Raffaella Ravinetto

I congratulate the government and people of #Kenya on the elimination of human African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness.

Kenya joins the growing rank of countries freeing their populations of sleeping sickness, and bringing Africa one step closer to being free from neglected tropical diseases!

Bioethicists Must Push Back Against Assaults on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 25, No. 8, 2025)

By Nancy Jecker and coll: Bioethicists Must Push Back Against Assaults on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion #DEI #ethics
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Cholera outbreak among refugees from Sudan’s Darfur, urgent funding needed | UNHCR GENEVA – A deadly cholera outbreak has hit a refugee settlement in eastern Chad hosting Sudanese arrivals from Darfur, raising alarm over worsening sanitary and health conditions as humanitarian aid d...

One in 3 people in eastern Chad is now a refugee.

Without immediate support, the cholera outbreak could spiral into a health catastrophe.

Your support can help save lives. unh.cr/C29iv2

A deadly cholera outbreak has struck Dougui refugee settlement in eastern Chad, home to Sudanese arrivals from Darfur.

264 cases and 12 deaths have been reported.

People in #Gaza are dying from hunger & disease, & in the desperate search for food.

The ongoing blockages must be stopped & greater volumes of aid need to come in to rebuild critical reserves.

We call for protection of health workers, release of all the hostages, ceasefire, & a lasting peace.

Unrelenting violence in #Sudan has led to widespread hunger, disease and suffering.

@who.int has prepositioned medicines, anticipating challenges with access due to rains and floods.

But our efforts are held back by limited access and a lack of funding.

The best medicine is peace.

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing – 7 August 2025

"Finally, today WHO has designated national regulators in Canada, Japan and the United Kingdom as WHO-listed authorities, meaning they meet the highest international standards for regulation of medical products."

Gaza: un rapport de MSF dénonce les "tueries orchestrées et la déshumanisation" aux sites de distribution alimentaire de la GHF et appelle à leur démantèlement Jérusalem le 7 août 2025 – Les données et observations médicales de Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) dans deux de ses cliniques à Gaza, ainsi que des témoignages de patients, illustrent la nature à la f...

#Gaza: « En 54 ans d'activité, #MSF n’a jamais été témoin d'une telle violence systématique contre des civils non-armés »

Les sites de distribution alimentaire de la #GHF sont des lieux de "tueries orchestrées et de déshumanisation". #ShutdownGHF

press.msf-azg.be/gaza--un-rap...

This is not aid. This is orchestrated killing. | MSF MSF's frontline medical testimony on systematic mass casualties from GHF sites in Gaza, Palestine.

www.msf.org/not-aid-orch...
#StopGazaGenocide @msf.ca

Statement of the Board of ALLEA in Alignment with the Stance of Prof. David Harel, President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities

The @ALLEA_academies Board has published a statement expressing its deep respect and full support for the public statement issued by Professor David Harel on July 14th 2025. #Gaza #health #aid

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#Famine in #Gaza already occurring, LSHTM experts warn

Francesco Checchi & Marko Kerac say immediate opening of land borders for safe food deliveries vital as acute starvation risks disease, death, & long-term effects of #malnutrition.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

War, hunger, displacement and disease plague Sudanese civilians - Vatican News At least 150,000 people have been killed in Sudan’s civil conflict, and about 12 million have fled their homes, leading to what the United Nations and ...

#Sudan #war: forgotten by media? "War, hunger, displacement and disease plague Sudanese civilians" @VaticanNews share.google/fMDyf0dNzHac...

‼️ @medwma.bsky.social calls on Israeli Govt to ensure humanitarian aid reaches #Gaza. The current situation puts the lives of nearly all civilians at risk. 🔗 See press release 🇬🇧 ow.ly/Tmbk50VUN32 🇫🇷 ow.ly/yRWv50VUN31 🇪🇸 ow.ly/QHI750VUN33 #IHL #InternationalHumanitarianLaw #MedSky #Israel

Veelvuldig gebruik van explosieve wapens in Gaza maakt wonden complexer Uit een analyse van AZG blijkt dat 83 % van de verwondingen die slachtoffers in Gaza oplopen, veroorzaakt worden door

‘Explosieve wapens maken geen onderscheid en veroorzaken complexe verwondingen door de ontploffing, door de rondvliegende fragmenten en door hitte’, legt Meinie Nicolai uit.

Noma is a devastating disease — yet far too little is known about it. A new study reveals just how serious the gaps in knowledge are; with limited information on the cause, how it develops, the… Prof Philippe Guerin talks about the global action needed to tackle noma disease

🎥 In our latest video, IDDO Director Prof Philippe Guerin talks about the devastating impact of #NTD #noma and highlights urgent research gaps revealed in a new global study.
@bmj.com @who.int @tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk
🔗 youtu.be/vXchBDksSrQ
#GlobalHealth #NeglectedDiseases #WHO #HealthEquity

Meinie Nicolai van Artsen Zonder Grenzen: "We zijn een neutrale organisatie, maar zwijgen niet over wat we zien"

Meinie Nicolai van Artsen Zonder Grenzen: "We zijn een neutrale organisatie, maar zwijgen niet over wat we zien" vrtnws.be/p.mRvqmxDOQ?t=175... @vrtnws.be

"The result of a consistent and total substitution of lies for factual truth is not that the lie will now be accepted as truth, and truth be defamed as lie, but that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world (..) is being destroyed."
- Hannah Arendt

Newsletter

Check out this week's IHP news 840: Kicking off August (and some holidays) www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with French, Spanish & Portuguese translations as well as AI summary).

War wounds caused by explosive weapons in Gaza: data from a 2024 study by Médecins Sans Frontières As of July 23, 2025, Israel's military assault on Gaza has killed over 59 219 Palestinians, wounded an additional 143 045, and displaced nearly all of the 2·1 million people who live there.1 Triangula...

Congratulations to my MSF colleagues for getting this out there. Painful to read but everyone needs to know and to act. #MoralDistress #StopTheGenocide #FreePalestine

Can Systemic Corruption be Prevented by Legal Means? The Market for Pharmaceuticals in Southern Ethiopia Some international and national regulatory and policy actors assume that strengthening domestic laws and tightening enforcement measures will be sufficient to reduce the extra-legal supply of medic...

Can Systemic Corruption be Prevented by Legal Means? Looking at pharmaceutical market in Southern #Ethiopia, we argue that #Substandard & #falsified #medicines can only be reduced by placing law & regulation in the context of #social #economic & #cultural factors
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

TRUST Code Supplement - PREPARED Public consultation on The TRUST CODE SUPPLEMENT – A Global Code of Conduct for Research in Fragile Settings We would like to invite you to take part in a public consultation on the TRUST Code Supplement – A Global Code of Conduct for Research in Fragile Settings. You can find out more about us on this […]

The TRUST Code Supplement we’re developing is a global Code of Conduct to ensure research in fragile settings, such as post-disaster zones and conflict regions is conducted ethically.

Join the public consultation & share your comments by 15 August prepared-project.eu/...

#Noma is a deadly, disfiguring disease affecting young children in low-resource settings. A new study found major gaps in understanding of the disease & calls for greater surveillance & well-designed studies to be a research priority #GlobalHealth #NTDs
🔗 www.iddo.org/news/global-...

Inside the fall of Vinay Prasad at the FDA Prasad's departure followed a campaign by a right-wing activist and a controversy over a rare disease drug.

Inside the fall of Vinay Prasad at the FDA
A powerful and extremely online regulator ran out of friends when it mattered most.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/v...

Watch our colleague Mohammed Abu Mughaisib, Deputy Medical Coordinator, explain how starvation destroys the body.

Health workers in #Gaza are starving alongside their patients as Israeli authorities use hunger as a weapon.

Learn more: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ms...

Law and power in pandemic negotiations: Policymaking via contract in South Africa’s dealings with COVID-19 vaccine companies COVID-19 vaccine distribution was marked by deeply unequal access for Africa, Asia, and Latin America. This article analyzes negotiations between government and pharmaceutical companies, through th...

Can voluntary deals ensure equitable vaccine access in a pandemic? Our new research w @hji-sa.bsky.social
on South Africa’s COVID-19 negotiations shows no. Major policy made via private contract. Implications for global governance... 🧵
doi.org/10.1080/1744...
@abinader.bsky.social

Vinay Prasad departs the FDA A top FDA official is out after less than 3 months on the job.

#Breaking: Vinay Prasad, a top official at the Food and Drug Administration, has suddenly departed after a series of controversial decisions about a treatment for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
www.statnews.com/2025/07/29/v...

@theipcinfo.bsky.social warns: the worst-case scenario of #famine is unfolding in #Gaza.

Mass starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths.

@who.int calls for urgent access for food and medical aid into Gaza at scale.

Ceasefire.
Peace is the best medicine!

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Presidents of 5 Universities in Israel call on Israeli government to take action against famine in Gaza, mention the holocaust as an obligation to prevent indiscriminate harm to innocents, use the term 'crimes against humanity'.
Lt - original letter in Hebrew
Rt - my translation to English

Palestinian journalists in Gaza ‘being starved’, media watchdog says Committee to Protect Journalists says reporters are losing consciousness from hunger and at risk of Israeli attacks

Palestinian journalists in Gaza ‘being starved’, media watchdog says https://on.ft.com/4fe9y5M

Providing emergency medical care at the Belarus–Poland border - Forced Migration Review Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) takes a flexible approach in its provision of medical care at the Belarus–Poland border. Its model emphasises collaboration with civil society, challenges systemic barri...

Interesting reading: "#MSF takes a flexible approach in its provision of medical care at the #Belarus–#Poland border. Its model emphasises collaboration with civil society, challenges systemic barriers, and is adaptable and replicable". #Migration
www.fmreview.org/dangerous-jo...