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Save the medicines that protect us, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, April 27, 2026
Would global ministerial meet galvanise action to prevent AMR in humans, animals, plants and environment? Please consider the below article before the next global Ministerial meeting to save lives from drug resistance (or antimicrobial resistance) takes place. This is the first time ever when this meet will be hosted by a low- and middle-income country (Nigeria) - which becomes very important as AMR is a major challenge in low- and middle-income countries too. Ministers of health, finance, food, agri, environment, etc will come
Prevent, find and treat ALL TB to end TB, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Preventing, finding and treating all TB at ground zero Please consider the below article based on a day spent in a shelter home for the homeless people in a state with highest TB incidence (Delhi) of a country with highest TB burden worldwide (India). It was tremendously inspiring to see how frontline healthcare workers (some of them are TB survivors themselves) serve the most underserved and link them to government-run free services, and help save lives.
USA was the only country voting AGAINST document for gender equality at CSW70 global UN meet, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, March 26, 2026
Progress at CSW70 despite increasing pushbacks against gender equality Please consider the below article based on insights from several gender-rights leaders on how outcome document on gender equality could be adopted at a UN meeting (CSW) where USA took a retaliatory stand - and all other countries were forced to go for voting for the first time in the history of this UN meet (CSW) - and document was adopted despite only USA voting against it.
AI is helping find more TB in low- and not-so-low resource settings, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Artificial intelligence helping healthcare experts find more TB and other diseases in Thai hospitals Please consider the below article ahead of World TB Day,
Save the medicines that protect us, prevent Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Antimicrobial Resistance under gender lens Please consider the below article which sheds light on why advancing gender equality and rights and ending violence is key to health responses including preventing antimicrobial resistance or drug resistance (among top 10 global health threats today and also threat to food security, environment and economy).
End period poverty and ensure menstrual justice for all, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, March 9, 2026
Will a landmark judgment spur progress from menstrual hygiene to menstrual justice? Ahead of International Women's Day, please consider the below article based on 30 January 2026 Indian Supreme Court judgement on menstrual hygiene- court will hear this matter again 3 months later to know how well this has been implemented across the country. We need to move from menstrual hygiene to menstrual justice and end period poverty,
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, March 3, 2026
History in making as governments draft a legally-binding treaty for rights of older persons Please consider the below article based on insights from two older persons who were registered delegates, when historically for the first-time ever governments came together to draft a legally binding UN Treaty to protect the human rights of older persons. This is an important development given the growing reality of population ageing in so many settings.
Socially just and ecologically sustainable model is critical if we are to deliver on SDGs., From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, February 25, 2026
More of the same model would fail us even more on SDG goals and targets Please consider the below article. Recent report shows that we are failing to meet 103 out of 117 measurable targets for 2030 sustainable development agenda. More of the same approach would fail us even more - we need to course-correct, review, rethink, rebuild an rise to accelerate progress towards keeping the promise of all SDGs "where no one is left behind".
Governments must keep their promise to end FGM/C by 2030. But instead of declining, rates of FGM have increased by 15% in last 8 years, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, February 19, 2026
Ending female genital mutilation/cutting is not charity but justice Please consider the below article based on insights from survivor of female genital mutilation/cutting and other crusaders who are demanding governments to keep the promise to end FGM/C by 2030 (SDG 5.3). Rates of FGM/C instead of declining have instead grown by 15% over 8 years.
Accountability is essential if we want governments to walk the talk on global promises and commitments and translate them into local realities, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, February 13, 2026
Fortify accountability fulcrums like UPR to deliver on gender equality and right to health Please consider the article below as 4th cycle of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is ongoing - 193 countries review each other on human rights' obligations once every four years. Accountability is critical if we are to ensure governments walk the talk on promises made on gender and right to health on the ground.
AI helping reach the unreached with lifesaving services, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, February 7, 2026
When AI serves the underserved by bridging access gaps and linkage to health services Please consider the below article on use of artificial intelligence in reaching the unreached and underserved populations with state-of-the-art govt-led health services to save lives from infectious diseases like TB. Using AI is not only for the rich but also helping bridge access barriers etc for the less privileged and marginalised populations like homeless peoples,
Local leaders unite to translate global goals into ground realities | 8th APCAT Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, January 27, 2026
8th APCAT Summit unites local governments to save lives from tobacco, TB, AMR and NCDs Please consider the below article based on insights from deputy home minister of Indonesia, DDG Health of Myanmar, and other local government leaders and experts. Local or sub-national governments of 121 cities in 12 countries of Asia and the Pacific region together endorsed an important Political Declaration to save lives from preventable causes of diseases and untimely deaths. Now
Five years left to #endAIDS by ensuring zero new infections and all people with HIV live healthy, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, January 16, 2026
Five years left to #endAIDS by ensuring zero new infections and all people with HIV live healthy Please consider the below article. All governments agreed to end AIDS by 2030, which translates into 1) protecting all HIV negative people from getting infected, and 2) ensuring all people with HIV have UNDETECTABLE viral load, so that they remain healthy and lead normal lives as well as there is ZERO risk of any further spread of HIV infection (as per WHO - this is also referred to as UequalsU).
Do not self-prescribe antibiotics. Use antibiotic only upon medical prescription, says Indian PM Modi, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 3, 2026
India demonstrates high political leadership for preventing antimicrobial resistance As 2025 ends, India's Prime Minister sounded an important warning on antimicrobial resistance on 28th December 2025 and appealed to stop misuse and overuse of antimicrobial medicines like antibiotics. WHO HQ and several other health agencies and leaders have welcomed highest-level political leadership for preventing AMR in India and hope this sparks more actions in 2026 and beyond. Best of wishes for new year 2026 to you all
Ending violence against women and girls is a HUMAN RIGHTS imperative, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Why are we still failing on gender equality despite years of promise As 2025 ends, please consider the below article for publication. Since UN Charter 1945 there are a range of declarations, agreements (some legally binding treaties), where governments have promised to deliver on gender equality for all. But progress is so appalling. For example, there is no change in rates of gender-based violence since 2000 (0.2% annual decline is NOT acceptable).
It is time to KEEP THE PROMISE to end AIDS by 2030, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Impacting positive change for those left behind Please consider the below article as 2025 draws to an end. There are significant strides we could make in 2025 but challenges abound too. This is a reality check article based on a real story of an orphan HIV positive child who is being cared by his aunt and grandmother - and frontline healthcare worker helped connect this child to lifesaving government-run health and social welfare services. No child should be born with HIV.
Gender equality is a Fundamental Human Right, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, December 14, 2025
Would gender-based violence end with us? Please consider the below article for publication around International Human Rights Day and UHC Day,
Save the medicines that protect us, prevent Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, December 13, 2025
Put people first mantra to drive WHO task force to save the medicines that protect us Please consider the below article based on insights from both Co-Chairpersons of first-ever WHO civil society task force on antimicrobial resistance in an attempt to PUT PEOPLE FIRST.
End all forms of sexual and gender-based violence, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Why are we failing to end one of humanity's oldest and most pervasive injustices? Please consider the below article with ongoing 16 Days of global campaign to demand ending violence against women and girls. In last 26 years, there is hardly any change in violence: 1-in-3 women continue to face it. This lack of progress is so unacceptable given the legally binding treaty for governments (CEDAW) and other global agreements and promises to end all forms of gender-based violence. Hope we deliver on this goal.
Time to hold tobacco industry to account and protect people from tobacco, nicotine and TB, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, December 1, 2025
Tobacco-free and nicotine-free future is a bedrock to deliver on #EndTB and SDGs According to the latest WHO Global TB Report 2025 released a week ago, tobacco use is among top-5 TB risk factors as well as among common major risk factors for deadly diseases such as heart diseases, stroke, cancers, chronic respiratory illnesses like COPD, among others. Please consider the below article based on insights from leading health, TB and tobacco and nicotine cessation experts who call for integrating programs

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