One of the three hospitals in Rafah, Al-Najjar, is no longer functioning due to the ongoing hostilities in its vicinity and the military operation in Rafah.

The closure of the border crossing continues to prevent the UN from bringing fuel. Without fuel all humanitarian…

The longer the H5N1 situation goes on and seeing the reluctance on surveillance and control of the new mammal reservoir, the more convinced I am that we will face a problematic situation with this virus. It’s a question of time. There’s a window of opportunity but it’s not seized

Glia's Director of Development, Dorotea Gucciardo, is in Rafah now, coordinating our 10th medical delegation. Here, she speaks from Emirati Hospital, the last maternity hospital in Gaza. Listen as she outlines the perilous situation as the Israeli military begins to occupy Rafah

My colleague in Rafah said today that she woke her 6-month-old baby up in the middle of the night to play. With the heavy bombardment, she thought it would be their last night alive: 'If this would be my last night at least I got the chance to hug my daughter for the last time.'

WHO Warns Against Israeli Military Operation in Rafah as Tensions Ratchet Up healthpolicy-watch.news/who-issues-war…

Hospitals are not a target.

What happened at the pandemic agreement negotiations today???

#INB 9 + Recap: Day 6 🚨

Pandemic Action Network is on the ground with partners as #INB pandemic agreement negotiations continue. Thread below on the facts + highlights of the day.

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🚨The Bureau of the Intergovernmental Governmental Body for the #PandemicAccord gave an update today.

🚧 Here is what we understood!

🚦They continue to “yellow” text in working groups - with an aim to “green” text (approve) in Plenary.

🦴Sticky issues remain.

The commitment and dedication of Gaza's health workers are nothing short of heroic.

Alongside World Health Organization (WHO) and international health partners, Nasser Medical Complex, previously devastated as a result of being besieged and repeatedly attacked, has been refurbished, including cleaning…

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Pandemic experts express concern over avian influenza spread to humans

📌 Dr Jeremy Farrar, Chief Scientist at the WHO, said that the virus has an extremely high mortality rate among humans already infected with it.

Don’t forget to input into The Independent Panel’s upcoming report on the state of PPPR reforms ⬇️

🚨This afternoon stakeholders were invited to a Stocktaking by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) for #PandmicAccord .

📝 Co-chairs reviewed the INB mandate and noted substantial revisions had been made to Articles 6, 17, 19, and 20.

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Powerful lessons by Brian Li Han Wong et al. for renewing political leadership via global health diplomacy:

▫️Articulate health as a political choice
▫️Move beyond traditional public health models
▫️Leverage emerging global dynamics
▫️Cultivate new generation of public health leaders

WATCH-- Chris Hayes: It's easier to argue about what college kids are doing than to confront the human misery and destruction that's happening in the actual conflict which is, of course, the source of these protests.

yet again clear, in a crisis like a pandemic governments revert to nationalism. It’s why market solutions + focus on doses won’t work. Share tech instead for regional production. Very worried #PandemicTreaty still basically stuck repeating same approach…1/2

Yesterday MSF International published a comprehensive report looking at silent killings Gaza - meaning individuals who have succumbed to health conditions that are entirely preventable.🧵

🚨This evening, the Co-Chairs briefed relevant stakeholders on the proceedings of #PandemicAccord negotiations.

Today's plenary focused on big-picture comments to streamline and improve the specific articles (rather than specific textual input).

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More of the same will not deliver #equity : promoting local R&D and manufacturing in LMICs must embrace new economic thinking that prioritizes health, autonomy and resilience over old-school economies of scale efficiencies

Today in PLOS Global Public Health
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A young woman from Gaza posted a video showing the spread of insects in her area caused by sewage water and the lack of essential services. She says that this leads to the spread of infectious diseases and causes suffering for many due to constant itching.

The health system in #Haiti is on the brink of collapse.

World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the impact of violence on hospitals and health centers in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area, where less than 50% of facilities are functioning at normal capacity. And those that remain…