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Saturday, April 5, 2025
Half of women cannot make decisions about their reproductive health and bodily autonomy In lead up to World Health Day, please consider the below article based on insights from UN expert on gender and prevention of gender-based violence. She underlines that one of the promises governments made as part of SDGs to deliver by 2030 is, SDG indicator 5.6.1 (which measures a woman's ability to make her own decisions about her reproductive health and bodily autonomy).
Saturday, April 5, 2025Half of women cannot make decisions about their reproductive health and bodily autonomy In lead up to World Health Day, please consider the below article based on insights from UN expert on gender and prevention of gender-based violence. She underlines that one of the promises governments made as part of SDGs to deliver by 2030 is, SDG indicator 5.6.1 (which measures a woman's ability to make her own decisions about her reproductive health and bodily autonomy).
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Is long-acting HIV treatment as good as taking daily pills? Please consider the below article based on scientific insights and latest updates shared by noted German scientist. HIV treatment, which has to be taken daily and lifelong, has truly revolutionised lives of people with HIV. They live normal healthy lives with zero risk of transmission if they remain virally suppressed. But, taking daily pills can be difficult for some for a range of reasons.
Tuesday, April 1, 2025Is long-acting HIV treatment as good as taking daily pills? Please consider the below article based on scientific insights and latest updates shared by noted German scientist. HIV treatment, which has to be taken daily and lifelong, has truly revolutionised lives of people with HIV. They live normal healthy lives with zero risk of transmission if they remain virally suppressed. But, taking daily pills can be difficult for some for a range of reasons.
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Saturday, March 29, 2025
Right to safe abortion cannot be dislocated from human rights Please consider an article on Global Day of Action to Destigmatise Abortion.
Saturday, March 29, 2025Right to safe abortion cannot be dislocated from human rights Please consider an article on Global Day of Action to Destigmatise Abortion.
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Saturday, March 22, 2025
How can we leave those behind who are at higher TB risk? Please consider the below article when we accompanied UN hosted Stop TB Partnership's board member Dr Subrat and senior advisor Dr Nair to see on the frontlines how female TB affected workers support female homeless and migrant workers. We cannot leave anyone behind - especially those at higher TB risk - if we are to end TB by 2030 globally (and 2025 in India),
Saturday, March 22, 2025How can we leave those behind who are at higher TB risk? Please consider the below article when we accompanied UN hosted Stop TB Partnership's board member Dr Subrat and senior advisor Dr Nair to see on the frontlines how female TB affected workers support female homeless and migrant workers. We cannot leave anyone behind - especially those at higher TB risk - if we are to end TB by 2030 globally (and 2025 in India),
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Saturday, March 22, 2025
Catapulting funding crisis into opportunity by getting on track to end TB and tobacco use Please consider the below article where experts argue that faced with US government-led funding crises, if governments follow the science and deliver on health and development programmes, we can tide through towards a better safer healthier tomorrow. US$ 14 Trillion is the economic loss due to tobacco use every year and for every US$ 1 invested in TB control, return on investment is US$ 46. Deliver on SDGs
Saturday, March 22, 2025Catapulting funding crisis into opportunity by getting on track to end TB and tobacco use Please consider the below article where experts argue that faced with US government-led funding crises, if governments follow the science and deliver on health and development programmes, we can tide through towards a better safer healthier tomorrow. US$ 14 Trillion is the economic loss due to tobacco use every year and for every US$ 1 invested in TB control, return on investment is US$ 46. Deliver on SDGs
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Friday, March 21, 2025
Danger of substandard and falsified medical products is real and growing Please consider the below article based on insights shared by 3 experts who work to address the problem of substandard and falsified medical products. The shocking WHO report of 2017 alarmed us all that 1 in 10 medicine is substandard and falsified in low- and middle-income countries. Not only this, the problem is not only real but also GROWING!
Friday, March 21, 2025Danger of substandard and falsified medical products is real and growing Please consider the below article based on insights shared by 3 experts who work to address the problem of substandard and falsified medical products. The shocking WHO report of 2017 alarmed us all that 1 in 10 medicine is substandard and falsified in low- and middle-income countries. Not only this, the problem is not only real but also GROWING!
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Is patriarchy petrifying governments to deliver on gender equality? Despite legally binding treaty, declarations and agreements, governments have not delivered on the promise of gender equality and human rights. Is it because of the sinister link between patriarchy and capitalism, privatisation, religious fundamentalism and militarisation? The article presents insights from few experts
Tuesday, March 11, 2025Is patriarchy petrifying governments to deliver on gender equality? Despite legally binding treaty, declarations and agreements, governments have not delivered on the promise of gender equality and human rights. Is it because of the sinister link between patriarchy and capitalism, privatisation, religious fundamentalism and militarisation? The article presents insights from few experts
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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Change happens when gender inequality survivors join hands to stop TB Please consider the below article based on our spending a day with frontline healthcare workers (who are also affected by TB) and homeless women and female migrants with TB in Delhi, India. It was a powerful experience for us to witness how those struggling gender inequalities unite to fight TB and help each other beyond that too.
Tuesday, March 11, 2025Change happens when gender inequality survivors join hands to stop TB Please consider the below article based on our spending a day with frontline healthcare workers (who are also affected by TB) and homeless women and female migrants with TB in Delhi, India. It was a powerful experience for us to witness how those struggling gender inequalities unite to fight TB and help each other beyond that too.
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Friday, February 28, 2025
With only 70 months left to end AIDS why is the urgency missing? Please consider the below article based on insights from three leaders in HIV response globally as well as in Asia Pacific region and India. Not even urgency is missing but the focus on scaling up prevention, treatment, care and support - all is off the targets set by our leaders to end AIDS by 2030.
Friday, February 28, 2025With only 70 months left to end AIDS why is the urgency missing? Please consider the below article based on insights from three leaders in HIV response globally as well as in Asia Pacific region and India. Not even urgency is missing but the focus on scaling up prevention, treatment, care and support - all is off the targets set by our leaders to end AIDS by 2030.
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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Urgent and accelerated HIV service delivery with equity and rights is critical to end AIDS Please consider the below article based on insights from Indian HIV medical experts and researchers who have made a seminal contribution in defining India's AIDS response in varying capacities. They opine we have the tools to prevent HIV transmission, and ensure that all people living with HIV live a healthy and fulfilling lives. We can do better, no one needs to die of AIDS or get newly infected with HIV.
Saturday, February 22, 2025Urgent and accelerated HIV service delivery with equity and rights is critical to end AIDS Please consider the below article based on insights from Indian HIV medical experts and researchers who have made a seminal contribution in defining India's AIDS response in varying capacities. They opine we have the tools to prevent HIV transmission, and ensure that all people living with HIV live a healthy and fulfilling lives. We can do better, no one needs to die of AIDS or get newly infected with HIV.
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Monday, February 10, 2025
Right-wing policies threaten gender equality and health security Donald Trump's presidency is likely to have far-reaching consequences for sexual and reproductive health, bodily autonomy and human rights worldwide. Please consider the below article based on insights from a range of young people who call to protect their health rights in growing anti-rights push against gender equality.
Monday, February 10, 2025Right-wing policies threaten gender equality and health security Donald Trump's presidency is likely to have far-reaching consequences for sexual and reproductive health, bodily autonomy and human rights worldwide. Please consider the below article based on insights from a range of young people who call to protect their health rights in growing anti-rights push against gender equality.
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Friday, January 24, 2025
Frontline healthcare workers dispelling darkness below the lamp Please consider the below article based on interview with a migrant worker's experience of getting active TB disease. Despite living behind one of the best government-run free clinics, he could only access care when a frontline healthcare worker met him. Frontline workers bridge most-in-need people with lifesaving public services.
Friday, January 24, 2025Frontline healthcare workers dispelling darkness below the lamp Please consider the below article based on interview with a migrant worker's experience of getting active TB disease. Despite living behind one of the best government-run free clinics, he could only access care when a frontline healthcare worker met him. Frontline workers bridge most-in-need people with lifesaving public services.
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Saturday, January 18, 2025
Will the drive to find-treat-prevent TB continue till we end TB? Please consider the below article based on our interview with government TB officer who has served Kangra for ~30 years now. 100 days drive to find, treat and prevent TB in India in high-risk populations should not end in 100 days rather get scaled up and expanded population-wide till we end TB eventually. There are a lot of learnings he has shared that can improve programme outcomes if taken into account...
Saturday, January 18, 2025Will the drive to find-treat-prevent TB continue till we end TB? Please consider the below article based on our interview with government TB officer who has served Kangra for ~30 years now. 100 days drive to find, treat and prevent TB in India in high-risk populations should not end in 100 days rather get scaled up and expanded population-wide till we end TB eventually. There are a lot of learnings he has shared that can improve programme outcomes if taken into account...
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Saturday, January 4, 2025
India shifting gears to get on the right track to #endTB Warm greetings for a happy, peaceful and meaningful 2025. Please consider the below article which documents how a country with highest TB burden globally, is making efforts to shift gears towards TB elimination.
Saturday, January 4, 2025India shifting gears to get on the right track to #endTB Warm greetings for a happy, peaceful and meaningful 2025. Please consider the below article which documents how a country with highest TB burden globally, is making efforts to shift gears towards TB elimination.
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Monday, December 30, 2024
We cannot promote family life by restricting women's rights Warm greetings. Please consider the below article based on insights from a range of gender justice leaders on the conflicting positions of several countries - where they have endorsed legally binding treaties like CEDAW to advance gender justice and human rights (and a range of other Declarations, Agreements and commitments including domestic laws and policies), and on other hand are also pushing anti-rights efforts
Monday, December 30, 2024We cannot promote family life by restricting women's rights Warm greetings. Please consider the below article based on insights from a range of gender justice leaders on the conflicting positions of several countries - where they have endorsed legally binding treaties like CEDAW to advance gender justice and human rights (and a range of other Declarations, Agreements and commitments including domestic laws and policies), and on other hand are also pushing anti-rights efforts
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Saturday, December 21, 2024
Black Angels remind us of centuries of injustices plaguing the TB response Please consider the below article based on interviews with a "black angel" nurse who is over 93 years old today and served in Seaview hospital (one of the 4 hospitals (out of 93) in New York where black nurses were allowed to work a century ago). White nurses REFUSED to take care of TB patients at Seaview so patients 100 years ago called them with respect as BLACK ANGELS (as there was no cure back then).
Saturday, December 21, 2024Black Angels remind us of centuries of injustices plaguing the TB response Please consider the below article based on interviews with a "black angel" nurse who is over 93 years old today and served in Seaview hospital (one of the 4 hospitals (out of 93) in New York where black nurses were allowed to work a century ago). White nurses REFUSED to take care of TB patients at Seaview so patients 100 years ago called them with respect as BLACK ANGELS (as there was no cure back then).
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Engaging youth in tackling antimicrobial resistance to protect health and food security Please consider the below article based on insights from a range of young people who are the harbingers of change - and call for more engagement in improving response to drug resistance or antimicrobial resistance, which is among top 10 global health threats - and also threatening food security (due to misuse and overuse of medicines in humans, plants, animals and environment).
Tuesday, December 17, 2024Engaging youth in tackling antimicrobial resistance to protect health and food security Please consider the below article based on insights from a range of young people who are the harbingers of change - and call for more engagement in improving response to drug resistance or antimicrobial resistance, which is among top 10 global health threats - and also threatening food security (due to misuse and overuse of medicines in humans, plants, animals and environment).
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Failure to find all TB cases defeats us in #endTB efforts Please consider the below article based on interviews with two frontline leaders - Dr Erlina who has led from the front in the fight against TB (and drug-resistant TB too) as well as two-times TB (and drug-resistant TB) survivor. Unless we FIND ALL people with TB and put them on treatment (so that infection stops spreading) how will we end TB? In 2023, we missed ~3 million people with TB globally (as per WHO Global TB Report
Wednesday, December 11, 2024Failure to find all TB cases defeats us in #endTB efforts Please consider the below article based on interviews with two frontline leaders - Dr Erlina who has led from the front in the fight against TB (and drug-resistant TB too) as well as two-times TB (and drug-resistant TB) survivor. Unless we FIND ALL people with TB and put them on treatment (so that infection stops spreading) how will we end TB? In 2023, we missed ~3 million people with TB globally (as per WHO Global TB Report
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Reaching the unreached to find missing TB cases Please consider the below article based on insights from two frontline leaders who are making a huge difference in fight against TB in local communities in India and the Philippines. Unless we find all TB among the most vulnerable - and link all of them to care pathway how will we stop the spread and reduce human suffering? Thanks to both for making the difference.
Wednesday, December 4, 2024Reaching the unreached to find missing TB cases Please consider the below article based on insights from two frontline leaders who are making a huge difference in fight against TB in local communities in India and the Philippines. Unless we find all TB among the most vulnerable - and link all of them to care pathway how will we stop the spread and reduce human suffering? Thanks to both for making the difference.
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Thursday, November 28, 2024
Medicines save lives but not when they stop working Please consider the below article based upon interview with those who are living with drug-resistant infections on a daily basis. Gabriella was born with a condition (cystic fibrosis) that makes her prone to lung infections - and battled drug-resistant infections for years and continues to do so. We need newer medicines but no excuse to misuse or overuse medicines we have. Let us protect the medicines we have that save us.
Thursday, November 28, 2024Medicines save lives but not when they stop working Please consider the below article based upon interview with those who are living with drug-resistant infections on a daily basis. Gabriella was born with a condition (cystic fibrosis) that makes her prone to lung infections - and battled drug-resistant infections for years and continues to do so. We need newer medicines but no excuse to misuse or overuse medicines we have. Let us protect the medicines we have that save us.
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