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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 1d

🩸Postpartum haemorrhage kills 45,000 mothers each year.

New guidelines from @who.int, #FIGO & @internationalmidwives.org lower the diagnosis threshold to 300ml blood loss—enabling faster treatment & saving lives.

A global call to action launched at #FIGO2025.

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New Guidelines Recommend Lower Bleeding Threshold To Diagnose Postpartum Haemorrhage - Health Policy Watch

Women who lose 300ml of blood after giving birth should be diagnosed with postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) according to new guidelines published by the World

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 4d

Higher taxes on unhealthy products like #tobacco, #alcohol & #sodas have cut consumption & helped health.

Yet @moderation.bsky.app decided to label my story below about taxes as 'spam'. Did the unhealthy lobbyists get to them?

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EXCLUSIVE: Weakened UN Political Declaration On NCDs Removes Target To Tax Harmful Products - Health Policy Watch

The final political declaration for the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs is substantially weaker than the zero draft, no longer referring to

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 4d

Hey, ‪@moderation.bsky.app‬, why is an article about the need for taxes on unhealthy products labelled as "spam"? Are you responding to complaints from alcohol, tobacco and junk food companies?

Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 4d

Far right axis! #Israel to host fascist football hooligan Brit #TommyRobinson - because of the Manchester Synagogue bombing.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 5d

This Israeli government decision to host Tommy Robinson will widen the growing gulf between the Netanyahu government and the British public, including the broad majority of Jews in Britain (3/4 of whom dsapproved of Netanyahu, before this new link to this anti-Muslim racist UK far right convict).

Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 4d

#Israel justifies bombing #Gaza hospitals by claiming they're 'shielding' Hamas. Instead of #IDF proving this, they're turning the law on its head, trying to make people in the field disprove this, says @msf.ca
making it impossible to keep facilities safe.

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'Ban All Attacks On Hospitals To Prevent Genocide' - Health Policy Watch

All attacks on hospitals should be banned and the exceptions in international humanitarian law (IHL) that enable aggressors to justify bombing hospitals – by,

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 23d

#China’s Snub of US Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers #TrumpTarriffs www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/b...

China’s Snub of U.S. Soybeans Is a Crisis for American Farmers

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 25d

Nazis out and proud in the USA. WTF

Sean Beckner-Carmitchel @acatwithnews.bsky.social · 25d

Huntington Beach, CA - Crowd a bit more apprehensive now, though many are discussing joining or taking Neo-Nazi literature. Saw some 10ish year olds with flyers in their hands. Patriot Front members all standing by a sign that says “crush the left.” Some chanting “unite the right/crush the left.

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · 25d

Taxes on unhealthy products like tobacco, alcohol, sodas and junk food discourage consumption. But industry got them dropped from the @UN declaration on #NCDs

Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 26d

📣EXCLUSIVE: Weakened UN Political Declaration on #NCDs Removes Target to Tax Harmful Products

The final UN declaration drops plans to tax sugary drinks, alcohol & tobacco — ⏰a major win for health-harming industries.

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EXCLUSIVE: Weakened UN Political Declaration On NCDs Removes Target To Tax Harmful Products - Health Policy Watch

The final political declaration for the United Nations High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs is substantially weaker than the zero draft, no longer referring to

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · Sep 8

just sitting here thinking about the courage and determination of E. Jean Carroll compared to the abject craven collapse of the pretty much every silicon valley CEO

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 8

Breaking News: A court upheld E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million defamation judgment against President Trump after she accused him of rape.

Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump

The judges rejected President Trump’s argument that the Supreme Court’s decision extending presidential immunity should shield him from liability for defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · Aug 31

#Mpox Cases Rise in #Ghana, #Philippines and #China – But Decline Overall

While there was a small 7% uptick in cases over the past week, overall cases are down 76% since the peak of the epidemic.

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Mpox Cases Rise In Ghana, Philippines And China – But Decline Overall - Health Policy Watch

Ghana has seen an “exponential” increase in mpox cases over the past week, while there have been smaller increases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · Aug 28

How a single street connects South Africa to the continent and beyond: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2025... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

How a single street connects South Africa to the continent and beyond

The authorities must recognise the economic potential of a thriving corner of Johannesburg's inner-city.

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · Aug 20

#China Ties Manufacturers’ Access to Pathogen Information to Host Country’s Commitment to #PandemicAgreement

The complex talks are negotiating how to fairly & equitably share the benefits derived from utilizing genetic resources. ⬇️

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China Ties Manufacturers’ Access To Pathogen Information To Host Country's Commitment To Pandemic Agreement - Health Policy Watch

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · Aug 26

UK has just had its hottest summer on record. Heat stress is something about ¾ of the globe faces in our #climatecrisis future.

Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · Aug 22

Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat for Workers and Employers

“More than 2.4 billion workers are exposed to excessive heat, and this represents 71% of the world’s total working population," - Johan Stander ILO

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Mitigating Heat Stress: A Growing Threat For Workers And Employers - Health Policy Watch

Hundreds of migrant construction workers are likely to have died of heat stress while building soccer stadiums in the Qatari desert for the recent Fifa World

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · Aug 26

#Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project as Part of Ambitious #Gavi Initiative ☀️

“In places where one in four health facilities have no electricity, solarisation is more than a technical fix, it is a lifeline.” @sanianishtar.bsky.social - @gavi.org

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Zambia Launches Solar Clinic Project As Part Of Ambitious Gavi Initiative - Health Policy Watch

Zambia has become the first country to inaugurate a solar clinic as part of Gavi’s $28 million Health Facility Solar Electrification (HFSE) programme, which

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · Aug 18

3/3 "The implicit message throughout: Infection produces spike protein that can cause harm, therefore vaccination, which produces controlled amounts of spike without the virus making copies of itself, makes sense."

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · Aug 18

"These laboratory experiments, while limited in their clinical relevance and unable to establish causation, consistently show harmful effects from the spike protein produced during infection. ⅔

Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · Aug 18

"Here's what Kennedy apparently missed: Most of the compiled papers are in vitro studies (laboratory experiments in test tubes or petri dishes) documenting effects of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, not vaccination. ..

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AVAC @avac.org · Aug 17

Great piece by @kerrycullinan.bsky.social in @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social on the latest in AVAC's case against the Department of State in the foreign aid freeze, healthpolicy-watch.news/us-non-profi....

@publiccitizen.bsky.social #HIV #HIVprevention #PEPFAR

US Non-profits Vow To Fight On After Court Rules They Can’t Challenge Trump Aid Freeze - Health Policy Watch

US non-profit groups have vowed to fight on after losing their court bid this week to compel the Trump administration to restore Congress-approved foreign aid

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · Aug 18

US Non-profits Vow to Fight on After Court Rules They Can’t Challenge #Trump Aid Freeze

The Trump administration has closed #USAID, slashed the budget of #PEPFAR, and withdrawn from the @whowpro.bsky.social.

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US Non-profits Vow To Fight On After Court Rules They Can’t Challenge Trump Aid Freeze - Health Policy Watch

US non-profit groups have vowed to fight on after losing their court bid this week to compel the Trump administration to restore Congress-approved foreign aid

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · Aug 14

RFK's #MAHA consists of anti-vaxxers and "wellness” groups opposed to #mRNA vaccines who formed an unlikely alliance with #Trump libertarian #MAGA supporters opposed to vaccine mandates and lockdowns.

Will pesticides kill their alliance?

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Will Pesticides Break MAHA’s Alliance With Trump? - Health Policy Watch

The Trump administration’s approach to pesticides could determine whether it continues to enjoy the support of Robert F Kennedy Jr’s Make America Healthy

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · Aug 15

More lies from the Trump administration, which is led by people who think about their pockets today and not the impact of #climate on future generations.

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Aug 14

NEW – Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/AvcB7Aw

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 15

REPORTER: We saw that Russia continued its violence into Ukraine last night, launching even more drones. What did you make of that?

TRUMP: I think they're trying to negotiate

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · Aug 15

Africa’s #Mpox Response: Better Diagnostics One Year into Emergency

“With limited resources, there is a critical need to be more efficient, working as one team, with one plan, budget, and monitoring framework" - Prof. Yap Boum #AfricaCDC

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Africa’s Mpox Response: Better Diagnostics One Year Into Emergency - Health Policy Watch

African countries worst affected by mpox have rapidly expanded their diagnostic capacity, with more laboratories and better-trained health workers, said Dr

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Kerry Cullinan @kerrycullinan.bsky.social · Aug 15

Ah, sorry, Glencore messed up my country, South Africa, causing massive pollution (with some help from JP Morgan):
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JP Morgan investing $250M in Glencore through ‘sustainability’ funds — reports

Glencore is included in the bank's

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Professor Darkness @professordarkness.bsky.social · Aug 14

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