I hope all the 'Yes to the Stadium' ppl are also 'Yes' to cuts to infrastructure, health, housing, and education. And for those in the back THERE IS NO 'SEPARATE' SPORTS BUDGET, it's all public money 🤬 #politas #auspol pulsetasmania.com.au/news/new-3-5m-…

Delighted to meet with Japan’s Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Dr 武見 敬三（自民党 参議院議員・東京） to thank him for 厚生労働省’s partnership with @Gavi, and to discuss how continued support can help achieve Gavi’s 2026-2030 goals which closely align with Japan’s global health priorities.

How can we rebuild trust in our public institutions esp the public sector? A suggestion or two from me: Participatory democracy can help build trust in public institutions themandarin.com.au/255463-partici…

Grateful to Foreign Policy for the opportunity to share insights on how @Gavi is facing the rising threat of climate change. Supporting preventive vaccination campaigns of climate sensitive diseases and accelerating the delivery of innovations are critical to protect vulnerable

So very sad to hear of the passing of Dame Maggie Smith. From the instant I saw her as “Miss Jean Brodie” I was obsessed. I’m so grateful I got to meet her- we had a night on the turps comparing the rather caustic parenting methods of Scottish mothers. Dame Maggie was slyly

Yesterday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged $290 million for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance for 2026-2027, with a commitment of more to come. We hope this motivates more countries to make bold pledges toward our $9 billion target so that we can vaccinate another 500 million

As you all know I am a strong supporter of the Recovery Movement which celebrates recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Here’s a video of my participation in the recent Recovery Walk in London, England. Thousands turned up. youtu.be/SNJk20nGVSo?si…

Progress to End AIDS in Georgia ‘Threatened’ by New Anti-LGBTQ+ Law healthpolicy-watch.news/progress-to-en…

“We welcome Gilead Sciences’s announcement of licensing lenacapavir for generic production. Leaving no one behind is how to unlock lenacapavir’s full potential & bring forward the end of AIDS” - our Executive Director Winnie Byanyima in a new statement: unaids.org/en/resources/p…

Time for Tas/Fed governments to concede the stadium is wrong design in the wrong place. The almost billion dollar build comes straight off Tas health, education and housing now and operating deficits forever. Guardian news ABC Hobart theguardian.com/culture/2024/o…

Exactly correct Philip Thalis

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Time for Tas/Fed governments to concede the stadium is wrong design in the wrong place. The almost billion dollar build comes straight off Tas health, education and housing now and operating deficits forever. Guardian news ABC Hobart

NSW has seen an outbreak of 433 mpox cases since 1 June 2024, prompting health officials to urge men who have sex with men, sex workers and their sexual partners to get two free doses of the mpox vaccine.

‘Gamechanger’ HIV prevention drug to be made available cheaply in 120 countries theguardian.com/global-develop…

Look at huge decline in global new HIV infections & global HIV deaths this century! Isn’t that great? Improved treatment for HIV & lots of harm reduction made huge contribution. Better funding too thanks to PEPFAR & GFATM ⁦Bill Bowtell AO⁩ 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

.Eamonn Murphy via The Hindu: Without #India🇮🇳 doing some heavy lifting, it is unlikely that the world will meet the SDG2030 of #endingAIDS We must not only diagnose & treat people, but also dramatically lower new infections Prevention is key More➡️bit.ly/4dtGSTH

Great to join a Mahi a Rongo | Helen Clark Foundation members-only webinar with Helen Clark and journalist PeterBale this morning. Insightful discussion on global challenges and Helen's recent UNGA trip. Helen's connections and familiarity with the world's 'characters' are invaluable! 🇳🇿