Vinay Kampalath

Scenes from UNGA.

Man who asked ChatGPT about cutting out salt from his diet was hospitalized with hallucinations A case study in a medical journal reported that the 60-year-old man replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide after consulting the AI bot.

I was explaining a treatment plan to a patient, and their partner told me to talk slowly because they were typing what I was saying into chatgpt to "verify" there wasn't a better alternative. In case you are wondering the stage of mess we are in with LLMs.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...

Shiba inu smells flowers

Even the goodest boy stops to smell the flowers

Time To Rethink Global Health Recruitment As Africa’s Health Workers Deserve Better - Health Policy Watch Yet the WHO Global Code of Practice for ethical recruitment of health workers is voluntary and often ignored. Countries on the ‘red list’ from which countries

"HICs have ten times the number of nurses compared to low-income countries, while 23% of nurses in HICs are foreign-born."

#globalhealth
#healthworkforce

10.9 million people would lose health insurance under Trump’s tax cut bill, CBO projects 'Big, beautiful bill' would result in 10.9 million people losing health insurance, primarily Medicaid.

Nearly 11 million Americans could lose health insurance as a result of the administration's effort to cut spending in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy, the congressional budget office estimates. www.statnews.com/2025/06/04/t...

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst defends proposed Medicaid cuts: 'We all are going to die' Her comment came in response to an attendee who yelled that proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid would cost lives.

When you say the quiet part out loud

Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death

After Musk’s dismantling of USAID, deaths can be counted by the hundreds of thousands. “If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he’s engendered.“
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...

Opinion: Robust health data today avoids fragile health systems tomorrow Four strategies to build resilient global health data systems ahead of future funding uncertainty.

"Reimagining data as an active, functional component of health care systems ... requires a fundamental shift in perspective. When used proactively, data ... [allows] governments to anticipate challenges, reduce dependence on external support, and allocate resources strategically."

The pediatric toll of this decision is cruel and incomprehensible. Nearly 40% of American children are covered by #Medicaid. Children will remain sick or unnecessarily die as a result of yesterday's House vote.

It's official: the #PandemicAccord is officially adopted by the World Health Assembly!

My warmest congratulations to @who.int Member States for their commitment to keeping their people and the world safer.

What a moment in global health history. Together!

"The rise in attacks reflects a 'complete erosion in the respect for international humanitarian law and the responsibility to protect healthcare in conflict,' said Christina Wille, who led the [Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition] report’s data collection." #NotATarget

@eloisetodd.bsky.social @panaction.bsky.social: "In advocacy we don't win by being right, we win by creating scenarios where everyone feels like they are winning"
#PandemicAccord #PPPR #WHA78

The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding trust in democratic institutions Around the world, institutional trust is declining while democratic discontent is rising. What role do health and health systems play in this crisis? …

Very topical... our Lancet article on health and democracy/trust is out. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Transforming the humanitarian system, not destroying it Humanitarian assistance has saved millions of lives, improved public health outcomes, and strengthened communities in crisis.1 From responding to armed conflicts and natural disasters to advancing dis...

"The need for transformation of the humanitarian system is undeniable, but dismantling it without clear alternatives is not reform—it is a humanitarian disaster in the making."

Excited to be doing this training at @pennglobalem.bsky.social before #SAEM25 starts here in Philly.

#globalhealth
#emergencymedicine

🎥 Call for Video Submissions – CUGH

Show how U.S. policy cuts are impacting people, programs, & communities—in the US or globally.

📍 <3 min
📱 Phone videos welcome
🌍 Real stories, real impact

Submit now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#GlobalHealth #CUGH #HealthEquity #Advocacy

A medication I use nearly every day -- something we wouldn't have without investments in #science, research, and our health systems

"It was unthinkable, Mr. Macron said, alluding also to the withdrawal of researchers’ visas in the United States, that a nation whose 'economy depends so heavily on free science' would 'commit such an error.'"

Trump order targeting ‘DEI-based standards’ in medical accreditation sparks concern Trump order targeting accreditation could shake up the small club of groups that set standards for medical schools and residency programs.

There is a mountain of high quality evidence that a representative medical workforce improves health outcomes. Attacking LCME & ACGME is utterly dangerous and a step backwards for Americans’ health.

@madhupai.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @boghuma.bsky.social

If I’m reading this correctly, this policy will essentially halt much of global health research

Withdrawal of the United States from the WHO — How President Trump Is Weakening Public Health | NEJM Severing the long-standing ties and scientific collaborations between the United States and the WHO and slashing U.S. financial support will have catastrophic effects on both domestic and global he...

In a new peer-reviewed article in @nejm.org, @boghuma.bsky.social & I discuss the public health implications of Trump withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO & pausing the future transfer of U.S. funding to the organization

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

WHO To Shrink Its Geneva Headquarters Down To Just Four Programme Divisions - With Health Systems A Key Pillar - Health Policy Watch A new, and near final iteration of WHO’s reorganization will shrink its programme divisions even further than previous drafts - from 10 to only four - with

The origins of this @who.int reorganisation are obviously problematic, and yet we have an opportunity to reimagine integrated, horizontal #healthsystems

#globalhealth
#emergencycare

The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize.

Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition.

It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.

Why some Africans see opportunity in foreign-aid cuts They want to be more self-reliant. But that will not be easy

Worth a read www.economist.com/middle-east-... #ODA

Africa relies too heavily on foreign aid for health – 4 ways to fix this Foreign aid has helped, but it leaves African countries vulnerable to the political mood swings of funders.

Finally, Professor Francisca Mutapi makes a case for African countries to meet the 15% Abuja declaration benchmark for health expenditure and offers some concrete suggestions on how to do this.

Why reform isn’t enough: From rethinking to remaking humanitarianism The Trump aid freeze is not the end of humanitarianism. But simply restoring funding won’t fix what’s broken. What comes next?

Next up: @tammam.bsky.social

How can [remaking humanitarainism] be a political project – one that recognises that people do not fall into humanitarian crises by accident, that their vulnerabilities have been forced upon them by centuries of capitalism and colonialism?

Heba Aly on LinkedIn: Should a Northern donor exist in the 21st century? Introducing a new… | 50 comments Just back from Brussels, where ODI Global convened development cooperation agencies from major donor countries in the 2nd of a dialogue series to reimagine aid… | 50 comments on LinkedIn

We should treat the loss of Western aid as not just a momentary blip.

This a difficult time but also a moment of opportunity to reimagine #globalhealth and #humanitarianaid. Here, I want to share posts that can help us think about how we begin to do this.

First: @hebaaly.bsky.social