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Polly Markandya

@pollylondon

Londoner. Interests: humanitarian aid, access to medicines, history, waste & recycling, justice, nature. Likes: kind people, warm towels, long lunches with old friends.

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Weight-loss jab could be made for $3 a month, study finds Cheap semaglutide, the drug in Ozempic and Wegovy, could help millions with diabetes and obesity in 160 countries

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

06.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oof

30.11.2025 00:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate your bike to charity Got an old unloved bike lying around? Donate it to charity! Help the environment & refugees at the same time! Find your nearest drop-off point

thebikeproject.co.uk/donate-bike/...

27.07.2025 08:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Friends or family, obviously

05.06.2025 12:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Small public service announcement. If you have friends of family planning to travel who are considering insurance options we do NOT recommend Outbacker Insurance. That’s all

05.06.2025 12:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’d read it!

02.06.2025 12:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh that looks interesting πŸ“Œ

17.05.2025 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I reckon someone once told him it looks good on TV. For Trump it’s all about what it looks like on tele

17.05.2025 11:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m curious, how do you recommend we (as individuals, families and communities) actively prepare for this new world disorder? Practical advice welcome.

14.05.2025 06:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He was awful in every way.

13.05.2025 12:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

07.05.2025 09:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: WHO set to back use of weight-loss drugs for adults globally, raises cost issue The World Health Organization plans to officially back the use of weight-loss drugs to treat obesity in adults for the first time, a memo reviewed by Reuters on Thursday shows, marking a shift in its approach to treating the global health problem.
01.05.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wondered about this for decades! Thank you for solving the mystery

28.04.2025 01:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely to wake up (late, but it’s a bank holiday weekend Saturday) to a whole programme on one of my desert island disc, May You Never by John Martyn. Worth listening on catchup, BBC Radio 4

19.04.2025 09:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice film

09.04.2025 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Really is

04.04.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Law Humanitarian Scholarship | Study | University of Liverpool The Original RedbrickUniversity of Liverpool on FacebookLivUni on InstagramLivUni on YouTubeUniversity of Liverpool on LinkedIn@liv... The School of Law and Social Justice is committed to contributing, through the excellence of our research and policy work, the critical exploration of the role of law in promoting social justice.

Full scholarship opportunity for someone with refugee status to study a master's in the UK (Liverpool). Deadline this Friday (!!). www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

01.04.2025 07:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bloody hell. I used to work with Joanne and while she can be very frank and a little spiky at times she’s certainly no threat to civilisation or law and order! That NYU would withdraw her invitation to speak is a sad indictment of today’s climate of fear and self-censorship in US academia

28.03.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Do you have a link to her oped? I’d like to read it

27.03.2025 18:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Vacancies

The always excellent @oneworldmedia.bsky.social are recruiting for a Head of Partnerships and Fundraising, closing date 21 April 2025:

oneworldmedia.org.uk/vacancies/

22.03.2025 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck to you both!

17.03.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Standby: πŸŒπŸ“·
Clue: #GhostReporters
Coming soon

17.03.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad Internal emails and interviews portray a workforce seized by fear and confusion

Years ago I worked alongside a CDC team during an Ebola outbreak. They were well resourced & v professional. The agency is essential to global epidemic control. Destroying it like this is totally mad and also so dangerous

How DOGE is driving America’s public-health guardians mad
econ.st/4bv9jBr

16.03.2025 23:16 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not all of them! Real person here in UK enjoying your updates about your dogs, daughter and dinners. Nice break from relentless bad news :)

15.03.2025 08:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're #hiring!

Are you committed to advancing global health and ensuring equitable access to life-saving treatments?

Then join us!

βœ… Regulatory Science Manager
βœ… R&D Scientists (Parasitic Worms Program)
βœ… Discovery Data Scientist

πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/437P9LM

Let’s work together to transform lives. 🧑

14.03.2025 14:57 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Read about the first 2 years RCT on the switch of insulin in Sub Saharan Africa that we implemented in Mali with @ongsantdiabte.bsky.social and our malian partners but also Life for a Child, The university of Geneva, the university of Luxembourg and Sydney πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
www.linkedin.com/posts/st%C3%...

08.03.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Disagree. Their kids aren’t responsible for their parents. Leave them alone

01.03.2025 21:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What a nice initiative

01.03.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grievous Boldily Harm

01.03.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We are hiring a digital comms specialist in Nairobi to join my team - more of a technical webby/analytics profile, but interested in digital strategies to give visibility to research on migration and challenge misconceptions. Reach out for questions, info below

28.02.2025 10:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0