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Global Health Justice Team’s Statement on the Rapid Support Forces’ Massacre of Civilians in Al-Fasher, Sudan

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Like many of you, we the Global Health Justice (GHJ) team have seen the heart-wrenching images and videos of torture, forced starvation and murder of innocent Sudanese coming out of Al-Fasher over the past few days. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are directly being funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a “Major Defense Partner” of the U.S., have invaded the city after laying siege on it for over 18 months. We’ve seen the videos of young children being…

Art for global health equity

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A July essay in PLOS Global Public Health argues that art and its expression are critically important in the struggle for global health equity.  Reñosa and his colleagues make the case that art can be leveraged to (1) to amplify disenfranchised voices, (2) to advance social justice activism, (3) to strengthen communities and individuals, and (4) to improve global health communication. They argue that art facilitates the inclusion of diverse cultural perspectives and engagement and uplifts marginalized voices. They provide a…

Malawi and Mali Demand Unpaid Taxes and Royalties from Multinationals

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BBC news recently reported that the governments of Malawi and Mali are demanding hundreds of billions of dollars from U.S.- and Australia-based multinationals to compensate for unpaid taxes and royalties over the past 10 years. Charles Gitonga and Andre Lombard report that the Malawi government has accused Colombia Gem House, U.S.-based gemstone company, of not paying fairly for rubies exported over the last 10 years. The government is also demanding $4 billion from French gas giant TotalEnergies in unpaid revenue…

Sudan’s Forgotten War

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Ezzeldin Saleh and colleagues, in the October 2024 Lancet, draw attention to the horrific and unprecedented conflict in Sudan that has caused immense suffering for the Sudanese people since April 2023. Nearly 11 million people have been internally displaced, and 2.3 million have sought refugee status in neighboring countries. The economy has collapsed, and famine is rampant throughout the country, with approximately 53% of the countries 25.6 million people experiencing high levels of food insecurities – and 14 areas experiencing…

Gazan Death Toll Four Times Greater Than Official Estimates, According to Multiple Experts

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In mid-June, the Gazan Ministry of Health reported a cumulative death toll of nearly 39,000 people attributed to the Israeli assault on Gaza, including 15,000 children. However, other credible researchers estimate that the true death toll is likely over four times higher than reported. Susan Abulhawa, a Gazan refugee, scientist, author and human rights activist argues that the currently reported numbers “don’t give an accurate picture at all”. Abulhawa states that the reported numbers only account for individuals going through…

Crisis in Sudan: Urgent Call for De-Escalation in El Fasher

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El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, is at the epicenter of escalating conflicts in Sudan, now a battleground between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). With over a million civilians, many displaced and on the verge of starvation, the situation in El Fasher demands immediate global attention. This violence stems from a broader conflict that ignited in April 2023 in Khartoum, fracturing the nation and thrusting Darfur into chaos. The importance of El Fasher cannot…

Decolonizing must challenge globalized systems of wealth extraction and profiteering.

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The authors of a February 2024 Bulletin of the World Health Organization article call for global health actors to challenge current forms of corporate and financialized colonialism that operate through globalized systems of wealth extraction and profiteering. They note that most of the current narrative on decolonization focuses on correcting power imbalances between health actors in high-income and low-income countries and on challenging ideas and values of some wealthy countries that shape the practice of global health. The authors of…

More years of schooling improves all-cause mortality globally – Lancet

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A systematic review and meta-analysis by the IHME-CHAIN collaborators (Lancet 23 January 2024) demonstrated that increased “years of schooling had a significant and consistent effect on all-cause mortality risk and that the protective effect of education persisted for female and male individuals, across all age groups, and all levels of Socio-demographic Index of the country where the data were collected. These findings are similar to the protective effects of a good diet and physical activity and the harms of risk…

Defunding UNWRA in Gaza is ‘collective punishment’ – Lancet & Health Justice Organizations

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Health and political leaders globally have condemned defunding of UNRWA, the principle lifeline for the people of Gaza.  Sharmila Devi, in the current issue of Lancet, quotes UN leaders and aid agency leaders (including WHO) “no other entity has the capacity to deliver the scale and breadth of assistance that 2·2 million people in Gaza urgently need,”  the cuts are “collective punishment,” and “if a teacher is found to be a murderer, we don’t get calls to defund the school…

Wars are never necessary: Gaza is the best example

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This short Lancet piece by Souza, Buss, and Alcazar notes that since the Gaza war began in October 2023, “nothing has been resolved and all impasses remain. The costs of lives lost and survivors’ lives destroyed forever are immense. The billions of dollars spent on killing so far could have saved lives, fed and immunised people, recovered the malnourished, built equitable systems, and provided essential medicines in many parts of the world.” They draw our attention to a recent BBC…