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Investigating power & politics in the capital of global health. https://newsletter.genevahealthfiles.com/

Reported, Curated & Published by Priti Patnaik https://bsky.app/profile/pritipatnaik.bsky.social

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@genevahealthfiles.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 10:14 AM

Emergency Humanitarian Response ≠ Public Health Epidemic control: Recentering the African & Global Response to the Ebola Emergency

Guest Essay by Sivakumaran (“Shiva”) Murgasampillay

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@genevahealthfiles.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 8:43 PM

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@ihmeuw.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 8:26 PMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

What will shape the health of the next generation? The Lancet Commission on 21st Century Threats to Health identified 17 catastrophic threats, drawing on expertise from health, economics, security, governance, and technology. @thelancet.com

Read more: ms.spr.ly/63321aqvhJ

Graphic on a cream background with thin teal and cream stripes along the right edge. Bold black text at the top reads "17 catastrophic threats. One shared framework for action." Below, a grid of 17 teal square icons, each with a white pictogram and label, lists the threats: Air Pollution, Antimicrobial Resistance, Childhood Malnutrition, Climate Change, Collapse of Development Assistance for Health, Conventional Conflict, High Alcohol Use, High Blood Pressure, Income Inequality, Low Educational Attainment, Malicious Use of AI, Nuclear Conflict & Famine, Obesity, Pandemics, Poor Mental Health, Smoking, and Unhealthy Ageing. In the bottom left corner, "THE LANCET" wordmark appears alongside the circular green-and-teal IHME logo and the word "IHME."Graphic divided into a dark-to-light blue gradient panel on the left and a cream-colored panel on the right, with thin teal and cream stripes along the right edge. On the left, white text reads "Two threats to health carry extinction-level consequences, despite their low likelihood," with "extinction-level" in bold. On the right, two teal circular icons sit above supporting statistics: a radiation symbol icon above text reading "133 million potential deaths could be prevented by reducing the risk of nuclear conflict by 2100," and a hand touching a screen icon above text reading "10.4 billion years of health loss (DALYs) could be protected through action to reduce the risk of malicious AI," each with the numerical figures in bold. In the bottom left corner, "THE LANCET" wordmark appears alongside the circular green-and-teal IHME logo and the word "IHME."Graphic on a cream background with thin teal and cream stripes along the right edge. Bold black text at the top reads "Three recommendations for decision-makers." Below, three teal circular icons sit above three recommendations in black text, with the opening phrase of each bolded: a hospital building icon above "Build threat-ready, equitable health systems that respond to a wide range of health threats, not just pandemics"; a lightbulb icon above "Back breakthrough innovation including new vaccines, antibiotics, obesity treatments and climate technologies"; and a target/focus icon above "Track threats so that evidence keeps pace with emerging and changing risks." In the bottom left corner, "THE LANCET" wordmark appears alongside the circular green-and-teal IHME logo and the word "IHME."
@financialtimes.comOct 12, 2026, 5:07 PMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

Zuckerberg says Meta has reached AI ‘frontier’ and rejects calls for slowdown ft.trib.al/MyhL99B

@walkerbragman.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 3:17 PMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

Important Context has a new story published in partnership with @theguardian.com.

Anti-vaxxers, including Robert Kennedy Jr.’s former group, Children’s Health Defense, have been going after doctors professionally to cast doubt on measles deaths.

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@genevahealthfiles.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 12:07 PM

#PABS

@ghm-podcast.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:55 AMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

📺 Can't make it to Berlin? Watch Global Health Matters LIVE from #WHS2026: @garryaslanyan.bsky.social , @ckyobutungi.bsky.social  , @rbaptistaleite.bsky.social & @sanianishtar.bsky.social @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social  
🕐 12 Oct, 12:45 CEST
👉 https://youtu.be/s-0g6z2ymww

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@financialtimes.comOct 12, 2026, 7:51 AMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

Democrats need a foreign policy ft.trib.al/KIkMuYB | opinion

@noahbarkin.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 2:32 PMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

My latest on the EU-China deal on hybrids. Why did Beijing agree to it and how will EU leaders repond when they gather in Brussels this week?

nbarkin.substack.com/p/hybrid-peace

@jocalynclark.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 8:06 PMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

“The global health community needs to better integrate considerations of power, politics, and international relations, as well as reach across political aisles to forge understanding and cooperation.” #WHS2026 ⬇️

@genevahealthfiles.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 10:52 AM

World Health Summit Berlin

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@who.intOct 8, 2026, 8:03 PMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

Disease Outbreak News on Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus - Democratic Republic of the Congo (8 October 2026) https://bit.ly/4zf1z18

WHO update on Ebola outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dated 8 October 2026.
@techpolicypress.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 8:50 AMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

A workers’ counter-summit and a public sector strike are both planned for the same day as Ireland’s invitation-only AI summit next week. Liz Carolan on the questions the contrast raises.

@genevahealthfiles.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:08 AM

"The idea that all public-health labs are secretly working on bioweapons is just nonsense"

@melissasweetdr.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:41 AMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

World Medical Association urged to advocate for healthcare workers in Gaza and the West Bank - Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/world-medica...
By Dr Javid Abdelmoneim, @msf.org

@genevahealthfiles.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 10:46 AM

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@nobelprize.orgOct 9, 2026, 9:20 AMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

In awarding this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wants to remind the world that the rule of law – national and international – underpins the system we have set up to ensure peace and resolve conflicts non-violently. Peace requires justice.

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@nobelprize.orgOct 9, 2026, 9:12 AMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

BREAKING NEWS The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law.

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@financialtimes.comOct 9, 2026, 5:51 AMReposted by @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social

FT Exclusive: Masayoshi Son has in recent weeks held discussions with senior figures in the UAE over a possible fundraising, the latest effort in a series of buccaneering AI bets by the Japanese billionaire. ft.trib.al/LtOozud

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