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Human rights are indivisible, foundational and unconditional, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Gender equality and human rights are indivisible, foundational and unconditional Please consider the below article based on insights from several survivors of gender inequality and violence and rights-violations and other experts including UN Rapporteur on Right to Health who rightly says, that rights are indivisible, foundational and unconditional.
Gender equality is a bedrock for advancing progress towards all other SDGs goals and targets and global peace, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, June 23, 2025
Finding strength in struggle for gender equality and human rights Please consider the below article as this year marks 30 years of promises that governments committed to by adopting Beijing Platform For Action in 1995. There is some progress but still a long walk to delivering on them all. Delivering on these promises is fundamental to universal health coverage as well as SDGs,
Take lab to the unreached people and serve them with equity and rights, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, June 20, 2025
Design health services around people, not the disease Please consider the below article based on insights from several experts who call for designing health services around people, and not the disease. They call for person-centred approaches to serve people's healthcare needs and take services closer to the unreached people with equity and rights,
Key population or community-led health services are critical to end AIDS and make progress towards delivering on SDGs, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, June 19, 2025
Legalising key population led health services in Thailand is a gamechanger Please consider the below article based on insights from Dr Praphan Phanuphak who had diagnosed first 3 HIV cases in Thailand (1985) and since then has played a defining role in shaping science-based HIV responses in Thailand, Asia Pacific as well as globally.
Should we take daily oral PrEP or long-acting injectable PrEP?, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, June 16, 2025
To be or not to be? Daily oral versus long-acting injectable medicines for HIV prevention Warm greetings. Here is an article with 4 top HIV scientists and leaders on should we go for daily oral medicines or long-acting (once in 2 or 6 months) ones to protect ourselves from HIV infection? Read science-based narrative,
Do not forget men when addressing HPV and HPV related cancers, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, June 15, 2025
Include males too in addressing human papilloma virus and related cancers Dear -First_name -, Please consider the below article based on insights from 3 experts who share that not just women but men too are at risk of developing HPV (Human Papilloma Virus - a sexually transmitted infection) related cancers. So, HPV vaccine has been around for 2 decades, and HPV and HPV cancer screening tools must be deployed for all those who are eligible regardless of genders.
We can end AIDS Now if we do what we-know-works-best!, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, June 13, 2025
Will we rise to #endAIDS challenge or stumble withering away the gains in HIV response? Please consider the below article based on insights from top 2 global health leaders: Dr Adeeba was elected as President of International AIDS Society (first one in history from the Asia pacific region) and Eamonn leads UNAIDS. They opine that HIV response is at a crossroads: Will we stumble (and wither away the gains made in fight against AIDS) or would we take a RIGHTS-based turn?
Community-led health services are critical cog-in-the-wheel to deliver on UHC, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, June 12, 2025
Unite Health systems with Community-led health services to deliver on UHC Please consider the below article based on insights from global health leader Dr Nittaya. She has successfully demonstrated how community-led health service delivery model can play a critical role in strengthening public health systems for a range of health conditions, but these are yet to be fully integrated together. We must do so, to deliver on UHC (Universal Health Coverage) as promised by governments by 2030
Among all cancers only cervical cancer can be completely eliminated that is why govts have promised to do so by 2030, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Despite being preventable and curable cervical cancer remains 4th biggest cancer in women Please consider the below article on cervical cancer - which among all the cancers, is the ONLY cancer that is entirely preventable and curable IF detected early and managed effectively. But despite this, it is 4th MOST COMMON CANCERS among women. Vaccine is there but not given to all eligible. HPV (virus that causes cervical cancer) screening tools are there but yet to see the level of screening to turn the tide to end it
Ending tobacco use is a compelling public health and social justice priority, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, May 30, 2025
Commitment to end tobacco must translate to bold actions on the ground Please consider the below article ahead of World No Tobacco Day 2025 based on insights from global health expert on a country with highest male smoking rates worldwide - and most urgent action the country must take for stronger bolder actions on tobacco control and SDGs for its own people.
Take lab to the people and serve those who are farthest behind, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, May 22, 2025
Point-of-care health technologies make a difference when deployed at point-of-need Please consider the below article based on insights from health scientists and other global health leaders. Unless most-in-need people can access best of health technologies and services, we would not get desired public health outcomes. There are positive examples now of the impact of deploying point-of-care tools at the point-of-need. This needs to be scaled up with equity,
TB is preventable and curable. Then why is it the deadliest infectious disease worldwide?, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, May 16, 2025
A for Accountability and Audit for TB deaths is missing in #EndTB response Please consider the below article based on insights from former Chief Scientist of WHO HQ Dr Soumya and others on why TB death audit is necessary so that we can find out the reasons why a person died of a curable disease - and avert such tragedies in future. TB is a preventable and curable disease and no one needs to die of it. Despite being preventable and curable, TB continues to be the deadliest infectious disease globally.
Gender equality is a fundamental human right and critical to deliver on SDGs, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, May 9, 2025
Conflicts and crises intensify the need for gender equality and health equity Please consider the below article based on insights from those who are on the frontlines of conflicts and other humanitarian crises and facing increased onslaught on gender equality and human rights.
Even one malaria death is a death too many, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Health equity and inclusion remain fundamental to #endMalaria Please consider the below article based on interview with an expert around World Malaria Day 2025. She says that countries that have eliminated malaria may see resurgence if they slack in science-based measures + climate change risking shifts + dislocating health equity.
End Tobacco and End TB are an absolute imperative (and enabler) if we are to deliver on SDGs, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, April 23, 2025
We cannot turn a blinds eye to preventable epidemics if we are to deliver on SDGs Please consider this article based on insights from a range of experts from southeast Asian countries on why recognising the deadly link between the dual epidemics of TB and tobacco - and addressing them programmatically together is so critical if we are to deliver on the promises of saving lives from both.
Do not dislocate human right to health from gender equality and human rights, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Sunday, April 20, 2025
Gender justice and health equity are inextricably linked but are programmes linked? Please consider the below article based on insights from experts who spoke at the launch of The Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health report, calling for integrated responses to gender equality and health equity, without which we cannot deliver on either of the goals.
End vertical transmission of HIV, hepatitis-B and syphilis by 2030 or earlier, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, April 19, 2025
Will all children be born free of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis-B by 2030? Please consider the below article based on the latest data and report launched last week and insights from experts on 3 infections that are PREVENTABLE but so many children continue to be BORN EVERY DAY with them (HIV, hepatitis-B and syphilis). We can do better and must do better to ensure ALL CHILDREN ARE BORN FREE of these 3 infections.
gender equality is a fundamental human right and critical to deliver on SDGs, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, April 5, 2025
Half of women cannot make decisions about their reproductive health and bodily autonomy In lead up to World Health Day, please consider the below article based on insights from UN expert on gender and prevention of gender-based violence. She underlines that one of the promises governments made as part of SDGs to deliver by 2030 is, SDG indicator 5.6.1 (which measures a woman's ability to make her own decisions about her reproductive health and bodily autonomy).
Dr Jurgen Rockstroh receives ASI Lifetime Achievement Award 2025 from Gujarat Chief Minister Mr Patel and ASI Emeritus President Dr Gilada, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Is long-acting HIV treatment as good as taking daily pills? Please consider the below article based on scientific insights and latest updates shared by noted German scientist. HIV treatment, which has to be taken daily and lifelong, has truly revolutionised lives of people with HIV. They live normal healthy lives with zero risk of transmission if they remain virally suppressed. But, taking daily pills can be difficult for some for a range of reasons.
Abortion rights are fundamental human rights, From Uploaded
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, March 29, 2025
Right to safe abortion cannot be dislocated from human rights Please consider an article on Global Day of Action to Destigmatise Abortion.

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