During WWII, the Soviet Red Army committed widespread violence, including gender-based abuse. Russia continues this tactic in Ukraine while denying atrocities and silencing critics. (1/11)

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 #womeninscience

Women have asked government to take their healthcare seriously, and we have listened. Today the Albanese Labor Government has announced a $573.3 investment in women’s health, to deliver more choice, lower costs and better health care for women.

🌟Join us for the SPHERE Webinar on Reproductive Rights and Service Delivery in the Current Political Context: lessons for Australia🌟 🗓️ Date: Wednesday February 19 🕒 Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm AEDT 📍 Register now: https://t.co/zh9bUqSmkM

January is an awareness month about cervical cancer. Widespread HPV vaccine use dramatically reduces the number of women who will develop cervical cancer, example:

#Київ / #Kyiv

🚨 NEW #OpenAccess Book 🚨 Reproduction Policy in the Twenty-First Century by @HannahZagel (@WZB_Berlin, @TU_Dortmund) 📖 Free to read, download, & share on ElgarOnline: https://t.co/3RQQsZA788 🔍 Explore more: https://t.co/2j68ShBvDl #WelfareStates #ReproductiveRights

✖️ Medically Unqualified Influencers: From Misinformation to Fake Cures ✖️ A recent example shows how influencers are exploiting the lack of straightforward medical solutions for PCOS by posing as experts and selling fake cures. We need to amplify evidence based information!

Initiatives that can improve quality of life ♥️ Kudos to Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing, Australia. #menstrualhealth #genderequality

Maternal health challenges like preeclampsia and anemia need innovation, not stagnation. Unitaid’s funding call is a step toward sustainable solutions that prioritize equity, access, and measurable impact. Find out more: https://t.co/oJgEtmN45D

I have joined an academic crowd on Bluesky https://t.co/qt4dM96tiQ. Find me there and sign up for a starter pack - “women’s health and SRHR researchers”.

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝘁 @WorldHealthSmt I'm excited to see multiple sessions and side events focusing on #WomensHealth, #GenderEquality, and #Leadership at #WHS2024

CNN, the largest American broadcaster, highlighted the song #AllEyesOnKids, bringing the issue of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia to the attention of millions around the world. Let's keep posting about our children with the hashtag #AllEyesOnKids — it's making an impact!

⚡️ Russian forces shelled a geriatric boarding house in Sumy, injuring several people, according to the Head of the Regional Administration. The facility houses 221 elderly residents, and evacuation is currently underway. 📹: Suspilne

At @DZIF_ Munich Partner Site meeting Dr. Olena Ivanova @olenaiva presented the work that @TBSequel colleagues and partners are doing to study and improve lung health outcomes in #TB patients and survivors. #endTB #tuberculosis #lunghealth

In response to the July 8th attacks on the “Ohmatdyt” Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, we take a closer look at other times Russia has violated international humanitarian law by deliberately and indiscriminately targeting hospitals in Ukraine. https://t.co/ivNnN8uoMy

You can help the Ohmatdyt Children’s Hospital, which was struck by Russian missiles today. Here’s the link for donations:

Russia just bombed #Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital. The day before the #NATO summit kicks off. Because they can, because it amuses them, they laugh knowing the “escalation managers” are too scared to stop them. A hospital full of children.

Don't look away, all those saying Russia wants negotiations. All they really want is to keep killing Ukrainians.

⚡️ An injured doctor is helping clear the debris, reports Radio Svoboda. According to the Ukrainian president, people are trapped under the rubble, and the exact number of injured and dead is currently unknown.