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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle)

@roojinhabibi.org
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Law prof at @uottawa.ca @ottawahealthlaw.ca in international & public law, global/public health, & human rights • Iranian-Canadian • love rescue dogs, cortados and waterfront runs • my works at www.roojinhabibi.org

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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Registration is open for Health Promotion, Equity and Rights: The Ottawa Charter at 40 - Oct 20–21 UOttawa. Ft. GSL speakers: @roojinhabibi.org, Arne Ruckert, @shoffmania.bsky.social & @pfafard.bsky.social. Learn more🔗 www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This interdisciplinary conference in Ottawa will bring together experts in global and public health law, policy, history, and practice, to discuss the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, and its relevance today @roojinhabibi.org www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/conferences/...
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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
New Ebola situation report is out (there was none yesterday) and numbers are still rising shockingly fast: 782 confirmed cases now (+72 in the last 24 hours) That includes 181 confirmed deaths. Follow-up of contacts is back down to 56,5%. Not good. insp.cd/sitrep-n30-m...
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 11/06/2026
News these days fills me with dismay for the people of Iran. So much life, love and beauty remains uncaptured by Western (or IR) media. I hope to go back one day soon. For now, I can only see it through the eyes of Iran's own youth - breathtakingly talented, courageous, undeterred.
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 10/06/2026
A useful overview of the IHR, as amended in 2022 and 2024, and its rejections - by Gian Luca Burci @gvagrad.bsky.social: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 10/06/2026
Where Canada's Ebola response not only includes blanket quarantine requirements, but also discriminatory immigration suspensions, Belgium shows it *is* possible to say no to Washington & follow scientific best practice. www.politico.eu/article/belg... @jcyliew.bsky.social @yybrandonc.bsky.social
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Belgium rejects US World Cup demand for Congo travel ban amid Ebola outbreak
Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke said Brussels will follow scientific advice and not bow to political pressure from Washington.
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Edward Xie @edwardxie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
New from me in @nationalobserver.com Nearly all heat-related deaths occur indoors, but half the renters in Canada don't have cooling at home. Tenants need affordable and safe homes during #heatwaves. with Anushen Selvasegar, amazing volunteer at C.R.E.W. crewresilience.ca @cape-acme.bsky.social
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Renters need a right to safe homes during heatwaves
For renters, heatwaves are not just uncomfortable, but potentially intolerable and dangerous.
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Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcompany.com · 04/06/2026
"My book came out, and they were talking about this false naive style of drawing. There was nothing false about the naivety of my style. I couldn't draw better. This is it." What a star Marjane was...
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Matthew Kavanagh @matthewkavanagh.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Sobering estimates out from CDC. This was not inevitable.
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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Wow, lots of media from the GSL team lately! 👀 Check out Global Health Law Research Director @roojinhabibi.org weighing in on Canada's 90-day suspension of immigration documents for residents of DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan. #Ebola
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Y.Y. Brandon Chen @yybrandonc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I hear you. It’s truly stunning to hear the health minister saying that the decision to impose travel restrictions was “not a question of science”.
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
“Canada should know better by now. We have a long history of using discriminatory travel and immigration rules for political theatre rather than public health” @roojinhabibi.org & colleagues www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Suspending immigration over Ebola is misguided and goes against international law
Travel restrictions are not only ineffective at containing diseases, they create stigma and discourage future outbreak reporting
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Patrick Fafard @pfafard.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
« A blanket suspension of immigration processing for entire nationalities fails each of those tests. It discriminates on the basis of nationality and perceived disease status. »
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Suspending immigration over Ebola is misguided and goes against international law
Travel restrictions are not only ineffective at containing diseases, they create stigma and discourage future outbreak reporting
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 29/05/2026
A link here to the order issued by IRCC: orders-in-council.canada.ca/attachment.p.... Still looking out for the order on quarantine for travellers from the affected region (which is distinct from IRCC's measures on "residents" from affected countries).
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Orders In Council - Search
Orders In Council - Search
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Y.Y. Brandon Chen @yybrandonc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I'm privileged to have collaborated with fabulous colleagues @roojinhabibi.org & @jcyliew.bsky.social on this opinion piece appearing in @theglobeandmail.com. 1/2 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Suspending immigration over Ebola is misguided and goes against international law
Travel restrictions are not only ineffective at containing diseases, they create stigma and discourage future outbreak reporting
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 29/05/2026
Yesterday, @yybrandonc.bsky.social , @jcyliew.bsky.social and I (@uocommonlaw.bsky.social) penned an op ed in @theglobeandmail.com on Canada's deeply problematic 'suspension' of immigration docs for residents of DRC, Uganda & South Sudan for 90 days. 1/4 www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: Suspending immigration over Ebola is misguided and goes against international law
Travel restrictions are not only ineffective at containing diseases, they create stigma and discourage future outbreak reporting
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 23/05/2026
Amid all the legal ambiguities regarding the withdrawal of Argentina and the United States from WHO, at last the WHA lands on some clarity - and takes a (wise) precedent-grounded stance, declining to accept withdrawal but placing these states in 'suspension' until they are ready to re-engage.
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 14/05/2026
It will take a long time to come to terms with the passing of the remarkable, incomparable Brigit Toebes. My own time with Brigit was far too short. Even in that span, she left an indelible mark on me - as a scholar, teacher, colleague. This is a profound loss for the field and all who knew her.
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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
GSL is proud that @roojinhabibi.org is part of @paxsapiens.bsky.social Pandemic Compensation Initiative, which aims to design practical solutions to create a mechanism that rewards early transparency and strengthens global health security. Hear from Dr. Habibi here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t1x...
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Global Pandemic Prevention: Pandemic Compensation Initiative, Montserrat Arroyo Kuribrena
YouTube video by PAX sapiens
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 25/04/2026
Another fantastic @asilorg.bsky.social Annual Meeting, and my last as Co-Chair of the Global Health Law Interest Group. It’s been a joy to help build this IG community alongside @alexandraphelan.bsky.social, @aliciay.bsky.social & @margheritamelillo.bsky.social. More on Vice Chair elections soon.
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 25/04/2026
worth reupping also that just a few weeks ago, @mattherder.bsky.social, @fatimahassan.bsky.social, Andy Hill and I argued about US driving a public health emergency of international concern in @bmj.com: www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 25/04/2026
My partner talks often of the horrific era when as a child, AIDS struck family and friends, claiming uncles, aunts, cousins, classmates. All should read this by @stephanienolen.bsky.social. We’re regressing decades into the past - needlessly, unconscionably. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/h...
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AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance
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Fatima Hassan @fatimahassan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
In latest Medicine & Science @bmj.com Podcast-I join my co-author @mattherder.bsky.social & @kamranabbasi.bsky.social to discuss our recent Analysis (w. Andy Hill & @roojinhabibi.org) calling for WHO to declare USG a PHEIC also due to its 'unhinged nationalism'. 📲 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...
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The Trump administration is an international health emergency
Podcast Episode · Medicine and Science from The BMJ · April 17 · 51m
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Kristof Decoster @kristofdecoster.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
What the latest OECD numbers tell us about the future of aid: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/maps-and-gra... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social) via the New Humanitarian.
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What the latest OECD numbers tell us about the future of aid
Four takeaways, three charts, and one existential question raised by new data on official development assistance.
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uOttawa Centre for Health Law, Policy and Ethics @ottawahealthlaw.ca · 12/03/2026
Applications are now open for the University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law, running online June 1–5. Designed for a wide range of attendees, no experience or legal training is required. www.ottawahealthlaw.ca/institute
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University of Ottawa Summer Institute in Public Health Law
June 1–5, 2026
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 31/03/2026
I bumped into a Gilead rep at an event not too long ago. As one can expect, he gave a heavy word salad on what the company is doing to enhance access to lencapavir. Good on MSF for going public and exposing the truth.
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mattherder.bsky.social @mattherder.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
ICYMI - Our analysis published in @bmj.com makes the case for @who.int to declare that the actions of the US under President Trump amount to a 'PHEIC' under the International Health Regulations. CC @roojinhabibi.org @fatimahassan.bsky.social @gavinyamey.bsky.social @jocalynclark.bsky.social
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Health Justice Initiative @hji-sa.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
MUST READ: 'The United States is driving a public health emergency of international concern' @mattherder.bsky.social @fatimahassan.bsky.social A Hill and @roojinhabibi.org Via @bmjmedicine.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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The United States is driving a public health emergency of international concern
Matthew Herder and colleagues call for broader mobilisation to avoid the deaths and morbidity in low and middle income countries likely to result from recent US policy changes Announcing the United ...
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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🌍 Worried about the impact US policy has had on global health? 📖 Read this timely analysis from GSL Global Health Law Director, @roojinhabibi.org and co-authors @mattherder.bsky.social, Fatima Hassan, and Andrew Hill.
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Jocalyn Clark @jocalynclark.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Important to publish articles that provoke debate and encourage different ways of thinking at problems - why not consider a #PHEIC?
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Read this Newsweek piece and read Dr Clark's thread and then, as she says, weep at what the MAGA/MAHA administration is doing [disclosure: I was a peer reviewer for the piece and am a guest editor for the BMJ series on the geopolitics of health; the article is the first paper in the series]
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 26/03/2026
Now out in @bmj.com: With @mattherder.bsky.social, Fatima Hassan & Andrew Hill, we argue that the Trump administration’s deliberate assault on global health should be treated as a public health emergency of international concern under international law. www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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Jocalyn Clark @jocalynclark.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Savage. The White House has responded to the paper we published last night in @bmj.com, which calls the US administration a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Read & weep:
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Trump administration is world’s "worst public health emergency" say experts
The researchers argue that U.S. policy shifts are fuelling disease spread and rising deaths—in some countries more than others.
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 23/02/2026
For those tracking U.S. global health policy: this piece unpacks how the new 50B foreign affairs package reshapes funding, priorities, and leverage under Trump. Short but illuminating read - even if a tad optimistic in my view. 🔗 www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/what...
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What $50 Billion for U.S. Foreign Affairs Changes for Global Health | Think Global Health
PEPFAR's former chief of staff describes how new legislation marks a turning point for U.S. foreign assistance
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 23/02/2026
Pleased to share my new open-access essay in @ajil.bsky.social Unbound: “What Is a Global Health Emergency, and Who Should Decide? Africa CDC’s Declaration of a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security in a Crisis-Ridden World.” 🔗 lnkd.in/eshVATHU
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 13/02/2026
A belated first post of 2026 to say…hi, hello and it’s been a while. I’ve enjoyed being a bit on the outskirts of socials last year - saying less and listening more. Will try to be incrementally more active on here in coming months - if only to post doggie pics and to say happy long weekend!
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Jason Nickerson @jwnickerson.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Detour from posting about health and foreign policy In my not-work life, I run and hike and explore. This June: We're organizing 360 Ottawa. A race around the entire perimeter of #Ottawa. Team relay. Whole city. Slightly unhinged. Very fun. Registration's open. Come run with us. DM for details.
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360 Ottawa | A Perimeter Race
Get your team together for 360 Ottawa, 2025! 360 km (ish) relay race around the perimeter of the city of Ottawa. Registration opens soon.
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McGill School of Population and Global Health @mcgillspgh.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Can't make it to the launch event in person? You can watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/0hD5r_4...
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Health Crises in an Era of Autocracy, Disinformation, and Shifting Geopolitical Risks
YouTube video by McGill University
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Yassen Tcholakov @yassentch.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Very nice to see old #GlobalHealth advocates and colleagues @nschwalbe.bsky.social and @roojinhabibi.org taking about the politics of #pandemic preparedness during the @mcgillspgh.bsky.social Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) launch.
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Yassen Tcholakov @yassentch.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Deep thoughts about the state of the world at the PERL launch: "Maybe the withdrawal of the US from bilateral structures, and the increasing reliance on bilateral agreements, is lifting the blanket and showing us the state of how things have been for a long time". @roojinhabibi.org #GlobalHealth
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Centre de recherche sur la gouvernance mondiale (CIRGoM) @cirgom.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🌍 Manqué la conférence sur l’OMS? 👉 La synthèse est disponible! 🎙️ Avec @roojinhabibi.org et @cyncouette.bsky.social, cette conférence a permis d’aborder les grands défis actuels de la gouvernance mondiale en santé. 📝 Thao Hoang-Lucquet vous propose une synthèse complète. 👇 À lire
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Centre de recherche sur la gouvernance mondiale (CIRGoM) @cirgom.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🙏 Merci à @roojinhabibi.org et @cyncouette.bsky.social pour leurs analyses sur l’avenir de l’OMS 🌍 Retrait des États-Unis, financement mondial et traité sur les pandémies : une discussion essentielle pour la santé globale 🧬 👏 Merci à toutes et tous pour votre participation !
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Global Strategy Lab @gstrategylab.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Next Tuesday, Global Health Law Research Director @roojinhabibi.org will be sharing her thoughts on the future of the World Health Organization. The event is free and hybrid. Register here: www.cirgom.ulaval.ca/form/inscrip... Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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mattherder.bsky.social @mattherder.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Important article by @timbousquet.bsky.social today in @halifaxexaminer.ca (as well as linked oped by Kate Ashley of Acadia + @aawayne.bsky.social) about very troubling move by NS govt decision to hire a private consulting firm to evaluate university performance.
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 06/12/2025
For their 1st legal memo, my 1Ls always consider a constitutional matter involving Aboriginal law. Invariably, I ask them to pay attention to UNDRIP, esp. in light of domestic implementation acts. This from BC Court of Appeal will be essential reading next year. www.oktlaw.com/gitxaala-nat...
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Congratulations to Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation for their win today at the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commissioner), 2025 BCCA 430. - OK...
Friday, December 5, 2025 OKT congratulates Gitxaala Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation for their win today at the British Columbia Court of Appeal in Gitxaala v British Columbia (Chief Gold Commission...
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uOttawa CREDP-HRREC @uottawahrrec.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🌐Event 📅NOV 20 🕦11:30 📽️🎞️ #FilmScreenings & #Discussion 🎞️📽️ On #InternationalChildrensDay, HRREC is pleased to partner w/ the #Reconciliation & #Decolonization Committee (RDC) & the #SocialJustice #SpeakersSeries at @uocommonlaw.bsky.social to welcome Ms. Alanis Obomsawin! RSVP ➡️ bit.ly/3LPeCTu
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CYIL - ACDI @cyilacdi.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The Canadian Yearbook of International Law is looking forward to hosting its Young Scholars Workshop at the University of Ottawa, and to attending the CCIL Annual Conference on Nov. 13th-14th. site.pheedloop.com/event/ccilcc...
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Roojin Habibi روژین (she/elle) @roojinhabibi.org · 06/11/2025
…and so ends the saga of these celebrity ostriches.
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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
The Durban Promise, outcome of #CPHIA2025, sets out bold priorities for Africa’s health future: 💉 Local manufacturing 💰 Innovative financing 🦠 Pandemic readiness 📊 Data ownership 🏥 Stronger primary health care As global funding declines, leaders insist: “Health is sovereignty.” 📖⬇️ & 🙏🔁
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African Public Health Conference Calls For 'Health Sovereignty’ And Prioritizing Primary Care Ahead Of G20 - Health Policy Watch
DURBAN, South Africa — The “Durban Promise”, the ambitious outcome document of the Conference of Public Health In Africa 2025 (CPHIA) will be on the
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