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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 21h

Tonight 👇 See many of you there!

Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nice to see many #globalhealth colleagues, friends & organizations gearing up for #WHS2026 @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social. I’ll be chairing two sessions 👇 & look forward to seeing many of you in Berlin!

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In my quest to work on important topics, speak out and get to work with awesome people… I’m thrilled to have joined the editorial board of @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social. Check it out, subscribe and support: newsletter.genevahealthfiles.com #globalhealth

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Catching up with @zeit.de front page story. A must-read: why the German Chancellor (& gov) must address the “social justice” issues & inequities, including health (for all) 👇

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I’ve been speaking out against the rise of the radical right for 15 years. I’ve participated in demonstrations. I’ve intentionally decided to work in a place that is not silent & on the sidelines - or perhaps even complicit. All of us have agency & can make choices. What is yours? #NieWiederIstJetzt

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Berlin votes on 20 September. Join us today to show where we stand sterndemo.de

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the series: It was nonetheless worth it ♥️

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the series of Deutsche Bahn commuting and train life really sucks (months on end now…) 😭

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A second good read on what’s at stake in Germany this weekend www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o...

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’ve demonstrated for some big causes in my life: Against the Iraq war in London, for Europe with the rise of nationalism in Berlin, for diversity and tolerance... Next up, please join us in #Berlin ahead of state elections in September 👇

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hope to see many of you in Berlin and online, #globalhealth #publichealth colleagues & friends! @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A bit late to the party on this, but look forward to reading - and I hope this is not the click-bait polemic the Economist put out earlier this year, fully missing the entire point of change…

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In person or via livestream - join us on 13 October at @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social www.worldhealthsummit.org/program?date... #UHC #HealthForAll

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Many of us worked on and followed the devastating crisis and war in Syria - a war against most of its own people. A #mustread that broke my heart and gave me hope, made me cry from how pain and vulnerability is shared and made me want to have this strength 👇

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’m for now reducing social media time here (& on Insta), as LinkedIn (my not-beloved platform) works better to catch up & connect. However, random thoughts are best placed here, so here goes after I caught up on the viral Seibert ZEIT interview…1/3

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Ebola - the type of update that is currently lacking but direly needed! 👇

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Worth a read (Carney / Stubb) 👇 When other leaders are going haywire or are lost, why not position yourself as the sane alternative? 😉 Last line: “we invite (others) to join us on this quest.”

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Bundestag day (across from the Chancellory)

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

And the world (and our #globalhealth sector) continues its ways, with this concluding a hearing on child abuse and men keeping girls and women as sex slaves. #MoneyNoMorals

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Today’s data that is now always hidden behind a boring template and non-saying lead “Ebola sitrep”. Media coverage this way… zero.

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

For both sides of the pond. Today - and every day.

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

2026 “Unsere Demokratie ist bedroht.” @zeit.de (AfD is polling >40% ahead of September’s regional state election.)

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Happy pride from Berlin! Maus, unpolitisch war gestern. Haltung ist hot 🌈 💪

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Remember all the “is this now fascism” debates? Well, check your definitions 👇, because what is now in stake is “is this now authoritarianism”? (Spoiler: Yes!)

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Europe’s migration policy, in one image. via @zeit.de #GEAS

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This one too - I’ve rarely seen such weak reporting in a paper I usually admire and learn from. A few lines in the end ‘will stifle innovation‘, ’ruin growth’… and that’s supposed to nail it…?!? 🙄

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

“Dangerous”, “radical”, “batty”, “wrong”, “must be resisted”. I’ve read @economist.com for 30 years and the last time I disagreed this much was when the magazine claimed smoking really isn’t that bad. (And I’m an economist by training.) 👎

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy pride month from my 4th regular “office” space 🏳️‍🌈👋

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Finally watched Heldin / Late Shift, a beautiful film about #healthworker shortages (and the toll on all sides) www.berlinale.de/de/2025/prog...

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Oh this was bound to happen…and it did when I jumped onto a train in a rush… There’s a quick (4h) commuter train, a longer (4.5h) one - and one that doesn’t show on any app because no-one would take the full route (8.5h). 🤣

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

As non-state actors may be reaccredited for the next WHA, this may have been the last time those working on #gender #SRHR were included. Where do DG candidates stand on this - and where is the current DG - such a staunch advocate when he started his first term? Which governments will stand up? ⛔️

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Germany, now the largest global SRHR donor (if I understood correctly from Guyana’s chair) is also the most reluctant to lead. Call for awareness, partnerships, managing expectations of donor budgets. However, important signal to co-host session & state: SRHR is not an add-on but essential in UHC!

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

”One word: hierarchy” Powerful remarks by Dr Awsan Bahattab about power. -In crisis first responders are those affected. Yet we call them ‘beneficiaries’, and all decisions are made in headquarters or by donors. -In research local knowledge does not set the agenda or shape research priorities.

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“How can you be neutral when children are attacked with chemical weapons?” asks Aura Abbara (Imperial). “We always have to be impartial, but it’s impossible to be neutral.”

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A perhaps contested but important point made by the Lancet commission (humanitarian health): Neutrality is not a condition for legitimacy. Humanitarian actors often take positions in conflict and crisis. Impartialilty (care/protection without discrimination) is what counts.

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I’m at an important report launch at WHA today, which is central to our work at Médecins du Monde internationally www.thelancet.com/commissions-...

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Thank you @bmg-bund.bsky.social for a 🌟 reception. It’s good to hear the Minister‘s continued strong commitment to #globalhealth and @who.int. Hoping Germany also plays a more active role on the architecture reform process. To be cont in a discussion with the State Secretary & NGOs tomorrow.

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Obligatory #WHA79 arrival photo. I have this E Roosevelt picture on my office wall.

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

At #WHA79 I will be focusing on 3 key issues: 1️⃣ Ensuring everyone can access quality, affordable health care #UHC 2️⃣ Not rolling back or staying silent on #gender #SRHR safe #abortion 3️⃣ Justice in the face of attacks on #healthworkers & #humanitarians #IHL 👇

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

11 hours on the train for sustainability and because of high flight prices. This hopefully qualifies as my #WalkTheTalk effort as I miss my favorite annual walk in Geneva - enjoy, everyone participating!

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

And here’s a poll from today’s Süddeutsche Zeitung ahead of September’s Sachsen-Anhalt regional election…

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

If you’d like to hear my discussion with Annie Slemrod @newhumanitarian.bsky.social on funding cuts, (new) narratives, individual agency and what‘s at stake, you can listen here (last 30 min): www.youtube.com/live/2u58aR3...

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Last panel of before Annie Slemrod @newhumanitarian.bsky.social & I close this year’s @humconberlin.bsky.social. 📣 calls that all of us need to take seriously: don’t instrumentalize stories, let people control their narratives (fully!), & place dignity front & center of any comms (or fundraising).

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Criminalization of and harm against humanitarian workers is not only a risk but already a shocking reality in our work, as President @mdmfrance.bsky.social Dr Corty clearly states through multiple examples. @humconberlin.bsky.social

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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Sandrine Chopine, Médecins du Monde Ukraine, speaks about the need to balance hyper-prioritization with the need to cover diverse needs and very different conditions in different geographies. (For me, again: one-size-fits all models don’t serve diverse, complex realities!) @humconberlin.bsky.social

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