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Alison McCallum

@alisonkmcc

Public health doctor

Joined November 2011
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Sharing the Global Network for Academic Health statement on Vaccine IP waiver. Delighted to have been involved with @IGFTowardAccess @merikoivusalo through @ASPHERoffice s3.amazonaws.com/ASPPH_Media……
World Federation of Public Health Associations (@WFPHA_FMASP) profile pictureWorld Federation of Public Health Associations@WFPHA_FMASP26 Nov 2021
Failure to control the level of virus circulating in communities increases the risk that new vaccine-resistant variants will emerge. This will prolong the pandemic for EVERYONE! #TRIPSwaiver #FreeTheVaccine #NGO4VaccinEquity #NGO4Equity #VaccineEquity @WRicciardi @ASPHERoffice
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Credit to @BarryGardiner MP for raising air quality in schools at the UN today. @SadiqKhan's work is a welcome first step. But *all* children deserve clean air. 1/2
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@1goodternMay 21
Scottish covid wastewater confirming every other metric - there is very little covid in the UK at the moment. Long may this last.
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Neil Stone
@DrNeilStone22 Nov 2025
Polio vaccine is safer than polio Diphtheria vaccine is safer than diphtheria Measles vaccine is safer than measles Tetanus vaccine is safer than Tetanus And yes Covid vaccine is safer than Covid That's The Whole Point Of Vaccines
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Zack Polanski@ZackPolanski16 Oct 2025
British.
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Malala Yousafzai
@Malala26 Sep 2025
I spent the past few days in Cairo with Palestinian refugees, mostly children. Here are a few of their stories:
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I can’t stop thinking about this incredible speech from Montenegro’s Education Minister this week at the UN Headquarters. Imagine how different the world would be if all Education Ministers around the world took their responsibility to protect children as seriously as she has…
Cat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧 (@_CatintheHat) profile pictureCat in the Hat 🐈‍⬛ 🎩 🇬🇧@_CatintheHat24 Sep 2025
“Improving indoor air quality in schools is not a secondary concern. It’s a fundamental responsibility. A matter of safeguarding the next generation.” Inspirational speech from Prof Jakšić-Stojanović (Minister of Education, Science & Innovation, Montenegro) at the UN yesterday.
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Restoring the Infant Mortality Rate as a Measure of Societal Health and Well-Being nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…
Restoring the Infant Mortality Rate as a Measure of Societal Health and Well-Being | NEJM

Restoring the Infant Mortality Rate as a Measure of Societal Health and Well-Being | NEJM

Though infant mortality has continuously been targeted by health policy agendas, policies tend to place it in an individualistic and narrow frame, failing to consider and address its structural dri...

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Replying to @YouAreLobbyLud
Husband just finished radiation therapy. We masked in the clinic. It is mandatory in Costa Rica when they treat cancer. Good luck with that in Aus. People are so awful.
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Every hospital in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and other major cities in China have installed Far-UVC lighting as it kills airborne germs in seconds. Their staff are also continuing to wear masks too.
Image from Paul B | 💚💙 Overhaul UK's democratic system (@Paul_Briley)
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Director of Public Health North Tyneside Council North Tyneside £105,467 Closes 24/06 northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Dir…
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Interested in becoming a member of the UK Young Academy? Join our free webinars to learn more about who we are, what we do, and speak with some of our brilliant current members about their experiences and tips for applying. Sign up: 💚 Monday 16 June, 12pm – 1pm: ukyoungacademy.org/events/ho… 🧡Friday 4 July, 11am – 12pm: ukyoungacademy.org/events/ho… 💛Thursday 10 July, 1:30pm – 2:30pm: ukyoungacademy.org/events/ho…
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Public Health Data Analyst - Apprentice South Tyneside Council South Shields £32,654 Closes 11/06 northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Pub…
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Some incredible students in Gaza have worked tirelessly with colleagues here to secure scholarships to study in UK. They have succeeded. Their universities have issued them places. The funds are in place. The @ukhomeoffice MUST NOW make provision for their evacuation & visas 1/
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The BMJ
@bmj_latest23 Apr 2025
Research has found that privatisation of health services reduces quality of care. @baumfran & colleagues look at how the concept of "enshittification" applies to health services and their decline with privatisation bmj.com/content/389/bmj.r793…
The government must protect the NHS by rejecting further privatisation

The government must protect the NHS by rejecting further privatisation

Enshittification was Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the year in 2024 and is relevant to the decline of health services with increased privatisation, write Fran Baum , Julia Anaf , and Paul Laris A...

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Helen Clark
@HelenClarkNZ28 Feb 2025
Deeply shocked to see the bullying & attempted intimidation of President Zelenskyy in Oval Office today. President Zelenskyy’s people are suffering hugely as they defend their freedom. They & their leader deserve support not abuse. Europe must now step up: theguardian.com/us-news/2025…
Ukraine ‘gambling with world war three’, Trump tells Zelenskyy in fiery meeting

Ukraine ‘gambling with world war three’, Trump tells Zelenskyy in fiery meeting

Talks between US president and Ukrainian leader degenerate into shouting match before being cut short

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Sorry I have to write something on Norovirus... Because what is going on is frankly ridiculous. This is the off the scale data from @UKHSA
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I received a statement from @Tesco last night to say it is dropping the pilot. “We will reflect on the views raised by customers and stakeholders when deciding how we support customers in the future.” @DoctorChrisVT @SibsonVicky @bmj_latest @Ilikehinges
The BMJ (@bmj_latest) profile pictureThe BMJ
@bmj_latest9 Jan 2025
UK supermarket Tesco is being urged to drop an “unethical” pilot of an in-store infant feeding advice service in which midwives funded by the formula milk firm Danone are expected to wear branded uniforms and undergo training by the company @rebeccacoombes bmj.com/content/388/bmj.q287…
Danone’s use of midwives to give branded infant feeding advice in supermarket sparks anger

Danone’s use of midwives to give branded infant feeding advice in supermarket sparks anger

Campaigners for impartial nutritional advice are dismayed at a service that seems to be adopting marketing tactics dubbed scandalous 50 years ago. Rebecca Coombes reports The UK supermarket giant...

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‘I was left with nothing.’ Why apprentices are being pushed into the informal economy. Low pay, often combined with buying their own equipment, can leave apprentices with no choice but to do cash-in-hand work. Needs higher wages and better regulation. theconversation.com/i-was-le…
‘I was left with nothing.’ Why apprentices are being pushed into the informal economy

‘I was left with nothing.’ Why apprentices are being pushed into the informal economy

Low rates of pay, often combined with buying their own equipment, can leave apprentices with no choice but to do cash-in-hand work.

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WHO/Europe
@WHO_Europe3 Jan 2025
Did you know that over 120 factors influence our health in the digital age? Join our webinar to learn more about the role of digital determinants of health and their implications for health systems and policymaking. 📆 29 January, 14:00 CET ✉️ Register: bit.ly/3ZZVl6h
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