Marleigh Austin retweeted
📚Looking for some thought-provoking reads? The Partners In Health Canada team has curated a list of 5 MUST reads related to #GlobalHealth. Whether you're passionate about social justice or curious about health care, these will keep you hooked while expanding your perspective. 🧵
Marleigh Austin retweeted
“The Security Council no longer serves the purpose for which it was established..It represents the real politic of the Second World War, not the 21st century…I'm dismayed that no progress has been made to remain credible, relevant and the force for peace in our world.” @DrTedros
Marleigh Austin retweeted
HUGE NEWS and what it means: This morning, @USAID, @StopTB, and @GlobalFund jointly announced that Danaher will lower the price of their standard TB test cartridge by 20% to $7.97. This isn't the 50% reduction we hoped for BUT...
@DanaherCorp is also committing to ZERO profit in their distribution of standard TB tests to impoverished communities. They will sell the cartridges at cost and bring in an "internationally accredited third-party" to assess prices and adjust them accordingly so that Danaher earns no profit from selling these cartridges. That is a huge deal. It means if Danaher's costs decline with increased volume, the price of the cartridges will further decline.
Just for some perspective, if (conservatively) 10 million cartridges are sold annually at the reduced price, this deal would save the poorest communities and those who serve them $200,000,000 over the next decade.
This is a massive win for people living with and fighting TB around the world, and it's a credit to years of activism by @MSF_access, @TAGTeam_Tweets, @PIH, and others.
There are many questions still outstanding, of course, and we hope that Danaher will take a similar course with their extensively drug resistant TB test cartridges. But I for one am very grateful to be able to celebrate today, even as the fight for universal access to treatment and diagnostics continues.
theglobalfund.org/en/news/20…
Marleigh Austin retweeted
Please join the growing movement to save Ontario's Greenbelt farms, forests, + wetlands. We need to keep sharing the word, attending rallies, emailing + calling. There are many organizations + groups working on this. If you can't find one in your area message us + we can help.
Marleigh Austin retweeted
Great story in the Globe and Mail:
One of the Ford government’s appointees to the Greenbelt Foundation has direct ties to a developer who received Greenbelt a land removal.
theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
#Onpoli
Marleigh Austin retweeted
Pierre Poilievre cancels his anti-carbon pricing rally because of wildfires fueled by climate change. You can't make it up.
Just remember this when it comes time to vote. #ClimateEmergency
Marleigh Austin retweeted
Does Ontario need to build on the greenbelt to ease the housing crisis? Experts - including me - say no.
There are many reasons why we are not meeting our housing targets but the availability of land is not at the top of that list.
* elongated and and costly approvals process
* exceptionally high government fees, including HST
* skilled labour shortage
* high cost of construction
Marleigh Austin retweeted
"The system remains stacked against the people we are trying to help. While the focus of the 10-yr commitment and Canada's' Feminist International Assistance Policy are commendable, more is required to decolonize global health and address the root causes of health inequities." 4/
Marleigh Austin retweeted
(🧵) Today, @PIHCanada was represented by our Senior Manager of Programs and Development, @AustinMarleigh, at @CanWaCH's Ministerial Roundtable to celebrate Canada's advancements & next steps in gender equality ahead of #WD2023 in #Kigali, Rwanda. Follow below to learn more ⬇️
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@AustinMarleigh: "We recognize that medical care is only part of what is required to usher in a new era of global health and gender equity, but in our experience, adequate and sustained investment in clinical deserts has never failed to lead to real and positive change." /3
Marleigh Austin retweeted
Spacing Toronto: “among the top tier candidates, only Josh Matlow has put out a climate platform” spacing.ca/toronto/2023/05/3…
Marleigh Austin retweeted
Yet again the solutions @JoshMatlow offers on this thread show a detailed, empathetic understanding of the issues as well as up to date knowledge of the tools and resources at the city’s disposal.
Look forward TO.
Seniors contribute so much to the rich diversity of our city with their energy and lived experience.
My Age-Friendly Toronto plan invests $14.75 million to ensure seniors have their health, their independence and the financial security to thrive in our community.
ALT Josh Matlow talking to some seniors at a care facility
Marleigh Austin retweeted
The Ontario Science Centre (Raymond Moriyama, 1969) is a masterpiece and a deeply important building. The Doug Ford government is going to abandon and demolish it. That’s shameful.
Marleigh Austin retweeted
The Province’s decision to destroy Ontario Place for a private spa denies Torontonians’ need for a rejuvenated green and public park on our waterfront. Moving the Science Centre robs areas like Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park of a cultural institution…
#Breaking: Ontario Science Centre to move to Ontario Place, Ford government says trib.al/HqV5ZRa
Marleigh Austin retweeted
“If they really are refugees, why don’t they have to stay in the first safe country they reach?”
“Why don’t they just claim asylum in France?”
Here is my answer, once & for all. To Jonathan Gullis, and to everyone else who ever wondered.
#RefugeesWelcome
Marleigh Austin retweeted
Today's Toronto Star has a HUGE ad over the whole paper for Pathways Alliance, six of Canada's largest oil companies that are apparently going netzero.
Meanwhile @thenarwhalca, we've got a deep read by @ottawacarl on why that's just a greenwashing tactic: thenarwhal.ca/pathways-allia…
Marleigh Austin retweeted
The Emergencies Act report says Premier Ford only began to collaborate after the Prime Minister spoke to him on Feb 9 -weeks after it began.
#onpoli
Marleigh Austin retweeted
1.9 million daily transit rides + yesterday Council cut service - on top of last year's service cuts. Unprecedented delays are now common. But more cuts are coming based on this decision. It's wonky: we are building billions of transit infrastructure but starving operations.
Marleigh Austin retweeted
Councillor Gord Perks is on a heater. He’s taking shots at Mayor John Tory for how he’s handled the budget and Councillor Brad Bradford for his attempt to goad Councillor Bravo into saying ‘defund the police.’
Worth a listen.
