Israel got away with targeting healthcare in Gaza. It's no surprise it is doing it in Lebanon too | Seema Jilani As a doctor who has worked in a conflict zone, I’ve seen spaces that were once considered sacrosanct become fair game in war. This has to end, says Seema Jilani, a paediatric physician

Israel got away with targeting healthcare in Gaza. It’s no surprise it is doing it in Lebanon too. #Gaza #Lebanon
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5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

Not only are our "leaders" chasing oil and denying climate change, they are also actively accelerating climate change with their wars & conflicts

"War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined"

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Power in Partnership - Frontline AIDS

Ending AIDS isn't something any one organisation can do alone.

It takes community knowledge, shared power, and the courage to act together.

That's what Power in Partnership means to us. And to every partner who helped shape this strategy.

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Aid cuts could cause 22m avoidable deaths by 2030, study finds Modelling suggests 5.4m children under five among those who could die if budgets of donor countries such as UK and US continue to be slashed

Aid cuts could lead to more than 22 million avoidable deaths by 2030, including 5.4 million children under five. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Nearly 1️⃣ in 3️⃣ women – estimated 840 million globally – have experienced partner or sexual violence during their lifetime.

And this figure has barely changed since 2000. #EndVAWG #EndGBV #16DaysOfActivism #NoExcuse

Snap survey conducted by PMNCH reveals global funding crisis threatening health and rights programs for women, children, and adolescents. Geneva, 20 October 2025 - A new global survey by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) has revealed alarming funding disruptions facing organizations working to protect and prom...

89% of @pmnch.bsky.social partners working to protect and promote the health and rights of women, children & adolescents faced reduced or uncertain funding in the past year, acc to a new survey. "This is not just a financial crisis—it’s a human one", @khosla.bsky.social
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Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet For many women, the internet was their last resource. An internet shutdown threatens to end this.

Afghan women lose their 'last hope' as Taliban shuts down internet. #Afghanistan

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The right to choose is fundamental.

This #SafeAbortionDay we demand safe abortion services for women, girls and everyone who needs it. Safe abortion is healthcare. Safe abortion saves lives.
#InternationalSafeAbortionDay #28September #Sept28
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Opinion | Trump’s Most Lethal Policy

Shutting down USAID will cost taxpayers $6.4 billion over two years. That’s enough money to save more than one million children’s lives.
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🔟 million people remain not on HIV treatment. We have a funding crisis at the same time as growing anti-rights movements and widespread stigma and discrimination, says Christine Stegling of @unaids.org at the @frontlineaids.bsky.social side event #HRC60 #HIV #HumanRights

Foreign doctors say Israel systematically targeting Gaza’s children: Report Medics returning from Gaza say Israel deliberately targeting children with sniper, drone fire, Dutch newspaper reports.

Foreign doctors who volunteered in Gaza say they treated over 100 Palestinian children shot in the head or chest, arguing it’s clear evidence Israel is deliberately targeting minors aje.io/f7key2

Watch as RFK Jr pressed on vaccines and CDC turmoil at Senate hearing The health secretary says nobody knows how many Americans died of Covid - but accepts Covid vaccines saved "quite a few" lives.

Democratic senator Ron Wyden: “The US is "in the midst of a health care calamity",

He says RFK Jr has "elevated conspiracy theorists" and "crackpots" in his short tenure as health secretary. He says RFK's priority is to take vaccines away from Americans.

📢 CSE empowers young people to make informed choices about their health & wellbeing. As misinformation grows, we need to defend CSE. I'm proud to be part of the team that developed the @frontlineaids.bsky.social CSE Messaging Framework for Advocates. #Together4CSE 👇
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More than 250 media outlets protest over Israel murdering Gaza journalists Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.

Media outlets have staged a front page protest to highlight the killings of more than 200 journalists in 22 months.

UK may scrap pledge to spend 80% of foreign aid on gender equality projects Exclusive: Critics warn move could worsen impact of Donald Trump’s rollback of funding for diversity and aid projects abroad

Scrapping the 80% commitment will compound the impact of US and UK aid cuts and exacerbate what feels like “a global war on women”. #UKAid #GenderEquality
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They recovered over 180 bullet shells at the CDC. Debris from shattered glass is still being cleaned up. I am completely stunned at how quickly the news cycle has moved on. This was an act of terrorism targeting public health experts, and the response seems to be a collective shrug.

‘Healthocide’: experts warn of rise in targeting of health services in conflict Principle of medical neutrality threatened as doctors and hospitals deliberately attacked, particularly in Gaza

“What is becoming clear is that healthcare workers and facilities are no longer afforded the protection guaranteed by international humanitarian law.”
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The Gates Foundation today announced a $2.5 billion dollar investment in #womenshealth innovations

The biggest investment in history, says Anita Zaidi. Areas:

OB/gyn care
Maternal nutrition & gut health
Contraception access
STIs
Menstrual health

WDYT?
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“These contraceptives are nothing less than life-saving,” @cbpolis.bsky.social @guttmacher.org #SRHR

"The BBC World Service has compiled material on over 160 cases where children have been shot in Gaza, and found that in 95 cases the child was shot in the head or the chest. In most of these cases the victim was under 12 years old"

Sad to hear of the death of Dr David Nabarro. A brilliant man.

The head of the World Health Organisation on how the IDF entered a WHO building in Gaza, forcing women and children out & handcuffing, stripping & interrogating WHO staff. One staff member remains detained.

Investment in WISH - one of the UK’s flagship sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) programmes - should be protected to achieve sustainable change and improved health for women in West and Central Africa. #SRHR #UKAid @msichoices.org @ippf.bsky.social @sightsavers.bsky.social @ipas.org

"All States should support this crucial call by Afghan women, for women around the world. They should make it a priority to actively work to ensure the inclusion of gender apartheid in international law, including in the draft crimes against humanity treaty." @heatherbarr.bsky.social #Afghanistan

Nearly 800 killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May, UN says UN human rights office says 615 of the deaths were in vicinity of sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

Nearly 800 Palestinians killed at Gaza food hubs and aid convoy routes since end of May. #Gaza

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MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in step forward for reproductive rights Amendment to crime and policing bill will change law to end prosecution of women who terminate pregnancies

“At a time when we’re seeing rollbacks on reproductive rights, most notably in the United States, this crucial milestone in the fight for reproductive rights sends a powerful message that our lawmakers are standing up for women,” @louknightsmccudden.bsky.social

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How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes Afghan fathers, brothers and husbands are, often unwillingly, inflicting the country’s repressive laws on their families, for fear of social shame or reprisals

Afghanistan: how ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes
#Afghanistan #GenderEquality
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Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’ Exclusive: Melbourne team demonstrates way to make the virus visible within white blood cells, paving the way to fully clear it from the body

Breakthrough in search for HIV cure leaves researchers ‘overwhelmed’. #HIV

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