@madhupai.bsky.social
Inaugural Chair, Department of Global & Public Health, McGill University. Canada Research Chair in Epidemiology & Global Health Tweets: own views. He/him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhukar_Pai
On just one of many wars and conflicts ongoing!
05.03.2026 21:02 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The next time politicians say there is no money for health or humanitarian aid, I will remember this: $1 billion per day on war
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No money for health, education, social services or climate action
But billion $ a day for war, no problem!
The @alliancehpsr.bsky.social has a new call for proposals on #healthtaxes in #Cambodia, #China, #Kenya, #Indonesia, #Nigeria, #SouthAfrica, #SriLanka, #Thailand, and #VietNam deadline 26 March ahpsr.who.int/funding-oppo...
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Join the Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) and McGill Global Health Programs (GHP) for a special fireside conversation with Jason Gale (@jasongale.bsky.social), Senior Editor at Bloomberg News and author of After Covid, a close examination of the pandemic’s enduring legacy.
24.02.2026 15:50 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 1
What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19
We are excited to welcome @jasongale.bsky.social to @mcgillperl.bsky.social @mcgillspgh.bsky.social for this talk!
@tivabaral.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social
www.mcgill.ca/pandemic-eme...
Every public health professional could have predicted this 👇🏾
Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
How do you conduct TB research ethically and respectfully?
@yuglobalhealth.bsky.social student Hanna Lum-Gerry is working with TB survivors worldwide to develop practical guidance on interviewing people affected by TB.
More here: sshiftb.org/resources/kn...
What Will We Remember? The Lasting Health Consequences of COVID-19
We are excited to welcome @jasongale.bsky.social to @mcgillperl.bsky.social @mcgillspgh.bsky.social for this talk!
@tivabaral.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social
www.mcgill.ca/pandemic-eme...
Every public health professional could have predicted this 👇🏾
Measles outbreaks are costing the U.S. millions of dollars. The true losses can't be counted.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
“The US government has amplified anti-vaccine rhetoric and signaled that it does not consider measles to be a priority, which could have global ramifications”
@whatsitlike.me
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
My new article in @jhppl.bsky.social situates the current attacks on public health in a historical perspective.
What I found surprised me. We've seen this before, and it's not as unprecedented as it feels.
Thanks to @sarahgollust.bsky.social @oberlanderunc.bsky.social for editing! Read free below.
“The US government has amplified anti-vaccine rhetoric and signaled that it does not consider measles to be a priority, which could have global ramifications”
@whatsitlike.me
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Why does cash save lives in Tanzania but barely move the needle in Texas?
Thoughtful piece in @theatlantic.com by @draaron.bsky.social & @hthirumurthy.bsky.social what conditions make cash transfers work
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
In a Time of US Retreat, Dr. Paul Farmer’s Legacy Calls Us to Stand Up
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...
WHO now recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis!
Big advance!!
www.who.int/teams/global...
"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and
science while he remains at the helm"
@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
A new form of Imperialism is what we are witnessing...
We are regressing as humankind
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/27/u...
Even as antivaccine and disinformation is spreading in the west, it is wonderful to see India’s efforts to eliminate cervical cancer through vaccination
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-...
"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and
science while he remains at the helm"
@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
WHO now recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis!
Big advance!!
www.who.int/teams/global...
New @plosmedicine.org
"eliminating all external funding for tuberculosis could lead to nearly 80 billion US dollars in additional household costs and more than 40 million extra households facing catastrophic costs"
journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Even as antivaccine and disinformation is spreading in the west, it is wonderful to see India’s efforts to eliminate cervical cancer through vaccination
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-...
📰 Comment: Three reasons why the European region should worry about #tuberculosis
"Ongoing deaths, conflicts, and forced migration must motivate us to act and do more to end tuberculosis worldwide"
🔓 Read in full here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
@madhupai.bsky.social @who.int
New health products only save lives if they reach those who need them.
In a new @plosglobalpublichealth.org article, Unitaid’s Janet Ginnard and co-authors examine how market shaping expanded access to HIV, TB, malaria, hepatitis C and Ebola products.
Learn more: journals.plos.org/globalpublic...
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25.02.2026 19:11 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Shameless is exactly the word to use here
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New, online short course @mcgill.ca
Primary Care Without Borders: Global Lessons for Local Action
www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
Please congratulate him
I hope the next Jurassic World film shows T Rex running like a chicken!
Wow! He is an undergrad?
Total science rock star in the making!!