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Apr 16, 2024 | 
blackagendareport.com | Ann Garrison |Dian Maria Blandina
President Bola Tinubu’s lifting of fuel subsidies and liberalization of currency trade has pleased the IMF and increased hunger in Africa’s most populous country. Originally published in People's Dispatch. With hunger now affecting nearly half the population, Nigeria has witnessed a wave of looting of food grains from trucks and warehouses across the country over the last few weeks.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
peoplesdispatch.org | Dian Maria Blandina
The 154th Executive Board (EB154) meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) began on January 22, 2024, with a new agenda titled “Economics and Health for All.” In the coming period, WHO members will deliberate on proposals outlined in a first report published by the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All in May 2023.
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Jul 25, 2023 | 
blackagendareport.com | Dian Maria Blandina |Bryce Greene |Tessa Fox
Kenyans have been protesting President William Ruto’s Finance Act that increases taxes on essential goods while making concessions to foreign capital. Originally published in People's DispatchPolice killed six more protesters and arrested over 300 on Wednesday, July 19, in a violent crackdown on the protests against the US-IMF backed Finance Act 2023.
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Jul 18, 2023 | 
blackagendareport.com | Roberto Sirvent |Dian Maria Blandina
As part of the Black Agenda Report Book Forum, we interview scholars about a recent article they’ve written for either an academic journal or popular publication. This week’s featured scholar is Ampson Hagan. Hagan is Dean's Research Associate Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology at Michigan State University.
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May 22, 2023 | 
portside.org | Dian Maria Blandina
During its existence of nearly seven decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been successful in eradicating smallpox, launched the ambitious Alma Ata declaration for primary health care (PHC), and is now leading global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. However, its impact has been diluted by the influence of transnational corporations and other global institutions, particularly the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
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May 18, 2023 | 
peoplesdispatch.org | Dian Maria Blandina
Read in English hereDurante sus casi siete décadas de existencia, la OMS ha logrado erradicar la viruela, lanzó la ambiciosa declaración de Alma Ata para la atención primaria de salud (APS) y ahora lidera los esfuerzos mundiales para alcanzar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Sin embargo, su impacto en la salud se ha visto diluido por la influencia de las empresas transnacionales y otras instituciones mundiales, en particular el Banco Mundial y el Fondo Monetario Internacional.
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May 18, 2023 | 
newsclick.in | Dian Maria Blandina
75 Years After its Foundation, WHO Struggles For Sovereignty
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May 17, 2023 | 
peoplesdispatch.org | Dian Maria Blandina
During its existence of nearly seven decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been successful in eradicating smallpox, launched the ambitious Alma Ata declaration for primary health care (PHC), and is now leading global efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. However, its impact has been diluted by the influence of transnational corporations and other global institutions, particularly the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
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May 12, 2023 | 
popularresistance.org | Dian Maria Blandina
Above Photo: Fighting in Sudan. CGTN. As the people of Sudan continue to experience conflict and violence, the role played by international financial institutions is often ignored. Decades of IMF-imposed austerity policies and cuts on spending played a huge role in the deterioration of living conditions in the countrySudan is experiencing its fourth week of conflict between two military factions, which has caused the death of over 700 people.
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May 11, 2023 | 
peoplesdispatch.org | Dian Maria Blandina
Sudan is experiencing its fourth week of conflict between two military factions, which has caused the death of over 700 people. Sudanese civilians have fled the capital and the country altogether while the fighting continues with no end in sight. Commentators have so far focused on the military factions and ethnic conflicts. A reductive explanation has been given for the food crisis in Sudan, such as economic crisis, climate change, and the Ukraine war.
