Scholars have theorised how today we have entered an era of ‘biocapitalism’; specifically, before health equity can be discussed, the health of a body must first be made available to capitalism as an object of intervention - from Sujata Mukherjee on coloniality & global health

Happy Birthday Transnational Institute - 50 years of bringing scholarly research and analysis to those in civil society and public bodies working for a better and safer world for everyone tni.org/en/about Transnational Institute

New WHO-FCTC video on the tobacco industry's use of so-called corporate social responsibility to buy social legitimacy youtu.be/Vb9ETgSvh44?si… But it's not just the tobacco industry who use CSR to help cover up anti-social conduct and lobby against proper regulation

📚🔍Wondering how coloniality manifests in global health authorship trends?

Our new analysis unveils insights from 1,269 papers across 12 journals, exploring how geographic and gendered hierarchies continue to shape global health research.

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A timely reminder of the present-day relevance and importance of Paul Farmer’s seminal work on structural violence and health. Thanks to Mark Padilla and Miami Institute for the Social Sciences

Stimulating blogpost from Miami Institute for the Social Sciences by Takiyah Harper-Shipman - was especially struck by the idea that a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) imperialism is taking shape ...

Looking forward to discussing some of the most pressing political challenges facing the global health community and system - thursday and friday this week

UNU-IIGH is also looking for a new person to lead on its gender and health work. See here: careers.unu.edu/o/research-lea…

UNU-IIGH is looking for someone to lead on climate justice and health
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Very sad to learn that Susan Sell passed away on xmas eve last month. @UNUIIGH has benefited greatly from Susan's political economy research, analysis and advice. This article is one of hers that should be widely read go.unu.edu/OjZF6

International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, begins its hearings on Gaza. South Africa v Israel. Live here: youtube.com/watch?v=4f_yoa…