WenIsraeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon
Ahh much vaunted intelligence. So was this just a mistake or more barbarity?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/14/lebanon-israeli-rockets-kill-healthcare-workers
AstroMancer5G (she/her)Seen on #Instagram from them.us:
Nearly 1,500 #children in #India were #vaccinated over the past two years thanks to a group of #TransWomen working with the Sakhee Project, a pilot #program serving #migrant #communities in Maharashtra. Known as “Sakhee didis,” the #women went door-to-door sharing vaccine information and accompanying #HealthWorkers to help bridge mistrust between #undocumented #families and the #health #system. Link in bio for everything we know."
Peter Rileyhttps://jacobin.com/2026/03/nyc-nurses-strike-historic-victory
(Interview) Michelle Gonzalez, a longtime #rankandfile nurse and an elected leader of NYSNA’s executive committee at #Montefiore, about the strike. They discussed what the nurses won (and didn’t), the role of Gov. Hochul in the strike, and divisions and challenges within the union itself.
https://jacobin.com/2026/03/nyc-nurses-strike-unions-health-care
#healthworkers #labourmovement #nurses #NYC #organize #solidarity #strike
The New York City Nurses’ Strike Was a Historic Victory
The largest and longest nurse strike in New York City history concluded last month. A rank-and-file nurse leader writes in Jacobin about how the 15,000 striking nurses beat giant hospitals to win major victories on safe-staffing and other issues.
Minneapolis underground medical care networks
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/minneapolis-immigration-crackdown-underground-medical-care-networks/
2qxHey Fediverse, I wrote a little book (#noai).
It's got beavers, snow, surf, games, coding, data entry, literary references, masks, vaccines and a race to the airport!
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https://2qx.github.io/monterey-protocols
#vermont #elbowsup #maskup #vaccines #smallpox #nonproliferation #books #publichealth #nurses #healthworkers #opsec #security
Headlines AfricaAfrica: Local Voices, Local Data - How Localization Can Strengthen Malaria Elimination Across Africa: [WHO] For a health facility in northern Togo, effective analysis and use of routine surveillance data can mean the difference between identifying a rise in malaria cases early or only recognizing it once wards are full and children present with severe disease. For malaria programmes across… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRDwbg #MalariaElimination #HealthWorkers #SurveillanceData #AfricaHealth #PublicHealth
Pittsburgh Ratios https://theconversation.com/pittsburgh-nurses-are-fighting-for-better-staffing-ratios-and-the-research-backs-them-up-274577
UPMC Altoona https://www.wtaj.com/news/local-news/upmc-altoona-nurses-win-big-with-tentative-agreement-for-safety-pay-raises/
SEIU Survey
https://elevatingpghhealth.org/
Serhii NazarovetsThe Lancet has published a short editorial on the state of Ukraine’s health system after four years of war. A few numbers worth noting:
Over 47,000 civilian casualties.
2,591 attacks on health infrastructure.
359 health workers killed.
68% of Ukrainians report a decline in health.
Among health workers: 81% burnout, 69% anxiety, 61% depression, and only 17% have access to psychosocial support.
👉 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00355-7/
#Ukraine #HealthSystem #WarImpact #PublicHealth #HealthWorkers #Resilience
#Kaiser the largest health provider in California - more than 9 million patients - & largest private employer.
Kaiser Strike Hits Fourth Week As 31,000 Workers Demand Higher Pay and Better Staffing
More than 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers remained on strike Monday as the open-ended walkout entered its fourth week, disrupting patient appointments, surgeries and treatments across California and Hawaii.