Ornella Punzo

Sceptical Doctor²|alma mater @SapienzaRoma|DTMIH @ITMantwerp|MScPublicHealth @LSHTM_Alumni|PhD @Unicatt|Researcher @istsupsan(Italian NIH)|views my own

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

GPs and hospitals to be forced to share patient data as Palantir is granted “unlimited access” to identifiable information
https://t.co/w0oKnIGhRQ

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Thiago Á. & Saif A. have been kidnapped, mistreated, arbitrarily detained, to punish them and crush the growing solidarity movement against Israel's genocide in Palestine. Do not let it happen!
Demand their freedom and freedom for all Palestinian hostages!
#FreeThiago #FreeSaif

[Agnes Callamard @AgnesCallamard]

Ever heard of Palantir?

Here's why it matters:

Palantir is a US software company.

It specialises in data products, used widely by governments for surveillance, intelligence and military purposes.

In January 2024, Palantir signed a contract with the Israeli military to use its technology in support of “war-related missions.”

Palantir has a deep relationship with US law enforcement.

It supplies ICE with tools that can be used for surveillance and targeting of migrants in the US.

Now, that same company is working at the heart of the UK National Health Service.

Palantir has already received £330 million of our money for its contract with our NHS England.

Health workers and patients have been ringing the alarm for years: this is not right.

What’s happening in Gaza is an ongoing genocide.

We shouldn’t have a company linked to human rights abuses have anything to do with the health of patients in the UK and the public health system.

Learn more: https://t.co/RSUKUxw4jo

[Istituto Superiore di Sanità @istsupsan]

🌍 Ultimi giorni per iscriversi alla #lezione sulla perdita di #biodiversità al riemergere di malattie dimenticate che si terrà il 18 marzo presso l’#ISS con #DavidQuammen.
🔎Segui lo streaming su https://t.co/ravXnJCpSx e approfondisci: https://t.co/u6fKYpuRab
#iststupsan

[Istituto Superiore di Sanità @istsupsan]

🌍Salute e nuove sfide ambientali, tornano 14 corsi Fad dell'Iss dedicati agli operatori del mondo ambiente e salute in merito ai rischi sanitari associati a determinanti ambientali ed ai cambiamenti climatici. Scopri di più https://t.co/Qc4pHa4xck

[Ornella Punzo @Ornelsss]

@Apndp @Raiofficialnews non pensate di dover rimuovere la signora Incoronata Boccia che contesta apertamente quel che una commissione delle Nazioni Unite ha definito genocidio?

[Ornella Punzo @Ornelsss]

I'm happy to be at #PHAM2025 these days, presenting two abstracts about operating theatres sustainability and the transformative role of national public health institutes like mine, @istsupsan, in planetary health systems approaches @IANPHIhealth

[Yamina Boukari @BoukariYamina]

The upcoming World Congress on Migration, Ethnicity, Race & Health has a host with IDF ties. Despite concerns raised, the programme remains unchanged & organisers have not distanced from the occupation/genocide. Sign the open letter here: https://t.co/Y7f00w10m6

#gsmerh2025

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

As an Italian, this is one of the most important realisations of having grown up educated about the horrors and crimes of the Holocaust. Never again starts with not dehumanising the Other. No one, ever. Thank you @omarelakkad for putting this into words.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw

Geneva – The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization.

WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go.

The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO.

With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues.

We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.

[Ornella Punzo @Ornelsss]

@andcapocci @ilmanifesto @CNRsocial_ @mariannamadia @FLCCGIL

[Dr Maria Neira @DrMariaNeira]

You can't stop a hemorrhage with a band-aid. https://t.co/ewE9fbAfVY

[Ornella Punzo @Ornelsss]

@andcapocci @sciwritersitaly @ilmanifesto Bravo Andrea!

[Nimer Sultany @NimerSultany]

The SOAS Lecture by @FranceskAlbs is now available on Youtube:
Imperialism, Colonialism and Human Rights: The Litmus Test of Palestine
https://t.co/13fJpHaywr

[Progressive International @ProgIntl]

ANNOUNCING 🍉 The Watermelon Index, a tool for worker-led resistance against the genocide in Palestine.

Explore our database of over 400 complicit companies and the campaigns against them: https://t.co/HaecAdDDI0

[Global Climate and Health Alliance @GCHAlliance]

Medical students from around the world showed up in a powerful way to demand urgent climate action @COP29_AZ. “Don’t burn our future!… Leave no one behind!.. The climate crisis is a health crisis!”
@IFMSA
#Youth4climate
#Health4Climate

[Ornella Punzo @Ornelsss]

Our side event "Green and Blue Infrastructure and Nature-based Solutions: Climate and Health Co-benefits" at the Italian Pavilion at #COP29Baku was a success #ClimateAction

[Dr Maria Neira @DrMariaNeira]

The health community is on the frontline of the climate crisis.
We need serious #ClimateAction from our global leaders
🌎 End fossil fuel subsidies
🌏 Strengthen health systems
🌍 Protect nature

Find out more in the @WHO #COP29 Special Report https://t.co/DouU53SIc2

[Ornella Punzo @Ornelsss]

@andcapocci ...nelle fogne

[London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @LSHTM]

Less sugar in first 1,000 days of life protects against chronic disease, study finds

In @guardian,@Nina_Tr_Rogers highlights need for early #PublicHealth interventions as low-sugar diet in infancy shown to reduce risk of diabetes & high blood pressure.

https://t.co/n0O0BMZcbw