Rajat Khosla

115 years of International Women's Day — and progress for women's rights was never as secure as we believed. @helenclarknz.bsky.social & I discuss what it'll take to protect hard-won gains in 2026 👇 @pmnch.bsky.social

www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/07/03/2...

When the rules are rewritten, strengthen the coalition for gender justice In April, 2025, we contributed, with many international colleagues, to the report of the Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health, “Achieving gender justice for global health equity”1—the result ...

The #IWD2026 theme is rallying, but rights & justice cannot be taken for granted.

Rights are not self-executing. Justice is not self-sustaining.

With gender justice under threat, all of us fighting for health equity & gender equality must act collectively, with discipline & resolve.

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115 years of International Women's Day — and progress for women's rights was never as secure as we believed. @helenclarknz.bsky.social & I discuss what it'll take to protect hard-won gains in 2026 👇 @pmnch.bsky.social

www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/07/03/2...

Newsletter

Check out this week's IHP news 869: American Psycho times,
Gates/Epstein & International Women’s Day www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with translations & AI summary)

Doctors were complicit in Epstein’s abuse—survivors must now be our priority A spectacle around Jeffrey Epstein’s depravity is overshadowing rights and justice for the survivors of the sex offender and his network, which included doctors, writes Jocalyn Clark The theme for I...

Two things are being overlooked in the #EpsteinFiles

The complicity of doctors

The extent of violence

My new piece @bmj.com #IWD #Epstein #Healthwashing #VAW

Africa’s future depends on investing in women, children, adolescents Opinion: At this week’s AU Summit, Africa faces a choice: Continue with preventable maternal and child deaths and structural barriers to women’s and girls’ well-being, or make the investments needed t...

Africa’s future depends on investing in women, children, adolescents @africanunion.bsky.social @pmnch.bsky.social @devex.com @unfpa.org

www.devex.com/news/africa-...

Africa’s future depends on investing in women, children, adolescents Opinion: At this week’s AU Summit, Africa faces a choice: Continue with preventable maternal and child deaths and structural barriers to women’s and girls’ well-being, or make the investments needed t...

Africa’s future depends on investing in women, children, adolescents @africanunion.bsky.social @pmnch.bsky.social @devex.com @unfpa.org

www.devex.com/news/africa-...

Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health in 2026: From Crisis Management to System Correction

www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/09/02/2...

PMNCH Executive Director @khosla.bsky.social announces PMNCH Cross-constituency Working Group on WCAH in Crisis and Climate Contexts.

Read the announcement here: www.linkedin.com/posts/rajat-...

Via Global Policy: www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/09/02/2...

Decisive Meeting at WHO Silent on U.S. Withdrawal, Debates Governance Reforms, Buys Uneasy Peace on Cultural Wars Newsletter Edition #330 [The Files In-Depth]

Decisive Meeting at WHO Silent on U.S. Withdrawal, Debates Governance Reforms, Buys Uneasy Peace on Cultural Wars

genevahealthfiles.substack.com/p/decisive-m...

PMNCH expresses deep concern regarding the United States Government’s announcement on 23 January 2026 to expand the Mexico City Policy, also known as the Global Gag Rule. PMNCH has raised serious concerns over the expansion of the Mexico City Policy, announced by the United States Government on January 23, 2026. Evidence shows such restrictions undermine access to esse...

👉 @pmnch.bsky.social Statement on expanded #GlobalGagRule

pmnch.who.int/news-and-eve...

Your voice matters. 🗣️

WHO and HRP are updating its guidelines on responding to intimate partner and sexual violence—and seeks input from women with lived experience.

Anonymous. 5 minutes. Survivor-centered.

More info: bit.ly/4pETNII

#SRHR #healthforall

🚨#SRHR misinformation online isn’t just misleading, it’s a human rights issue.

It distorts choices, fuels stigma & erodes access to care

Our latest review maps the evidence and calls for rights-based solutions

Read the insights: bit.ly/4sFmwj5
#SRHR #healthforall

Illustration showing a child silhouette in the centre, surrounded by purple circles labelled physical and emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, corporal punishment, bullying, and online violence. Text reads: “Violence against children takes multiple forms,” with the WHO logo in the top right.

Each year, a billion children globally are estimated to suffer some form of violence, such as

✋ physical or emotional abuse
✋ child maltreatment (inc. corporal punishment)
✋ bullying
✋ sexual violence
✋ online violence

Childhood violence is preventable and must stop NOW.

Welcome among the #INTGenderChampions in Geneva, Rajat Khosla, Executive Director of Partnership for Maternal Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)!

Read his commitments for #GenderEquality: genderchampions.com/champions/ra...

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty | Think Global Health Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty

#Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought

@khosla.bsky.social and Patrick Ndzana Olomo @thinkglobalhealth.org ✍️

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/afri...

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty | Think Global Health Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought

Recently, African Union delegates met in Johannesburg, South Africa, and converged on a shared vision: to elevate health financing as a core element of fiscal and economic policy. https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/africas-push-for-health-sovereignty/?utm_medium=social_owned&utm_source=tw_tgh

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty | Think Global Health Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought

Dr Patrick Olomo and I reflect on "Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty" in @thinkglobalhealth.org

Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought. We reflect on its imp for #WCAH

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/afri...

Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty | Think Global Health Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought

Dr Patrick Olomo and I reflect on "Africa's Push For Health Sovereignty" in @thinkglobalhealth.org

Africa's leaders are explicitly reframing health financing as an economic and fiscal priority, not a social afterthought. We reflect on its imp for #WCAH

www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/afri...

Newsletter

Check out this week's IHP news 858: The coin is increasingly melting www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/newsletter/ pdf: www.internationalhealthpolicies.org/wp-content/u... (also with AI summary, and translations in French, Spanish & Portuguese). #UHCday

Sexual and reproductive health and rights is at the edge—restoring it will require courage Improving sexual and reproductive health and rights means confronting problems that are inherently social and political, say Rajat Khosla and colleagues Global health stands at a crossroads. The del...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights is at the edge—restoring it will require courage. Some reflections with @pascaleallotey.bsky.social and Prof Sofia Gruskin

www.bmj.com/content/391/...

A demonstration of condoms in a school

Comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights is inherently social and political.

Yet the current funding environment sidelines this reality, privileging what's apolitical, say @khosla.bsky.social @pascaleallotey.bsky.social Sofia Gruskin #SRHR #HumanRightsDay
www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights is at the edge—restoring it will require courage Improving sexual and reproductive health and rights means confronting problems that are inherently social and political, say Rajat Khosla and colleagues Global health stands at a crossroads. The del...

Sexual and reproductive health and rights is at the edge—restoring it will require courage. Some reflections with @pascaleallotey.bsky.social and Prof Sofia Gruskin

www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Mathematics PhD – System dynamics modelling of services for children with complex health needs at University College London on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Mathematics PhD – System dynamics modelling of services for children with complex health needs at University College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

🚨PHD Opportunity 🚨

Funded PhD place available from next autumn to work with me on a project improving services for children with complex health needs!

Calling interested graduates with degrees in a numerate subject.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🧵 1/ Public health is under siege. Populism, disinformation & weakened global institutions threaten trust in science. Here’s how we fight back using the tools of diplomacy. Our new paper, with @charlottemar.bsky.social and colleagues from Europe & US, is just out in Public Health Reviews

Happy International Day of People with Disabilities!

501 people have signed up to join today's webinar, which starts at 10am ET. I'll be moderating, and we have 5 fabulous speakers/panelists: John-Arne Røttingen, Ebere Okereke, Sam McPherson, Nina Schwalbe, and Osondu Ogbuoji

It's not too late to register.....link below!

[Episode 5] PMNCH Touchpoint - Violence Against Women: Counting the Cost, Calling for Change YouTube video by PMNCH

Today and everyday let’s commit to end violence against women. In @pmnch.bsky.social Touchpoint Avni Amin, Ana Flavia D’Olivera and Kadi Toure discuss the global burden of #VAW and urgent actions needed.

#16DaysofActivism @hrpresearch.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJ-j...

High blood sugar during pregnancy affects nearly 1 in 6 pregnancies worldwide.

The new WHO & HRP guideline helps countries detect and manage diabetes in pregnancy early, improving health for mothers and babies alike.

🔗 bit.ly/3JXoHgq