Israel Hayom has now modified the article, excluding my name and acknowledging an 'error in translation'.

Rights Groups Call for Probe of World Bank Hospital Funding More than 50 human rights organizations, nonprofits and international development experts are calling on the World Bank to investigate its health-care investments in Africa and Asia, citing Bloomberg ...

🚨I was among the 60 that demanded the World Bank Board investigate IFC funded hospitals which are implicated in denying emergency care, detaining patients, and exploiting staff. This is the opposite of "development." #PeopleOverProfits #UHC #DoNoHarm - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In a new WHO publication, UNU-IIGH's Remco van de Pas (@rvandepas.bsky.social) contributed to the chapter “𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁,” which examines how profit-driven policies often exclude large segments of the population from economic participation.

go.unu.edu/Q0rW9

Following the publication of their editorial in the Bulletin of the @who.int, H.E. José Ramos-Horta, Dr. @unnicycles.bsky.social, and Dr. @rvandepas.bsky.social share insightful reflections on urgent actions for a more just and sustainable future in Timor-Leste.

📄 Read here: go.unu.edu/R2vKj

New article by Timor-Leste President H.E. José Ramos-Horta, @unnicycles.bsky.social and @rvandepas.bsky.social highlights five strategic priorities to address #climate and #health challenges in Timor-Leste.

Learn more below 🔽

Article is accessible via the May'25 Bulletin of the WHO: doi.org/10.2471/BLT.... @timorleste.bsky.social
@unu-iigh.bsky.social @unnicycles.bsky.social @ununiversity.bsky.social @who.int @aseantoday.bsky.social T-L can set an example for other small island developing states facing similar threats

In the Bulletin of the WHO, H.E. José Ramos-Horta, @unnicycles.bsky.social & @rvandepas.bsky.social call for urgent, integrated action in Timor Leste to strengthen climate-resilient health systems, ensure food and health security, and support a just transition to renewable energy.

Join us for this discussion today.

A critical discussion, at a time when global health funding and governance is unraveling. #globalhealth

Heed this call to implement the 2020 recommendation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour to formalise community health workers. #CHW #ASHA #careextractivism indianexpress.com/article/opin...

Who cares for the carers? Calling out the exploitation of ASHAs The Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) of Kerala have been striking in front of the state Secretariat since February 9, demanding better wages and benefi

The critical work done by community health workers must be recognised and valued. India's well-being depends on this. #CHW #ASHA #careextractivism www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/who-c...

In this new piece published in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social, David McCoy, Johanna Riha, Claudia Lopes, @rvandepas.bsky.social, & @unnicycles.bsky.social call for five actions in response to the budget cuts being experienced by WHO and other global health institutions & programmes. go.unu.edu/N6aQq

Trump lashes out, acting as an authoritarian in attacks on perceived opponents The Trump administration is testing out whether Trump can get away with taking a clearly more authoritarian path forward. We must respond accordingly.

This week, Trump has gone after a "specific law firm, a specific university, a specific union, a specific hospital, and certain nonprofit employees were targeted for unfavorable treatment simply because Trump doesn’t like them and what they stand for."
www.lawdork.com/p/trump-test...

Reaffirm moral and political foundations of ‘health for all’, and the core normative mandate of @who.int as we weather the storm.

Global Health Is At A Crossroads: Let’s Be Bold And Aspirational - Health Policy Watch When America catches a cold, the world sneezes. Thus, the US withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), along with the gutting of USAID, PEPFAR and

Global Health is At a Crossroads: Let’s be Bold and Aspirational healthpolicy-watch.news/global-healt... @unu-iigh.bsky.social @unnicycles.bsky.social @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social These are challenging times for those working in global health. How then should we respond?

On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities You may never have considered yourself to be one. Why would you? But if you’re reading this, there is more than a likelihood that you are one. If you’re a

On the responsibilities of intellectuals and the rise of bullshit jobs in universities academic.oup.com/brain/articl... We can use our training and skills to direct our critical thinking inwards and consider how we can push back on the calamitous corporatization of our universities.

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In a recent op-ed published in The Star, Dr. unnicycles.bsky.social explores Malaysia's role in addressing systemic inequities in global health governance and presents a bold vision for Malaysia to champion health equity and justice globally.

👉 : go.unu.edu/hiUxz

#UNU #GlobalHealth

Great having you with us in Kuala Lumpur.

Gaza death trap: MSF report exposes Israel’s campaign of total destruction  | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ... Repeated Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians over the last 14 months, the dismantling of the health care system and other essential infrastructure, the suffocating siege, and the systema...

Let's breathe a sigh of relief. But let's also take a deep breath and get to work on the monumental task of rebuilding #Gaza. The staggering number of war-wounded. The mental trauma. The loss of family & homes. The living conditions. The repeated displacement. Let's not look away now. @msf.ca

Perhsps we need another grassroots science literacy movement, not unlike the one #KeralaSasthraSahithyaParishad undertook in the 70s.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

MSF’s humanitarian practice is not charity but a commitment to justice. “There can be no legitimate humanitarian solidarity without resistance to unjust and violent power structures."

My comment in the @thelancet.bsky.social with @james--smith.bsky.social

#MSF #AccessCampaign

The sky just got bluer, and smarter. ✨

UNU-IIGH has landed on BlueSky! 🚀 As the UN’s go-to think tank on Global Health, we’re diving deep into:

🌍 Gender Equality & Intersectionality
💡 Power & Accountability
🖥️ Digital Health Security & Governance
🌱 Climate Justice & Health

#UNU #GlobalHealth

UNU-IIGH is here!

As UN’s think tank on #GlobalHealth, we advance equitable, effective policies & practices in multilateral governance & accountability, health systems & workforce, digital futures & security, and climate health & just transitions.

Connect. Converse. Change.

@unu-iigh.bsky.social

HHS picks, the House subcommittee report, and pandemic revisionism Questions are important and needed, but we must not resort to rewriting history.

An honest look back – an eminently sensible suggestion from these fine health professionals @kmpanthagani.bsky.social and @kkjetelina.bsky.social 🫡@gregggonsalves.bsky.social for bringing this to our attention.

South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Last updated December 3, 2024, 3:36 PM EST to add bluesky handle South Korea Is Fighting for Democracy Again—And the World Needs to Know Heesoo Jang Assistant Professor of Media Law and Ethics Journ...

Important context from @heesoojang.bsky.social

South Korea live: South Korea president backs down from martial law order after MPs vote to block it Demonstrators who had gathered to protest the sudden introduction of military rule are now celebrating.

Bravi Korea. It was a night for the history books. You stood up, made yourself heard, and resisted. Together. Unanimously.