Pasteur Institute of Iran, founded in 1920 now destroyed by Israel-US bombing😞 It played a pivotal role in developing vaccines & public health services, for over a century, now gone😞 A few days ago a pharmaceutical plant was bombed, accused of making anesthetic fentanyl #War #PasteurInstituteIran

GCC countries should urgently take action to protect workers’ rights. Read more: www.hrw.org/news/2026/04...

VN-rapporteur en juriste Francesca Albanese ontvangt vandaag een gezamenlijk eredoctoraat van drie Vlaamse universiteiten: de Universiteit Gent, de Vrije Universiteit Brussel en de Universiteit Antwerpen. MO* sprak met Albanese een jaar geleden. www.mo.be/interview/Is...

Health orgs warn of ‘dangerous’ supply shortages amid Middle East crisis www.devex.com/news/health-... via Devex.

#African Central Medical can and should be strategic partners in national #pharmaceutical policy & #HealthSystem governance, coshaping #availability & #affordability of essential #medicines toward #UHC @belentarrafeta.bsky.social @itmantwerp.bsky.social @who.int www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🌍 What happens when pathogens, people and policies are all on the move? That's the question at the heart of the 66th ITM Colloquium in Addis Ababa. Co-organised with the Armauer Hansen Research Institute, we're calling for abstracts. Submit and bring your findings to Addis.🔗 www.colloq2026.be

#INCB: in 2024, 82% of world population, mainly in #LMICs, consumed only 14% of #morphine for #pain management, due to regulatory & cultural barriers, lack of training & #affordability. Adequate availability is critical, also in #humanitarian settings! www.incb.org/incb/en/news...

WMA expresses grave concern over attacks on healthcare in Lebanon and across the Middle East. Health personnel, patients and medical facilities must be protected. Read the full press release: https://ow.ly/5MTV50YAFk2 #MedicalEthics

Today, MSF is going public with something we've been fighting behind closed doors for months: Gilead will not sell us their new HIV drug, lenacapavir. The sticking point isn't even price, they just refuse to sell. Open letter linked + explainer 🧵1/ www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/gilea...

This morning, Israeli police prevented Cardinal Pizzaballa and the Custos of the Holy Land, Francesco Ielpo, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. www.custodia.org/it/news/join...

In @theguardian.com: #UK ‘weeks away’ from #medicine #shortages if #Iran #war continues, experts say. Concern that #supply chain disruption could hit health essentials – and #prices – from #painkillers to #cancer treatment www.theguardian.com/business/202...

𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬? 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞: gh.bmj.com/content/11/3... Co-authored with @jilmolenaar.bsky.social, @lenkabenova.bsky.social , @seyeabimbola.bsky.social , @onykepe.bsky.social & @grlurton.bsky.social illustration by Namrata Narendra.

An excellent reflection in the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics (IJME) about the challenges to #quality of #medicines in #India, from an industrial #policy perspective @daktre.bsky.social @kristofdecoster.bsky.social @belentarrafeta.bsky.social ijme.in/articles/the...

Beyond “Polycrisis”: What Gaza Reveals About the Limits of Global Health Governance www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by Duha Shellah.

📢JUST IN📢 This HUMAN RIGHTS month, we are excited to share Health Justice Initiative's (HJI) Turning 5 Report. Link: healthjusticeinitiative.org.za/2026/03/25/h...

Governments should urgently act to end the potential forced displacement of civilians in Lebanon and other atrocities. Countries that continue to provide Israel with arms and military aid risk complicity in the Israeli government’s serious violations in Lebanon.

"Ethics is not a checklist": what does ethical research look like in a #GlobalHealth context? From our Institutional Review Board of @itmantwerp.bsky.social, Jared Howes reflects on the opportunities of a shared #ethics culture across the institute and its global network www.itg.be/en/health-st...

🌍 Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the deadliest infectious diseases in the world. And yet, it's curable.  Read the article from De Morgen with infectious disease specialist Bouke De Jong on minimum patient contribution for medicines increasing, including TB treatment. tinyurl.com/y9ue73m9

Italian voters reject overhaul of judiciary pushed by Giorgia Meloni

Routine health data give us a valuable but partial picture of quality of maternal and neonatal care. Our new paper in Health Policy and Planning asks: partial for whom - and why? 📄 @srhgroup-itm.bsky.social @itmantwerp.bsky.social @lenkabenova.bsky.social

@who.int Information Notice for in vitro diagnostics users 2026/01. For national #malaria, #HIV, and #STI control programme managers and their implementing partners, procurement agencies, #NRAs for #IVDs and clinical testing sites. www.who.int/news/item/16...

What we get upset about. Cartoon for Dutch newspaper Trouw. #GasPrices #oil #OilPrices #Iran

Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinian children and their parents in their car on Sunday. Meanwhile, armed settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fog of war to seize land and advance Israel’s ongoing dispossession and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

Ten million people were​ left without power in Cuba amid a US-imposed oil blockade. International action is needed to prioritize aid, provide protection for those fleeing the country, and press authorities​ to uphold fundamental human rights.

A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness, supported by #EDCTP, has been approved by @ema.europa.eu. 💊ACOZI-KIDS and StrogHAT projects, funded by EDCTP and GH EDCTP3, are ensuring at-risk communities benefit from this innovation. 🔗More: www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/news-and-eve...

On behalf of the Pontifical Academy for Life, WMA invites scientists worldwide to support #ScientistsForPeace 🌍 At a time of rising conflict, science must serve peace, through ethics, collaboration & dialogue. 👉 Sign: https://www.academyforlife.va

Over 1 million people are now displaced in Lebanon as families flee continued Israeli strikes and evacuation warnings. Many left their homes in a rush, carrying only what they could. Shelters are filling up, resources are running low and humanitarian needs are rising rapidly.

The State Department is considering withholding lifesaving assistance to people with HIV in Zambia as a negotiating tactic to force the government of the southern African country to sign a deal giving the United States more access to the country’s critical minerals. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

When the powers-that-be overlooked malaria, a disease of the poor and disenfranchised, Nick White ignored them, and pounded them with facts. We remember the fighter of malaria

"The US is now pursuing biological data and pathogen intelligence through policies that risk reproducing the power imbalances of colonial extraction in new scientific form...African bodies are not cheap, expendable commodities." www.aljazeera.com/amp/opinions...

The Lancet: "Since 2022, WHO has observed a spike in reports of falsified GLP-1 receptor agonists, which have been detected in almost 60 countries."

#𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 📍 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐩, 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐮𝐦: @srhgroup-itm.bsky.social at @itmantwerp.bsky.social ► #Geospatial and data analysis for #mapping #spatial inequalities. ► MSc in geospatial, epi, etc. ► Experience in #healthgeography Apply: www.itg.be/en/jobs-and-... #GIS #rspatial #rstats

#NTDs. I read concerning news on a famous restaurant called #Noma. But #noma is also a devastating #neglected #tropical #disease, hitting vulnerable #children & lacking resources for research & management. Could they also come under the spotlight? Read here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...

This week's IHP Feat article (en français): www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... by Issa Coulibaly et al.

Ongoing conflicts continue to devastate civilians, health systems, and healthcare workers. The World Medical Association reaffirms medical neutrality and calls for the protection of healthcare personnel and facilities, as required under international humanitarian law.

UNICEF is devastated and outraged that our colleague Karine Buisset was killed in a reported drone strike on a building housing aid workers in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. https://unicef.link/4sI7hp6

📢 Save the date: Antwerp Informal Medicine Quality Day - 8 October 2026 This annual #MedicineQuality meeting will be hosted for the first time by @ITMantwerp in #Antwerp, in collaboration with our Medicine Quality Research Group @Caillette0202 @PaulNNewton @RRavinetto @SalehAljadeeah @BelenTarrafeta

Very scary: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Constant threats and backlash undermine women's rights around the globe, but women still continue to fight against repression. This International Women's Day, we honor the courage of those working to improve the lives of women and girls everywhere. #IWD26 #InternationalWomensDay

The US Department of Defense is reportedly using artificial intelligence from tech company Anthropic in its strikes in Iran. Why is this important? HRW's @abacci.bsky.social and @verityc.bsky.social explain ⤵️

"The most effective consumer boycotts in history share two qualities: they are narrow and they are easy," writes @rutgerbregman.com

Pathogen #genomic research implies risks due to human genetic bycatch. As researchers & #ethics reviewers at @itmantwerp.bsky.social, we propose a four-step #mitigation plan to #protect individuals & #communities, & #trust in research @orentzfadia.bwww.science www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Deportation from the US: the risks for stateless people. On our blog, Visiting Fellow Alice Neikirk analyses the data and highlights human rights concerns about the deportation of stateless people – such as Bhutanese refugees – who may be at risk of persecution. https://f.mtr.cool/pjbyvveitj

UNHCR is deeply concerned by the escalation of violence in the Middle East and its impact on civilians and further displacement in the region. Our full statement on the ongoing situation.

I just found out there’s an AI software you can use that “helps” you make “perfect” video recordings of your lectures—it literally removes any of your “ums” & “ahs” or pauses & it smooths out the things you say I shall NOT be using this software, because my “ums” & “ahs” are signs of being a human

Look to #Italy to see how the dangerous idea of ‘remigration’ is taking root in #Europe @theguardian.com #migrants #HumanRights www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#NTDs are uncommon but may be present in #Europe, as mobility & #climate change expand vectors habitat: poor #access to #medicines may leave vulnerable patients untreated & increase risk of local transmission @lancetrh-europe.bsky.social @itmantwerp.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Three years ago, at least 94 people, including 35 children, died near Italy in what is known as the Cutro shipwreck. Humane and rational migration policies are possible, and there is now a rare chance for accountability. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3OwsMud

#Controlled #medicines are #essential for pain, palliative care, surgery,anaesthesia,neurological & mental conditions in #Children. Lack of #access is a morally unacceptable reality: read our call in @lancetchildadol.bsky.social: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... & www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Check out this week's IHP news 867: Let's get on our horses www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with some translations, & short AI summary + key reads). See the website.