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Launched in 2009, the IHP network and newsletter are an initiative of the health policy unit at ITM, Antwerp.

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 19h ago

Stay tuned for the next (regular) issue on Friday 7 August. To subscribe: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3d ago

Check out a catch-up IHP issue (IHP 891) on the past ten days (with major focus on AIDS 2026 in Rio): www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with some translations)

International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3d ago

To subscribe to the (normally weekly) IHP knowledge management tool: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org (you might also want to inform your students : ) )

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3d ago

Check out a catch-up IHP issue (IHP 891) on the past ten days (with major focus on AIDS 2026 in Rio): www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with some translations)

International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3d ago

AIDS 2026: Navigating HIV Care in a New Funding Reality www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... IHP Feat article by Caroline De Schacht.

AIDS 2026: Navigating HIV Care in a New Funding Reality

From July 26-31st 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS2026), took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I was fortunate to attend one of the largest HIV-related events.  This year’s conferenc...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 2w ago

To subscribe to the weekly IHP newsletter/knowledge management tool: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 2w ago

Check out this week's IHP news 890: 80-year anniversary of the WHO constitution, an AU extraordinary summit on health, “Dantesque scenarios” & much more www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with some translations & AI summary)

International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 2w ago

Preparing for a Peaceful Death: A Reflexive Case Study of Terminal Cancer Care, Family Caregiving, and Dying at Home in India www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by Solomon Salve.

Preparing for a Peaceful Death: A Reflexive Case Study of Terminal Cancer Care, Family Caregiving, and Dying at Home in India

On 27 April 2026, my father (age 83) died peacefully at home after a rapid decline from advanced liver cancer. Just over a month earlier, what had begun as seemingly common symptoms gradually develope...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 2w ago

To subscribe to the weekly IHP newsletter/knowledge management tool: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 2w ago

Check out this week's IHP news 890: 80-year anniversary of the WHO constitution, an AU extraordinary summit on health, “Dantesque scenarios” & much more www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with some translations & AI summary)

International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3w ago

Unplugging Childhood: Why India Must Rethink Smartphones for Children www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... New Feat article by Kamal Kant Sharma.

Unplugging Childhood: Why India Must Rethink Smartphones for Children

“My ten-year-old son has a fixed activity in his daily routine—30 minutes to one hour of watching scrolling videos on the phone. If he misses this even for a day, he quickly reminds me, ‘Today I haven...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3w ago

Pads without pipes: India’s menstrual health crisis is above all an infrastructure failure www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... By Karan Babbar & Arjun Kakkat.

Pads without pipes: India’s menstrual health crisis is above all an infrastructure failure

Walk into almost any government school in India and you will likely find a toilet block for girls. On paper, the progress is real: the government's own school-records system, the Unified District Info...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3w ago

Pads without pipes: India’s menstrual health crisis is above all an infrastructure failure www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... By Karan Babbar & Arjun Kakkat.

Pads without pipes: India’s menstrual health crisis is above all an infrastructure failure

Walk into almost any government school in India and you will likely find a toilet block for girls. On paper, the progress is real: the government's own school-records system, the Unified District Info...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3w ago

Unplugging Childhood: Why India Must Rethink Smartphones for Children www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... New Feat article by Kamal Kant Sharma.

Unplugging Childhood: Why India Must Rethink Smartphones for Children

“My ten-year-old son has a fixed activity in his daily routine—30 minutes to one hour of watching scrolling videos on the phone. If he misses this even for a day, he quickly reminds me, ‘Today I haven...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3w ago

Pads without pipes: India’s menstrual health crisis is above all an infrastructure failure www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by K Babbar & A Kakkat.

Pads without pipes: India’s menstrual health crisis is above all an infrastructure failure

Walk into almost any government school in India and you will likely find a toilet block for girls. On paper, the progress is real: the government's own school-records system, the Unified District Info...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3w ago

Yes, yes, we survived the two semi-finals (and boy, did we like them!). So stay tuned for tomorrow's IHP newsletter.

International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 3w ago

In spite of two semi-finals this week at the World Cup football, ànd again "rather warm" conditions in this country, stay tuned for a new IHP newsletter issue on Friday 17 July. To subscribe to the weekly KM tool: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 4w ago

To subscribe to the weekly IHP knowledge management tool: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org Spread the word :)

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 4w ago

Check out this week's IHP news 888: Another PABS iteration, the HLPF in New York & a different ballgame www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with some translations & AI summary).

International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · 4w ago

Disability-Inclusive Universal Health Coverage: The Missing Metric in Africa’s Health Financing Reforms www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by Ikenna Ebiri Okoro.

Disability-Inclusive Universal Health Coverage: The Missing Metric in Africa’s Health Financing Reforms

No society achieves genuine progress when a significant portion of its people faces systematic exclusion from essential services. As someone previously involved in implementing social health insurance...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · last mo.

Who holds the child while the city is being built? The caregiver’s dilemma in urban poor India www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by Eunice Lobo.

Who holds the child while the city is being built? The caregiver’s dilemma in urban poor India

Launched by the Honourable Prime Minister in 2023, India's Viksit Bharat@2047 vision imagines a nation that is more productive and prosperous by 2047 - when the country completes 100 years of independ...

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International Health Policies (IHP) network@ihpnetwork.bsky.social · last mo.

Who holds the child while the city is being built? The caregiver’s dilemma in urban poor India www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/featured-art... Feat article by Eunice Lobo.

Who holds the child while the city is being built? The caregiver’s dilemma in urban poor India

Launched by the Honourable Prime Minister in 2023, India's Viksit Bharat@2047 vision imagines a nation that is more productive and prosperous by 2047 - when the country completes 100 years of independ...

internationalhealthpolicies.org