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Thursday, October 9, 2025
Tobacco-Vendor Licensing Plugs the Loopholes in Implementing Life-Saving Health Laws Please consider the below article based on insights from health experts calling for tobacco vendor licensing laws for retailers, importers and wholesalers, so that lifesaving tobacco control and health policies and laws can be enforced. Singapore is among the countries that has successfully enforced such laws since 1998 and helped save lives. Intergovernmental meeting of global tobacco treaty (FCTC) begins next month,
Thursday, October 9, 2025Tobacco-Vendor Licensing Plugs the Loopholes in Implementing Life-Saving Health Laws Please consider the below article based on insights from health experts calling for tobacco vendor licensing laws for retailers, importers and wholesalers, so that lifesaving tobacco control and health policies and laws can be enforced. Singapore is among the countries that has successfully enforced such laws since 1998 and helped save lives. Intergovernmental meeting of global tobacco treaty (FCTC) begins next month,
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Sunday, October 5, 2025
USA versus most world: Will human right to health and gender equality take primacy? Please consider the below article. USA has torpedoed the draft Political Declaration at the 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, citing reasons that are not backed by science, evidence or rights. Over 70% of deaths are due to NCDs and most of the major NCDs are preventable. We need to act now to save lives from preventable NCDs (like heart diseases and stroke, cancers, diabetes, etc).
Sunday, October 5, 2025USA versus most world: Will human right to health and gender equality take primacy? Please consider the below article. USA has torpedoed the draft Political Declaration at the 80th UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health, citing reasons that are not backed by science, evidence or rights. Over 70% of deaths are due to NCDs and most of the major NCDs are preventable. We need to act now to save lives from preventable NCDs (like heart diseases and stroke, cancers, diabetes, etc).
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Multi-disease elimination approach in action when services go closer to the communities Please consider the below article on recent major initiatives to take state-of-the-art standard screening and diagnostics to the most underserved for multiple diseases. Along with this, such efforts also prioritise disease-prevention initiatives, along with linkage to treatment, care and support to those who need it for a range of disease-conditions. We need integrated health responses. Period. One-stop service.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025Multi-disease elimination approach in action when services go closer to the communities Please consider the below article on recent major initiatives to take state-of-the-art standard screening and diagnostics to the most underserved for multiple diseases. Along with this, such efforts also prioritise disease-prevention initiatives, along with linkage to treatment, care and support to those who need it for a range of disease-conditions. We need integrated health responses. Period. One-stop service.
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Friday, September 19, 2025
Breaking barriers by deploying artificial intelligence-enabled health technologies for the underserved Please consider the below article based on ground deployment of cutting-edge WHO-recommended artificial intelligence-enabled health technologies in India and other countries for a range of diseases, including TB, breast cancer, cervical cancer, among others. It is important to highlight that these AI-enabled health techs are taken closer to most underserved communities or at their doorstep!
Friday, September 19, 2025Breaking barriers by deploying artificial intelligence-enabled health technologies for the underserved Please consider the below article based on ground deployment of cutting-edge WHO-recommended artificial intelligence-enabled health technologies in India and other countries for a range of diseases, including TB, breast cancer, cervical cancer, among others. It is important to highlight that these AI-enabled health techs are taken closer to most underserved communities or at their doorstep!
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Monday, September 15, 2025
Will 80th UNGA theme of Better Together unite all world leaders on safe abortion rights? Please consider an article around 80th UN general assembly and ahead of Safe Abortion Day this month. World leaders adopted SDGs at UNGA2015 - 10 years ago, promising health (SDG3) and gender equality (SDG5). Will they take stock of progress and will accountability be there at UNGA 2025 this month?
Monday, September 15, 2025Will 80th UNGA theme of Better Together unite all world leaders on safe abortion rights? Please consider an article around 80th UN general assembly and ahead of Safe Abortion Day this month. World leaders adopted SDGs at UNGA2015 - 10 years ago, promising health (SDG3) and gender equality (SDG5). Will they take stock of progress and will accountability be there at UNGA 2025 this month?
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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Call for stronger response in Asia Pacific that is home to half of global AMR burden Please consider the below article based on insights from several experts and survivors dedicated to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which is making infections, simpler to treat earlier, difficult or impossible to treat. Disease-causing microbes like bacteria, virus, fungi or parasites, become resistant to medicines (so they become ineffective). Drug-resistant infections or AMR is among top 10 global health threats.
Saturday, September 13, 2025Call for stronger response in Asia Pacific that is home to half of global AMR burden Please consider the below article based on insights from several experts and survivors dedicated to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR) which is making infections, simpler to treat earlier, difficult or impossible to treat. Disease-causing microbes like bacteria, virus, fungi or parasites, become resistant to medicines (so they become ineffective). Drug-resistant infections or AMR is among top 10 global health threats.
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Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Access to abortion is a human rights issue says UN SR on Right To Health Ahead of 80th United Nations General Assembly, Contraception Day and Safe Abortion Day, please consider the below article based on insights from Dr Mabel who was instrumental in observing world's first Safe Abortion Day in 1990, United Nations Special Rapporteur (UN SR) on Right To Health Dr Tlaleng and CeHDI's leader Kelcey.
Tuesday, September 9, 2025Access to abortion is a human rights issue says UN SR on Right To Health Ahead of 80th United Nations General Assembly, Contraception Day and Safe Abortion Day, please consider the below article based on insights from Dr Mabel who was instrumental in observing world's first Safe Abortion Day in 1990, United Nations Special Rapporteur (UN SR) on Right To Health Dr Tlaleng and CeHDI's leader Kelcey.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
80th UNGA must act to stop regressive pushbacks against health and gender The 80th United Nations General Assembly where world leaders will convene and SDGs review is on the agenda. Pushbacks against SDG-3 (health) and SDG-5 (gender equality) is of deep concern progress off track, and receding on some goals and targets too.
Wednesday, September 3, 202580th UNGA must act to stop regressive pushbacks against health and gender The 80th United Nations General Assembly where world leaders will convene and SDGs review is on the agenda. Pushbacks against SDG-3 (health) and SDG-5 (gender equality) is of deep concern progress off track, and receding on some goals and targets too.
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Saturday, August 30, 2025
Will Nepal's leadership on health spur more action on SDG-3 globally? Please consider the below article. Nepal is among the least developed countries globally but due to its progress on range of human development indices, in 2026 it is on its way to do-away with this tag of least developed. Its progress on range of health indices is best in Asia Pacific for example, it is the only country in Asia Pacific (and among 4 globally) to reduce new HIV infections by 75% during 2010-2024.
Saturday, August 30, 2025Will Nepal's leadership on health spur more action on SDG-3 globally? Please consider the below article. Nepal is among the least developed countries globally but due to its progress on range of human development indices, in 2026 it is on its way to do-away with this tag of least developed. Its progress on range of health indices is best in Asia Pacific for example, it is the only country in Asia Pacific (and among 4 globally) to reduce new HIV infections by 75% during 2010-2024.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Are health services sensitive to needs of young persons in all their diversities? Please consider the below article based on insights from 9 youth leaders from diverse backgrounds, such as, living with hearing disability or deafness, living with HIV, indigenous peoples and violence survivors, transgender peoples, among others. When governments committed for SDGs, promise was to Leave no one behind. Time to walk the talk on this.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025Are health services sensitive to needs of young persons in all their diversities? Please consider the below article based on insights from 9 youth leaders from diverse backgrounds, such as, living with hearing disability or deafness, living with HIV, indigenous peoples and violence survivors, transgender peoples, among others. When governments committed for SDGs, promise was to Leave no one behind. Time to walk the talk on this.
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Friday, August 22, 2025
Will world leaders at UNGA act on urgent interconnected threats posed by NCDs and AMR? Please consider the below article ahead of 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 2025) next month where UN High Level Meeting on NCDs would take place. But draft text is very weak and disappointing which would be up for the discussion next month will world leaders at UNGA act on urgent interconnected threats posed by NCDs and AMR? Read insights from AMR and NCD survivors and other experts.
Friday, August 22, 2025Will world leaders at UNGA act on urgent interconnected threats posed by NCDs and AMR? Please consider the below article ahead of 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 2025) next month where UN High Level Meeting on NCDs would take place. But draft text is very weak and disappointing which would be up for the discussion next month will world leaders at UNGA act on urgent interconnected threats posed by NCDs and AMR? Read insights from AMR and NCD survivors and other experts.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Rohingya women carry not just a story of pain but a plan for change Please consider the below article based on insights from a young rohingya woman on status of health and gender equality. Governments have promised to deliver on health for all and gender equality by 2030 (SDG-3 and SDG-5) where no one is left behind. She questions why the health and gender programmes and other determinants are not addressed equitably for Rohingya?
Wednesday, August 20, 2025Rohingya women carry not just a story of pain but a plan for change Please consider the below article based on insights from a young rohingya woman on status of health and gender equality. Governments have promised to deliver on health for all and gender equality by 2030 (SDG-3 and SDG-5) where no one is left behind. She questions why the health and gender programmes and other determinants are not addressed equitably for Rohingya?
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Saturday, August 16, 2025
United action is warranted for antimicrobial resistance which threatens everyone Please consider an important article based on insights from 13 leaders (and few survivors) of antimicrobial resistance or AMR where medicines stop working because of drug resistance. Let us all save the medicines that protect us,
Saturday, August 16, 2025United action is warranted for antimicrobial resistance which threatens everyone Please consider an important article based on insights from 13 leaders (and few survivors) of antimicrobial resistance or AMR where medicines stop working because of drug resistance. Let us all save the medicines that protect us,
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Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Not capitalist but economically, socially and ecologically just order can deliver on SDGs Please consider the article below based on insights from three leaders from gender diverse communities who call for a just world order which is socially, economically and ecologically just and sustainable. Kind regards, bobby/ CNS
Wednesday, August 6, 2025Not capitalist but economically, socially and ecologically just order can deliver on SDGs Please consider the article below based on insights from three leaders from gender diverse communities who call for a just world order which is socially, economically and ecologically just and sustainable. Kind regards, bobby/ CNS
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Prevention revolution and policy harmonisation are critical to end AIDS Please consider the below article based on insights from 3 public health leaders (2 from key populations and communities). As per latest UNAIDS 2025 report data (and compared to 2024 report data), there is hardly any change in number of new HIV infections globally in 2023 when compared to 2024 levels (1.3 million each year). Same goes for AIDS-related deaths in 2023 and 2024 (630,000 each year). Business as usual MUST END
Tuesday, August 5, 2025Prevention revolution and policy harmonisation are critical to end AIDS Please consider the below article based on insights from 3 public health leaders (2 from key populations and communities). As per latest UNAIDS 2025 report data (and compared to 2024 report data), there is hardly any change in number of new HIV infections globally in 2023 when compared to 2024 levels (1.3 million each year). Same goes for AIDS-related deaths in 2023 and 2024 (630,000 each year). Business as usual MUST END
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Monday, August 4, 2025
Protect the lifelines of youth and community-led HIV programmes Please consider the below article ahead of International Youth Day. Young people living with HIV (and some of them were born with HIV) came together to call for youth-led, rights-based and gender transformative health and social welfare responses. UN says "community-led programmes are lifelines of the HIV response". Let us protect these lifelines.
Monday, August 4, 2025Protect the lifelines of youth and community-led HIV programmes Please consider the below article ahead of International Youth Day. Young people living with HIV (and some of them were born with HIV) came together to call for youth-led, rights-based and gender transformative health and social welfare responses. UN says "community-led programmes are lifelines of the HIV response". Let us protect these lifelines.
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Sunday, August 3, 2025
Person-centred care is the gateway to health for all Health is a fundamental human right, but reality on the ground is often farthest from this. Kindly consider the below article where noted public health expert shares his experience and learning that instead of clinical approach, we need person-centred care model to reform healthcare service delivery model so that we can reach those currently unreached with equity and rights-based manner.
Sunday, August 3, 2025Person-centred care is the gateway to health for all Health is a fundamental human right, but reality on the ground is often farthest from this. Kindly consider the below article where noted public health expert shares his experience and learning that instead of clinical approach, we need person-centred care model to reform healthcare service delivery model so that we can reach those currently unreached with equity and rights-based manner.
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Saturday, August 2, 2025
Remove systemic blockers to enable access for women to economic and labour markets Please consider the below article based on insights from a range of feminist leaders who unequivocally call for removing systemic discrimination, disadvantages and patriarchal barriers that prevent women and gender diverse peoples from accessing economic and labour markets in the first place. Governments agreed this month on women's acces to economic and labour markets, but how can we achieve this without removing barriers?
Saturday, August 2, 2025Remove systemic blockers to enable access for women to economic and labour markets Please consider the below article based on insights from a range of feminist leaders who unequivocally call for removing systemic discrimination, disadvantages and patriarchal barriers that prevent women and gender diverse peoples from accessing economic and labour markets in the first place. Governments agreed this month on women's acces to economic and labour markets, but how can we achieve this without removing barriers?
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Sunday, July 27, 2025
Will we-the-quails unite to lift the net or wither away the gains made in AIDS response? Please consider the below article based on the latest UN report on global AIDS update 2025 released few days ago - and insights from 3 leaders in regional HIV response.
Sunday, July 27, 2025Will we-the-quails unite to lift the net or wither away the gains made in AIDS response? Please consider the below article based on the latest UN report on global AIDS update 2025 released few days ago - and insights from 3 leaders in regional HIV response.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
No health without rights, says Shobha Shukla SDG-3 Lead Discussant at UN meet Please consider the below article based on intervention made in UN HQ at intergovernmental meet to review SDG-3 (health and wellbeing) by Shobha Shukla, who was the official Lead Discussant on SDG-3 at this meet.
Tuesday, July 22, 2025No health without rights, says Shobha Shukla SDG-3 Lead Discussant at UN meet Please consider the below article based on intervention made in UN HQ at intergovernmental meet to review SDG-3 (health and wellbeing) by Shobha Shukla, who was the official Lead Discussant on SDG-3 at this meet.
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