Democracy, civil rights, public information are under attack: we need digital public infrastructures to counter the monopoly power of Big Tech and forge a social pact in techno capitalism. Great Brussels event chaired by Cristina Caffarra with Meredith Whittaker Amba Kak ⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳

“Some 42% of Americans are obese, compared with just 4.5% of Japanese people. Japan, it seems, is the land that doesn’t need Ozempic” time.com/6974579/japan-…

Fireside: The Pandemic Accord and International Health Regulations - Ashley Bloomfield: 'Our mandate has come to a close. Our future is in the hands of the Assembly.' #WHA77

Wenn eine der reichsten und freiesten Gesellschaften der Welt und der Weltgeschichte anfängt, voll auf Egoismus zu setzen, dann steht vor allem ihre eigene Selbstachtung auf dem Spiel. Ich fürchte, einige in der #FDP verstehen das nicht

Today was the rehearsal 😍- and tomorrow is the real thing.

Do not miss the launch of World Health Organization (WHO) 's first Investment Round #InvestInWHO #HealthForAll #WHA77

Also webcast from here, from 5PM CEST:

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Great to see Ilona Kickbusch, Dr Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Marjolaine Nicod, Dr Justin Koonin & Dr Ebere Okereke joining our co-chairs PamCipriano and Magda Robalo at our #VoteForUHC booth at #WalkTheTalk today.

Thank you for your support and voting for #UniversalHealthCoverage !

Walk the Talk - 5 th time!

Walk the talk!

Great to see you today !

Sehr guter Kommentar! Danke

Honored to have been asked to contribute to the 36th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in Geneva today ⁦The Commonwealth⁩ thecommonwealth.org/36th-commonwea…

The world is on track to achieve ZERO of the 32 health-related global targets supporting the Sustainable Development Goals.

Timely, accurate and actionable data is crucial to accelerate progress to reach the #GlobalGoals by 2030.

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At last!

The World Health Organization has ended its talks on how to protect the world from future pandemics without a deal, and it’s now up to governments to decide whether to extend the process.

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What?

Incredible. US Speaker of the House: 'we don't put any international body above our sovereignty'

'International body above sovereignty' is the very definition of international law.

So it's official: the US rejects the very concept of international law.

Countries are in control of the Pandemic Agreement process.

They have even stressed in the draft agreement “the principle of the sovereignty of States in addressing public health matters.”

#GetItDone #PandemicAccord #pandemic

Over the past two years, World Health Organization (WHO) Member States have dedicated enormous effort to rise to this challenge posted by #COVID19 and respond to the losses it caused, including at least 7 million lives lost.

The pandemic affected everybody, in many ways, and that is why Member States

💊💉🧪 Our 2️⃣ new studies published this week examine potential ways to make development of pandemic medicines, vaccines & diagnostics more efficient

Examples: use AI, platform trials, modular manufacturing, trial networks & regulatory innovations

2/2

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Zwei Jahre lang wurde verhandelt. Der Pakt sollte die Welt auf die nächste Pandemie vorbereiten und ein Chaos wie in den Corona-Jahren verhindern. Die Einigung scheiterte unter anderem am Geld. faz.net/aktuell/wissen…