Dr Fifa A Rahman
@fifarahman.bsky.social
PhD and global health wonk. Principal Consultant, http://matahari.global. Internationalist & humanist. 🇲🇾🇵🇸 🌍
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Dr Fifa A Rahman
@fifarahman.bsky.social
· Mar 19
A Roadmap for South-South Cooperation
Greater Global South solidarity is the only viable solution in the face of the seismic political shifts in the West.
thediplomat.com
🚨NEW ARTICLE @thediplomat.com: Seismic political shifts in the West means that we need a long term South-South roadmap. Written by 6 experts from each region of the Global South, we contemplate the decline of the West and propose next steps. @munira.bsky.social Read: thediplomat.com/2025/03/a-ro...
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More than 44 million people have died of AIDS since it was first identified
Regardless of what the US administration says, we must honor and remember them
And pledge to do everything possible to prevent further infections and deaths
Regardless of what the US administration says, we must honor and remember them
And pledge to do everything possible to prevent further infections and deaths
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
More than 44 million people have died of AIDS since it was first identified
Regardless of what the US administration says, we must honor and remember them
And pledge to do everything possible to prevent further infections and deaths
Regardless of what the US administration says, we must honor and remember them
And pledge to do everything possible to prevent further infections and deaths
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Is There a Third Way? Lessons for PABS from Parallel Treaty Contexts
Guest Essay by Siva Thambisetty for @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/is-there-a...
Guest Essay by Siva Thambisetty for @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/is-there-a...
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Is There a Third Way? Lessons for PABS from Parallel Treaty Contexts
Guest Essay by Siva Thambisetty for @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/is-there-a...
Guest Essay by Siva Thambisetty for @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/is-there-a...
Excellent Bernama graphic on the meeting with PM Anwar (Malaysia) and PM Abiy (Ethiopia).
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Excellent Bernama graphic on the meeting with PM Anwar (Malaysia) and PM Abiy (Ethiopia).
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Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Immigrants make up a significant proportion of all the country's doctors. New policies are making it harder and less appealing for foreign-born physicians to come to the U.S.
Abhorrent.
"She said that lenacapavir has become a kind of diplomatic carrot — and stick.
Friendly, compliant governments, like Eswatini, have received early shipments, whereas South Africa or Nigeria — countries that have fallen out of favor with Trump — seem to have received the short end of the stick."
Friendly, compliant governments, like Eswatini, have received early shipments, whereas South Africa or Nigeria — countries that have fallen out of favor with Trump — seem to have received the short end of the stick."
The US is fast-tracking this important HIV drug — for everyone except South Africa
Why the Trump administration is cutting out a country that needs it most.
www.vox.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Abhorrent.
Watching Malaysia’s meetings in Ethiopia and Kenya with interest and excitement. Some time back, some colleagues and I wrote an op-ed on South-South cooperation & the decline of the West. These are meaningful steps towards that. Agricultural tariffs reductions are excellent; Kenya grows great avos.
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Watching Malaysia’s meetings in Ethiopia and Kenya with interest and excitement. Some time back, some colleagues and I wrote an op-ed on South-South cooperation & the decline of the West. These are meaningful steps towards that. Agricultural tariffs reductions are excellent; Kenya grows great avos.
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The critical pathway for introduction of new TB diagnostics in African countries can be expedited if dossiers are complete, if local vendors are appointed, and with WHO PQ.
Our health systems lead & managing director are at @theunion.org presenting our work, available here: www.tbdxcriticalpath.org
Our health systems lead & managing director are at @theunion.org presenting our work, available here: www.tbdxcriticalpath.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The critical pathway for introduction of new TB diagnostics in African countries can be expedited if dossiers are complete, if local vendors are appointed, and with WHO PQ.
Our health systems lead & managing director are at @theunion.org presenting our work, available here: www.tbdxcriticalpath.org
Our health systems lead & managing director are at @theunion.org presenting our work, available here: www.tbdxcriticalpath.org
Great to be here at @theunion.org conference on Lung Health in #Copenhagen, particularly at this session on real-world strategies on TB diagnostics. @stoptb.bsky.social’s Suvanand Sahu highlights upcoming new diagnostics and says “this is a great time to replace microscopy.”
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Great to be here at @theunion.org conference on Lung Health in #Copenhagen, particularly at this session on real-world strategies on TB diagnostics. @stoptb.bsky.social’s Suvanand Sahu highlights upcoming new diagnostics and says “this is a great time to replace microscopy.”
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Nurse LaCrista Vaughn of TX sat on her ass as a Black woman screamed in pain while in labor. She should lose her license and never, ever work in healthcare again.
But even if that happens we are left with the fact that structural racism is widespread across U.S. healthcare.
But even if that happens we are left with the fact that structural racism is widespread across U.S. healthcare.
Black Mom Delayed Care, Snubbed By Nurse While Screaming In Pain From Labor: Video | iHeart
A viral video showing a Black woman screaming in pain as she waits to be admitted at a Dallas hospital while in active labor has sparked outrage online and allegations of medical racism. | iHeart
www.iheart.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Nurse LaCrista Vaughn of TX sat on her ass as a Black woman screamed in pain while in labor. She should lose her license and never, ever work in healthcare again.
But even if that happens we are left with the fact that structural racism is widespread across U.S. healthcare.
But even if that happens we are left with the fact that structural racism is widespread across U.S. healthcare.
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"Faustian bargain: Fifa A. Rahman, a lawyer who has advised developing countries in the negotiations, told Rory the U.S. agreement would enshrine the inequity countries protested during and after the Covid-19 pandemic." @fifarahman.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Faustian bargain: Fifa A. Rahman, a lawyer who has advised developing countries in the negotiations, told Rory the U.S. agreement would enshrine the inequity countries protested during and after the Covid-19 pandemic." @fifarahman.bsky.social
The United States has proposed a template that requires aid-receiving countries to share pathogen data within 5 days, with no guarantee of benefits. In this @devex.com article, I comment that this is “exploitative, neocolonial…” www.devex.com/news/us-temp...
US template for bilateral health deals bypasses WHO pandemic negotiations
Experts are raising concern around a template for bilateral agreements between the U.S. and partner governments that includes pathogen sharing and agreements on automatic approval for American product...
www.devex.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The United States has proposed a template that requires aid-receiving countries to share pathogen data within 5 days, with no guarantee of benefits. In this @devex.com article, I comment that this is “exploitative, neocolonial…” www.devex.com/news/us-temp...
Also really perturbed by Trump’s claims that he’ll send troops to Nigeria, and MAGA claims that Christians are being killed left and right. The meeting had both Christians and Muslims and I assure everyone that NO ONE got killed.
Really grateful for the expertise, energy, and collaboration from the Nigerian National TB Programme, State Ministries of Health, private laboratories, regulatory agencies, CSOs, and communities in our work meetings in Abuja this week on the critical path analysis for novel TB diagnostics.
November 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Also really perturbed by Trump’s claims that he’ll send troops to Nigeria, and MAGA claims that Christians are being killed left and right. The meeting had both Christians and Muslims and I assure everyone that NO ONE got killed.
Really grateful for the expertise, energy, and collaboration from the Nigerian National TB Programme, State Ministries of Health, private laboratories, regulatory agencies, CSOs, and communities in our work meetings in Abuja this week on the critical path analysis for novel TB diagnostics.
November 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Really grateful for the expertise, energy, and collaboration from the Nigerian National TB Programme, State Ministries of Health, private laboratories, regulatory agencies, CSOs, and communities in our work meetings in Abuja this week on the critical path analysis for novel TB diagnostics.
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The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
www.pbs.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
The US funds the bulk of biomedical research globally by far. It's not like other countries can simply take up the slack. The more likely: people leave research, new people don't become researchers. There is no happy ending. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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I just read this @apnews.com investigation about Lesotho and it blew my mind.
For those who’ve never heard of it 😉: Lesotho is a tiny, mountainous country in southern Africa.
And what’s happening there right now says everything about how fragile #globalhealth really is. apnews.com/projects/Les...
For those who’ve never heard of it 😉: Lesotho is a tiny, mountainous country in southern Africa.
And what’s happening there right now says everything about how fragile #globalhealth really is. apnews.com/projects/Les...
In Lesotho, US aid cuts leave people living with HIV in limbo
Lesotho, once with the world’s second-highest HIV rate, faces a health crisis as U.S. aid cuts dismantle vital HIV treatment programs, leaving patients without care.
apnews.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I just read this @apnews.com investigation about Lesotho and it blew my mind.
For those who’ve never heard of it 😉: Lesotho is a tiny, mountainous country in southern Africa.
And what’s happening there right now says everything about how fragile #globalhealth really is. apnews.com/projects/Les...
For those who’ve never heard of it 😉: Lesotho is a tiny, mountainous country in southern Africa.
And what’s happening there right now says everything about how fragile #globalhealth really is. apnews.com/projects/Les...
On 10th October 2025, Western leaders held a masturbatory ceasefire event, after which the Israeli regime continued killing Palestinians. It has been discovered that the veterinarian Dr Muath Abu Rukba who had been treating animals at Sulala Animal Rescue in Gaza, has also been killed.
October 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On 10th October 2025, Western leaders held a masturbatory ceasefire event, after which the Israeli regime continued killing Palestinians. It has been discovered that the veterinarian Dr Muath Abu Rukba who had been treating animals at Sulala Animal Rescue in Gaza, has also been killed.
I have long forsaken Western media, but reading posts here I gather that it is Israelis that have suffered, that Israelis have heartbroken families. Palestinians have none of that. If you haven’t yet made the switch to @aljazeera.com, TRT World, @thecontinent.org, it is time.
October 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have long forsaken Western media, but reading posts here I gather that it is Israelis that have suffered, that Israelis have heartbroken families. Palestinians have none of that. If you haven’t yet made the switch to @aljazeera.com, TRT World, @thecontinent.org, it is time.
It was an absolute pleasure chairing this session on public health emergencies in South East Asia. Quite clear that there needs to be better coordination with ASEAN, an increased biosecurity focus, and greater insistence over national/regional sovereignty over genetic resources.
October 12, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It was an absolute pleasure chairing this session on public health emergencies in South East Asia. Quite clear that there needs to be better coordination with ASEAN, an increased biosecurity focus, and greater insistence over national/regional sovereignty over genetic resources.
Israel raped orthopaedic surgeon Dr Adnan Al-Bursh to death. We must ensure that they do not do the same thing to Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. Please pressure your MPs in the UK and congresspeople in the United States to ensure he is released.
October 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Israel raped orthopaedic surgeon Dr Adnan Al-Bursh to death. We must ensure that they do not do the same thing to Dr Hussam Abu Safiya. Please pressure your MPs in the UK and congresspeople in the United States to ensure he is released.
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This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #RFKJr. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #RFKJr. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Looking forward to moderating the panel on Governance, Equity, and Political Commitment in ASEAN, today at @monashuniversity.bsky.social Malaysia.
October 6, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to moderating the panel on Governance, Equity, and Political Commitment in ASEAN, today at @monashuniversity.bsky.social Malaysia.
Great to hear journalists Al-Jazeera unpacking the trends in American media, including that they are reporting that bombing has stopped in Gaza. At least 20 people have been killed by bombing in Gaza today, so this is obviously deliberately/negligently inaccurate.
October 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Great to hear journalists Al-Jazeera unpacking the trends in American media, including that they are reporting that bombing has stopped in Gaza. At least 20 people have been killed by bombing in Gaza today, so this is obviously deliberately/negligently inaccurate.
Anyone else got that grotesque Michael Froman email in their inboxes this morning?
October 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Anyone else got that grotesque Michael Froman email in their inboxes this morning?
Super excited to be delivering a course on the Pandemic Agreement: critical issues and negotiation tactics for the Executive Course on Global Health Diplomacy for the Catholic University of Guinea-Bissau.
Honoured to be asked by the venerable Magda Robalo, who I admire so much.
Honoured to be asked by the venerable Magda Robalo, who I admire so much.
October 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Super excited to be delivering a course on the Pandemic Agreement: critical issues and negotiation tactics for the Executive Course on Global Health Diplomacy for the Catholic University of Guinea-Bissau.
Honoured to be asked by the venerable Magda Robalo, who I admire so much.
Honoured to be asked by the venerable Magda Robalo, who I admire so much.
While the announcement of recognition of a State of Palestine by the UK is welcome, the assertions that Palestine demilitarise is not. Are only Western countries allowed to defend themselves against being genocided? The Israeli Occupation Forces themselves said that 200K have been killed.
September 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
While the announcement of recognition of a State of Palestine by the UK is welcome, the assertions that Palestine demilitarise is not. Are only Western countries allowed to defend themselves against being genocided? The Israeli Occupation Forces themselves said that 200K have been killed.