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Daniel Thornton

@dvt.bsky.social
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Visiting Professor in Practice at LSE and Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute. Formerly WHO, Gavi, COVAX, UK civil service

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MINT | Geneva Graduate Institute @gvagrad-mint.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Welcoming Daniel Thornton (@dvt.bsky.social) to the MINT Community. A visiting professor in 2026-2027, he will bring decades of experience on global health financing & the UK government!
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I wrote something about how it would be a good idea if the people reforming the UN and global health would learn from all the mergers in the private sector
devex.com
What can aid reforms learn from private-sector mergers and acquisitions?
Opinion: Drawing on evidence from the private sector, I argue that the reform process should focus on how mergers can create organizations which are more than the sum of their parts.
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Pleased to have (re)joined the LSE as visiting Professor in Practice and looking forward to working with new colleagues in the department of health policy www.lse.ac.uk/people/danie...
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I looked at reductions in official development assistance and funding for global health agencies. Though much is taken, much abides - there is plenty of important work for these agencies to do, and which needs to be done at the global level. genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/global-hea...
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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Excellent article by @dvt.bsky.social. Thanks @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social!
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Katri - thank you for summarising a really good discussion.
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
@aliceolilly.bsky.social thought of you
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Wonderful to witness the adoption of the Pandemic Agreement at the World Health Assembly today
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I’m still fighting for global health and WHO (as you can see). Join us! www.who.int/news/item/26...
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
whofoundation.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEKRB... It has been a difficult couple of weeks for international development, global health, and WHO. Ten days ago my dear friend and colleague Tania Cernuschi started the 1 dollar 1 world campaign to show WHO still matters. Please contribute and share.
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
My dear friend and colleague @taniacernuschi.bsky.social has started a campaign 1 Dollar 1 World. WHO isn’t perfect but we need it to protect all of us. Please support it!
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
My dear friend and colleague @taniacernuschi.bsky.social has started a campaign 1 Dollar 1 World. WHO isn’t perfect but we need it to protect all of us. Please support it!
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Gabriella Stern @gabbystern.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
A very cool colleague has launched a grassroots effort to support @WHO. It's called 1 Dollar, 1 World. Give what you can afford. I've donated. 🙏 whofoundation.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEKRBXN… #HealthForAll
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Tania Cernuschi @taniacernuschi.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
who.foundation/blogs-post/h...
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How a WHO Staff Member Turned the US Withdrawal into an Act of Solidarity
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Tania Cernuschi @taniacernuschi.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
What if we proved WHO still matters? If each of us, believing the UN isn’t perfect but it’s all we’ve got, gave just $1… whofoundation.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEKRB... #1dollar1World #HealthForAll #TheUNisWhatWeGot
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
A poignant monument
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Ah sad news.
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
As a former Enron employee, I find it odd that Enron is being relaunched, merch and all enron.com/collections/...
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We're back and we have something to say
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
One of the heartening things about WHO’s investment round is the breadth of political support we have received
france24.com
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Brazil's G20 summit has finished, marking an important moment for WHO.
who.int
WHO Investment Round: culminating moment at G20 Summit as leaders pledge
The first-ever Investment Round of the World Health Organization (WHO) reached a culminating moment during the G20 Leaders' Summit today in Rio de Janeiro, chaired by the President of Brazil, H.E. Lui...
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Important post!
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Craig Spencer MD MPH @craigspencer.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
10 years ago today I walked out of the hospital after surviving Ebola. Back then I begged the world to strengthen our response to that crisis and prepare for others. I’ve been reflecting on what we’ve learned over the last decade. And the role of the U.S. in global health🧵
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
Many thanks for the kind words and for amplifying the report, much appreciated The report, a two page policy brief summarizing key messages, and a 4-minute video overview are at globalhealth2050.org
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Global Health 2050
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 16/10/2024
Really impressive and interesting report which deserves to widely read
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 30/08/2024
Great piece by Gordon Brown on what we need to do to stop mpox and the resources needed
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 19/08/2024
Here’s some information about mpox www.who.int/news-room/qu...
who.int
Mpox
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Adam Kucharski @adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
New post on mpox, outlining how we got here – and where we might be going next: blog.kucharski.io?how-we-got-h...
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Daniel Thornton @dvt.bsky.social · 17/08/2024
Opportunities missed to stop mpox before; let’s not miss this one. www.science.org/content/arti...
science.org
The untold story of how Nigeria’s mpox outbreak sparked a worldwide epidemic
The virus circulated for 8 years before going global. Could it have been stopped?
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