Misbah Khan
@misbahsk.bsky.social
Investigative Journalist | Global Health
The devout Muslim making a living from Islamophobic AI slop The latest in a series of @tbij.bsky.social stories on those profiting from speading hate online. Great reporting by @niamhmcintyre.bsky.social and @misbahsk.bsky.social
The devout Muslim making a living from Islamophobic AI slop
A content creator in Pakistan is earning money from viral videos that stir up hate in UK – and line the pockets of Big Tech
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Morning #AMR bluesky! Day 2 of #AMR2026 Summit in Sydney starts with "From the Lab to the Last Mile" This session starts with @misbahsk.bsky.social providing real life stories of patients and communities impacted by drug resistant organisms. AMR should no longer be considered a "silent pandemic"
We’ve been reporting on the health impacts from Israel’s campaign of attacks on Gaza The bombardment has been so severe that bomb injuries already affect almost the entire population And they will create serious issues for the region’s weakened health system for years to come
The journalists worked for a committee supervising Egyptian aid in Gaza and were documenting a newly set-up camp Being a reporter should never come with a death sentence Journalism is not a crime
As global attention is directed elsewhere and Gaza slips from the headlines, journalists remain on the front lines At least 11 Palestinians, including three journalists, have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since dawn, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health
🚨 Our latest: Israeli bombing has triggered an “unparalleled” ecological crisis in Gaza: asbestos, sewage, toxic dust and collapsing water systems. As talks turn to a “New Gaza”, the question is: how do you rebuild on poisoned ground?
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 10mo agoPalestinians are returning to the rubble where their homes once stood But experts have warned that two years of Israel’s bombardment have filled Gaza’s landscape with a toxic mix of shattered concrete, asbestos dust and contaminated water
Patients left to suffer as painkiller crisis hits Gaza - - www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025... "Israeli restrictions leave doctors short of vital drugs" making children suffer agonising pain unnecessarily is sheer sadism by #israel #gazagenocide
Gaza patients being left to suffer as hospitals hit by painkiller…
Israeli restrictions leave doctors short of vital drugs
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‘Most people are just toughing it out’: shortage of drugs leaves Gaza’s wounded without pain relief
‘Most people are just toughing it out’: shortage of drugs leaves Gaza’s wounded without pain relief
Operations are being carried out without proper anaesthetics and what painkillers there are have to be rationed, say doctors
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Our latest:
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 10mo agoPatients are being left to suffer as a painkiller crisis hits Gaza’s hospitals More than 167,000 people have been reported injured in Gaza since 7 October 2023, according to the Gaza Health Ministry Read the full story: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
On Monday, an Israeli airstrike hit the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza and killed 20 people, including five journalists – Mohamed Salama, Moaz Abu Taha, Hussam al-Masri, Ahmed Abu Aziz and Mariam Dagga Just last week, we reported on the infections crisis at Nasser
In Nov, we reported doctors in Gaza using vinegar when antiseptics ran out, with food shortages, that’s no longer an option. Now, hospitals are overwhelmed, infections are spiralling, and doctors say they’re “flying blind” against drug-resistant bacteria. Our latest investigation for ⬇️
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 12mo agoBefore the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was set up in May, Gaza’s Nasser hospital was overwhelmed with patients roughly every two weeks Now it’s every day Here’s what medics on the ground told us 👇
Nasser, the largest hospital in southern Gaza, has been forced to operate at twice its capacity in grim conditions with little to no supplies But patients are no longer responding to the little medicine they have because of the spread of superbugs
According to the UN, at least 1,760 Palestinians have been killed since May while seeking food, with 994 killed near GHF sites A recent report by Doctors Without Borders suggests that Israeli forces are targeting people at these sites
Before the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was set up in May, Gaza’s Nasser hospital was overwhelmed with patients roughly every two weeks Now it’s every day Here’s what medics on the ground told us 👇
Gaza hospitals overwhelmed as infections surge amid health crisis
Sudden surge in mass casualty events, many at aid points, has created conditions where bacteria can spread unchecked
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Drug-resistant infections already contribute to an estimated 35,000 deaths each year in the UK And if these infections were to grow out of control, life-saving antibiotics would stop working altogether
🚨The UK would struggle to tackle a superbug epidemic – that’s the stark warning from a parliamentary committee assessing the rise of antibiotic-resistant bugs www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
MPs raise the alarm over superbug risk
Public Accounts Committee says UK has missed key targets and is weakening its ambitions
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Meet Misbah, our antimicrobial resistance (AMR) reporter From ICUs in Ethiopia to ministries in Pakistan, she’s seen AMR up close – and recently used that insight to help shape a policy paper for UN agencies grounded in the lived experiences of those most affected 👉 bit.ly/3T7itMh
A major outbreak of animal disease could cost the UK billions, according to a new government report The report highlights serious flaws in the UK's biosecurity and disease monitoring – where only 5% of live animals coming into the country are currently undergoing physical checks
UK unprepared for major animal disease outbreak, report warns
National Audit Office flags serious flaws in biosecurity despite rising threat of disease
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During the panel, @koutterson.bsky.social and fellow panelists @misbahsk.bsky.social of @tbij.bsky.social and Sujith Chandy from @icarsglobal.bsky.social will unveil a new tool to estimate the impact of AMR across 122 countries.
Join CARB-X Executive Director @koutterson.bsky.social at the @cgdev.org panel “From Evidence to Action: Designing an Effective Independent Panel on Antimicrobial Resistance” in Geneva, Switzerland! 🧪 📆 Wednesday, May 21 ⏰ 6:30 – 9 PM CET 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/4dhswHJ #AMR #Superbugs
Excellent panel on effective approaches to impact #ijf25 @journalismfestival.com @lamthuyvo.bsky.social of Documented says their main audience is immigrant communities in NYC. They do "listening"/needs assessments, service journalism alongside investigations, even printing materials to distribute
Less than a week to go till #IJF25 Join me and these fantastic reporters who put impact at the heart of their journalism! @tbij.bsky.social will be around. If you want to talk environment, health, investigative journalism or anything else- drop a message! Let’s grab a coffee or gelato ☕
I am working with @mellino.bsky.social to uncover the many injustices workers are facing going through employment tribunals. Please help share our callout with your networks (available Polish, Portuguese Punjabi - Gurmukhi or Shahmukhi, Spanish, Romanian and Urdu) ⬇️
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · last yr.🚨 Have you ever tried to take your employer to court or helped somebody who has? We want to hear from you!
Did you know that sex is a trigger for about 60% of the women living with recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs)?
New today: @tbij.bsky.social can reveal the life-saving treatments against snake bites that contain so little active ingredient, experts say you may as well give a patient water. Others sold in sub-Saharan Africa are made for Indian snakes and are guaranteed not to work shorturl.at/isLOr
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Flies in hospital wards may be spreading drug-resistant bacteria to patients www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Flies in hospital wards may be spreading drug-resistant bacteria to patients
Scientists in Nigeria found the insects carry infections resistant to last-resort antibiotics, adding to fears about superbugs
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