Peter Singer

Excellent advice for young people about global health from @katribertram.bsky.social 👇🏻

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"The most intuitive number in the report is how many people in the world lack access to essential health services. In the 2023 report that number was 4.5 billion and now it’s 4.6 billion."

Universal Health Coverage: The Emperor has no clothes In the 1837 fairy tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” everyone refuses to state an obvious truth — that the Emperor is naked.

Check out my new blog: “Universal Health Coverage: The Emperor has no clothes.” The title speaks for itself. Spoiler alert: The Emperor’s clothes are sewn from accountability for results.

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Universal Health Coverage: The Emperor has no clothes In the 1837 fairy tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” everyone refuses to state an obvious truth — that the Emperor is naked.

Check out my new blog: “Universal Health Coverage: The Emperor has no clothes.” The title speaks for itself. Spoiler alert: The Emperor’s clothes are sewn from accountability for results.

open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...

Universal Health Coverage: The Emperor has no clothes In the 1837 fairy tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” everyone refuses to state an obvious truth — that the Emperor is naked.

Via @petersinger.bsky.social singerp.substack.com/p/universal-... Nice one. Though i'd probably add the global political economy & planetary emergency to throw in the mix. Without taking these into account, accountability for results at country level only goes halfway.

Which #globalhealth #leaders do you think of when you hear this? 😉

@katribertram.bsky.social on leadership for the new era of global health.

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WHO is publishing its UHC report soon. @katribertram.bsky.social and I anticipate what it might say — and what we should do about it. Watch our full conversation at singerp.substack.com

Ahead of the #UHC Forum in Japan (and #UHCDay 12 December), @petersinger.bsky.social and I spoke about why UHC remains mainly rhetoric in aid for health - and there's a fascinating unwillingness to call out the lack of real commitment and progress. 👇 #globalhealth #results #impact

WHO is publishing its UHC report soon. @katribertram.bsky.social and I anticipate what it might say — and what we should do about it. Watch our full conversation at singerp.substack.com

🎧 Check out my new podcast with @katribertram.bsky.social on leadership in global health. Here is a clip 👇🏻. More at singerp.substack.com

🎧 Check out my new podcast with @katribertram.bsky.social on leadership in global health. Here is a clip 👇🏻. More at singerp.substack.com

Leadership in global health — with Katri Bertram Leadership traits of the next WHO Director-General and for the future of global health

🎧Check out my new podcast / blog on leadership in global health — with @katribertram.bsky.social 👇🏻

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Leadership in global health — with Katri Bertram Leadership traits of the next WHO Director-General and for the future of global health

🎧Check out my new podcast / blog on leadership in global health — with @katribertram.bsky.social 👇🏻

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The $6 revolution. How generic weight loss drugs could save millions of lives. The arrival of generic semaglutide is an unheard of opportunity for global public health

Today @who.int recommended GLP-1 drugs for obesity. That’s good! What was downplayed though was that these drugs are life-saving for people with obesity & coronary disease and the number of lives saved could be huge. @natashaloder.bsky.social and I got ya covered open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...

The $6 revolution. How generic weight loss drugs could save millions of lives. The arrival of generic semaglutide is an unheard of opportunity for global public health

Today @who.int recommended GLP-1 drugs for obesity. That’s good! What was downplayed though was that these drugs are life-saving for people with obesity & coronary disease and the number of lives saved could be huge. @natashaloder.bsky.social and I got ya covered open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...

Chatbots behaving badly The world needs better insight on how LLMs are handling mental health crises

This week I have written about what goes wrong when chatbots engage with people with poor mental health and how we should think about the problem.

Chatbots behaving badly, by @natashaloder open.substack.com/pub/overmatt...

I am excited to be speaking at #SFWF25 on Friday November 21. Looking forward to fresh ideas as we explore solutions and diverse perspectives on social impact.

Join us online! Learn more at www.sfwf.org #SFWF2025 #SFWF

As #COP11 gets underway, check out my conversation with Mark Tyndall and Derek Yach on tobacco harm reduction, Spoiler alert: they are not onside with the FCTC approach.

“With tobacco, all of a sudden I’m like a pariah…” says harm reduction advocate Mark Tyndall. Watch the full podcast on tobacco harm reduction at singerp.substack.com

Tobacco Harm Reduction — with Derek Yach and Mark Tyndall Can we overcome ideology to save 100 million lives?

Check out my new post / podcast. Tobacco harm reduction: Can we overcome ideology to save 100 million lives? open.substack.com/pub/singerp/...

Opinion: The ostrich saga was for the birds Government’s decision to cull 300 birds in B.C. was for the public good

The ostrich saga was for the birds. The decision to cull the big birds exposed to avian influenza was a good one and the histrionics unhelpful, by @picardonhealth.bsky.social
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti... via @theglobeandmail.com #H5N1

Culture eats strategy: Overcoming Canada’s innovation barrier Canada can shift its scientific culture to one that values both commercialization and research

“Culture eats strategy: Overcoming Canada’s productivity barrier”: My piece in today’s Globe and Mail.

Gift link www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/2be7b2e...

mRNA Covid shots may boost the effects of certain cancer treatments, study suggests The potential reasons that a Covid vaccine would help treat cancer are intriguing.

Amazing and intriguing story about mRNA covid vaccines potentially enhancing the response to immunotherapy in cancer.

www.statnews.com/2025/10/19/m...

Remembering my dad on the 54th anniversary of his death. Read his survivor story here www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-...

Excellent plan with a huge blind spot: How will @who.int monitor (and respond to) militarization of health facilities by Hamas? There are reports that this is already happening. It’s a war crime under IHL and the Achilles heel of Gaza’s health system.

On now — join us online sciencesummitnyc.org/science-summ...

Happy to speak at this session on data, innovation, and the future of global health #UNGA80

Opinion: Canadians can benefit from tumbling prices on weight-loss drugs Affordable semaglutide can improve the health outcomes for the more than 1 billion people living with obesity worldwide

So @petersinger.bsky.social and I just published a piece about the "$6 revolution" in generic GLP-1 drugs in Canada's @theglobeandmail.com.

You can also read the original, longer version, on our Substacks. (see below)

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Canadians can benefit from tumbling prices on weight-loss drugs Affordable semaglutide can improve the health outcomes for the more than 1 billion people living with obesity worldwide

Happy to write this piece with @natashaloder.bsky.social. Canada is in a unique position as the only G7 country which will soon have no patent protections for GLP-1 drugs. The opportunities are humungous. Read more about what we think should happen www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/2be7b2e...