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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Please join my first public presentation as the Fulbright Canada 🇨🇦 Research Chair in Health Law, Policy and Ethics — TOMORROW at the University of Toronto (and online at the QR code below). Evolving Political Contestation of the Right to Health in the United States 12:30 - 2:00 EST

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Facing the challenge of COVID-19, Xavier Becerra appeared before @who.int in 2021 to reassert U.S. leadership as a foundation to realize the #RightToHealth. Much has changed in the past five years, but I am inspired to see Becerra continuing this fight for health and human rights in California.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Saturday @ @cughnews.bsky.social Conference: How to Respond to a Shifting Global Health Landscape Int'l Ballroom East 5:00-6:30 PM Global health is undergoing rapid, disruptive change. This panel explores how universities, governments & organizations are adapting to this new global health landscape.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

"The U.N. is streamlining as it copes with the fallout from U.S. foreign aid cuts under President Donald Trump that have gutted humanitarian agencies." This abandonment of U.S. leadership in global health will undermine global governance & cause unnecessary death. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

New in @jlme-journal.bsky.social: Legal Preparedness as a Foundation of Global Health Security doi.org/10.1017/jme.... Advancing Legal Preparedness under the Global Health Security Agenda, we examine the GHSA imperative for capacity building & legal mapping to prepare for future emergencies.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Thank you for drawing on our scholarship . . . to strengthen your own. In these challenging days, I hope that our academic research continues to support your policy analysis to uphold global health and human rights. Pushing ahead.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

It's time to bring everyone back together again — as I prepare the editorial guidance for our contributing authors.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

With rising challenges since the 2020 publication of "Foundations of Global Health & Human Rights" global.oup.com/academic/pro..., we are already beginning to develop an updated second edition, looking to the next generation to uphold human rights obligations through the challenging years to come.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Geneva Graduate Institute's Global Health Centre launches a timely discussion: "Building on Success: Insights, Reflections and next steps for the Pandemic Agreement" Looking back on the negotiation & content of the #PandemicAgreement, panelists reflect on the multilateral successes & work to come.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

It was inspiring to join future European leaders at the Global Health Summer School in Salerno, Italy, leading sessions on “Global Health Law” & “Health & Human Rights.” Thank you to Stefania Negri & the members of the @ghlconsortium.bsky.social who made this summer school a success.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I remain inspired by the work of our Global Health Law Consortium, with our research shaping the most sweeping global health law reforms in a generation — the IHR Amendments & Pandemic Treaty. Even as we examine the human rights limitations of these WHO reforms, we applaud the governance successes.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

TODAY at the Health Law Professors Conference Human Rights Challenges in Global Health Law Reforms 2:30-4:00 (Room 209) healthlawprofconf.org/session/2d-p... I look forward to introducing this @ghlconsortium.bsky.social panel, examining human rights limitations in @who.int global health law reforms.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Follow her analysis of the impact of populist nationalism on global health and human rights in ‪@amjpublichealth.bsky.social‬: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/ref/10.2...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Advancing the GET Webinar on "The Rise of Populist Nationalism and its Effect on Global Health Security," @caitlinrain.bsky.social looks to governance pathways — inside & outside @who.int — to reinforce global health solidarity and safeguard African biosecurity in the face of rising nationalism.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Anuj Kapilashrami & Neil Quinn launch their groundbreaking new text on "Advancing Health Rights and Tackling Inequalities: Interrogating Community Development and Participatory Praxis," advocating a "reimagining" of how we bring about participatory change to respond to health challenges.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

And it was inspiring to finish the day with my own UNC students, ending the semester with a virtual May the Fourth office hours and supporting them in completing their final papers on Global Health & Human Rights. The Force will be with them...always.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

It was inspiring to start the day with the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations, introducing medical students to the importance of global health policy & preparing the IFMSA student delegates for the upcoming World Health Assembly. The young people will build a healthier world.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Overcoming the divisions of the COVID response, states came together to reform global health law through the: * International Health Regulations, * GHSA Legal Preparedness Action Package & * Pandemic Agreement. The culmination of these law reforms offers new hope for global health. shorturl.at/4qmER

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

The AMWHO conference examined the health risks arising from the US withdraw from WHO — forfeiting US leadership in the World Health Assembly & abandoning American influence in crucial WHO reforms. The continuing engagement of these AMWHO students leave me with hope for a healthier world to come.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

The 11th American Mock World Health Organization conference lnkd.in/ee-pVY9Y has finished. In these uncertain days following the US withdrawal from the WHO, it was an honor to welcome Loyce Page, the last US representative to WHO, to share her experiences & offer her advice for the next generation.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Examining the ethical limitations of cost-benefit analysis, I look forward to guiding my public policy students tomorrow in discussing the differential framings of CDC cuts — either as: New York Times - an existential crisis for public health or Washington Post - an economic threat to pharma profits

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Trying to find the right way to pay tribute to Gene Hackman . . . and inspire my students through the challenging days ahead. “Remember what got you here. Focus on the fundamentals that we’ve gone over time and time again, and – most important – don’t get caught up thinking about winning or losing.”

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

At CUGH 2025, the Advocacy & Communications Committee presents: “Global Health in a Divided World: Policy Debates in Health Journals” Friday, 3:15-4:45 Grand Ballroom D This late-breaking panel brings together journal editors to discuss how to engage with ongoing global health policy debates.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Given that UNC closed the campus today – designating it a “wellbeing day” to allow students to focus on their own personal wellness – it might not have been the best day to traumatize our students by suspending “all general education requirements…related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Just published in @science.org: A World Less Safe & Secure We examine how the US withdrawal from @who.int will: * limit US leadership to protect public health & * challenge WHO governance in facing global challenges. www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

The past two weeks have been relentlessly challenging for human rights in global health – with many of our initial fears borne out in the rapid 🇺🇳 withdrawal from WHO governance and foreign assistance, 🏥 abandonment of evidence-based public health policy & ⚖️ erosion of democracy and the rule of law.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

U.S. President John F. Kennedy launched USAID in 1961, establishing U.S. leadership to assist nations throughout the world to prevent disease & promote health. We must look back on the birth of this U.S. commitment to global health…and the lives lost in today’s abandonment of U.S. leadership.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

New in @jlme-journal.bsky.social: How Did Human Rights Fare in Amendments to the International Health Regulations? www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Tracing the evolution of human rights under the IHR, we analyze the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the implications of the 2024 amendments.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Transgender People Removed from U.S. State Department Travel Page: LGBTQI+ → LGB. www.washingtonblade.com/2025/01/31/t... The erasure of trans persons should concern all Americans – and the violation of trans rights should concern all nations.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Sen. Sanders: Do you agree with me that the United States should join every other major country on earth and guarantee health care to all people as a human right? RFK: Senator, I can’t give you a yes or no answer to that question. Sanders: Is health care a human right? Is health care a human right?

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

This follows from our work last week to examine the challenges facing: - US leadership in global health (Nature) www.nature.com/articles/d41..., - World Health Organization governance (JAMA) jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... and - human rights in public health (H&HR) www.hhrjournal.org/2025/01/16/p...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Five years ago, we launched a quarterly column on “Global Health Law” in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, warning of a rising public health threat that would require global health law. globalhealthlawconsortium.org/jlme-global-... So much has changed, but the need for global health law remains

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

“Preparing for Human Rights Challenges in Global Health” In @hhrjournal.bsky.social, we examine rising US challenges to global health from the: 🇺🇳 withdrawal from WHO governance, 🏥 neglect of evidence-based public health & ⚖️ erosion of democracy and the rule of law. www.hhrjournal.org/2025/01/16/p...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

NEW in JAMA: “A World Without WHO—A Crossroads for US Global Health Leadership” jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Preparing for the Trump Administration, Lawrence Gostin, Loyce Pace & I examine the consequences of US withdrawal from WHO and the imperative for continuing US leadership in global health.

JAMA Viewpoint: A World Without WHO—A Crossroads for US Global Health Leadership

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

NEW JLME Global Health Law column: “Strengthening Global Health Security Under the Biden-Harris Administration” Analyzing U.S. leadership in global health, Loyce Pace & Susan Kim reflect on the COVID-19 response, WHO reforms, IHR amendments & the coming transition. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The American Mock World Health Organization International Conference will be held April 4-6 at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Come to Chapel Hill! Learn more about this student competition – simulating the World Health Assembly – and register at www.uncamwho.org/2025-unc-amw....

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Climate Change threatens Global Health. As the International Court of Justice considers state obligations to respond to climate change, @who.int has presented the public health evidence for climate action – supporting judicial decisions for a healthy environment. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Thank you to @pedroav.bsky.social for his steadfast leadership of the Global Health Law Consortium over the past year, ensuring our continuing growth through these challenging days for legal advancements in global health.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

With Professor Dagron’s term beginning in July 2025, I look forward to stepping in to serve as Acting Chair for the first six months of the new year, supporting our continuing work to advance research, teaching, and practice in Global Health Law.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Congratulations to Stéphanie Dagron www.unige.ch/medecine/isg... on her election as Chair of the Global Health Law Consortium. globalhealthlawconsortium.org

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Everything’s coming up…COVID? It was a stirring performance — across the entire cast — but the mask wearing in audiences has waned over the past year.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

FWIW – this was the article that first sparked my interest in WHO, shaping my PhD application on WHO’s normative authorities, inspiring my application to intern at the WHO Secretariat, and launching a 20-year journey to study global health law under WHO governance.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The Council on Education for Public Health is revising the MPH curriculum to reflect current needs. Amid rising legal challenges to public health, it will be crucial for Schools of Public Health to expand education on Law in the Policymaking Process. Feedback Due Jan 9th. ceph.org/about/org-in...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

As the U.S. steps back from Global Health Governance, the European Union 🇪🇺 is seeking to assert leadership in Global Health Law. In our Global Health Law column in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, Stefania Negri examines the new EU Global Health Strategy. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It was inspiring to join the Global Health Law Consortium in Berlin – sharing our research, meeting European policymakers & planning new initiatives. Thank you @pedroav.bsky.social for organizing our academic discussions & policymaker consultations. Our Consortium gives me hope for #GlobalHealthLaw.

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Commemorating #HumanRightsDay last year, we brought together health & human rights scholars in @plosgph.bsky.social to examine the - 75 year evolution of human rights in global health & - imperative to strengthen rights in #GlobalHealthLaw. journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Where the COVID-19 response revealed the inequitable health harms & rights violations faced by older persons, we also looked to #HumanRightsDay in 2021 to examine the #PublicHealth imperative for a UN Convention on the #HumanRights of #OlderPersons. gh.bmj.com/cgi/content/...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

With rising #HumanRights violations in the #COVID19 response, we looked in 2021 to our report on “Human Rights Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic,” examining needed reforms to strengthen the #RightToHealth in #GlobalHealthLaw reforms. theindependentpanel.org/wp-content/u...

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Benjamin Mason Meier @benjaminmasonmeier.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Amid the challenges of COVID-19, we launched new academic resources in 2020, with our textbook on “Foundations of Global Health & Human Rights” global.oup.com/academic/pro... offering students an introduction to the field – with the pandemic moving our launch online. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVFK...

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