Dr Dani Barrington

Gaza: RSF, CPJ and over 130 media outlets call for opening the Strip to foreign journalists and protecting Palestinian reporters Over one hundred press freedom advocacy groups and international newsrooms have joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) in issuing a public appeal…

MEAA is one of over 100 organisations demanding foreign journalists be granted immediate, unrestricted access to the Gaza Strip.
We are also calling for the full protection of Palestinian journalists, nearly 200 of whom have been killed by the Israeli army over the past 20 months.
meaa.io/43EdvMX

What about zero productivity jobs in cheating at video games, ruining previously profitable companies and posting incessantly on social media?

Cory Booker breaks record for longest speech by US senator in Trump condemnation In speech that began Monday night, Democratic senator warns of ‘grave and urgent’ danger of Trump administration

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The persistence of failure in water, sanitation and hygiene programming: a qualitative study Introduction Unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) causes millions of deaths and disability-adjusted life-years annually. Despite global progress towards universal WASH, much of WASH programming...

Very proud that this paper is now out in BMG Global Health: "The persistence of #failure in water, sanitation and hygiene programming: a qualitative study" #WASH #AcademicSky #DevStudies @bmj.com gh.bmj.com/content/10/2... #WASH

I've had this too, at a well-respected journal, and the editor never replied to my pointing out the reviewers were fundamentally biased. We had 96 in-depth qualitative interviews and were told it wasn't "real" research. Makes me so angry.

Manuscript Judgement Day

🧪 #AcademicSky

Yesssssssss! #WASH #AcademicSky

Loved seeing the notification that we've been cited by a paper with this title! #WASH #AcademicSky #Lego #Failures

Trump orders USDA to take down websites referencing climate crisis Forest service website among many sites affected as agencies scramble to comply with president’s orders

There is no escaping the climate crises. Deleting it from US govt websites is not going to make the climate emergency go away.

The rest of the world needs to double/triple web presence on the subject.

Document the purge. It will be useful in holding #climate deniers to account in the future.

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization. WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go. The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO. With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues. We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7

‘once they see blood then the mood for sex is spoiled’ A qualitative exploration of female sex worker’s male client views of menstruation, sex during menses and the menstrual disc To continue working during menses, female sex workers (FSW) may use unhygienic absorbents to hide their menstrual status. The menstrual disc may provide a solution. Little is known about men’s knowled...

This research (not mine) is interesting to think about, including: could the availability of menstrual discs push women to have (unwanted) sex during their #period, particularly to avoid their partner using a sex worker during their #menstruation?

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Morbid. But true.

To tackle #PeriodPoverty we need to ensure: 1) reusables are an option where free products are provided; 2) facilities for changing, disposing, washing and drying menstrual materials are available; 3) EVERYONE is educated on the realities of menstrual experiences.

#WASH @uwappi.bsky.social

In Syria, our work continues The past week in Syria has marked a turning point for the humanitarian landscape in the country. Recent developments added to already dire humanitarian needs

"In newly opened areas we'll support returnees & host communities w/ food, cash, #WASH programmes, livelihood support, & programmes focused on development, reconstruction & social cohesion" Tomáš Kocian #MiddleEast Regional Director
Learn more: www.peopleinneed.net/in-syria-our...

World Toilet Day: RCA students design solutions to tackle toilets

Very proud of these Royal College of Art graduates, using creativity and design to tackle incontinence, support menstruation and reimagine public toilets #WorldToiletDay. www.rca.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

Formalising pit emptying can have unintended negative consequences. #WASH #failures @practicalaction.bsky.social

sanitationworkers.susana.org/blog/42-the-...

Urban waste piles are reservoirs for human pathogenic bacteria with high levels of multidrug resistance against last resort antibiotics: A comprehensive temporal and geographic field analysis Inadequate waste management and poor sanitation practices in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) leads to waste accumulation in urban and peri-ur…

Very important work! Congrats team in having this published #WASH #SolidWaste #AMR

Such useful advice!

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@ninalansbury.bsky.social :-(

Shame shame shame. Not good enough, #Australia.

Https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/03/nt-government-laramba-drinking-water-bid-lawyer-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#WASH #water @australia.theguardian.com

Proud to be final author on this piece in the Bulletin of the World Health Organisation. Let's think about #menstruation beyond "failed reproduction" doi.org/10.2471/BLT....

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