Michael Marmot
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social
Professor Sir Michael Marmot is Professor of Epidemiology at University College London, Director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity and Past President of the World Medical Association
Thank you to my co-chairs @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and the former First Lady of Namibia Monica Geingos, as well as UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, for the last two years on the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics.
Here our Director @michaelmarmot.bsky.social explains how pandemics reveal inequalities in society and amplify them.
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We must break the inequality-pandemic cycle
Pandemic preparedness and response must be rooted in trust, cooperation, and commitment to greater health equity, says Michael Marmot
The covid-19 pandemic brought to mind Albert Camus’s The Plague....
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November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Thank you to my co-chairs @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and the former First Lady of Namibia Monica Geingos, as well as UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima, for the last two years on the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics.
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Media reaction from across the world, in multiple languages, as new report reveals that inequality is driving pandemics, endangering us all - and how to fix it
Watch the launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adat...
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Watch the launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adat...
Press release www.unaids.org/en/resources...
Report www.unaids.org/en/resources...
November 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Media reaction from across the world, in multiple languages, as new report reveals that inequality is driving pandemics, endangering us all - and how to fix it
Watch the launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adat...
Press release www.unaids.org/en/resources...
Report www.unaids.org/en/resources...
Watch the launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adat...
Press release www.unaids.org/en/resources...
Report www.unaids.org/en/resources...
Join my co-chairs @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @monicageingos.bsky.social and me for Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics worldwide online launch in South Africa, ahead of G20 health ministers' meeting on 6-7 Nov @benphillips76.bsky.social @unaids.org @jessjallen.bsky.social
Join the launch of Breaking the inequality-pandemic cycle - building true health security in a global age on Monday 3 November 1500 South Africa Standard Time (1300 GMT) hosted by @nozimags.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Inequalities fuel pandemics - join the conversation as we livestream the launch of the new report showing the impact of inequalities on pandemics across the globe. In partnership with the Global Counc...
Date: Monday, 3 November 2025
Time: 15h00 to 16h15
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October 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Join my co-chairs @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @monicageingos.bsky.social and me for Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics worldwide online launch in South Africa, ahead of G20 health ministers' meeting on 6-7 Nov @benphillips76.bsky.social @unaids.org @jessjallen.bsky.social
Looking forward to joining my co-chairs Joe Stiglitz and @monicageingos.bsky.social a week today, Monday 3 November, to launch this important new report commissioned by UNAIDs Executive Director Winnie Byanyima @marmotihe.bsky.social @benphillips76.bsky.social
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The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS and Pandemics in partnership with UNAIDS and the Mail & Guardian to host a livestream with leaders on a new report on the impact of Inequality on Pandemics
The Mail & Guardian will host the launch of a new report that will show how inequality gaps within and between countries impact pandemics and vulnerability to a new pandemic. The launch is coming at a...
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October 27, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Looking forward to joining my co-chairs Joe Stiglitz and @monicageingos.bsky.social a week today, Monday 3 November, to launch this important new report commissioned by UNAIDs Executive Director Winnie Byanyima @marmotihe.bsky.social @benphillips76.bsky.social
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Inequalities are a political choices; social protection reduces inequalities & improves public health. Ahead of #UNGA, as co-chair of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics, I join Winnie Byanyima @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @monicageingos.bsky.social to urge leaders to be bold.
The Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics (Winnie Byanyima, @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, @monicageingos.bsky.social, @michaelmarmot.bsky.social) will meet ahead of #UNGA to call for debt relief, social protection, ensure access to medicines, uphold human rights, and put communities first.
September 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Inequalities are a political choices; social protection reduces inequalities & improves public health. Ahead of #UNGA, as co-chair of the Global Council on Inequality, AIDS & Pandemics, I join Winnie Byanyima @josephestiglitz.bsky.social & @monicageingos.bsky.social to urge leaders to be bold.
A review of the evidence by @marmotihe.bsky.social shows social protection measures can break the inequalities and pandemics cycle.
On behalf of the Global Council on Inequalities, AIDS and Pandemics @michaelmarmot.bsky.social has been advising the G20 on the overwhelming evidence pointing to an “inequality-pandemics cycle"
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The link between pandemics & inequalities: Sir Michael Marmot
YouTube video by UNAIDS Official
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July 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A review of the evidence by @marmotihe.bsky.social shows social protection measures can break the inequalities and pandemics cycle.
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Trump’s budget is one big “beautiful” regressive policy, with Americans who voted for Trump being adversely affected the most explains @michaelmarmot.bsky.social in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Trump’s budget is one big “beautiful” regressive policy
US President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), passed by the US Congress, is certainly big. Its beauty is more questionable. The act forms one part of Trump’s signature economic strat...
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June 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Trump’s budget is one big “beautiful” regressive policy, with Americans who voted for Trump being adversely affected the most explains @michaelmarmot.bsky.social in @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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Always so inspiring to hear @michaelmarmot.bsky.social talk about health inequalities, I only wish he didn’t have to or that the statistics get better
May 19, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Always so inspiring to hear @michaelmarmot.bsky.social talk about health inequalities, I only wish he didn’t have to or that the statistics get better
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Fantastic morning so far at the @events.hsj.co.uk Reducing Health Inequalities Forum in Birmingham.
Pr. Sir @michaelmarmot.bsky.social highlighted Cheshire and Merseyside’s All Together Fairer report and Programme as a best practice example of local areas tackling these issues head-on.
Pr. Sir @michaelmarmot.bsky.social highlighted Cheshire and Merseyside’s All Together Fairer report and Programme as a best practice example of local areas tackling these issues head-on.
May 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Fantastic morning so far at the @events.hsj.co.uk Reducing Health Inequalities Forum in Birmingham.
Pr. Sir @michaelmarmot.bsky.social highlighted Cheshire and Merseyside’s All Together Fairer report and Programme as a best practice example of local areas tackling these issues head-on.
Pr. Sir @michaelmarmot.bsky.social highlighted Cheshire and Merseyside’s All Together Fairer report and Programme as a best practice example of local areas tackling these issues head-on.
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Contrary to claims that the Global North gives too much foreign aid and receives too little in return, the Global South is the one getting the bad deal thanks to the inequality-pandemic cycle, note Winnie Byanyima and @ucl.ac.uk's @michaelmarmot.bsky.social.
Protectionism Will Not Protect Against Pandemics | by Winnie Byanyima & Michael Marmot - Project Syndicate
Winnie Byanyima & Michael Marmot highlights the threats posed by foreign-aid cuts, pointing to the inequalities exposed by COVID-19 and AIDS.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Contrary to claims that the Global North gives too much foreign aid and receives too little in return, the Global South is the one getting the bad deal thanks to the inequality-pandemic cycle, note Winnie Byanyima and @ucl.ac.uk's @michaelmarmot.bsky.social.
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New @who.int global report shows within-country health inequities are widening and the health gap targets will be missed, largely due to a lack of political will to tackle the structural drivers of poor health @michaelmarmot.bsky.social @sudhvir.bsky.social #AllforEquity bit.ly/3SdE4lo
May 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
New @who.int global report shows within-country health inequities are widening and the health gap targets will be missed, largely due to a lack of political will to tackle the structural drivers of poor health @michaelmarmot.bsky.social @sudhvir.bsky.social #AllforEquity bit.ly/3SdE4lo
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A new global report published by @who.int, the evidence review for which has been provided by @marmotihe.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social, reveals that the targets from its first landmark Commission on the Social Determinants of Health will be missed www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
Social injustice continues to ‘kill on a grand scale’
A new global report published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the evidence review for which has been provided by the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE), reveals that the targets from its fir...
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May 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A new global report published by @who.int, the evidence review for which has been provided by @marmotihe.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social, reveals that the targets from its first landmark Commission on the Social Determinants of Health will be missed www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/ma...
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New @who.int global report o social determinants of health equity is a much needed reminder that to improve health equity we must improve society, say @michaelmarmot.bsky.social and @jessjallen.bsky.social #AllforEquity www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Call to action on social determinants of health
“Social injustice is killing people on a grand scale” was the rallying cry of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH), published in 2008.1 It remains appropriate to the World Health...
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May 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
New @who.int global report o social determinants of health equity is a much needed reminder that to improve health equity we must improve society, say @michaelmarmot.bsky.social and @jessjallen.bsky.social #AllforEquity www.bmj.com/content/389/...
New @who.int global report reveals nearly 20 after Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, social justice continues to kill on a grand scale @marmotihe.bsky.social @sudhvir.bsky.social #AllforEquity bit.ly/3SdE4lo
May 6, 2025 at 6:59 AM
New @who.int global report reveals nearly 20 after Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, social justice continues to kill on a grand scale @marmotihe.bsky.social @sudhvir.bsky.social #AllforEquity bit.ly/3SdE4lo
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Tariffs introduced by the United States are likely to widen inequalities within and between countries, and have wide-ranging harmful consequences for health explains @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
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Chaos under Trump: on tariffs, health and inequalities
Introduction: After United States President Donald Trump's so-called Liberation Day unleashed chaos and uncertainty upon the world, the nature and
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April 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Tariffs introduced by the United States are likely to widen inequalities within and between countries, and have wide-ranging harmful consequences for health explains @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
Tariffs introduced by the United States are likely to widen inequalities within and between countries, and have wide-ranging harmful consequences for health @marmotihe.bsky.social
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
Chaos under Trump: on tariffs, health and inequalities
Introduction: After United States President Donald Trump's so-called Liberation Day unleashed chaos and uncertainty upon the world, the nature and
www.croakey.org
April 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Tariffs introduced by the United States are likely to widen inequalities within and between countries, and have wide-ranging harmful consequences for health @marmotihe.bsky.social
www.croakey.org/chaos-under-...
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A privilege to join APPP Creative Health, on the importance of creativity in preventing ill health w @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social David Tovey & more
Powerful egs of creativity’s impact on lives, the role of arts in change & communicating abt health
Thanks @ncch.bsky.social
Powerful egs of creativity’s impact on lives, the role of arts in change & communicating abt health
Thanks @ncch.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A privilege to join APPP Creative Health, on the importance of creativity in preventing ill health w @ashleydaltonmp.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social David Tovey & more
Powerful egs of creativity’s impact on lives, the role of arts in change & communicating abt health
Thanks @ncch.bsky.social
Powerful egs of creativity’s impact on lives, the role of arts in change & communicating abt health
Thanks @ncch.bsky.social
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📌Three days to go until the LSE Health Annual Lecture with
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social, Director of @marmotihe.bsky.social
‘Social justice and health equity'
📅 Monday 17 March, 6:30pm- 8:00pm
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📍LSE Campus & Online, register via tinyurl.com/yhex87h6
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social, Director of @marmotihe.bsky.social
‘Social justice and health equity'
📅 Monday 17 March, 6:30pm- 8:00pm
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📍LSE Campus & Online, register via tinyurl.com/yhex87h6
March 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
📌Three days to go until the LSE Health Annual Lecture with
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social, Director of @marmotihe.bsky.social
‘Social justice and health equity'
📅 Monday 17 March, 6:30pm- 8:00pm
ℹ️ Find out more tinyurl.com/44x4emxx
📍LSE Campus & Online, register via tinyurl.com/yhex87h6
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social, Director of @marmotihe.bsky.social
‘Social justice and health equity'
📅 Monday 17 March, 6:30pm- 8:00pm
ℹ️ Find out more tinyurl.com/44x4emxx
📍LSE Campus & Online, register via tinyurl.com/yhex87h6
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We were in Kings Lynn yesterday for the launch of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk as a Marmot place! We kickstarted the day with talks from Sir Michael Marmot and Jessica Allen. #health
March 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We were in Kings Lynn yesterday for the launch of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk as a Marmot place! We kickstarted the day with talks from Sir Michael Marmot and Jessica Allen. #health
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“Lifestyle choices” don’t kill
It’s about poverty, which limits a person’s ability to make meaningful choices
You, & these researchers, push outdated behaviourist (Thatcherite) solutions, ignoring the systems & contexts in which people live
You are gaslighting the poor
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It’s about poverty, which limits a person’s ability to make meaningful choices
You, & these researchers, push outdated behaviourist (Thatcherite) solutions, ignoring the systems & contexts in which people live
You are gaslighting the poor
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
New report reveals over a million premature deaths in England tied to poverty, austerity, and covid - Race Equality Foundation
A new report published today by the Institute of Health […]
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February 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Lifestyle choices” don’t kill
It’s about poverty, which limits a person’s ability to make meaningful choices
You, & these researchers, push outdated behaviourist (Thatcherite) solutions, ignoring the systems & contexts in which people live
You are gaslighting the poor
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It’s about poverty, which limits a person’s ability to make meaningful choices
You, & these researchers, push outdated behaviourist (Thatcherite) solutions, ignoring the systems & contexts in which people live
You are gaslighting the poor
@michaelmarmot.bsky.social 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Interesting snippet from Get In, the story of Labour under Starmer, on how the PM in opposition was impressed with Marmot’s work on health inequalities and wanted it to shape Labour’s programme @patrickmaguire.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Interesting snippet from Get In, the story of Labour under Starmer, on how the PM in opposition was impressed with Marmot’s work on health inequalities and wanted it to shape Labour’s programme @patrickmaguire.bsky.social @michaelmarmot.bsky.social
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Our new partnership with Public Health Scotland joins the around 50 Marmot Places working to promote health equity across the UK @michaelmarmot.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
New collaboration to tackle health inequalities launches in Scotland
Director of UCL’s Institute of Health Equity (IHE) Professor Sir Michael Marmot will be working with Public Health Scotland (PHS) and councils in three areas of Scotland to reduce health inequalities.
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February 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Our new partnership with Public Health Scotland joins the around 50 Marmot Places working to promote health equity across the UK @michaelmarmot.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/fe...
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An honour to catch up with our @healthworks.bsky.social Patron, @michaelmarmot.bsky.social, as he launched Newcastle as a #MarmotCity at Newcastle City Council. A fantastic opportunity to take bold steps towards reducing health inequalitie and building a fairer, healthier future for Newcastle.
February 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
An honour to catch up with our @healthworks.bsky.social Patron, @michaelmarmot.bsky.social, as he launched Newcastle as a #MarmotCity at Newcastle City Council. A fantastic opportunity to take bold steps towards reducing health inequalitie and building a fairer, healthier future for Newcastle.
Delighted to announce our new @marmotihe.bsky.social collaboration with Public Health Scotland and three local areas publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/fe...
Bold new collaboration to tackle health inequalities launches in three local areas in Scotland - News - Public Health Scotland
The Collaboration for Health Equity in Scotland launches plans to bring about significant change to reduce health inequalities in three of Scotland’s local authority areas - Aberdeen City, North Ayrsh...
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February 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Delighted to announce our new @marmotihe.bsky.social collaboration with Public Health Scotland and three local areas publichealthscotland.scot/news/2025/fe...
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Few highlights from @rcpsych.bsky.social NI residential this week, time together being educated, entertained & exercised! Launched our strategy #TimeToBridgeTheGaps addressing the workforce crisis. Thrilled to be joined by @michaelmarmot.bsky.social @derektracy.bsky.social @drladesmith.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Few highlights from @rcpsych.bsky.social NI residential this week, time together being educated, entertained & exercised! Launched our strategy #TimeToBridgeTheGaps addressing the workforce crisis. Thrilled to be joined by @michaelmarmot.bsky.social @derektracy.bsky.social @drladesmith.bsky.social