It's been a year since I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the upsurge of #mpox in the #DRC and other countries in Africa. Since then 28 countries in the African region have reported nearly 50,000 confirmed cases. Overall, few deaths have been

According to UN Syria Commission of Inquiry "acts that likely amount to crimes, including war crimes" including murder, torture, abductions &inhumane acts related to the dead were committed by interim government force members as well as fighters linked to the Assad regime. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Let them go now 🎗

As more and more Palestinian journalists are executed and Western media increasingly turns to Western doctors in Gaza for information, please be mindful of this when/if they start mysteriously dying disproportionately in hospital strikes in the coming weeks

Misinformation is now undoubtedly one of the greatest threats to public health in this country.

The #ICC strongly rejects new US sanctions against Judges and Deputy Prosecutors ⤵️ icc-cpi.int/news/icc-stron…

Today is Rohingya Genocide Remembrance Day and marks the #Myanmar military’s genocidal attacks in 2017 which forced at least 700,000 Rohingya people to flee to Bangladesh. U.N. member states must pursue accountability for genocide and other atrocities committed against ethnic

We Physicians for Human Rights have just supported a lawsuit that aims to reverse some of the harmful effects of the abrupt, short-sighted cuts by the US to global public health, in particular the life-saving PEPFAR program that helped millions of people with #HIV.

I spoke with CBC News about the 'double-tap' Israeli attack on Nasser hospital in #Gaza today. Such attacks, along with restrictions on healthcare supplies and now on foreign healthcare workers, are a clear violation of the laws of war and demand justice. cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

Solidarity & respect for these brave hostage families May their voices be heeded and this terrible war on Palestinian civilians in Gaza be ended, & may their loved ones come home to them as soon as possible "Save the hostages, end the war"

RFK’s firing of Susan Monarez with Trump’s blessing shows clearly that science is now a matter of political orthodoxy and blind political loyalty, rather than evidence-based. Make no mistake. Monarez lost her job because she wouldn’t fall in line with RFK’s anti-vaccine agenda

Medicine and public health have added three decades to the human lifespan. Vaccination alone produced 40% of the reduction in child deaths. And now a disturbed and unqualified man driven by crackpot theories is destroying the foundations of this work, including CDC.

A New York Times Video investigation of the Israeli attack on Nasser Hospital, including the "double-tap" that killed journalists and rescue workers, is devastating for Israeli claims. nytimes.com/video/world/mi… I'm still wondering if the US supplied the weapons for this apparent war crime.

1er septembre 2025, l’hôpital de Panzi célèbre 26 ans d’existence. Fondé en 1999 dans un contexte de guerre avec la mission de permettre aux femmes de donner la vie dans les meilleures conditions, cette mission a été très vite déviée par la guerre. Le personnel de Panzi, qui

🙌 NEW REPORT: “Crashing Down on Us” New Fortify Rights report exposes #Myanmar junta airstrikes on civilians in Kachin & Karenni states amount to war crimes. The report identifies 22 junta officials and military commands responsible for deadly attacks on schools, hospitals &

Nous saluons la publication par UN Human Rights du rapport de la mission d’établissement des faits décidée à l’issue de la 37ème session extraordinaire par le Conseil des droits de l'homme de l'Nations Unies (ONU) en février 2025. Alors que la vérité est bien souvent la première victime de

Staggering numbers by the Lancet. Vaccinations have: - Averted 154 million deaths - For every death averted, 66 years of full health were gained on average = 10.2 billion years total - Accounted for 40% of the observed decline in global infant mortality

Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s ousted National League for Democracy has appealed to the international community to ensure the 80-year-old jailed leader receives unrestricted medical treatment and to press for her release, amid reports her health is deteriorating. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

Germany strongly condemns the ongoing atrocities in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo,from massacres against civilians & sexual and gender-based violence to hate speech. Ending impunity is key: a swift Commission of Inquiry is needed. #HRC60

No state is worth destroying the UN Charter over. Before anyone says “but self-defence!”, this ain’t it. Justifying all Israeli attacks w “self-defence” is an apology for more war & atrocity. Int’l law isn’t perfect, but preserving it makes us all safer. theglobeandmail.com/world/article-…