Harsha Somaroo
@sha_zar
Public Health Medicine Specialist @HealthZA. Immediate Past President @PublichealthSA 🇿🇦. Advocate for health equity, good coffee, & universal love ❤️
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20-04-2009 20:10:23
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"We need to go back to the basics: human rights are not abstract ideas or ideologies. They are about who we are and how we live. They are grounded in facts, in law and in compassion. They embody our needs and our hopes." - Volker Türk #OurRightsOurFuture
Our mission to negotiate the release of United Nations staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in #Yemen concluded today. We continue to call for the detainees' immediate release. As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about two hours ago, the airport
The spread of hate and mis- & disinformation online is causing grave harm to our world. This past June, António Guterres launched the UN Global Principles for Information Integrity, aiming to foster a more humane information ecosystem. un.org/en/information… #YearInReview
Jimmy Carter's advice to a young person. My nephew Matthew, now a Georgetown University sophomore, shared this letter with me yesterday. Five years ago, he wrote to all the living presidents and asked for advice on how to participate in public service. Only Jimmy Carter responded. My
South Africa is a constitutional democracy that is deeply rooted in the rule of law, justice and equality. The South African government has not confiscated any land. The recently adopted Expropriation Act is not a confiscation instrument, but a constitutionally mandated legal
🌍 Showcase your work at #WCPH2026 in Cape Town! Submit your abstract & get published in Population Medicine. ✍️ Let’s amplify #PublicHealth voices from Africa & beyond! 💡✨ Saiendhra Moodley Laetitia_Rispel Moeketsi Modisenyane Tracey Naledi Harsha Somaroo Africa CDC Sabin Vaccine Institute