Announcing the Lancet Global Health Commission on anti-corruption in health: a call for a novel approach
Some excerpts:
Corruption—commonly defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain—is a pervasive threat to health, health systems, and societies worldwide.1 Corruption compounds inequities, disproportionately harms marginalised populations, and undermines the right to health and the health system by diverting resources from their intended purpose and limiting access to essential services.Corruption can affect countries at every income level. High-income countries have experienced major corruption scandals, such as during the COVID-19 pandemic.10 These same countries are often complicit in enabling global corruption by hosting financial institutions and tax havens that allow illicit profits to be hidden.
Despite decades of reform, anti-corruption efforts have had limited success.11 Most initiatives emphasise transparency and legal enforcement, yet overlook deeper institutional and political drivers. Focusing solely on sanctioning individuals fails to address underlying systemic incentives and structural weaknesses,1 many of which originate from outside of the health sector. Tackling corruption effectively, therefore, requires engaging with the broader political economy.
The Lancet Global Health Commission on anti-corruption in health will respond to this challenge with a novel approach. Corruption is not merely a moral failure but a deeply embedded structural issue that requires evidence-based, context-specific solutions. We recognise that health systems are shaped by both formal rules and by informal networks, kinship ties, and political allegiances. Tackling corruption could involve high political and practical costs and might even worsen conditions in the short term. The Commission will move beyond punitive approaches to champion pragmatic, politically realistic solutions that build trust, strengthen institutions, and drive progress towards universal health coverage.
The Commission will highlight the mechanisms linking corruption to health outcomes, making it harder for policy makers to ignore root causes. We will examine how governance structures, labour rights, and economic conditions interact with health policy. Our recommendations will address the incentives facing actors at every level—from rural clinics to global financial hubs—and promote the role of civil society in holding power to account. We will identify the opportunities that prompt actors to engage in corruption and will propose ways to strengthen appropriate checks and balances in health systems and beyond. Health institutions need to embed safeguards and early warning mechanisms to foster integrity and resilience. Addressing low pay and poor working conditions is crucial to curbing misconduct driven by desperation. Above all, proposed measures should consider unintended consequences, including the misuse of anti-corruption policies to target political opponents.
Our commissioners, drawn from diverse backgrounds, will rely on evidence synthesis, exemplar case studies (especially those that have had demonstrable results), and extensive stakeholder consultations. By engaging policy makers, health workers, civil society, and researchers, we aim to ensure that our recommendations are practical and adaptable across all contexts. This approach will support stakeholders in navigating political realities and implementing effective, evidence-informed responses to corruption.
We will measure our success not by the publication of a report, but by the movement we want to spark—a movement that catalyses sustained action, fosters accountability and resilience, and ensures that health resources reach those who need them most.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00215-3/fulltext?rss=yes
Applying For UK ETA (Electronic Travel Authorization): My Experience
The UK has a £16 Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) requirement for visitors, including Americans. Here's my experience applying.
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US | Three dead in small plane crash off California coast
All three people aboard a small twin-engine Beechcraft 95-B55 Baron (registration N8796R) that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Point Pinos, near Monterey, California, have died, officials confirmed. The aircraft departed San Carlos Airport (SQL) at 22:11 on Saturday, July 26, and was last tracked near its destination, Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) at 22:37.
Rejected: Boeing St. Louis Workers Say 'No' To New Contract
The union will look to renegotiate with Boeing.
Zelensky signs law destroying independence of Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies
President Volodymyr Zelensky on July 22 signed into law a bill that effectively destroys the independence of Ukraine's two key anti-corruption institutions, according to opposition lawmakers and watchdogs.
Earlier in the day, the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) approved amendments that grant the prosecutor general new powers over investigations led by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and cases led by the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO).
Among other new powers, the prosecutor general could also close NABU's investigations at the legal defense's request.
The protests were still underway when Zelensky signed the bill.
UPDATE: Zelensky signs law destroying independence of Ukraine's key anti-corruption bodies
President Volodymyr Zelensky approved the law on July 22 despite large-scale protests against the law, which critics say undermines years of pro-democracy reforms.Martin Fornusek (The Kyiv Independent)
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Switzerland | Two rescued after small plane crashes into Lake Lucerne
A small aircraft crashed into Lake Lucerne near Kehrsiten NW on the morning of Monday, July 28. Both occupants — a 78-year-old Austrian pilot and a 55-year-old Swiss woman — were rescued alive. The pilot was uninjured, while the passenger was taken to hospital with injuries.
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Backlash grows after Zelensky strips anti-corruption bodies of independence
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Many Ukrainians outside parliament – the Rada - disagree with the decision. Critics say the law will severely undermine the Nabu and Sap's authority and effectiveness.The creation of Nabu and Sap was one of the requirements set by the European Commission and International Monetary Fund more than a decade ago in order to move towards a relaxation of visa restrictions between Ukraine and the EU.
Ukraine backlash grows after Zelensky strips anti-corruption bodies of independence
Protests gather pace in Ukrainian cities as some of Kyiv's closest allies sound alarm bells.Laura Gozzi (BBC News)
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Passenger Threatens Bomb on easyJet Flight, Shouts Anti-Trump Rant
A 41-year-old man was arrested after threatening to bomb an easyJet flight from London to Glasgow while shouting death threats against Donald Trump.
easyJet Flight Diverted After Passenger Threatens Bomb, Shouts Anti-Trump Messages
An easyJet flight from London to Glasgow was forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger threatened to bomb the plane and shouted anti-Trump messages. The man was restrained by fellow passengers and arrested upon arrival in Glasgow.Prachi Patel (easyJet)
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US | Delta Pilot Arrested At SFO On Charges Relating To Child Sexual Abuse
Here's what happened on July 26, when law enforcement removed a pilot from an aircraft shortly after landing.
Israel kills Palestinian journalist and family in Gaza strike
An Israeli air strike killed Palestinian journalist Walaa al-Jabari along with her entire family in Gaza City on Wednesday, raising the number of media workers killed during Israel’s war on Gaza to at least 231.
The strike also killed her husband, Amjad al-Shaer, and four of their children.
Local reports said the force of the blast was so intense it ejected her unborn child from her womb.
Images circulating on social media show a fetus wrapped in a shroud, though Middle East Eye could not independently verify their authenticity.
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What they did the last time after the horrors of the Nakba was to cry crocodile tears afterwards. What Ilan Pappe calls "shoot and cry". It's the basis for liberal Zionism.
The colony is built on deceit and self-victimhood.
I fear they will get away with it this time around as well. They will purge social media of their crimes and pin everything on Netanyahu. Then shed tears for what they were "forced" to do because of October 7th.
Her death brings the total number of journalists killed by Israeli forces since October 2023 to at least 231, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.
The Committee for Protecting Journalists has been tracking numbers of journalists killed and recently there's been a massive uptick from the average of 80 a year between 2003 and 2022.
Committee to Protect Journalists – Defending Journalists Worldwide. - Committee to Protect Journalists
Latest press freedom news from around the globe.Committee to Protect Journalists
Israel Police investigating assassination plot against PM Netanyahu
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"The fires are often started illegally by plantation owners or traditional farmers to clear land for planting"
Disgusting. Those plantation owners should be hung from their necks for coercing/bribing these 44 people to set the fires.
The mathematics of starvation: Why aid can't fix the lethal shortage of food in Gaza
The mathematics of starvation: Why aid can't fix the lethal shortage of food in Gaza
The U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation boasted this week about meal deliveries – but a closer look at the numbers shows hunger in the Strip has only worsened since the weekendNir Hasson (Haaretz)
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Article assumes every single person in Gaza needs aid of 3 meals per day, i.e. are 100% aid dependant
I'm not sure that's true but it might end up that way if Israel continues as it is
It is true.
Israel has enacted a total blockade on Gaza. Even before the full blown genocide Israel already starved Gaza for years by limiting calories allowed to enter.
Israel is killing fishermen off the coast of Gaza and systematically destroyed agriculture in Gaza since 2023.
The point you refer to has been reached about two month ago. This is why now people drop in the streets from starvation.
Outbreak of Chikungunya Virus Poses Global Risk, Warns WHO
Outbreak of Chikungunya Virus Poses Global Risk, Warns WHO : ScienceAlert
The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday a major chikungunya virus epidemic risks sweeping around the globe, calling for urgent action to prevent it.AFP (ScienceAlert)
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Chikungunya: WHO fact sheet on Chikungunya providing key facts and information on scope of the problem, who is at risk, prevention, WHO response.www.who.int
Indian police arrest man accused of running fake embassy
Indian police arrest man accused of running fake embassy
Suspect allegedly claimed to be adviser or ambassador for entities including ‘Seborga’ or ‘Westarctica’Guardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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I was thinking the same thing reading the article! It's a greasy kind of respect, but the hustle is impressive in its audacity. There are 195 recognized countries in the world this dude could have falsely claimed to represent, but he went the extra mile and made up Seborga and West Arctica.
Incredible.
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Le Punizioni dei Pirati nell'Epoca d'Oro della Pirateria
Il più crudele di tutti i pirati fu l’inglese Edward Low, attivo nei Caraibi e nell’Atlantico orientale dal 1721 fino al 1724. “Ned” Low costruì un catalogo di spregevoli crimini. Nel 1722 fece a pezzi e impiccò un gruppo di passeggeri portoghesi tra i quali due frati.
(Cartwright, Mark. “Punizioni dei Pirati nell’Epoca d’Oro della Pirateria.” Tradotto da Omayma Ghendi. World History Encyclopedia. Modificato il ottobre 07, 2021)
Da Wikipedia: William Kidd (Greenock, 22 gennaio 1645 – Londra, 23 maggio 1701) è stato un pirata scozzese. Uno dei più celebri corsari di sempre, era stato incaricato inizialmente di combattere contro i pirati, ma si unì in seguito alla pirateria e finì per essere catturato e giustiziato
Punizioni dei Pirati nell'Epoca d'Oro della Pirateria
I pirati durante il periodo d'oro della pirateria (1690 - 1730) infliggevano e subivano una vasta gamma di punizioni creative. Le vittime della pirateria sopportavano torture, frustate e cerimonie di...Mark Cartwright (https://www.worldhistory.org#organization)
‘Total infiltration’: How plastics industry swamped vital global treaty talks
Petrostates and well-funded lobbyists at UN-hosted talks are derailing a deal to cut plastic production and protect people and the planet
Being surrounded and yelled at about “misrepresenting reality” is not how serious United Nations-hosted negotiations are meant to proceed. But that is what happened to Prof Bethanie Carney Almroth during talks about a global treaty to slash plastic pollution in Ottawa, Canada. The employees of a large US chemicals company “formed a ring” around her, she says.
At another event in Ottawa, Carney Almroth was “harassed and intimidated” by a plastic packaging representative, who barged into the room and shouted that she was fearmongering and pushing misinformation. That meeting was an official event organised by the UN. “So I filed the harassment reports with the UN,” said Carney Almroth. “The guy had to apologise, and then he left the meeting. He was at the next meeting.”
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Putin appears unfazed by ‘emotional’ Trump’s threats over Ukraine
Benefits of better US relations come second to Russian leader’s maximalist war aims, say insiders and analysts
Vladimir Putin appears unfazed by Donald Trump’s first tangible break with Moscow – a sign, analysts and Kremlin insiders say, that the Russian leader had long anticipated a deterioration in relations from the apparent improvement at the beginning of Trump’s second term.
While Moscow views the souring of ties with Trump as regrettable – the US president dramatically shifted tone last week as he announced a deal to arm Ukraine and threatened massive sanctions against Russia – sources say Putin was always going to prioritise the war. He remains confident that Russian forces are gaining ground and that Ukraine’s resistance could soon unravel.
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Germany updates: AfD keeps 'suspected extremist' label
Germany updates: Ship collision triggers oil spill at port
Two vessels collided in Cuxhaven port, spilling 6,000 liters of oil into the water, with crews racing to contain the spill. Meanwhile, Germany's chancellor is hosting the French president in Berlin.Timothy Jones (Deutsche Welle)
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Starving civilians in northern Gaza lured to aid sites and executed, revealing brutal pattern of Israel’s genocide
Starving civilians in northern Gaza lured to aid sites and executed, revealing brutal pattern of Israel’s genocide
The occupation army ordered the civilians to approach aid trucks with their hands raised—a clear sign of surrender—and then opened fire on them without provocation.Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
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Interpol lifts red notice for anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson
Interpol lifts red notice for anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson
Interpol had issued the notice against Watson, known for tactics including confrontations with whaling ships at sea, at the request of Japan, but has now decided the measure was 'disproportionate,' lawyer William Julie said.Le Monde with AFP (Le Monde)
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Dude stops whaling ships from violating intentional law.
interpol: "so I took that personally."
Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a bill that critics say weakens the independence of Ukraine's anti-corruption bodies, sparking protests in several cities and drawing international criticism.
The new law grants the prosecutor general control of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (Nabu) and Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (Sap), and critics say it undermines their authority.
Ukraine's chief prosecutor, Zelensky loyalist Ruslan Kravchenko, will now be able to reassign corruption probes to potentially more pliant investigators, and even to close them.
Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies
New law sparks concern among Western allies as critics say move undermines the authority of the watchdogs.Vitaly Shevchenko (BBC News)
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Yeah in South Africa when our then President, Jacob Zuma, disbanded our independent corruption body, the Scorpions, that started basically corruption on such a scale, even had a commission of inquiry for state capture. Just look at South Africa's growth since then, basically entrenched poverty and joblessness to our countrymen.
Be afraid Ukraine, even if Zelensky has good intentions, what about the next president. All the advice I can give you is to become active, continue putting pressure on your elected officials. The people have the power, especially through the ballot
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Indian prime minister makes UK state visit to sign landmark trade deal
Indian prime minister makes official UK visit to sign landmark trade deal
Britain’s car and whisky industries set for boost while India gets visa concessions, but some sensitive issues unresolvedGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
Chinese officials warn comedians that mocking the other sex is no laughing matter
Chinese officials warn comedians that mocking the other sex is no laughing matter
The warning comes after a string of shows by women comedians joking about men went viralGuardian staff reporter (The Guardian)
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Oil-rich Sudanese region becomes new focus of war between army and rival forces
Sudan conflict: Kordofan becomes the latest front line in the civil war
Control of oil-rich Kordofan is a big prize for both warring groups in their bid to take the country, analysts say.Anne Soy (BBC News)
Zelenskyy defends bill stripping anti-corruption bodies’ independence amid protests
Zelenskyy defends bill stripping anti-corruption bodies’ independence amid protests
Move by Ukrainian president widely opposed and may prove a setback to hopes of country one day joining the EULuke Harding (The Guardian)
Far-right Sanseito party wins shock electoral gains in Japan on anti-foreigner platform
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ABC News provides the latest news and headlines in Australia and around the world.Libby Hogan (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Lovense sex toy app flaw leaks private user email addresses
The connected sex toy platform Lovense is vulnerable to a zero-day flaw that allows an attacker to get access to a member's email address simply by knowing their username, putting them at risk of doxxing and harassment.
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🚨 Why 90% of Startups Fail: The Brutal Truth Revealed
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US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-tomatoes-duty-commerce-e1b113bfb9458d2443d5bb999795375c
The US has plenty of areas with a shitton of sun in the winter. Very dry areas, like southern Spain, or Israel, produce year round and with little available water, but well managed.
The Netherlands produce vegetables, competitive for export, with half the sun or heat.
Vegetables are one of the few sectors that can be repatriated in a short time through tariffs.
When you get into tree crops and such is when you have the same problem as with factories, years until production.
Yes they can. See Almeria, Spain. Similar to Arizona/NM weather, and as dry.
Also, the Dutch do it, in climate controlled greenhouses, price competitive.
It can definitely be done.
The temperature in Almeria has never gone below freezing in all of recorded history, which is not the case anywhere in Arizona or New Mexico. Even Yuma, AZ goes well below freezing sometimes, and winter averages are well below the comfort threshold for tomatoes, where in Almeria average lows are warmer. And the summer highs in the US southwest (tomatoes also suffer and will not set fruit when temps are consistently above 95° (35°C) blow Almeria and everywhere in Europe out of the water.
I'm not saying you can't grow in greenhouses and still be able to afford tomatoes, but there's no situation in which growing in a greenhouse doesn't cost more than growing outdoors in a suitable climate. Mexico has that suitable climate year-round, and the US does not, and as a result this tariff on Mexican tomatoes is going to significantly raise tomato prices in the US.
I imagine you have searched for data, and have looked up Almería (city) not the province. The city is on the shore. Almeria province is hilly. As soon as you go some few hundred meters up climate becomes way more extreme.
temps are consistently above 95° (35°C) blow Almeria and everywhere in Europe out of the water.
Hate to tell you, but in Madrid (and it's not the hottest) it's been between 34 and 40ºC since June. Albox, in the province of Almeria for example had a max in 2021 of 45º C.
For most vegetables, passive methods, such as greenhouses, with shade systems and ventilation, these extremes can be reduced.
Extremist Israeli politicians and right-wing settlers hold Gaza annexation conference
Extremist Israeli politicians and right-wing settlers hold Gaza annexation conference
Extremist Israeli politicians and right-wing settlers held a conference in Israel's parliament on Tuesday where they said the US had given them the "green light" to transform the besieged Gaza Strip into a "resort town" once they had completed the et…Nadav Rapaport (Middle East Eye)
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Iran ready for war with Israel, will not halt nuclear programme: Pezeshkian
Iran ready for war with Israel, will not halt nuclear programme: Pezeshkian
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Iran’s president insists Tehran’s uranium enrichment programme will continue.Al Jazeera
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Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies
Protests in Ukraine as Zelensky signs bill targeting anti-corruption bodies
New law sparks concern among Western allies as critics say move undermines the authority of the watchdogs.Vitaly Shevchenko (BBC News)
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Trump announces Japan trade deal with 15% tariff on imports
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My stocks here in Japan shot up the other day, which is weird because we still have tariffs — just less than what he had originally proposed. We'll see how long this "deal" lasts.
I've just been buying the dips and it seems like it's working out. I just hope I receive enough dividends to allow me to keep buying domestic rice.
VPN use surges in UK as new online "safety" rules kick in
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But to evade the new rules, a growing number of people in the UK are turning to tools more often used by citizens in authoritarian regimes to get around internet censorship.
This should say something like the following to explicitly call out the UK goberment for their shit
"But to evade the new rules, a growing number of people in the UK are turning to tools to bypass an authoritarian regime and to get around internet censorship."
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in reply to silence7 • • •Gotta love the meaningless symbology of the UN. Sometimes I think it exists just to keep good politicians occupied while the shitty ones really lead.
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in reply to SecretSauces • • •You must have me confused with someone who has contact with, and political sway over, Israel.
Can you explain to me how you came to the conclusion that I have the ability to tell Israel anything?