Talking on #Adolescenthealth issues in schools and communities and health check ups during #AHWDs and training #PeerEducator in #AndhraPradesh and #Uttarakhand both strengthens the #RKSK and increases importance of adolescence ArogyaAndhra National Health Mission, Uttarakhand

On #WorldHealthDay , we reaffirm that health is a human right for everyone, everywhere. This is why we continue to strive to achieve universal health coverage ( #UHC ) and health security. They are not just goals, but rights.

#MyHealthMyRight

These stirring words shared by Merette at our recent event underscore the need for inclusivity in our efforts towards shifting power and decolonization. Let's ensure every voice is valued as we strive for a more equitable world. #ShiftingPower #Decolonization #Inclusivity

Thank you Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá for your exemplary leadership, humble service, and positive example 🤗

UN Youth Office Felipe Paullier IPUparliament Anshu Mohan PMNCH speaking at the Young Parliamentary Forum #IPU148 : “Young parliamentarians have a unique role in advocating for more financial investment in adolescent and youth. The cost of inaction is huge: 20.5. trillion USD if we don’t take action now!” #YoungMPs #1point8

Funders in global health can perpetuate power asymmetries

Sam Oti offers great suggestions on how funders can be authentic allies by

1) Unlearning 2) Shifting power 3) Listening and 4) Empowering

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Famine is imminent in Gaza.

The international community should hang its head in shame for failing to stop it.

Huge shoutout to Rochelle A. Burgess @thewrittenro.bsky.social for not only writing this wonderful book, but also making it open access!

Download 👇🏾

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This #InternationalWomensDay
I want to encourage every Black & Brown woman leader that I know you are being gaslit, undermined, & told that you are 'too much' & 'chaotic'. It's a lie Sis. Your brilliance doesn't align w/ their supremacist beliefs.
Keep shining & #FreePalestine

Forced starvation in Gaza is an act of genocide.

Susan Abulhawa is the author of the critically acclaimed novel 'Mornings in Jenin' and has just returned from two weeks in Gaza, where 'What’s happening to people isn’t just this death and dismemberment and hunger. It is a total denigration of their personhood.'

Thank you for 50k downloads! Three years ago, when I wrote this piece, I never imagined the impact it would have. I'm incredibly grateful to Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá, who provided a home for this piece, and Binyavanga Wainaina, who inspired it. Thank you to all who have used it.

Babies are dying of malnutrition & dehydration.

Man-made famine is looming.

Doctors are amputating limbs of injured children without anesthetic.

Despite all the horrors - the worst might be yet to come.

The fate of millions of people who depend on UNRWA hang in the balance.

'We need to leverage capabilities and capacities within WHO and beyond to support our countries with what they need to deliver Health for All.”

New Profile—Hanan Balkhy: WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean HananBalkhyحنان بلخي WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean hubs.li/Q02n9yQ10

'For far too long women's health has been deprioritised. Prioritising it is a big win for everyone.'

This is a message said MANY times before - but can't be said enough. Investing in women is ensuring health & development for all.👇

#IWD2024 #CUGH2024

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Pleased to share some reflections with Johanna Riha Zaida Orth UNU International Institute for Global Health in The BMJ on why 'Investing in women’s health is essential in the era of polycrises'

#IWD2024 UN University

Dr Flavia Bustreo Naila Kabeer Tshilidzi Marwala チリツィ・マルワラ . 丸笑 Awa Marie Coll Seck

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Despite countless pledges and commitments to achieve UHC by 2030, progress has not just stagnated -- but deteriorated.

In our latest comment The Lancet, we outline four major (yet too often overlooked) challenges key to making health for all a reality.

📖thelancet.com/journals/lance…

📚🔍Wondering how coloniality manifests in global health authorship trends?

Our new analysis unveils insights from 1,269 papers across 12 journals, exploring how geographic and gendered hierarchies continue to shape global health research.

Read here👉go.unu.edu/DfiD7

⚠️countries are not on track to reach #SDGs 3.1 & 3.2 on maternal, newborn & child mortality👉 read PMNCH overview of countries’ statements #WHOEB on how to accelerate progress towards these targets. Only 2 countries mentioned the interlinkages between #climatechange & #MNCH

Too often, women’s health is given a narrow definition – emphasizing only reproductive or maternal health – leading to gaps in knowledge and underinvestment. 🌍🚺