🙅🏾‍♀️ Year-end giving season means an endless barrage of comments around “helping Canadians first”. With the backdrop of #Budget2025 announcing a whopping $2.7B cut to the #InternationalAssistance Envelope (IAE), it feels important to address comments like these.

By suddenly cutting funding, the US administration has put “20 million Africans on death row” AIDS activist Zackie Achmat, speaking @pihcanada.org event

She was 4 months pregnant. Walking to collect her school report card. Then, in an instant, she fell. And couldn’t stand up again. In Jojoima, Sierra Leone, far from the capital, 23-year-old Fatimata’s world collapsed. She lay on the ground, paralyzed from the waist down, terrified. 🧵1️⃣

When we think of #accompaniment, our work alongside communities in #WestAfrica quickly comes to mind. 🌍 When @pih.org was invited to provide urgent support in responding to #Ebola. But rather than provide short-term emergency support, we looked deeper. 👀

...and so it begins 🧡 eleven years ago, Kono, Sierra Leone was at the heart of the Ebola crisis. today, that same community is home to the Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence: a place of healing, dignity, and hope. 🍀

Our next book club read is the most requested title since we started #TBReaders ! Get hyped for Maria Smilios' The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis. Order it now or request it at your local library: tbfighters.org/book-...

“tuberculosis is both a form and expression of injustice” @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

PM @mark-carney.bsky.social: “Canada’s leadership will no longer be defined by the strength of our values, but by the value of our strength.” If that means fire jets and missiles over aid, Carney is wrong. Canada’s power is our values. @btobcanada.bsky.social @resultscanada.bsky.social

Wanting to cozy up with a nice book or a captivating podcast 🍁🍂 Check out our team’s recommendations, with many more here: pihcanada.org/news/pihc-st... #bookrecommendations #paulfarmer #globalhealth #healthbooks #publichealth @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social

NEW REPORT SERVES AS A WARNING FOR GLOBAL LEADERS 📢 economy.zeromalaria.org The world risks the biggest malaria resurgence on record UNLESS the Global Fund to Fight #AIDS, #TB & #Malaria meets its 8th Replenishment target‼️This will cost lives, hold back African economies, & disrupt trade globally 🌎

Happy birthday, Paul. Please join us in reflecting on Paul’s work and recommitting to his legacy by reading his wife Didi’s beautiful piece on love for gardens and the intersection between gardening, beauty, dignity, and health 🧡 pihcanada.org/news/didi-be...

🎨 Got a design that embodies health as a human right? Submit your artwork today to inspire #globalsolidarity! Selected artworks will be used on our merch store, and the artists of chosen designs will receive a $100 honorarium. Deadline: Oct 31 👉 pihcanada.org/merch-store-... #ArtForJustice

🔔 Tickets running out! If you’re in #Toronto or #Montreal, make sure to join us and @zackieachmat.bsky.social for this wonderful event on the #GlobalHealth Activism that we need today. Tickets and more information in the bio or on this link: pihcanada.org/global-healt...

When aid is cut, lives are cut short. U.S. aid cuts are gutting global health programs. Now the question is: will Canada lead, or stay silent? Read @mbrender.bsky.social’s reflection: https://pihcanada.org/news/canadas-role-in-a-ransacked-world #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #ForeignAid #PIHCanada

Why come to our event? Here are some of our reasons! Limited availability and tickets are beginning to 🏃‍♂️ If you’re in #Toronto or #Montreal, grab yours: pihcanada.org/global-healt... #montrealevents #torontoevent #torontoevent #globalhealth #healthequity #healthforall #hivawareness #hivaids

I just read this @apnews.com investigation about Lesotho and it blew my mind. For those who’ve never heard of it 😉: Lesotho is a tiny, mountainous country in southern Africa. And what’s happening there right now says everything about how fragile #globalhealth really is. apnews.com/projects/Les...

TB is curable. So why does it still kill 1.3 million people a year? 🗣 Advocates. Survivors. Students. 💪 One message: End TB for good. #EndTB #GlobalHealth #RightToHealth #PIHCanada Read our recap: pihcanada.org/news/leadont...

SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES SPEAK UP ON TB 📢 Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious killer but it IS preventable AND curable. Moreover, it disproportionately impacts those living in extreme poverty. #cdnpoli @mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social @yasirnaqvicdn.bsky.social

Your art. Your mission. One powerful message. We’re inviting supporters to design the next piece of PIH Canada merch! Submit your original artwork for a chance to win $100. Details & submission: pihcanada.org/merch-store-contest #DesignForGood #ArtForImpact #HealthEquity

Most people don’t know the doctor who changed global health forever. This month, we’re reading about him. Join our virtual reading club on Oct 22 (12–1 PM ET) to discuss The Good Doctor. 👉 https://pihcanada.org/doing-hard-things-friends-reading-club #PaulFarmer #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity

What a privilege to listen to @madhupai.bsky.social speak at York university on the compounding crises resulting in deepening poverty, economic inequity, and the death of multiple multilateral instruments. Follow along as we share some of his insights. 🧵

“What does real global health activism look like today?” Join South African activist Zackie Achmat in Montréal (Nov 5) + Toronto (Nov 7) to find out. 🎟 Tickets: https://pihcanada.org/global-health-activism-we-need #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity @pih.org @zackieachmat.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social#GlobalHealth

Doing hard things is easier with friends 💛 PIH Canada’s Reading Club is back this October. Toronto: Oct 18 Virtual: Oct 22 One hour of conversation, reflection, and courage. Join us 👇 pihcanada.org/doing-hard-t... @resultscanada.bsky.social @tbfighters.org @pih.org @madhupai.bsky.social

Everyone can do their part in the fight to #EndTB ! Regularly contacting your government about the importance of #Tuberculosis and TB funding can go a long way US: act.pih.org/pepfar-a... Canada: pihcanada.org/LeadOn... UK: results.org.uk/news/... Australia: www.results.org.au/w...

The fight against some of the world’s deadliest diseases is under threat 🔴 With countries around the world taking a step back, we join partners like @msf.ca in urging Canada to ambitiously support the Global Fund & step up to help #Save23MillionLives 👇 www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/replenishing...

On Sept 25th, advocates and experts from across Canada and the world took on Parliament Hill to urge Canada to #LeadOnTB ❗️ resultscanada.ca/advocates-to...

It’s been incredible to be in Ottawa for the last two days meeting global health advocates from around Canada & the world. And getting to talk to MPs about the impact of Tuberculosis and Canadas role in the fight against it. #LeadOnTB @pihcanada.org @resultscanada.bsky.social

One week ago, TB advocates from across Canada gathered at the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill with one message: yes we can #EndTB! You can still tell your MP Canada needs to #LeadOnTB at this link: pihcanada.org/LeadOnTB-on-... @resultscanada.bsky.social @pihcanada.org

🧡 Today we honour Survivors of Canada’s residential school system. Reconciliation is ongoing work — and it calls on all of us. 📖 Read the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action: https://nctr.ca/records/reports/ #NDTR #EveryChildMatters #TruthAndReconciliation

Every 20 seconds, TB takes a life. Inuit in Nunavut face rates 300× higher than non-Indigenous Canadians. 📢 Add your voice: email your MP before Sept 30 👉 https://pihcanada.org/tell-canada-fund-fight-end-tb-september-30th #EndTB @tbfighters.org @resultscanada.bsky.social#EndTB

One weekend later, mentally, I’m still here. ✨ Over 40 advocates from across Canada came together at the 2025 Student Training Institute, united by the belief that health is a human right. We leave with tools, plans, and most importantly, each other. 💜 #GlobalHealth #Solidarity

🚑💨 When every minute counts, hope rides on two wheels. In Haiti’s Central Plateau, health workers raced to treat a patient living with #HIV who developed #TB, refusing to let stigma or distance stand in the way of care. Read more: pihcanada.org/news/zanmi-l... #EndTB #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity 🌍❤️

Want to join in on the action? There's still time to register! 👇 resultscanada.ca/join-us-for-... For a sneak peek into what lies ahead, watch the full US TB Hill Day recap here! 🔗https://youtu.be/lV0Sq4msNEI @tbfighters.org @pihcanada.org @msfcanada.bsky.social @stoptbcanada.bsky.social

📚 We’re launching Doing Hard Things With Friends — PIH Canada’s new reading club. Connect through short essays & stories on #GlobalHealth, #Solidarity & what care really means. 👉 pihcanada.org/doing-hard-t... #ReadingClub #Justice

Today marks #WorldSexualHealthDay2025! 🌎 This year’s theme places a focus on #SexualJustice as the foundation of a world where everyone can experience sexual health, rights and pleasure free from discrimination, violence or barriers. Learn more about #WSHD2025: worldsexualhealthday.org

A tenant BBQ turned into a global health fundraiser. 🙌 Thanks to Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Canada for supporting PIH Canada. You can turn any event into impact too: https://pihcanada.org/get-involved/start-a-fundraiser #CareCantWait #FundraiseForPIHC

When the lights stay on, babies are delivered safely, oxygen flows, and care doesn’t stop. This is what dignity in health care looks like. 👉 Read the full story: pihcanada.org/news/electri... #HealthEquity #GlobalHealthJustice

Honoured to have been in Rwanda celebrating Paul Farmer & 20 years of PIH. From primary care to oncology to mental health, Inshuti Mu Buzima & UGHE are building dignified, patient-centered care for all. 💙 #GlobalHealthEquity

🚨 Calling all Canadians 🚨 Raise your voice. End TB. Save lives. TB—the world’s deadliest infectious disease—is preventable, treatable, curable. Read that again. Then join us in pushing for change. #LeadOnTB #EndTB #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity #TBFreeWorld @tbfighters.org

🚀 When student creativity meets social good… A semester-long collaboration with George Brown College transformed digital storytelling into real-world impact. Read here: pihcanada.org/news/designi... ✨ #DesignForImpact #SocialGood #StudentPower 🎨🤝🌍

Amid global health cuts, PIH Canada is grateful to The Slaight Family Foundation for a $1M grant to sustain reproductive & maternal care in Sierra Leone and Malawi. Vital support for frontline staff & lifesaving services. #GlobalHealth #PIH #Solidarity pihcanada.org/news/excepti...

Excited to have the chance to chat with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social on his most recent book #EverythingIsTuberculosis. Follow along for snippets of the conversation! 🧵

Following this along! #Taxmenow founder talking about the importance of reducing #wealthinequity and asking hard questions about whether philanthropy resolves wealth inequity, or reinforces the system that causes it.

Who is this guy? Listen to Abebe reflect on his first interaction with Paul Farmer 🧡 #globalhealth #healthequity #healthforall #paulfarmer #socialmedicine

In 2024, your support helped communities around the world heal, grow, and thrive—together. 💜 Here are a few moments you made possible. Full story ➡️ pihcanada.org/sites/defaul... #MomentsOfImpact

Powerful op-ed by Dr. Julio Montaner, calling out the waning global leadership on the #HIV response. @mark-carney.bsky.social, will #Canada step up again as it has done before? Via @hilltimes.com: 🔗 www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0... @unaids.org #EndAIDS #GlobalHealth #G7

Drug-resistant TB. Doesn’t. Stop. At. Borders. Cuts to global funding put lives at risk. Read more via @wbur.org ⬇️ www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/... #DRTB #GlobalHealth #HealthJustice #CareCantWait

#CanadaDay is not a celebration for all. It’s a time to reflect on ongoing colonial violence and honour the strength of Indigenous communities. We commit to showing up with care, respect, and accountability. 🎨 Flag by Curtis Wilson (Kwakwaka’wakw) #TruthBeforeReconciliation #DecolonizeCanada

⏰ Last chance! Until midnight, every donation to PIH Canada is matched 1:1 to support cancer care where it’s most needed. Help build lasting health systems. Not just for today, but for generations. Give now: pihcanada.org/campaigns/ca... #HealthEquity #CancerCare #GlobalHealthJustice

In 2025, teens are still dying of AIDS. You read that right. Not only that, but @unaids.org says it’s the 2nd leading cause of death for adolescents. Socios en Salud and partners like @mollyfranke.bsky.social are working to change that. And that's by listening to teens and rethinking care. 🧵 1/3