International grassroots movement combining #art + #science to strengthen communities, cultivate local leaders, & improve #health. #Globalhealth beyond borders
This is *incredibly* important from @aijenpoo
The rights of caregivers and domestic workers must be protected at all times -- more urgent still in the context of a global pandemic.
As we say @Ladysmith, this is about creating the conditions for a more just and caring world. 💜
2/ ... I think of it more as an sad and urgent opportunity to reinforce local community and reciprocity, resist pervasive individualist ideologies & challenge capitalist systems driving global crisis: resistance-in-place as coined by @the_jennitaur
@JennieGamlin @thewrittenro
1/ I hope so too but I'm deeply skeptical
The capacity of #climatechange denialists to manipulate public discourse has an impressively terrible track record: @WeAreDrilled @amywestervelt @MaryHeglar @emorwee
So, beyond hope...
Decision to postpone launch of #GH5050 report taken on public health grounds
👉we all have responsibility to protect those vulnerable to #COVID2019
👉 if you are self-isolating & need a distraction, spend some time searching in interactive Index
https://t.co/hNIQ5Y0FCb
Big Farm Makes Big Flu
Capitalism, agribusiness, monocultures and the emergence of deadly pathogens
Interesting and relevant reading on the political economy of agriculture and health during #COVID19#CoronavirusPandemic
Via @ecosocialism1
https://t.co/jdf7jt0x4A
Our program officer Andrea wrote an insightful piece about our Music, Arts, and Health in the Jungle program in Peru, exploring the use of music to bring light to complicated, complex and difficult to discuss yet important topics.A must-read!
https://t.co/CIlOysfHpR #GlobalHealth
Hard to believe it's been 1 yr since #LancetWomen theme issue (one of the best things of my life). Today on #WomeninScience day, we reflect on & plot plans for further progress. See -> @TheLancet twitter story & https://t.co/8pJxJQvlIV #WomenInMedicine#WomenInSTEM
In the second blog of our #challengestoChoice series, Winnie Chelagat looks at how soda consumption is changing in Kenya & questions who will hold #junk food corporations to account & challenge their marketing narratives 🦾
https://t.co/P3qkaViwvx
We are recruiting! UCL Institute for Global Health has a full time vacancy for a Lecturer in #globalhealth, based here in London. Closing date for applications is 23rd January.
https://t.co/Thtd4HHNcO
COP25—“Conservation group WWF & the Prado Museum have joined forces to raise the alarm about the impact of climate change—4 masterpieces from Prado’s collection highlight the environmental consequences of various phenomena attributed to climate change” https://t.co/1vIFrB4CBO
How then do we facilitate this thinking out of the box about climate change? How do we ensure that collectively, humanity understands that the impacts of climate change are borderless? How best do we prepare for this new normal? Asks @EstherNgumbi 👇👇👇
https://t.co/MHXMZnB7z8