Robert Marten
robertmarten.bsky.social
Robert Marten
@robertmarten.bsky.social

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

Business 26%
Economics 25%

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How does research drive real change?

Our new Lancet–Elsevier Foundation Evidence to Impact Award is open for proposals! If your project champions implementation science, health equity and community engagement, apply before Feb 2: spkl.io/63326Aq7Z8
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.

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Corporations market intensively to children (including harmful products) because it is very lucrative 🤑 and creates lifetime consumers.

The WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission report recognized commercial marketing as a key threat to children’s health and wellbeing:

www.thelancet.com/commissions-...
Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,

Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.

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Global health challenges are evolving: We are looking for you, come and join us in Berlin!

A new cohort is opening for the PhD Program Global Health—bringing together research, innovation, and leadership at a time of rapid global change.

Apply here
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Global health challenges are evolving: We are looking for you, come and join us in Berlin!

A new cohort is opening for the PhD Program Global Health—bringing together research, innovation, and leadership at a time of rapid global change.

Apply here
➡️ globalhealth-phd.charite.de/en/applicati...

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Harmful drinks are getting cheaper, not healthier.

WHO data shows sugary drinks & alcoholic products are now more affordable in most countries—including for young people.

This is a global warning sign. Raise taxes to protect health.
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Wish this were exceptional but sadly it’s not!

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“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.
www.nybooks.com

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We should all stop talking about colonialism in the past tense

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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...

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...
journals.plos.org

📢 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
jh.zoom.us/j/9242517268...
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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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.
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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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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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 ...
news.un.org

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"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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Humanity has missed 1.5C climate target

And with climate change denialism peaking, I fear the worst

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘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
www.theguardian.com