Thiru Balasubramaniam
@thirugeneva.bsky.social
"Sri Lanka was on high alert on Friday, with rail services suspended and government offices shut, as the death toll from floods and landslides caused by a cyclone reached 56."
Sri Lanka on High Alert as Cyclone Death Toll Reaches 56
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
"Sri Lanka was on high alert on Friday, with rail services suspended and government offices shut, as the death toll from floods and landslides caused by a cyclone reached 56."
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A new coalition of 35 funders is backing efforts to scale solutions on extreme heat, air pollution, and climate-driven disease — and strengthen climate-resilient health systems.
Philanthropies commit $300M for climate-health solutions at COP30
Philanthropies commit $300M for climate-health solutions at COP30
www.devex.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A new coalition of 35 funders is backing efforts to scale solutions on extreme heat, air pollution, and climate-driven disease — and strengthen climate-resilient health systems.
Reuters: "The appointment of a Trump nominee as the deputy head of the International Labour Organisation has been "frozen" following concerns from staff and member states it would give Washington too much sway over the body, multiple sources told Reuters."
Trump appointee to UN labour agency 'frozen' over funding and influence concerns
The appointment of a Trump nominee as the deputy head of the International Labour Organisation has been "frozen" following concerns from staff and member states it would give Washington too much sway ...
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Reuters: "The appointment of a Trump nominee as the deputy head of the International Labour Organisation has been "frozen" following concerns from staff and member states it would give Washington too much sway over the body, multiple sources told Reuters."
"There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from their dung, a study showed on Thursday."
Elephant dung DNA reveals hidden forest populations, study shows
There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from their dung, a study showed on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
"There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from their dung, a study showed on Thursday."
Trump Administration Will No Longer Commemorate World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Network for Monitoring the Impact of Globalization and TRIPS on Access to Medicines, Meeting Report, 19-21 February 2001 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand @who.int
November 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Network for Monitoring the Impact of Globalization and TRIPS on Access to Medicines, Meeting Report, 19-21 February 2001 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand @who.int
Draft Programme of Work (PoW) for #IGWG4 apps.who.int/gb/IGWG/pdf_... The public sessions will take place next Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 16:45 to 17:15 CET. The extended session with relevant stakeholders (not public) will take place next Wednesday from 11:30 to 13:00 CET. @who.int
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Draft Programme of Work (PoW) for #IGWG4 apps.who.int/gb/IGWG/pdf_... The public sessions will take place next Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 16:45 to 17:15 CET. The extended session with relevant stakeholders (not public) will take place next Wednesday from 11:30 to 13:00 CET. @who.int
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"The biggest tech transfer program in the history of all medical technology": Petro Terblanche, CEO, Afrigen Biologics And Vaccines on the mRNA Tech Transfer Programme [INTERVIEW]
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"The biggest tech transfer program in the history of all medical technology": Petro Terblanche, CEO, Afrigen Biologics And Vaccines on the mRNA Tech Transfer Programme [INTERVIEW]
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/the-bigges...
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
"Within decades after its foundation, Malacca grew into an international trading port and heralded the golden age of Alam Melayu."
Parameswara of Malacca - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"Within decades after its foundation, Malacca grew into an international trading port and heralded the golden age of Alam Melayu."
FT: "At one point, Mamdani appeared uncomfortable as a reporter asked him if he still thought Trump was a fascist. The president interrupted, and patted the mayor-elect on the arm: “That’s OK. You can just say yes . . . I don’t mind.”
Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani forge unlikely bond in the Oval Office
US president and New York City’s mayor-elect defy expectations after months of trading barbs
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
FT: "At one point, Mamdani appeared uncomfortable as a reporter asked him if he still thought Trump was a fascist. The president interrupted, and patted the mayor-elect on the arm: “That’s OK. You can just say yes . . . I don’t mind.”
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Our Policy Advocacy Director @childsmichelle.bsky.social with an extremely timely opinion piece in the @financialtimes.com! How to ensure that the exodus from infectious disease research does not affect millions around the world in need of innovation.
Neglecting infectious diseases is a market failure on.ft.com/48r3i8U | opinion
Neglecting infectious diseases is a market failure
Major companies are reducing research on new medicines for illnesses that affect billions of people
on.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Our Policy Advocacy Director @childsmichelle.bsky.social with an extremely timely opinion piece in the @financialtimes.com! How to ensure that the exodus from infectious disease research does not affect millions around the world in need of innovation.
