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El Niño conditions are expected to bring more heatwaves, floods & wildfire-linked air pollution in the months ahead #WMO. 🚨With major implications for human health, food systems & emergency preparedness. 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/el-nino-cond... @wmo-global.bsky.social @cleanairfund.bsky.social

🚭Big Tobacco is no longer just selling cigarettes. It is engineering addiction through flavoured nicotine products, sleek designs, influencer marketing & youth-targeted digital content. INSIDE VIEW: Dr. Hans Kluge 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/big-tobacco-... #WorldNoTobaccoDay May 31

🫁“The price of climate change is paid by our lungs.” ⚠️Experts warn that children, older adults & people with chronic respiratory diseases are already facing the daily burden of dirty air, heatwaves & longer allergy seasons. @healthdiplomacy.bsky.social @drmarianeira.bsky.social 📰➡️ bit.ly/3RunT6i

🏥 Across Europe, healthcare access for undocumented migrants often depends less on rights than on paperwork, informal networks & whether a provider is willing to intervene. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social @who.int @4euplusalliance.bsky.social #WHA79 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/undocumented... 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

🌍 Global health needs more than more money. As aid budgets shrink, the bigger test is whether institutions can turn every remaining dollar into measurable, equitable and sustained impact. INSIDE VIEW: Anil Soni with @who.int 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/global-healt... gavi.org 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

📉The @who.int says it has achieved gender parity — but new HR data tells a more complicated story. Women fell from 50.1% to 49.7% of staff in 2025, even as they gained ground in professional ranks. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social 📖⬇️& 🔁🙏

REGISTER TODAY! On the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly #WHA79, #IFPMAis hosting 3 exciting events. Join and explore how innovation can shape a healthier, more resilient future for all. 🖋️ Free register for all 3 events: ifpma.info/3wfoHBE

From Crisis to Resilience: Innovating for Health The 2026 World Health Summit leitmotif, focusing on how to turn innovation into more equitable, continuous, & future-ready systems that strengthen health & well-being over the long term. www.worldhealthsummit.org | @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social