Katri Bertram

nytimes.comInside Putin’s Plan to Cripple Ukraine This WinterMoscow seems to be seizing an opening to plunge Ukrainian cities into cold and darkness to try to inflict immense human suffering.

A #mustlisten on #Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/p...

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Geneva Health Files

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We have published a whole lot in the last quarter. Catch up with the multiple topics we covered in-depth, with nuance and responsibility newsletter.genevahealthfiles.com/ghf-q3-2026-...

newsletter.genevahealthfiles.comGHF Q3 2026 Wrap: July-August-SeptemberNewsletter Edition #391 [The Curated Primer] Subscribe Now! Readers, In this edition we bring together the last three months of our reporting on all things Global Health in Geneva. You will find b...

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POLITICO Europe

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Kyiv and the European Union face being cut out of a potential high-level summit to negotiate a deal on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine.

politico.comRussia explores Putin, Trump, Xi summit on Ukraine dealThe Wall Street Journal reported that talks could take places in the Chinese city of Shenzhen in November.

What I’ve heard (& read) about WHO, summarized: ✔️ WHO is central, we need it for global health & multilateralism ❓We have no idea & can’t agree on what WHO’s mandate should be ❌ WHO reform so far has been as botched as it can be, incl on staff restructuring & sexual harrassment 1/2

For everyone involved in voting & analysis of the DG race, perhaps these are the only 3 questions we need to focus on? And perhaps they apply to all GHIs and MDBs too…?

Delayed. Cancelled. @deutschebahn.com. #CommutingHell2026

statnews.comHelen Branswell, whose reporting on infectious diseases and public health drew acclaim, dies at 69Helen Branswell, STAT's infectious disease reporter who earned the respect of experts and public health officials with her accessible, prescient dispatches, has died at age 69.

I’ve already posted my condolences elsewhere, but resharing here too as Helen was such a source of evidence and great, clear analysis for many of us for so, so many years - also here on Bluesky 🕯️

STAT@statnews.com

We are going to miss you very much, Helen. https://www.statnews.com/2026/10/13/helen-branswell-stat-reporter-obituary/

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Kai Kupferschmidt

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Meanwhile the epidemic in the DRC is continuing to grow rapidly. There have been more than 9000 cases, about half of them deaths. And while you will hear way more about a single suspected plague case in most outlets, this outbreak is now by far the largest Ebola Outbreak the DRC has ever seen.

internationalhealthpolicies.orgWHS 2026: a few quick reflections from BerlinNo time for a lengthy blog post on the latest World Health Summit in Berlin, which I just attended. And plenty of participants will no doubt reflect on their WHS experience in the coming days, or hav...

I usually agree with whatever Kristof says (with a chuckle or angry ‘hell-yeah!’) and he sometimes agrees with what I ramble 👇

Kristof Decoster@kristofdecoster.bsky.social

Short blog on the World Health Summit in Berlin - before hopping back on the train back home. www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/blogs/whs-20... WHS 2026: a few quick reflections from Berlin

katribertram.wordpress.comWhere’s #TeamGlobalHealth?Who attended WHS in Berlin and what happened? My short take.

My personal take on this year’s #WHS2026 in Berlin (lovely to see many of you 🙌): katribertram.wordpress.com/2026/10/13/w...

For those of us at #WHS2026, it feels like Friday - but we’re still going strong 😅 See you in Forum 1 or online at 2pm! www.worldhealthsummit.org/sessions/85f...

For everyone with closed-door FOMO at WHS & similar summits: I’ve been at an open session, invitation-only Chatham session & confidential lunch today and all speakers were pre-selected, questions pre-shared and points read… What’s the difference? No idea except to make people feel important 🤷‍♀️

My #WHS2026 started with a mad mass crush to (try to) get into the session with WHO DG candidates, chaired by my former colleague Björn Kümmel @bmg-bund.bsky.social. Even the overflow room is packed 😅

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3) Maria Neira has the broadest but unfortunately most vague diplo-speak pitch that promises everything: prevention, climate, AI, PHC/UHC, SRHR….

3 candidates were unable to join, but I’d venture into risky territory to say: I’m so not sold on what I’ve heard. Who can keep WHO alive and relevant - and thereby help keep evidence-based health on the political agenda? 😳

A few (personal) takes from what’s being said at this session: 1) Budi Sadikin & Hanan Al Kuwari are clearest: WHO should ‘shrink’ (my summary) back to become science-based norms & standards agency (“let others do things they are better at”) (or perhaps better funded for…?)

2) Gevorg Tamamyan has a very different pitch: delivery and results for people in countries - and being accountable for this. (The how with its current mandate is quite unclear to me…).

Tonight 👇 See many of you there!

newsletter.genevahealthfiles.comSuspected Cases of Pneumonia in Russia Put The International Health Regulations to TestNewsletter Edition #388 [The Files In-Depth] Subscribe Now! Readers, We bring you a quick update from the World Health Organization on a recent incident in Russia related to the death of a lab wor...

Great overview on what’s going on with the pneumonic #plague - and what happens to IHR (international health regulations) in these crazy times we live in 👇

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Most #globalhealth professionals & organizations work in narrow tunnels. What’s really going on…? 👇

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

Check out this week's IHP news 901: ‘And then they were 7’ + Run-up to IMF/WB annual meetings, WHS www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... To subscribe to the weekly IHP knowledge management tool: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

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As NGOs continue to debate whether to use the “g”-word this week (ending “ide”), most of the world, politics and media ignore the “G” word fully (ending “aza”). 😶🤐

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A sharp drop in Ebola cases in eastern DRC may reflect disrupted surveillance rather than declining infections, warns the Africa CDC. ⚠️Renewed fighting is preventing health teams from reaching affected communities. ✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social @amnesty.org 📖 ⬇️ & 🔁🙏

healthpolicy-watch.newsConflict May Explain Drop In Ebola Cases, As Amnesty Documents M23 'Abuses' In DRC - Health Policy WatchThe security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) could be behind the significant decline in Ebola cases over the past week, the Africa Centre

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This week ahead feels heavy. My (personal) thoughts on how we are (not) discussing Gaza: katribertram.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/t...

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Amadeu Antonio Stiftung

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Heute gedenken wir der Opfern des 7. Oktober 2023. 4/5

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International Committee of the Red Cross

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Killing or injuring healthcare workers, bombing hospitals, and targeting ambulances aren't just "war consequences." They are a collapse of humanity. Under international humanitarian law, patients & healthcare workers are protected along with the hospitals they work in & the ambulances they rely on.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Kinda shit to

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#Kenya has reported a case of #Ebola caused by Bundibugyo virus, in a Kenyan citizen who had been living in #DRC. The patient became ill in DRC & received treatment in several hospitals, then travelled from DRC to Nairobi via Kampala. He died in Nairobi yesterday. My condolences to his loved ones.

afro.who.intKenya confirms first imported Bundibugyo virus disease case; WHO supports control effortsThe Government of Kenya notified WHO of the case in line with the International Health Regulations (2005) on 6 October 2026. Kenya is the fourth country to confirm BVD.

tagesschau.deKonstituierende Sitzung in Sachsen-Anhalt: Die AfD und die ganz große BühneHeute richten sich erneut viele Blicke auf Sachsen-Anhalt: Der Landtag kommt zu seiner konstituierenden Sitzung zusammen. Die AfD will erstmals einen Parlamentspräsidenten stellen - und Regierungsfähi...

Remember Germany’s state election in Saxony-Anhalt? It dropped out of global and national headlines too fast. Focus back, because this week will have national and regional implications: www.tagesschau.de/inland/innen...

Nice to see many #globalhealth colleagues, friends & organizations gearing up for #WHS2026 @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social. I’ll be chairing two sessions 👇 & look forward to seeing many of you in Berlin!

In my quest to work on important topics, speak out and get to work with awesome people… I’m thrilled to have joined the editorial board of @genevahealthfiles.bsky.social. Check it out, subscribe and support: newsletter.genevahealthfiles.com #globalhealth

I’ve been trying a few new social media habits these past weeks - so that I use social, more than it uses me 😅…1/4

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On all channels, I continue to (dumbly but happily) ignore any algorithm rule or tip. Nuts what people & organizations do on social (repost, then like, then save, don’t use 80 words, then…). I rather post and don’t show but stay sane!

For people who inspire, I continue to call or meet in person (if they’re open to it). Social for me is only a door to deeper conversations and real relationship/partnership, not an end in itself. *end

I’ve been trying a few new social media habits these past weeks - so that I use social, more than it uses me 😅…1/4

On Insta (I still hate it, but giving it a minimal try), I’ve muted all stories and only (minimally) follow reels. I’ll still have to figure out what content to share myself, it doesn’t yet fit what I do & how I use social to connect…

Catching up with @zeit.de front page story. A must-read: why the German Chancellor (& gov) must address the “social justice” issues & inequities, including health (for all) 👇

This week ahead feels heavy. My (personal) thoughts on how we are (not) discussing Gaza: katribertram.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/t...

Coming up… Look forward to seeing many of you in Berlin soon!

Katri Bertram@katribertram.bsky.social

Hope to see many of you in Berlin and online, #globalhealth #publichealth colleagues & friends! @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social

katribertram.wordpress.comAn Ode to Internal Comms – the most under-appreciated function in every organizationWhy internal comms is essential, and so often misunderstood

Who really leads? (Spoiler: not always the person with the leader title!) Next (personal) blog: katribertram.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/a...

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Omid Nouripour

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21 Sept

Woran lässt sich erkennen, ob es einer Gesellschaft wirklich gut geht? Mit Alena Buyx spreche ich darüber, warum das BIP allein zu kurz greift, Glück schwer messbar ist und Gesundheit ein wichtiger Maßstab sein kann. Neue Folge „Frieden & Eintracht“: pod.link/aHR0cHM6Ly9h...

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Europe Elects

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Germany, Forschungsgruppe Wahlen projection: Others: 3.2% Mecklenburg-Vorpommern regional election AfD (ESN): 37.9% (+21.2) SPD (S&D): 36.0% (-3.6) LINKE (LEFT): 6.5% (-3.4) GRÜNE (Greens/EFA): 5.4% (-0.9) CDU (EPP): 5.2% (-8.1) ... +/- vs. Last election result ➤ europeelects.eu/germany

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Europe Elects

Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting

Germany, Infratest dimap projection: Berlin regional parliament election LINKE (LEFT): 24.9% (+12.7) CDU (EPP): 20.0% (-8.2) AfD (ESN): 15.7% (+6.6) GRÜNE (Greens/EFA): 15.0% (-3.4) SPD (S&D): 11.9% (-6.5) BSW (NI): 5.0% (+5.0) +/- vs. Last election result ➤ europeelects.eu/germany

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf

@rahmstorf.bsky.social

19 Sept

Sommer 2026: 16.000 Hitzetote 🥵 alleine in 🇩🇪. Dürre. Brände. 🤯 Die Bundesregierung subventioniert jetzt mit 2.500.000.000 € von unseren Steuergeldern die Ursache der Hitze: fossile Brennstoffe. Unfassbar. 🤯🤯🤯 Das meiste Geld landet dann wieder bei den Ölkonzernen, der Lobby gegen Klimaschutz.

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healthpolicy-watch.newsWhen Harm Hides In Hospital: Messaging And The Medicalisation Of Female Genital Mutilation - Health Policy WatchThere have been documented decreases in female genital mutilation (FGM) rates in West Africa – declines not granted by governments, but fought for community

When Female Genital Mutilation Moves Into the Hospital A sterile scalpel does not make FGM safe. @who.int warns medicalisation can legitimise FGM, while its physical, sexual & psychological harms remain. Read this important INSIDE VIEW! 📰➡️ healthpolicy-watch.news/when-harm-hi...

nytimes.comGermans Are Voting Again, Amid a Far-Right Surge. Here’s What to Watch.Elections in eastern Germany on Sunday could galvanize the Alternative for Germany, an ascendant far-right party, or spur a backlash.

#Berliners go #VOTE today (before 6pm)! (As a Finnish national, I can vote in local but not state elections - which is a depressing act each time, as I get and fill out all sheets, and am them told to tear up one…weirdest system ever!) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/w...

internationalhealthpolicies.orginternationalhealthpolicies.org

18 Sept

“Sometimes you get the impression this newsletter isn’t any longer about global health policies & governance but about existential risks” 👇

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

Check out this week's IHP news 897: Kicking off the UNGA81 High-level week www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... To subscribe to the weekly IHP knowledge management tool: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org

katribertram.wordpress.comThe domestic/international divide is an illusionWe’re still speaking and working as if we live in the 1980s. What’s really happening in 2026?

18 Sept

A few admittedly still muddled thoughts on an issue I’ve thought a lot about recently. Your reflections welcome! katribertram.wordpress.com/2026/09/17/t...

devex.comWhy the new UK aid minister thinks ‘development’ is outdatedWhy the new UK aid minister thinks ‘development’ is outdated

17 Sept

My awesome colleagues give me hope. After the US (pre-Trump, obvi!) and Japan, the UK 👇

Devex@devex.com

Kirsty McNeill has laid out a vision for international aid that is based on “mutual interest” between the global north and south.