Robert Marten
@robertmarten.bsky.social
Work @alliancehpsr.bsky.social @WHO.int on #HealthSystems, #NCDs, #HealthTaxes, #ClimateCrisis. @LSHTM PhD. Former @RockefellerFdn @WHOSierraLeone @WHO India.
At the #UNITEGlobalSummit in the Philippines, the WHO FCTC Secretariat engaged with parliamentarians & health leaders to highlight how tobacco taxation and sustainable financing can advance tobacco control and the SDGs. 🌍💰 #FCTCSavesLives 🔗 fctc.who.int/newsroom/new...
"The wider global health lesson is simple: evidence makes policy defensible, but power determines when it becomes possible."
Robert Marten@robertmarten.bsky.social · 2d agoGreat post on #sugartax in #Germany #healthaxes habibbenzian.substack.com/p/what-took-...
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Robert Marten@robertmarten.bsky.social · 2w agoMost governments are not using #alcohol taxes effectively to reduce consumption or raise revenues---find out more in the the upcoming release of the inaugural Economics for Health Alcohol Tax Scorecard on 3 September. Register here: vitalstrategies.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Most governments are not using #alcohol taxes effectively to reduce consumption or raise revenues---find out more in the the upcoming release of the inaugural Economics for Health Alcohol Tax Scorecard on 3 September. Register here: vitalstrategies.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How Well is the World Taxing Alcohol? Country Findings from the Inaugural Alcohol Tax Scorecard. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ab...
Health taxes are powerful policies to reduce the consumption of harmful products such as alcohol. Well-designed alcohol taxes that are set high enough to raise retail prices substantially can help gov...
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Dolly Parton’s America was one of the best podcasts I listened to in recent years. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...
Dolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | Podcasts
The story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars.
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Glad to see this new piece from @AllianceHPSR grantees--->The political economy of novel food taxes and subsidies in #India: insights from stakeholder interviews and a scoping review and congrats to Amit Summan, Divija Samria , Seshadri Dutta, Ramanan Laxminarayan academic.oup.com/heapol/advan...
The political economy of novel food taxes and subsidies in India: insights from stakeholder interviews and a scoping review
Abstract. Fiscal policy tools are cost-effective for curbing unhealthy consumption, but unlike the extensively studied cases of tobacco and alcohol, the po
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Proud to have contributed to this new publication-->"From knowledge accumulation to transformative action: research to catalyze progress on social determinants of health equity" with @gavinyamey.bsky.social @monikakosinska.bsky.social and others link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186...
From knowledge accumulation to transformative action: research to catalyze progress on social determinants of health equity
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Wish this new @bmj.com article on artificial intelligence as a new commercial determinant of health was open access www.bmj.com/content/394/...
Artificial intelligence as a new commercial determinant of health
Itai Bavli and colleagues argue that the growing use of AI by commercial industries is creating new opportunities to influence health, and an AI commercial determinants of health framework may help to...
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Love this story! Bogotá, Colombia, aims to achieve gender parity in cycling by 2039, as women currently account for only 28% of daily bicycle trips. The city is addressing barriers such as safety concerns and lack of cycling skills by building more protected bike lanes and offering cycling lessons.
‘They were told bikes were for men’: how Latin America’s city of cycling is breaking gender barriers
With less than a third of cycling journeys taken by women, Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, is installing bike lanes, teaching cycling and making sure ‘stereotypes are left behind’
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Merchants of doubt and death continue to profiteer www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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"It travels in order to see. But there is a problem. We travel, but we rarely unpack the assumptions we carry with us." from Habib Benzian on Dépaysement, mobility, and the practice of #globalhealth habibbenzian.substack.com/p/we-travel-...
We travel. But do we unpack?
Dépaysement, mobility, and the practice of global health
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Essential, and damning, read. The authors’ experience in francophone west Africa serves them well, as this has been a playground for harmful neoliberal health financing “ideas.” gh.bmj.com/content/11/7...
Making experts accountable in global health
International donors are transnational actors that pursue various strategies to influence policy decisions in Global South countries. In addition to conditionality, which typically involves imposing p...
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Recommended reading-->Application of #tobacco control experience to #alcohol consumption measures in the @WHO Bulletin iris.who.int/items/cd4cc6...
Application of tobacco control experience to alcohol consumption measures
This policy and practice article examines the growing alcohol-related public health burden in low- and middle-income countries and analyses how lessons from tobacco control can inform the development ...
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More people died from heat between April 1, 2026 thru July 19, 2026 than in the ten entire preceding years combined
Sky Marchini@sky.skymarchini.net · last mo.jesus. www.dw.com/en/germanys-...
"We are experiencing exactly what the climate models in the 1990s said we should experience now” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Scorching US heatwave to hit 70 million people with third ‘heat dome’ in month
Temperatures of 95-105F (35-40C) are expected, spanning Gulf of Mexico coast to the Great Plains and the midwest
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#OnThisDay 80 years ago – 22 July 1946 – nations emerging from the devastation of the World War II chose cooperation over division. They signed the @who.int Constitution, founded on a bold idea: that health is key to peace & security, & that health is a human right: www.linkedin.com/pulse/80-yea...
80 years strong: the WHO Constitution
On this day 80 years ago – 22 July 1946 – nations emerging from the devastation of the Second World War chose cooperation over division. They signed the Constitution of the WHO, founded on a bold and ...
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This. This is the correct, science-backed, responsible framing. Wish more news outlets did it like the CBC.
'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News
Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.
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Do we hold the cartels that produce fentanyl and those who supply it responsible for harm, or do we blame the users? Now replace “fentanyl” with “oil and gas”.
As Europe swelters, Paris judges say consumers aren’t to blame — TotalEnergies is
A Paris judicial tribunal has just ruled on a case brought against TotalEnergies by environmental groups and the City of Paris. The judgment does not halt the company's fossil-fuel expansion. But it d...
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This heat wave brought to you by ExxonMobil and Chevron.
Without Climate Change, U.S. Heat Wave Called ‘Virtually Impossible’
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Opportunity at Uni of Oxford: Professorship of Global Primary Health Care. Working in our vibrant department with many international links. Clean slate to develop your own programme of research. Global South applicants especially welcome. #academicsky #healthpolicy www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRW338/d...
Dr Sadok Besrour Professor of Global Primary Health Care at University of Oxford
Apply for the Dr Sadok Besrour Professor of Global Primary Health Care role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
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Interested in the #HPSR? Check out our reflections on its thematic, methodological and value trends from @hsglobal.bsky.social and @alliancehpsr.bsky.social. @lucygilson.bsky.social @dinabalabanova.bsky.social @robertmarten.bsky.social @hsr-lshtm.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Health Policy and Systems Research: Where Are We and What Does the Future Hold?
Health policy and systems research (HPSR) is a relatively young and multidisciplinary field of applied and policy-relevant science. It bridges the worlds of research, practice, and advocacy, and is...
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When it comes to climate change, these are the folks who should guide us Not con men & Big Oil and Gas lobby
IPCC@ipcc.bsky.social · 4mo agoThis week, more than 200 authors are gathered in Nassau, The Bahamas, to advance work on the Working Group II contributions to IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. Over the next five days, they will participate in trainings, workshops and chapter discussions. Read more: bit.ly/WGIILAMII
This, here, is one of the most devastating statistics in global child health:
Molly Jeffery, PhD MPP@mollyjeffery.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe published today the latest figures on cause of death in children. In every year since COVID, the number one killer of children in the US is guns.
Every child deserves to be protected by a wall of immunity
Karolinska @ki.se has now launched the first version of its own journal list, KI-JL, in which scientific journals are level-graded based on peer review. the list is intended to support researchers in decisions about publishing and journal quality news.ki.se/ki-launches-...
KI launches its own journal list
Karolinska Institutet has now launched the first version of its own journal list, KI-JL, in which scientific journals are level-graded based on peer review. The list is intended to support researchers...
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While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.
