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@gostin.bsky.socialOur @nature.com Medicine Commission on Quality Health Information for All met in Berlin this week
We presented the strong conclusion that quality information is a fundamental human right grounded in the R2H
A beautiful selfie from @kuzmanovica.bsky.social from @who.int
@gostin.bsky.socialI’m in Berlin to discuss bio security & health information integrity in the age of AI. @WHO @WorldHealthSmt @NaturePortfolio Commission
@gostin.bsky.socialRussia’s failure to promptly report to WHO regarding suspected lab exposures to plague violates the International Health Regulations. President Trump should raise this with Putin and request independent scientific review of the lab’s bio safety and bio security standards.
@gostin.bsky.socialRussian lab worker exposed to plague raises major biosecurity concerns. Research on dangerous pathogens like Yersinia pestis (plague) or anthrax without strict biosafety controls risks exposure & lab leaks that can trigger major outbreaks. We urgently need global biosafety rules
@gostin.bsky.socialThanks to the remarkable @michelebgoodwin.bsky.social for hosting the @oneillinstitute.bsky.social @georgetownlaw.bsky.social annual bunch and hike for our global health LLM class and staff.
@gostin.bsky.socialToday, the US dissented from the UNGA Political Declaration on PPPR. The political & operational impacts include a deepening geopolitical schism in global health. The US put sovereignty & ideology above international cooperation & health security
@gostin.bsky.socialSpain has nominated Dr. Maria Neira for DG. Nominations now include EMRO, Indonesia and Europe. This is a pivotal moment for @WHO. They face formidable challenges, economic and political. The PABS Annex is a key indicator for achieving equity.
@gostin.bsky.socialZambia’s Minister of Health makes a clear case for health sovereignty in pandemic preparedness in Africa
ClubdeMadrid
At the High Level Roundtable on the sidelines of #UNGA81
@gostin.bsky.socialTomorrow 8:30 am EDT
Listen in to a high level roundtable on Pandemic Preparedness at the sidelines of UNGA. We will discuss the PPPR Political Declaration & health security
Hosted by:
Club de Madrid
Spain
Zambia
Livestream
@gostin.bsky.socialWhat a joy to be with our Global Health LLMs at @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
Nothing at the @oneillinstitute.bsky.social makes me prouder than our students changing the world at global institutions, governments, & NGOs-fighting for health & justice
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@gostin.bsky.socialWhite House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/s...
I've worked w/ NIH for decades, peer reviewing grants from cancer to health disparities. Research is apolitical. Politicians can weigh evidence against social values, but it starts w/ scientific integrity
@gostin.bsky.socialPlease join me & political leaders at @clubdemadrid.bsky.social side event at UNGA, 24 Sept 8:30 am EDT
University Club, 1 W54th St, - Room 3
Or Live Streamed
Rebalancing Global Health
@gostin.bsky.socialRFK, Jr is using the same playbook for USPSTF as he did with ACIP & vaccines. SCOTUS gave RFK, Jr. full political control over USPSTF. He has fired all members & replaced them with politically aligned members. Cost free preventive services are now in grave jeopardy.
@gostin.bsky.socialJoin the @naturemedicine.bsky.social Commission on Quality Health Information for All at the UNGA
Tuesday, Sept 22, 4-5:45 pm EDT
CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, 9th Floor, NYC
The Future of Trust: Health Information in the Age of AI
Register:
@gostin.bsky.socialRFK Jr doubles down on his anti-vax credentials. He led CHF for decades & he’s still a warrior against vaccines. When HHS is on the wrong side of science & public health, children & the vulnerable get sick. Kids are dying from measles & it’s entirely preventable
@gostin.bsky.socialNicole Saphier is a risky choice for Surgeon General. Her holdings in processed food companies are disturbing. Her tobacco holdings violate WHO guidance & the FCTC Her company, DropRx, sells unproven & potentially dangerous liquid herbal extracts The Senate should not confirm her
@gostin.bsky.socialJoin us on Sept 14, 1:20 EDT for the @oneillinstitute.bsky.social colloquium @georgetownlaw.bsky.social
Ending the AIDS Pandemic.
Moderated by Jeff Crowley, we will discuss the future of PEPFAR, UNAIDS, and the Global Fund
@gostin.bsky.socialIn @jama.com, Peter Lurie @cspinet.org and I show how the Roberts Court has reduced the independence of federal health agencies, expanded executive political control over science, and curtailed parallel state-level public health protections.
@gostin.bsky.socialIn @medpagetoday.com I show why Trump's idea of $500 rebates for ACA patients is unlawful & shameless political pandering
Here are If 3 good ideas to make care more affordable:
Reduce hospital costs
Prescription costs
Admin overheads
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@gostin.bsky.socialNominees for the next @who.int DG due by 9/24
Balkhy (Saudi), Kluge (Belgium), Budi G Sadikin (Indonesia) & Al Kuwari (Qatar) are running
Key issues:
Sustainable/Flexible Financing
Geopolitical Fragmentation
Equity
Retreat from multilateralism
Budi (a banker) may suit the times