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Vinay Kampalath

@vinayk.bsky.social
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mostly, i take care of kids. interests: figuring out how to deliver timely and high-quality emergency care everywhere, armed conflict & health, justice, getting into good trouble. 🌈🌍🩺

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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
In today’s complex information landscape, great research needs more than publication—it requires communication. Join us for a workshop before #CUGH2026 to learn practical skills for amplifying your work for impact. Free & open to the public. Sign up: tinyurl.com/CUGHSciComm
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
It’s shocking to me how many Americans are ignorant to this fundamental history.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I need to tell myself this every morning, but particularly today
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
In today’s complex information landscape, great research needs more than publication—it requires communication. Join us for a workshop before #CUGH2026 to learn practical skills for amplifying your work for impact. Free & open to the public. Sign up: tinyurl.com/CUGHSciComm
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CUGH 2026 Pre-Conference Workshop: Communications Skills that Transform Science into Action
Please use this form to register your attendance at this pre-conference session. Date/Time: April 9, 2026 | 9:00am - 4:00pm ET* Workshop Description: In today’s complex information landscape, great ...
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
We recently developed the H3 Package to help leaders decide how to prioritise health services in humanitarian settings. Our new paper in @bmj.com Global Health describes the H3 Package, intended as a starting point for equitable, effective and contextualised care. gh.bmj.com/content/11/1...
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The development of the H3 Package: a Package of High-Priority Health Services for Humanitarian Response
Introduction Humanitarian crises substantially impact the health of affected populations, and the scale of humanitarian need is at a historic high level. To more effectively support the growing number...
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Scenes from UNGA.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I was explaining a treatment plan to a patient, and their partner told me to talk slowly because they were typing what I was saying into chatgpt to "verify" there wasn't a better alternative. In case you are wondering the stage of mess we are in with LLMs. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Man who asked ChatGPT about cutting out salt from his diet was hospitalized with hallucinations
A case study in a medical journal reported that the 60-year-old man replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide after consulting the AI bot.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Even the goodest boy stops to smell the flowers
Shiba inu smells flowers
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
"HICs have ten times the number of nurses compared to low-income countries, while 23% of nurses in HICs are foreign-born." #globalhealth #healthworkforce
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Time To Rethink Global Health Recruitment As Africa’s Health Workers Deserve Better - Health Policy Watch
Yet the WHO Global Code of Practice for ethical recruitment of health workers is voluntary and often ignored. Countries on the ‘red list’ from which countries
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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Nearly 11 million Americans could lose health insurance as a result of the administration's effort to cut spending in order to finance tax cuts for the wealthy, the congressional budget office estimates. www.statnews.com/2025/06/04/t...
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10.9 million people would lose health insurance under Trump’s tax cut bill, CBO projects
'Big, beautiful bill' would result in 10.9 million people losing health insurance, primarily Medicaid.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
When you say the quiet part out loud
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Republican Sen. Joni Ernst defends proposed Medicaid cuts: 'We all are going to die'
Her comment came in response to an attendee who yelled that proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid would cost lives.
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Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
After Musk’s dismantling of USAID, deaths can be counted by the hundreds of thousands. “If there were justice in the world, Musk would never be able to repair his reputation, at least not without devoting the bulk of his fortune to easing the misery he’s engendered.“ www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Opinion | Elon Musk’s Legacy Is Disease, Starvation and Death
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
"Reimagining data as an active, functional component of health care systems ... requires a fundamental shift in perspective. When used proactively, data ... [allows] governments to anticipate challenges, reduce dependence on external support, and allocate resources strategically."
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Opinion: Robust health data today avoids fragile health systems tomorrow
Four strategies to build resilient global health data systems ahead of future funding uncertainty.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The pediatric toll of this decision is cruel and incomprehensible. Nearly 40% of American children are covered by #Medicaid. Children will remain sick or unnecessarily die as a result of yesterday's House vote.
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Health Insurance Coverage of Children 0-18 | KFF
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 20/05/2025
It's official: the #PandemicAccord is officially adopted by the World Health Assembly! My warmest congratulations to @who.int Member States for their commitment to keeping their people and the world safer. What a moment in global health history. Together!
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
"The rise in attacks reflects a 'complete erosion in the respect for international humanitarian law and the responsibility to protect healthcare in conflict,' said Christina Wille, who led the [Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition] report’s data collection." #NotATarget
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Yassen Tcholakov @yassentch.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
@eloisetodd.bsky.social @panaction.bsky.social: "In advocacy we don't win by being right, we win by creating scenarios where everyone feels like they are winning" #PandemicAccord #PPPR #WHA78
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Dr Matthias Wismar @matthiaswismar.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Very topical... our Lancet article on health and democracy/trust is out. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The role of health and health systems in shaping political engagement and rebuilding trust in democratic institutions
Around the world, institutional trust is declining while democratic discontent is rising. What role do health and health systems play in this crisis? …
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
"The need for transformation of the humanitarian system is undeniable, but dismantling it without clear alternatives is not reform—it is a humanitarian disaster in the making."
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Transforming the humanitarian system, not destroying it
Humanitarian assistance has saved millions of lives, improved public health outcomes, and strengthened communities in crisis.1 From responding to armed conflicts and natural disasters to advancing dis...
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Excited to be doing this training at @pennglobalem.bsky.social before #SAEM25 starts here in Philly. #globalhealth #emergencymedicine
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CUGH @cughnews.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🎥 Call for Video Submissions – CUGH Show how U.S. policy cuts are impacting people, programs, & communities—in the US or globally. 📍 <3 min 📱 Phone videos welcome 🌍 Real stories, real impact Submit now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #GlobalHealth #CUGH #HealthEquity #Advocacy
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
A medication I use nearly every day -- something we wouldn't have without investments in #science, research, and our health systems
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
"It was unthinkable, Mr. Macron said, alluding also to the withdrawal of researchers’ visas in the United States, that a nation whose 'economy depends so heavily on free science' would 'commit such an error.'"
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
There is a mountain of high quality evidence that a representative medical workforce improves health outcomes. Attacking LCME & ACGME is utterly dangerous and a step backwards for Americans’ health. @madhupai.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @boghuma.bsky.social
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Trump order targeting ‘DEI-based standards’ in medical accreditation sparks concern
Trump order targeting accreditation could shake up the small club of groups that set standards for medical schools and residency programs.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
If I’m reading this correctly, this policy will essentially halt much of global health research
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
In a new peer-reviewed article in @nejm.org, @boghuma.bsky.social & I discuss the public health implications of Trump withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO & pausing the future transfer of U.S. funding to the organization www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Withdrawal of the United States from the WHO — How President Trump Is Weakening Public Health | NEJM
Severing the long-standing ties and scientific collaborations between the United States and the WHO and slashing U.S. financial support will have catastrophic effects on both domestic and global he...
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The origins of this @who.int reorganisation are obviously problematic, and yet we have an opportunity to reimagine integrated, horizontal #healthsystems #globalhealth #emergencycare
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WHO To Shrink Its Geneva Headquarters Down To Just Four Programme Divisions - With Health Systems A Key Pillar - Health Policy Watch
A new, and near final iteration of WHO’s reorganization will shrink its programme divisions even further than previous drafts - from 10 to only four - with
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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Trump has blown a massive hole in global health funding—and no one can fill it
Other countries, foundations, international groups are unable to replace billions lost in U.S. cuts
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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How to Keep Doing Global Health: Tips From the Global South
Two researchers share three experience-based strategies with global health researchers in the U.S. and beyond who are debilitated by defunded initiatives.
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Adam Grant @adamgrant.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize. Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition. It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.
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Katri Bertram @katribertram.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Worth a read www.economist.com/middle-east-... #ODA
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Why some Africans see opportunity in foreign-aid cuts
They want to be more self-reliant. But that will not be easy
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
We should treat the loss of Western aid as not just a momentary blip. This a difficult time but also a moment of opportunity to reimagine #globalhealth and #humanitarianaid. Here, I want to share posts that can help us think about how we begin to do this. First: @hebaaly.bsky.social
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Heba Aly on LinkedIn: Should a Northern donor exist in the 21st century? Introducing a new… | 50 comments
Just back from Brussels, where ODI Global convened development cooperation agencies from major donor countries in the 2nd of a dialogue series to reimagine aid… | 50 comments on LinkedIn
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The insanity of pausing or ending TB & HIV programs is that it creates conditions for drug resistance to develop. How this strengthens mutual safety and collective health is anyone’s guess.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
None of these cuts make sense, but cutting DHS is baffling. “[DHS], a data collection project in 90 countries that were crucial and sometimes the only sources of information on maternal and child health and mortality, nutrition, reproductive health and HIV infections.” @stephanienolen.bsky.social
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Jake Johnson, MD @jakejohnson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Any institution dismantling programs over vague ideological threats were never truly committed to them.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
A gut punch time.com/7258248/us-f...
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What Gutting USAID Means for My Young Patients in Burundi
“To my patients and their mothers, I offered apologies from the American people,” writes Dr. Jennifer Furin.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"Today, we see a fracture of the current order, a momentary suspension of normality. It is an opportunity to articulate our aspirations and create new designs. We face a miniature space upon which alternative horizons can be imagined." @crismontenegro.bsky.social @plosglobalpublichealth.org
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“Stop looking north, look to the world”. Can we imagine Global Health without the USA at its centre?
How should the world respond when a single country’s power and influence are so deeply embedded in global structures that its actions can destabilise entire systems?
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Even if a future administration were to restore #NIH funding in 4 years, the time horizon for much of #biomedical research is 5-10+ years. The #antiscience agenda of the far-right + the uncertainty of funding have already decimated #research in America. Not really sure how this makes us great.
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How Trump’s Medical Research Cuts Would Hit Colleges and Hospitals in Every State (Gift Article)
Changes to a key funding formula will reduce research grants at hospitals and universities by billions — and may discourage future research.
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Neil Lewis, Jr. @neillewisjr.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
8/8. So, if you’re feeling down about these attacks, I understand—I feel that way too. But just remember that they’re not attacking because your work doesn’t matter; they’re attacking *precisely* because it does. So, get some rest, connect with your people, and keep doing it.
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
From USAID colleague, with permission to share. It's not just chaos it is devastation and tearing apart of families and communities. Not to talk of systems that kept us safe. This is just one story, multiple this by 10,000. Is this really making America great?
Letter from colleague fired from USAID,  sharing devastating impact and chaos that this has wrought on her life and family.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Erasure and cruelty are the point. Excellent reporting by @stephanienolen.bsky.social as always.
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Gavin Cleaver @gavincleaver.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Truly one of the most beautiful, urgent pieces about migration I’ve read in years. Recommend this to anyone else working with #refugees or in the #globalhealth and #migrarion spaces. Looking forward to this series from @polgreen.bsky.social.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
One of my favourite Toni Morrison quotes: “The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction … It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” The attack against DEI is actually a campaign for erasure.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 01/02/2025
The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...
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Shailly Gupta @shaillygupta.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Of course, other countries were just looking for a Trump kinda excuse to slash their own funds. High time developing countries take matters in their own hands and go for local production and use TRIPS flexibilities left and right to ensure access to medical tools genevasolutions.news/global-news/...
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Switzerland to slash funding for UN agencies - Geneva Solutions
The Swiss government is pulling the plug on funding for several UN agencies while cutting back on others in 2025, with UNAids and Unesco among the biggest losers. The move comes just days after the US...
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
“Global health, at the heart of it, is #equity in health in the world.” - @ckyobutungi.bsky.social Great meditations on justice, solidarity, & non-performative allyship in #globalhealth & #academia with @madhupai.bsky.social on @thelancet.bsky.social
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Power and allyship in the Global North and Global South
Podcast Episode · The Lancet Voice · 01/09/2025 · 48m
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Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH, SM @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Yesterday: 1) @helenbranswell.bsky.social reported on a new, suspected Ebola outbreak in DRC. 2) CDC was not allowed to talk to @who.int or scientists in DRC to learn more and assess risks to US 3) OMB proposed freezing US domestic preparedness programs www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.
The Trump administration ordered temporary freezes in funding for programs spanning virtually every part of the government. Here’s the full list.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Another example of #armedconflict leading to increases in infectious disease prevalence, this time related to the rise of #malaria in Myanmar The lack of supplies & conflict are driving real concern that further strains of drug-resistant malaria will emerge #globalhealth #IDsky #aidsky
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In Myanmar, healthcare and disease prevention are neglected casualties of war
Junta restrictions on the delivery of basic medical supplies are leading outbreaks of infectious diseases like tuberculosis, and even HIV, to soar.
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Vinay Kampalath @vinayk.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
www.statnews.com/2025/01/21/l... A brilliant rejoinder from Dr Van Kerkhove of @who.int. There’s so much nonsense circulating, designed to pander to a small few. We must stay focused and do the work.
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World Health Organization responds to a critical First Opinion
The interim director of the World Health Organization’s Department of Epidemic and Pandemic Threat Management responds to a recent critical op-ed published in STAT.
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