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Robert Marten
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Work @alliancehpsr.bsky.social @WHO.int on #HealthSystems, #NCDs, #HealthTaxes, #ClimateCrisis. @LSHTM PhD. Former @RockefellerFdn @WHOSierraLeone @WHO India.

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The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · 1d
“In 2022, according to The Lancet, more than 1.7 million Indians died as a result of air pollution, a 38 percent increase over the 2010 figure. Of the world’s ten most polluted cities, six are in India.” —Christopher de Bellaigue
Hype and Fraud in India | Christopher de Bellaigue
Narendra Modi is pursuing his vision of “developed India” through distorted claims of progress, stolen elections, and anti-Muslim policies.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 2d
We should all stop talking about colonialism in the past tense

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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 4d
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Our Favorite Home Libraries
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 4d
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One Sleep Habit Experts Wish You Would Adopt
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Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · 6d
New year new project?

Call for expressions of interest currently open – Building better ways of knowing: Exploring new methods in how health generated to advance improved solutions toward health equity

Deadline: 16 January 2026, 23:59 CET

More info: ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · 28d
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o... from @juliabelluz.bsky.social
Opinion | The French Secret to Healthier Eating
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Dec 12
I am so inspired and impressed by this work that we @alliancehpsr.bsky.social were able to support in #Palestine on the health system and policy response to climate change just published in @plosglobalpublichealth.org journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
Health system and policy response to climate change in the West Bank, Palestine: Current situation and priority actions
Climate change is a critical global risk to humans and ecosystems, influencing water and food security, air quality, and shelter, causing substantial direct and indirect health consequences. This incl...
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Dec 12
📢 Coming on December 15... the 4️⃣th edition of @EconforHealth #CigaretteTaxScorecard!

The 🆕 Scorecard uses latest data from @WHO to assess #cigarette tax policies in 171 countries 🌐

Join for the launch #webinar at 9am ET
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Launch of the Economics for Health Cigarette Tax Scorecard (4th edition). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar...
Join Economics for Health for the launch of the 4th edition of the Cigarette Tax Scorecard. The presenters will share the latest findings on cigarette tax policies in 171 countries and discuss trends ...
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Dec 8
Check out our new call below to capture community-led, disruptive, and innovative strategies addressing social determinants of health in #Brazil, #India, #Kenya, #Nepal, #Pakistan, #Senegal, #SriLanka or #SouthAfrica.
alliancehpsr.bsky.social Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · Dec 5
New call for expressions of interest – Building better ways of knowing: Exploring new methods in how health generated to advance improved solutions toward health equity

Deadline: 16 January 2026, 23:59 CET

More information > ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

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Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research @alliancehpsr.bsky.social · Dec 5
New call for expressions of interest – Building better ways of knowing: Exploring new methods in how health generated to advance improved solutions toward health equity

Deadline: 16 January 2026, 23:59 CET

More information > ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...

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Remco van de Pas @rvandepas.bsky.social · Dec 5
The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. news.un.org/en/story/202...
Arab region pushed to limits by climate extremes as 2024 smashes heat records
The Arab region is heating at nearly twice the global average, UN weather experts warned on Thursday, after 2024 saw unprecedented heat, destructive storms and worsening water scarcity impact some of ...
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Nov 25
Recommend it!

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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Nov 25
Sounds great!

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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Nov 12
Wow. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/w...
Japan’s Leader Started a Meeting at 3 A.M. Then Came the Backlash.
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Nov 7
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How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 31
Always interesting to read @thelancet.com @richardhorton1.bsky.social offline musing---> www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Offline: The death of globalism (part 1)
Tempting as it is to write off the Trump phenomenon and its effects on medicine and global health as a temporary derangement of mass politics, one would be severely mistaken for doing so. The imitatio...
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 30
I'm looking forward to reading.
equatormag.bsky.social Equator @equatormag.bsky.social · Oct 9
"Equator is founded on our conviction that the storied titles of the Anglophone West cannot be internally reformed, nor redeemed by their periodic U-turns and belated mea culpas. The time has come to create something new."

Today we publish Equator's editorial declaration.

Join us: www.equator.org

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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 29
Recommended reading

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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 29
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Health Taxes and the IMF: What 15 Years of Policy Advice Reveal
Excise taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened beverages can both raise revenue and improve health, but they have not been a central focus of IMF policy advice. There's an opportunity for stron...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Oct 28
Humanity has missed 1.5C climate target

And with climate change denialism peaking, I fear the worst

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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 24
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How to Blow Up a Planet | Trevor Jackson
What happened to the future? When did we lose it, and what has taken its place? Political scientists have found a continual decline in visions of a shared
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 24
Germany 1-0 France www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘Quiet as a whisper’: German firm launches ad campaign after lift used in Louvre heist
After watching the news about the Paris robbery, managers at Böcker decided to make the most of the publicity
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 24
Started listening to this excellent new podcast on Fela Kuti. Recommend it: www.npr.org/2025/10/15/n...
'Fela Kuti: Fear No Man' podcast explores the icon's music and activism
Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.
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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 24
Proud to have contributed to this piece on building climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems in #Nepal
@alliancehpsr.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Building climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems in Nepal: Insights from a policy document review and qualitative interviews with key stakeholders
This study aimed to investigate the health sector's progress on building a climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health system in Nepal. T…
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UNU International Institute for Global Health @unu-iigh.bsky.social · Oct 15
In a new UNU-IIGH policy brief developed in collaboration with the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, the authors identify three key pathways through which climate mitigation strategies can deliver health co-benefits.

📄 Read the publication and learn more here: go.unu.edu/m7Pir

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · Oct 10
Immigrant scientists make a massive contribution wherever they go

More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
More than 30% of this century’s science Nobel prizewinners immigrated: see their journeys
The most common destination for eventual Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry and medicine since 2000 is the United States, Nature has found.
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Equator @equatormag.bsky.social · Oct 9
"Equator is founded on our conviction that the storied titles of the Anglophone West cannot be internally reformed, nor redeemed by their periodic U-turns and belated mea culpas. The time has come to create something new."

Today we publish Equator's editorial declaration.

Join us: www.equator.org

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Robert Marten @robertmarten.bsky.social · Oct 1
Congratulations Madhu! This is so, so exciting.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 26
The world is hot — and only getting hotter. Here's what places around the globe are doing to keep cool, from repainting surfaces and installing outdoor showers to planting trees and going underground. nyti.ms/46CXyqn

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · Sep 23
😢 How are flights so much cheaper than trains?
Indeed, why are we forced to pick between cheap & polluting and expensive & sustainable?

Well @greenpeace.eu has the answer: subsidies and MASSIVE tax breaks.
A bright green poster with bold white and pink text at the top: “TRAINS ARE TOO OFTEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN FLIGHTS.” Below it reads: “Sustainable travel shouldn’t be a luxury.” A color-coded map of Europe shows the proportion of cross-border train routes that are more expensive than flights for the same journey. Colors: green (0–20%), yellow (20–40%), orange (40–60%), red (60–80%), purple (80–100%). For example, Spain, Portugal, and the UK are shaded purple (80–100%), while countries like Poland and Czechia are shaded green (0–20%). At the bottom, source text reads: “Greenpeace, Ticket Prices Of Planes Vs Trains, 2025. Only countries for which at least 4 cross-border routes met the methodological criteria are included in the Scorecard.” Green background with bold text: “WHY ARE TRAINS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN PLANES?” Below is a comparison table with icons of a plane and a train at the top. Two rows: VAT on international travel: Plane = “NO” (pink), Train = “YES” (yellow). Kerosene/energy tax: Plane = “NO” (pink), Train = “YES” (yellow). The chart highlights that flights avoid taxes trains must pay. Source: Greenpeace, Ticket Prices Of Planes Vs Trains, 2025.