It's exciting to know that my daily/routine birding can simultaneously be used in global conversation & monitoring efforts via @Team_eBird & @BirdCountIndia; Those on the fence about eBird, jump in! Indian birders: birdcount.in & others see ebird.org

An amazing run along the Thames bend at Cookham (stealing time from a meeting I am here for!). The amazing healing power of large open PUBLIC spaces and preserving them and ensuring public access to them is vital in promoting wellness! 🔗 : strava.app.link/AOlbKMdcXSb

"Given the essential role ASHA workers play and the systemic issues their protests highlight, they must be guaranteed fair salaries, legal protections, and the tools needed to work safely and effectively." www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art...

"Ever wondered why parrots can mimic human speech, but monkeys cannot?" Lovely explanatory video to uncover the science behind parrots' "syrinx" and its remarkable vocal abilities.​ (Via The Flock Newsletter: Birds & Nature in your Inbox) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBGw...

New paper by Sayak Datta, Sumit Kane & colleagues regarding the changing nature of the medical profession & society relationship in India that is seen through instances of assault on health workers in a context where patient rights too are strained. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Home is where the heart is….

Doing this insightful (free) course on contemporary history of Palestine by Utrecht University - well produced with careful attention to multiple perspectives, well curated readings, yet with clarity of position needed for such a course;

Swami Vivekananda’s lecture extract from his talks on Jnana Yoga 👇🏾

WHO Europe examines if investments in the "quick buy" options can have positive population level health impacts in a single political cycle (5 years) & they say this is feasible; interesting approach to convince elected reps to invest in these "quick buys"; (via @ev4gh)

Looking for SOPs/guidelines/resources for training community health workers on Hypertension, Diabetes, Oral, Cervical & Breast cancer, NAFLD, mental health for the state health department. Pls DM if you are aware of any! Will use with acknowledgments/credits

More evidence on the relative ineffectiveness of current snake anti-venom that possibly is better suited for S. Indian regions cos of heterogeneity in venom composition across the 4 Indian venomous snakes Story in Research Matters: buff.ly/E7Ec3y2

Listen to Dr. C Madegowda, an amazing Soliga Adivasi scholar, ecologist, singer, writer & thinker in this podcast about his journey, life, struggles & contributions. His life & work are an inspiration to Adivasi youth and social inequity scholars alike

10 books I read and rated for 2024 on Goodreads; With the online information overload, number of books read every year slowly diminishing…how to resist the unhealthy “fast food” (social media) vs the healthier slow food (books) 🤔😥 https://buff.ly/410QQYz

"As concerns over the willingness of national governments to fund global health programmes have grown in recent years, organisations are turning to private institutions, including philanthropy, to make up the shortfall."

About the Godavarman case whose judgements continue to have an influence on conservation , forest governance and on Adivasi forest rights; fascinating how some events that shape public policy often arise out of everyday determination of common people

"Some US aid is given for nakedly geostrategic reasons. And some of that aid does harm. But the whole point of the Trump pause and review is to identify aid that is not advancing US interests, and cutting it. The worst types of aid will remain."

Sunday morning 5! Open public spaces (as opposed to private subscription gyms and gated community spaces) are the greatest investment in promoting public health, child health, elderly health and promote unity… Well paid & motivated public workforce as a public health goal!

The US exit is an opportunity for 190+ countries to step up and reform/reshape and reconfigure a global public good

Beyond Curry: Decolonising the Way We Talk About Indian Food "When it comes to Indian food, perhaps we need to begin by letting dishes be explained by the name of the dish itself."

"India's winding road to End TB" An editorial in "The Hindu" by Swathi Krishna & Parth Sharma 🔗 https://buff.ly/4htCpTG

Fascinating! Discovery of a new Pangolin species among trafficked animals! https://buff.ly/4hiR1oR

Also the paper link & image didnt come thorugh! :) This is the paper... www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

"Our study highlights the countries and subpopulations most affected by cardiometabolic disease associated with SSB consumption, assisting in shaping effective policies and interventions to reduce these burdens globally." https://buff.ly/3DNcvvu

Where is menstruation in global health policy? The need for a collective understanding

The 9th IIHS annual research conference focuses on "Urban transitions" with talks on health, education , livelihoods & issues at their intersection with "urban"; Can attend online/in-person. Am joining colleagues from IPH on a panel on urban health 🔗: https://buff.ly/3BZhHfh

India’s Tribal Schools Fail Their Most Vulnerable Students

Karnataka health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao speaks on maternal deaths; an open conversation with acceptance of systems faults and need for systems strengthening; renewed policy attention on maternal health hopefully results in systems reforms

📣 A quick intro to how the global food industry has conditioned our food choices and flavours. It’s a nice demonstration of how easily we locate many behaviours on individuals and miss the macroeconomic system effects.

Muzaffar Assadi, scholar, thinker and former VC of Mysore Univetsity, advanced the cause of equity and social justice in Karnataka; Several of his scholarly works & reports continue to inspire social movements

Alcohol’s relative safety and preference over other “more harmful” substances increasingly being reversed by evidence and high level advocacy. 👇🏾 today’s announcement by US Surgeon General

"The study is impressive in its scale...cases and deaths dropped by more than 50% and in the Indigenous population the drop was even more dramatic: more than 60%." Nature Medicine study shows the effects of Bolsa Familia strongest in Black and Indigenous populations www.npr.org/sections/goa...

On the life and work of Susheela Koraga recognised by Deccan Herald as one of the 2025 Changemakers; reminds us of how deeply entrenched caste-based practices even when abolished by law can still continue to have their effects across generations;

The full series of 19 “Conversations on Health Policy” published online by the Right to Health Collective over the course of 2024. Insightful reading that can be used to create small group debates & dialogues in public health organisations & networks

NTD research finan Organisations in these non-endemic nations, where NTDs are mostly non-existent, were recipients of 75% of direct research funding on NTDs and 70% of indirect research funding on NTDs between 2007 and 2022)." Read 👇 🔗

Peace is what the world needs in 2025 Happy New Year and may it bring peace and health

Meanwhile found the pot of gold somewhere in the Anamalais New year wishes everyone!

Requesting folks to check out the website "University of History". My attempt - just one among many others by so many good folks - to serve as a helpful guide to how scholarly historians think, analyse and write. Here's a recent article from there: historyprofessor.in/2024/12/27/h...

"Esi Tabu's Venom", our latest film from ongoing collaboration with Nandini Velho & the Canopy Collective featuring a Nyishi tribal folklore from Arunachal Pradesh on a feud between a Checkered Keelback and a locally endemic pit-viper; https://buff.ly/4gVvli9

@mizoraman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy getting this?

Hospitals in #Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat.

Our free eBook on Quality of TB Care! Download 👇🏽 www.mcgill.ca/tb/files/tb/...

In 2024, I've started a year-long birding challenge, dedicating at least 15 minutes daily to listing birds. Have uploaded 474 checklists this year & having logged over 3,500 lists since 2001 on eBird, I'm diving into intriguing analyses of my birding data!

International #EpidemicPreparednessDay There is no epidemic preparedness until we make sure Global South countries have access to lifesaving vaccines & medicines www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...