This is great news - there are many things that governments can & should do to enable people to live healthier lives - including addressing the commercial determinants of health #CDoH ⁦Sharon Friel⁩ ⁦Evelyne 🙏⁩ ⁦stefan swartling peterson⁩ theguardian.com/science/2024/a…

US President Joe Biden spoke at the annual White House Correspondents’ dinner and toasted “press freedom and democracy” but made no mention of Israel’s war on Gaza that has killed at least 97 journalists.

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Fun night with drowning prevention experts ⁦Jagnoor Jagnoor⁩ & ⁦Justin Scarr⁩ - who confirmed ⁦Sarah Hawkes⁩ claims about converting PJs into floatation devices (although apparently jeans work better) ⁦Robyn Norton⁩ ⁦Etienne Krug⁩ ⁦⁦⁦RNLI

A burst of spring / summer colour on an otherwise grey London day. 🙏 to ⁦Royal Academy⁩ for the inspiration

We must focus our minds on the true drivers of the pandemic and upend common myths about #obesity —half of the world’s population will have overweight by 2035.

More than 3.5 billion people globally suffer from the main oral diseases.

A new approach to #oralhealth can lead to healthier societies, say julian fisher and colleagues
bmj.com/content/385/bm…

No surprises here: Israel failed to provide the formal UN inquiry with any evidence of the allegations it had made against UNRWA. Those countries which suspended funding to #UNRWA should reinstate it immediately; lives literally depend on that. theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

'Done right, oral health can play a major role in creating healthy societies. Yet, hierarchies of power, money & resource distribution of services continue to reinforce inequities.'

julian fisher et al on how to fix broken #oralhealth system

tinyurl.com/35479jnj The BMJ

Kudos to the Global Health 50/50 team for asking important questions and demanding accountability for gender equity, year after year, this time on planetary health!
Must read the report for startling stats on how far we are, & the cost of inaction is shooting up kent buse International Health Policies network & blog.

What share of board seats in global organisations working in planetary health are held by women from low-income countries, despite their communities being most affected by #ClimateCrises ?

Vote & spread awareness about the need for #GenderEquity in #PlanetaryHealth leadership!

There are more billionaires than ever before. They are richer than ever before. The need to tax the super-rich has never been so pressing. It's time the #G20 takes a transformative leap forward with a global minimum tax on billionaires. #TaxTheSuperRich

It’s all connected: Gender Justice for Planetary Health – including at national and local level. internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-artic… Feat article by Deepika Saluja, PhD #GlobalHealth5050

‘More thought should be put into de-escalation, rather than repeating the pre-first world war error.’ - ⁦Owen Jones⁩ Ping. ⁦Helen Clark⁩ ⁦Fran Baum⁩ ⁦Sharon Friel⁩ ⁦Remco van de Pas @rvandepas.bsky.social⁩ ⁦Kristof Decoster⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Discover why our latest report on planetary health & #GenderJustice demands your attention. With #ClimateCrises impacting the most vulnerable, it's time to act. Explore the findings & join the movement for a more equitable future. #ClimateAction globalhealth5050.org/planetary-heal…

Snapshot from the Global Health 50/50 Gender Justice for Planetary Health Report: 37% of non-profit orgs in planetary healthdon't mention gender in their work ( we have evidence that adverse health effects of planetary changes are mostly borne by women).

Fantastic to have gender justice in the spotlight at the Planetary Health Equity meeting #PHAM2024 Planetary Health Equity Hothouse

Look who's talking now at #PHAM2024 the fab kent buse

'Organisations working on planetary health must ensure that they do not perpetuate the same inequitable systems or replicate the structures of power and oppression that are driving the planetary crisis.'
kent buse & colleagues on power imbalances & privilege in planetary health.