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Michael Kessler

@mickessler

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Media consultant based in Barcelona working in global health communications. All tweets my own.

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@mickessler
Michael Kessler
28 days
After all the lobbying of industry and government to tackle the causes of obesity and promote solutions to it, are these jabs giving the Big Junk industry a massive free pass? What message is it sending to parents? #obesity #diabetes #nutrition #ncds https://t.co/3UEcxrfKMC
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theguardian.com
While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof...
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@Teensthack
Teena Thacker
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More than 60% of the 8,500 registered small and medium pharmaceutical units in India may be forced to shut shop by the end of this month for failing to comply with the guidelines on good manufacturing practices. #ScheduleM @CDSCO_INDIA_INF
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@EBCCoalition
Every Breath Counts
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For 1st time, medical #oxygen access on the agenda at @UnionConference in #Copenhagen! Medical oxygen is an essential medicine for 374M patients every yr, including many with #TB #pneumonia #COPD & more 👉 https://t.co/Gu8Ufcll07 @LancetGH #WCLH2025 #GO2AL #InvestinOxygen
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@Miehdahl
Mie Hoejris Dahl
2 months
Over the past year, I've learned a lot about COPD – a respiratory disease that's the world's 4th leading cause of death, yet still little known. COPD deaths are mostly preventable, but only if governments act. My story @WPReview: https://t.co/g8d0FjzTcO #health #COPD #UNGA
worldpoliticsreview.com
Chronic respiratory diseases are the world’s fourth-leading cause of death yet remain underprioritized by policymakers.
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@ForeignPolicy
Foreign Policy
4 months
Colombia’s calls for global decriminalization and coca destigmatization have elevated its voice in the debate, but not necessarily its ability to set the rules, writes @Miehdahl.
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foreignpolicy.com
The world’s top cocaine producer takes the lead on reforming international drug policy.
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@Miehdahl
Mie Hoejris Dahl
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The world’s top cocaine producer is pushing drug reform at the UN. But the US just decertified Colombia as a counternarcotics partner—for the first time in nearly 30 years. What's at stake for overdue drug reform? My story @ForeignPolicy: https://t.co/dG3e7HHgPe #colombia #UNGA
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foreignpolicy.com
The world’s top cocaine producer takes the lead on reforming international drug policy.
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@globalcdp
The Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP)
5 months
Amid Europe’s worst drug crisis, @POLITICOEurope spotlights The Thistle - the UK’s 1st supervised drug consumption facility. #GCDP Commissioners @HelenClarkNZ & @Kazatchkine visited the site in July with @MareeToddMSP (@scotgov) & @AllanCasey89 (@GlasgowCC) to learn about its
@POLITICOEurope
POLITICOEurope
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Amid Europe’s worst drug crisis, Glasgow is changing course. https://t.co/Ks1zVVDU6E
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@VitalStrat
Vital Strategies
5 months
The overdose crisis is a public health crisis. In the lead-up to International Overdose Awareness Day this Sunday, we spotlight three cities working with community-based groups to #EndOverdose and save lives. #IOAD2025 #Cities4Health
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@VitalStrat
Vital Strategies
6 months
Health taxes can be a powerful tool to reduce harmful product consumption, improve health outcomes, and generate revenue. Let's talk about it! 👉 Register here: https://t.co/E2E2vqMse8 Join us for a virtual briefing to explore insights and evidence-based policy recommendations
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@scotgovhealth
Scot Gov Health
7 months
Drugs Policy Minister @MareeToddMSP joined delegates from @globalcdp for a tour of the Thistle Safer Drug Consumption Facility in Glasgow. The Thistle service has already helped save lives and supported many people who would otherwise not be engaging with any services.
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@MichelSidibe
Michel Sidibé
7 months
🚨 Reflections from the powerful session on “Navigating the Synthetic Drug Challenges” led by Steve Rolles and Dr. Caroline Copeland (UK): We are entering a new and dangerous era in global drug policy. What we heard today confirms the urgency. 👇 Here are two key takeaways from
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@ChathamHouse
Chatham House
7 months
"The cartels are becoming stronger than the states of many countries." Former president of Colombia and @globalcdp commissioner @JuanManSantos on why greater cooperation is needed between countries in tackling the drug cartels controlling the illicit drugs trade. Watch the
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@craigymeighan
Craig Meighan
7 months
'People make choices - they may be very risky. The key thing is to keep them alive.' I spoke to former prime minister of New Zealand @HelenClarkNZ after her tour of Glasgow's drug consumption room.
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@LynnMacdon92324
Lynn Macdonald
7 months
It was a pleasure to host members of the Global Commission alongside @AllanCasey89 and @MareeToddMSP today at #theThistle
@craigymeighan
Craig Meighan
7 months
'People make choices - they may be very risky. The key thing is to keep them alive.' I spoke to former prime minister of New Zealand @HelenClarkNZ after her tour of Glasgow's drug consumption room.
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@AllanCasey89
Cllr Allan Casey
7 months
Honoured to welcome the Global Commission on Drug Policy to the Thistle including former New Zealand PM @HelenClarkNZ, Commissioner Michel Kazatchkine & @scotgov Minister @MareeToddMSP The visit shows vital international support for safer drug consumption services in Scotland 🌍
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@AllanCasey89
Cllr Allan Casey
7 months
Attending the @globalcdp event at @ChathamHouse, hearing from Louise Arbour (former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights), ex-Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo on global drug policy reform. #GobalDrugPolicy #HumanRights
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@JVLazarus
Jeffrey V. Lazarus
8 months
The Global Think-tank on Steatotic Liver Disease is proud to announce two groundbreaking publications: The People-First Liver Charter, in @NatureMedicine https://t.co/uUEUCqDp66 2. A call for doubling the MASH diagnostic rate: https://t.co/YZO3UhNlzk #SLDthinktank #LiverTwitter
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thelancet.com
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is an increasingly important contributor to morbidity and mortality. Little emphasis has been placed on its timely diagnosis and interventions...
@JVLazarus
Jeffrey V. Lazarus
8 months
See you soon Scott and Paul at the Global Think-tank on Steatotic Liver Disease today in Barcelona. The hardworking nurses have been at a training since 9.00am!! Can't wait for your sessions. #SLDthinktank #LiverTwitter
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@maddenifico
Bill Madden
8 months
Ronan Farrow is asking a very important question. 🎯🎯🎯👇
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@MichelSidibe
Michel Sidibé
8 months
As the African Union’s Special Envoy for the African Medicines Agency (#AMA), I was proud to witness a historic milestone in Kigali 🇷🇼. At the 2nd Conference of the States Parties, Ms. Delese Mimi Darko of #Ghana was officially appointed as the first Director General of AMA.
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