation.com/water-tank-d...

Do annual COVID boosters still matter if you’ve already had past shots or infections? New research confirms they do, offering significant added defence for those at higher risk.🧵

African Women's Rights Charter Faces Challenge from Conservatives healthpolicy-watch.news/african-wome...

Farah fled violence for loving another woman. A U.S. judge ruled she could not be deported to danger. She was removed anyway. Court orders must be respected. Lives depend on it. Sign now: a.allout.org/s/Wx2mK/

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600,000 leaves create a surface area of ​​1,500 square meters. Mature trees filter 6 tons of CO2 and 1 ton of particulate matter from our air. They provide us with 4.5 tons of pure oxygen and transpire up to 400 liters of water a day—the best and most natural air conditioning system in the world!

How do you fight back against a nation’s top cancer killer with only a handful of oncologists? Zambia’s answer: to train more than 1000 nurses across over 500 screening centres. Here’s how they built an effective and powerful network for HPV prevention and care: bit.ly/4fZd5Y7

A major #Ebola outbreak is unfolding in #DRCongo. What worries health workers most isn't just the cases we know about, it's the ones we don't. With health systems already stretched by conflict, displacement & aid cuts, containing the virus is becoming even harder. @oxfaminternational.bsky.social ⬇

Did you know that 800 million people could be lifted above the extreme poverty for a year by a simple 10% tax on Musk’s $1 trillion fortune? #Taxthesuperrich Join us in #Teampeople during the #FIFAWorldcup oxf.am/teampeople

More than 15 years ago the Kenyan Ministry of Health noticed a worrying trend: vaccine rumours and false claims were spreading online faster than many people could verify them.

Fossil fuels still dominate in Africa’s electricity future – study tracks 3,139 power plants theconversation.com/fossil-fuels...

It's time to translate lessons learned from past Ebola outbreaks into timely access to medical tools for affected communities and countries. @doctorswithoutborders.org urged countries to act now: www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-u...

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Mangroves and seagrass store up to 5x more carbon than forests on land. The ocean absorbs about 90% of the excess heat from greenhouse emissions. None of that works if the ocean destabilizes. Climate and ocean health are one issue. #marinelife 🦑 #greensky 🌊 🎥UN Ocean Decade

New @equalshope.bsky.social's episode is out! In Australia, First Nations communities continue to experience poverty, exclusion & political marginalisation. Larissa Baldwin-Roberts joins us to discuss Indigenous rights, climate justice & structural racism. 🎧 Tune in: oxf.am/3SqUMRQ

Finding invisible children in Congo-Brazzaville url:https://www.gavi.org/vaccineswork/finding-invisible-children-congo-brazzaville

Drone photography creating a wonderful illusion! Shooting during early morning or late afternoon with the low sun is necessary to project shadows that are elongated and darkly defined! The black cast of shadows from the giraffe are amazing.

1/ 🌊 The ocean just had one of its biggest years in a generation, and most people missed it. Treaties in force. Species rebounding. Two landmark UN reports. $6.4B pledged in Kenya. I recapped the whole thing. Wins + honest caveats. 🧵