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Raffaella Ravinetto
@rravinetto.bsky.social
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Caminante no hay camino, se hace camino al andar (A. Machado).
Head of Public Health Department at Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp.
Pharmaceutical Public Health & Research Ethics.Tweets in my own name

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · Sep 22
Today we joined the call for the #right to receive and provide #healthcare, for the right to live. Everywhere. #Gaza #Yemen #Sudan #Afghanistan #Ukraine #DRC #Syria #Haïti etc.
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 11h
There is an escalation of in Florida use of death penalty:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stay the Execution of Ronald Heath
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed the first death warrant of 2026, scheduling the execution of Ronald Palmer Heath — who was sentenced to death for the 1989 murder of Michael Sheridan — for Tuesday, Fe...
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 1d
A devoted catholic????

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 1d
That is really good! But perhaps we will also need to talk of #fairness of #publication #fees, across editorial groups?

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 2d
The Trump administration froze billions of dollars in child care assistance for nearly 340,000 children.

At a time when our child care system is already struggling, this will be a disaster for working parents and their kids.

This illegal order must be rescinded.

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James Packard Love @jamielove.bsky.social · 3d
Trump withdraws from dozens of international organizations and treaties. (none involving IP).

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov

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Alan Regenberg @aregenberg.bsky.social · 3d
Utah Becomes First State to Let AI Prescribe Medication. Utah has launched a first-in-the-nation pilot program that will allow an AI system to renew 190 commonly prescribed medications for patients with chronic conditions. gizmodo.com/utah-becomes...
Utah Becomes First State to Let AI Prescribe Medication
The startup offering the renewals is eyeing nationwide approval.
gizmodo.com

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 4d
Good news. However, the overall system failure to enforce #transparency and #equity on #prices of innovative medicines remains a huge #policy #failure

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 4d
The Trump administration’s brazen military assault risks causing a new human rights disaster for Venezuelans.

The US appears poised to actively encourage Venezuela to maintain Nicolás Maduro’s repressive apparatus as long as it furthers US interests.

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 4d
Written in 2024!

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 4d
World in flames: civil society lost in the impotence of international law:
'the last two years of escalating warfare, coming in the wake of an earlier phase of global chaos due to the coronavirus pandemic, have deeply radicalized injustices'
g2h2.org/posts/worksh...
World in flames: civil society lost in the impotence of international law. G2H2 civil society workshop in Geneva, 25 May 2024
g2h2.org

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Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 4d
Via the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2026... @rravinetto.bsky.social @belentarrafeta.bsky.social
‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach
The cost of medication was too high for thousands of CF sufferers around the world. Now a Bangladeshi company is making a generic version that will change lives
www.theguardian.com

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brecht ingelbeen @ingelbeen.bsky.social · 5d
🔬ARTICLE: MORTALITY AND BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS IN HOMELESS PEOPLE IN PARIS
Work by @evelinec.bsky.social
➡️ Median age of death 54 years, 26 years (!!) below general population
➡️ Most deaths due to cancer and cardiovascular diseases - like in the general pop
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Mortality and barriers to healthcare among people experiencing homelessness in Paris: a mixed-methods study - International Journal for Equity in Health
International Journal for Equity in Health - Homelessness is a global problem with significant public health implications. Persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) face poorer health outcomes and...
link.springer.com

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Gorik Ooms @gorikooms.bsky.social · 5d
link.springer.com/article/10.1... Even if at risk today, still worth remembering how it was done
The successful scaling-up of antiretroviral therapy globally has many lessons for advancing universal health coverage: progress at risk - Globalization and Health
Globalization and Health - The expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) over the past twenty years is one of the most significant achievements in public health. It has transformed HIV from a...
link.springer.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d
I'm writing about the Palestine Action hunger strikers at the moment, any of whom could die at any moment, and the astonishing media and government silence surrounding them. The Establishment seems to have become even crueller than when Thatcher was PM.

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 6d
In #Venezuela, the #USA intervention and the capture of #Maduro mark the explicit return of the #law of the strongest and the irreversible crisis of the international legal order.
www.focusonafrica.info/what-is-inte...
What is "International Law" today?
Opinions - What is "International Law" today? - In Venezuela, the U.S. intervention and the capture of Maduro mark the explicit return of the law of the strongest and the irreversible crisis of the in...
www.focusonafrica.info

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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 8d
… Bernie Sanders statement: “Donald Trump has, once again, shown his contempt for the Constitution and the rule of law….”

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 8d
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.

It’s about oil and regime change.

And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 8d
Trump’s Attack on #Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
www.nytimes.com

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Prof Gavin Yamey @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 8d
No health without peace
EDITORIAL, The Lancet No health without peace What will be the most pressing health challenge of 2026? Climate change? Artificial intelligence? Pandemics? Non-communicable diseases? These issues will continue to shape health and medicine. Yet across much of the world, conflict is a fundamental determinant of people's health and of the functioning of health systems. The burden of armed conflict and violence worldwide is unusually high, and its effects extend far beyond battlefields, with harm in war zones and in civilian settings increasingly normalised. Conflict is too often treated as an externality of health; in reality, it cuts across every major health agenda, shaping risks, responses, and the feasibility of progress.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 8d
The first reaction from a political leader comes from the President of Colombia, who is calling for immediate meetings of the Organization of American States and the United Nations:
Gustavo Petro V @petrogustavo X.com • Translated from Spanish Show original Right now they are bombing Caracas. Alert to the whole world, they have attacked Venezuela They are bombing with missiles. The OAS and the UN must meet immediately. Rate this translation: i 1:05 AM • 1/3/26 • 42K Views

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 9d
In Italian, on the #environmental impact of winter Milan-Cortina #Olympics: to artificially snow the slopes, new works on rivers have been approved, often without environmental assessments and without publishing the promised savings plans.
lavialibera.it/it-schede-23...
Olimpiadi Milano-Cortina, neve (artificiale) a tutti i costi. Ma c'è il rischio che non sia abbastanza
lavialibera.it

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International Health Policies (IHP) network @ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 9d
Kicking off the new year, and catching up on the past two weeks in international & global health policies, governance & publications. Here's IHP news 860 - Happy New Year! www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u...
Newsletter
www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

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STAT @statnews.com · 10d
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told a podcaster that DEI-related grants restored under a court order won't be renewed in 2026
www.statnews.com/2025/12/31/n...
NIH director says DEI-related grants that were restored under a court order won’t be renewed
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya told a podcaster that DEI-related grants restored under a court order won't be renewed in 2026
www.statnews.com

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 11d
"La storia recente mostra con chiarezza che limitare o espellere chi presta soccorso non indebolisce la guerra, ma moltiplica il costo umano pagato dalla popolazione civile": Loris De Filippi, da #Gaza, su Repubblica

www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/...
L’intervento: “A pagare il prezzo del bando delle Ong da Gaza saranno solo i civili”
La situazione imposta dalle autorità israeliane ha precedenti in Darfur, Sri Lanka, Myanmar ed Etiopia. E i risultati sono uguali ovunque
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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 12d
UN agencies and NGOs call for immediate lifting of impediments to humanitarian access and NGO operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
www.ochaopt.org/content/un-a...
UN agencies and NGOs call for immediate lifting of impediments to humanitarian access and NGO operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitar...
Statement by the Humanitarian Country Team of the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT)*
www.ochaopt.org

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Raffaella Ravinetto @rravinetto.bsky.social · 13d
More governments denounce #Israel’s recognition of #Somaliland
The #EU said it “reaffirms the importance of respecting the unity, the sovereignty and the territorial integrity” of #Somalia.
www.politico.eu/article/more...
More governments denounce Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
The EU said it “reaffirms the importance of respecting the unity, the sovereignty and the territorial integrity” of Somalia.
www.politico.eu

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Udo Schuklenk @schuklenk.bsky.social · 14d
Julian Savulescu and me on plagiarism and academic value onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Forget Plagiarism: It's Originality, Utility, and Contribution That Matter in Academia Now
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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STAT @statnews.com · 14d
The infant botulism outbreak that sickened dozens of babies who drank ByHeart formula is a reminder of how vulnerable we all are to the companies that sell us food — and how important it is to have a robust food safety system. www.statnews.com/2025/12/22/a...
American food safety could be headed for a breakdown
More Americans will be exposed to foodborne illness as a result of this year's funding cuts, food safety experts predict
www.statnews.com

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Outbreak News Today @outbreaknews.bsky.social · 14d
Australia issues health alert on fake rabies vaccine, Abhayrab®, in India
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Australia issues health alert on fake rabies vaccine, Abhayrab®, in India
The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) and Victoria’s Department of Health issued a health alert recently on the circulation of counterfeit batches of the rabies vaccine Abhay...
open.substack.com

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Berend van der Kolk @berendvdkolk.bsky.social · 15d
"Academics who publish frequently in two top business journals often have prior working relationships with the editors who handle their papers, according to a new analysis"

👉https://retractionwatch.com/2025/12/17/business-journals-scholars-relationships-elite-cohort-scholars-editors/
‘Elite cohort’ of biz school scholars and editors scratch each others’ backs, study finds
Image: Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay Academics who publish frequently in two top business journals often have prior working relationships with the editors who handle their papers, according to a new analy…
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