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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.
Finding strength in struggles: Jahangeer Alam of Humana People to People India shows the pathway to support unhoused persons to access lifesaving TB services, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, December 1, 2025
From shadow to light: Supporting unhoused persons to access lifesaving TB services Please consider the below article based on insights from a person who not only survived deadliest infectious disease (TB) but also rose to help the most-at-risk people (homeless or unhoused persons and migrants) to access lifesaving health services.
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
Prevent AMR, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, November 27, 2025
Zimbabwe and Cambodia getting return on investment by addressing AMR Please consider the below article based on insights from several experts on health and health financing. While health is a fundamental human right, it is also important to highlight the return on investment in health.
Save the medicines that protect us, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, November 23, 2025
Schooling ourselves to protect our present and secure our future Please consider the below article that is a grim reminder that we are slipping back 97 years ago to pre-antibiotic era if we do not prevent AMR along with a AMR survivor story who got infected with drug-resistant fungal infection in 2012 (from fungus-infested soil) and continues to battle AMR.
Governments must stop corporate interference in public policy and hold abusive corporations to account, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Will governments make Big Tobacco pay and kick Big Polluters out from Treaty meets? Please consider an important article around intergovernmental treaty meetings on climate and tobacco control (UNFCCC and WHO FCTC) where Big Polluters and Big Tobacco industry interferences are rampant. Experts call to firewall treaty negotiations from industry interference (so that governments can adapt strong and legally binding policy measures) and hold corporations liable for harm to human health, environment and planet...
Gender equality and right to health are fundamental human rights, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, November 6, 2025
Gateway to universal access to SRHR is human right to health Please consider the below article based on insights from United Nations Special Rapporteur on Right To Health as well as several other experts who call for ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health services and recognise right to health as a human right.
Gender equality and right to health are fundamental human rights, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, November 3, 2025
A brewing crisis: Millions of women still lack access to family planning Please consider the below article based on insights by UN head of population fund,
World's biggest TB prize goes to Molbio Diagnostics: Announced on 29 October 2025 in Manila, Philippines, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, November 2, 2025
World's largest TB prize illuminates Indian Molbios tech innovation reaching the unreached Please consider the below article based on a breaking news from Manila that world's largest TB prize has once again (for 3rd time) gone to India. Earlier, in 2006, and 2017, Indian head of govt's TB programme and medical research council (ICMR) had got the award. This award recognised Indian group that made a TB test that needs NO lab infra or stable power supply. Can reach those at risk of diseases and serve...
Health is a fundamental human right and CSE is part of it, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, October 31, 2025
Transforming teachers and teaching for adolescent health, well-being and gender equality Shobha (author) taught physics to young girls for over 30 years. When she heard experts calling for transforming teachers and teaching for young people's health, well-being and gender equality, it resonated with her very strongly and brought back several memories of successful and not-so-successful efforts to help her students with life skills, health, well-being and to strive for equality and justice.

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