Shashika Bandara
@shashikalb.bsky.social
Fish curry enthusiast. Global Health Policy and Human Rights. Ph.D. @McGillU. Formerly @DukeU.
NY is about to go into a meltdown! I’m happy for them. They deserve it.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3mo agoThe Knicks won their first NBA championship in more than 50 years, and the city welcomed it in true New York fashion: extravagantly. See more photos and videos of the celebrations here. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/n...
Day 2 of Reimagining Global Health: we kick off with brilliant @seyeabimbola.bsky.social he is speaking on Knowledge and Power in Global Health - both of which are deeply connected. @madhupai.bsky.social @mcgillghp.bsky.social
Zackie highlights the importance of collective solidarity which helped South Africa during apartheid and also during the height HIV AIDS crisis. It is important for us to firmly stand with those struggling and oppressed now, across the world!
Shashika Bandara@shashikalb.bsky.social · 3mo agoOur second talk of Day 1 of Reimagining Global Health is by Zackie Achmat. Zackie is dives into the big tech emergence and its control over our collective present and future - and the unbearable cost of war (mental and financial). Readings/speech for this talk here: www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
Our second talk of Day 1 of Reimagining Global Health is by Zackie Achmat. Zackie is dives into the big tech emergence and its control over our collective present and future - and the unbearable cost of war (mental and financial). Readings/speech for this talk here: www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
We are kicking off Reimagining Global Health Course today with @madhupai.bsky.social he sets the scene with hopes for the course - inviting all to honest and commit to radical change: @mcgillghp.bsky.social @mcgillspgh.bsky.social
There is now another patient with hantavirus infection, who is linked to the MV Hondius. The man „had responded to an email from the ship’s operator informing the passengers of the health event, and presented himself to a hospital in Zurich“ according to @who.int.
I've spent yesterday and today talking to researchers across the globe trying to understand the hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. My story in @science.org is here (and some threaded thoughts coming): www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪 #IDsky
Cruise ship’s hantavirus outbreak puts researchers in uncharted territory
Questions about the culprit virus and its route of spread remain as health officials make plans for stranded passengers
science.org
🚨 I wrote in @statnews.com on the #hantavirus cruise ship outbreak & highlight how quickly outbreaks can evolve. It’s a reminder of what the U.S. has risked by stepping back from @who.int With World Cup ahead, global surveillance and coordination are essential. www.statnews.com/2026/05/05/h...
The cruise ship hantavirus outbreak is a warning sign to the U.S.
Leaving the WHO means the U.S. lacks access to necessary information about infectious disease.
statnews.com
Seats are filling up for our 'Reimagining Global Health' course 2026. Join us! Wherever globally you maybe! Let's talk difficult but necessary topics to find/strengthen ways to impact change. Learn more about our updated reading list, agenda, faculty, and register: www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
In these challenging times, I reached out to gain perspectives from inspiring voices in #globalhealth - on challenges, hope and pathways forward. Here are the answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Z4... @gavinyamey.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social
Present and future of global health: challenges, how to find hope, and pathways forward.
YouTube video by Shashika Bandara
youtube.com
NEW: Elon Musk took $500 million in loans out at SpaceX, a move that would have been illegal at a public company. It’s just one example of the years of financial engineering he’s been able to get away with. Latest investigation with @susannecraig www.nytimes.com/2026/04/24/t...
How Elon Musk Used SpaceX to Benefit Himself and His Businesses
The rocket maker has been a useful financial tool for Mr. Musk, providing the billionaire with loans and aiding his struggling companies, a Times examination found.
nytimes.com
With comments from ASTMH member Ngozi Erondu of the Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE).
Shashika Bandara@shashikalb.bsky.social · 5mo agoIn these challenging times, I reached out to gain perspectives from inspiring voices in #globalhealth - on challenges, hope and pathways forward. Here are the answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Z4... @gavinyamey.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social
Seats are filling up for our 'Reimagining Global Health' course 2026. Join us! Wherever globally you maybe! Let's talk difficult but necessary topics to find/strengthen ways to impact change. Learn more about our updated reading list, agenda, faculty, and register: www.mcgill.ca/summerinstit...
NEW: Teenage boys are pulling classmates' photos off Insta and running them through cheap nudify apps and the fallout has now hit nearly 90 schools across 28 countries with 600+ known victims since 2023, per a WIRED/Indicator analysis. UNICEF estimates 1.2M children were targeted last year alone.
The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
An analysis by WIRED and Indicator found nearly 90 schools and 600 students around the world impacted by AI-generated deepfake nude images—and the problem shows no signs of going away.
wired.com
How was Orbán defeated? With energetic campaigning and cunning exploitation of his weaknesses | Tibor Dessewffy
How was Orbán defeated? With energetic campaigning and cunning exploitation of his weaknesses | Tibor Dessewffy
Péter Magyar did not need to dismantle the system – but he understood that Hungarians care more about the cost of living than conspiracies, says Tibor Dessewffy of Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
theguardian.com
Should I watch the Golden State Warriors play-in game tomorrow in this injury laden season and be nervous OR just check the result post game and watch highlights? #dilemmas
Are you looking for some hope in the field of global health right now? Check out this wonderful video that @shashikalb.bsky.social put together and that I had the great honor to participate in, full of nuggets of wisdom and inspiration ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Z4...
Present and future of global health: challenges, how to find hope, and pathways forward.
YouTube video by Shashika Bandara
youtube.com
Many thanks to @shashikalb.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute to this
Shashika Bandara@shashikalb.bsky.social · 5mo agoIn these challenging times, I reached out to gain perspectives from inspiring voices in #globalhealth - on challenges, hope and pathways forward. Here are the answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Z4... @gavinyamey.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social
Happy Sinhala and Tamil New Year for all those celebrating in Sri Lanka and beyond!
In these challenging times, I reached out to gain perspectives from inspiring voices in #globalhealth - on challenges, hope and pathways forward. Here are the answers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Z4... @gavinyamey.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social @luchuobain.bsky.social
Present and future of global health: challenges, how to find hope, and pathways forward.
YouTube video by Shashika Bandara
youtube.com
🔔Exclusive: CDC just posted a tranche of genomic data from measles. 1,000 genomes have been sequenced, so researchers expect an answer to the elimination question within the month. "That we're even talking about this is nuts," said @kgandersen.bsky.social kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
US Scientists Sequence 1,000 Genomes From Measles, a Disease Long Eliminated With Vaccines - KFF Health News
This week, the CDC began to publish long-awaited data that will reveal the extent of measles’ comeback. While applauding the science, researchers say the Trump administration has done little to contai...
kffhealthnews.org
People in the ultraconservative corner of the internet are pushing to repeal 19th amendment, the legislation that made women equal citizens and allowed them to vote, in favor of “household voting” — where one family is represented only by a husband’s vote.
Supporters of Household Voting Believe U.S. Would Be Better Off Without Women’s Vote
Adherents to biblical patriarchy support household voting: One household, one vote — the husband’s. They say the idea is catching on.
nyti.ms
Yup, the Great Barrington Declaration architect “wants to see the return of childhood smoking & the demise of child labor laws & seat belts” He’s “a man who had to leave a prominent position at a libertarian think tank due to accusations of sexual misconduct” 1/2 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2...
281: Jeffrey Tucker, MAHA Dandy
Podcast Episode · Conspirituality · October 30, 2025 · 54m
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Snitty@clofsnitville.bsky.social · 5mo agochild smoking? Sir it is April 1 and you cannot drop things like this today on us
U.S. continuously want to work ‘outside’ of established systems. Even when those systems largely favored them. Can someone read the signs of a global autocratic power building? Can you not see arrogance akin to extractive colonial powers from the past?
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 5mo agoUS trade representative slams WTO after ecommerce tariff talks fail ft.trib.al/aUkqrm3
How can global public health teachers talk about the difference between charity (saviorism) and solidarity (justice)? Evelyn Rogan, a young student, did this beautiful art that we hope can be helpful for teachers & students speakingofmedicine.plos.org/2026/03/26/g... @plosglobalpublichealth.org
Yes, holding international conferences in the US right now is a bad idea - Visa and travel bans - Risk of ICE detentions - Racial profiling - Human rights violations It is very unsafe and these mathematicians are getting it! www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why mathematicians are boycotting their biggest conference
More than 1,500 mathematicians are demanding that their field’s most prestigious meeting be moved from the U.S.
scientificamerican.com
