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Public health in humanitarian aid and international cooperation for development. Working at Action Against Hunger (Spain HQ) and the GWU Milken Institute School of Public Health. Opinions are my own. https://saludeverywhere.com/en/
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In the first quarter of 2025, hundreds of cooperation and humanitarian aid projects came to a sudden end. How can ethics be ensured in the closure of a humanitarian project, even when it occurs unexpectedly? #humanitarianethics

Action Against Hunger alone faces up to USD 120 million in lost funding in countries like Haiti, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan. Across our sector, the impact could be even greater.

Evaluations of humanitarian action are critical to learning how to improve interventions, to demonstrating their value, and for accountability to the people and institutions we work with.

In 10 countries, U.S. aid funds over 50% of health spending; in 37, at least 10%. Trump’s cuts expose a risky dependence on foreign aid.

Under international humanitarian law, the Occupying Power must provide for the basic needs of the civilian population under its control. The rapid and unimpeded passage of humanitarian assistance must also be allowed and facilitated.

Evaluar la acción humanitaria es esencial para poder mejorar la calidad de las intervenciones, rendir cuentas a la población y las instituciones, y (ahora más que nunca) demostrar y defender el valor de lo que hacemos. Ahora bien... ¿Qué podemos evaluar exactamente?

Good article -- true community involvement means sharing power, not just consulting people.

Community participation is a subject that the humanitarian system has been failing year after year. Why?

Yipiyei

Not so long ago, we only had 6 vaccines available: tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio and measles. Today we have 13 universally recommended, and 17 more, depending on the context. Yet, access to vaccination in humanitarian settings is still limited. Why and what can be done?

I took this picture in Lesotho in 2010 for the Global Fund. It depicts a boy born free of HIV despite both parents being HIV-positive. Even more, it shows the triumph of life over HIV/AIDS thanks to access to treatment, health system strengthening, and de-stigmatization. This is what they're cutting

For years, climate scientists have warned us. Now, the very people who calculate financial risk—actuaries—are sounding the alarm. Their latest report projects a 50% collapse in global GDP within decades... @forbes www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...

With the apparent dismantling of USAID, we are witnessing a turning point in how aid works. It wouldn’t be the first (and hopefully not the last). We don't know its full impact yet, but it’s already a big moment in the long, ever-changing history of humanitarian action.

Ahora que todo el mundo comenta por los pasillos (y los chats) de las organizaciones humanitarias que hay que explorar nuevas opciones y alternativas innovadoras de financiación, también toca preguntarse: ¿cuáles son?

Now that everyone is talking in the hallways (and the chats) of humanitarian organizations about exploring new and innovative funding options, it's also time to ask: what are they?

"Gates could single-handedly replace all of USAID’s public-health spending during Trump’s four-year presidency—and still have billions of dollars left in his bank account." timschwab.substack.com/p/as-trump-a...

And... "are these innovative humanitarian financing options that could replace traditional donor aid actually here with us in this room right now?"

Threat. Next question.

Muy sorprendido de encontrarme este artículo en El País sobre turismo en Dajla mencionando de pasada que es un lugar ocupado y obviando que en el último mes se ha expulsado a unos cuantos españoles de allí sólo por hablar con saharauis. En fin... elpais.com/elviajero/20...

You don’t mess with global health security. You just don’t.

I just did my best to optimize the page loading speed of saludeverywhere.com/en/. I've purchased a (slightly) better hosting plan, set up cache-clearing plugins and CDNs, compressed images, and removed (sighs) a slider from the homepage. I hope this will help improve Google's search ranking!

Ebola prevention doesn't mean that you go and buy an Ebola prevention kit. Ebola doesn't arrive shouting it's name and saying it's me, it's Ebola. What you support are healthcare systems with infection prevention and control that are open day in and day out, triaging and caring for patients.

The WHO is launching a 1 billion dollar crowdfunding. Using Kickstarter to fund humanitarian aid interventions in complex emergencies does not seem so remote now...

And that's why rich people cannot be trusted with power.

Tras las imágenes de los perros comiéndose un cadáver palestino esta otra foto de un soldado israelí pisando un cráneo humano incide en el total colapso moral de Israel. Es la barbarie pura que yo pude ver en Ruanda, cuando los hutus exterminaban a los tutsis.

And another one... www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Incluso en medio de una emergencia humanitaria, es necesario mantener un sistema de información de salud que genere información y conocimiento y permita responder mejor ante las amenazas para la salud pública. 😷💉

✍️ @javierpadillab.bsky.social firma, con la Ministra de Salud de Honduras, la donación de material sanitario para ayudar al Hospital de Roatán (Honduras), tras su incendio en abril de 2024. Una muestra del compromiso global para apoyar a las comunidades en momentos de crisis.

Esto que escribe @jecabrero.bsky.social es puro amor y nostalgia...

@acfusa.bsky.social @acontraelhambre.bsky.social @acfcameroun.bsky.social @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social @carmengr1.bsky.social @quentinwinis.bsky.social @loic-blanchard.bsky.social @mariecosquer.bsky.social @antoniovargas.bsky.social @tanitiglesiaszayas.bsky.social Hi! I added you to this!

Mucha gente del sector salud tiene curiosidad por el mundo humanitario y de la cooperación internacional, pero no conocen cuál puede ser la puerta de entrada, o la manera de prepararse para acceder a un trabajo en organizaciones internacionales. Por aquí algunas pistas:

By bureaucracy they clearly meant "Any public spending that doesn't result in the 1% richest becoming even richer".

Tenemos nuevo Director General en @acontraelhambre.bsky.social. Manuel conoce el mundo humanitario y nuestra organización mejor que nadie, así que ¡se inicia una nueva gran etapa!

So. It has officially happened. I have been officially let go from my position at CDC. I wasn’t a probationary employee. I had stellar performance reviews every year. I’ll be ok. But please understand that many worked HARD to get into these positions and were doing great public health work.