Marleigh Austin

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Speaking before the UN Security Council, @DrTedros advocates for @UN Security Council reform

@chr1sfleming @NonoTsh Love this so much! Congratulations to you both!

❤️ Over the weekend, I went down to Hlatsi with my family and friends to ask for @NonoTsh's hand in marriage. Magical day to honour the union with the love of my life. God did so much of the heavy lifting 😍

@KatLmann @EoinHickey8 Bahaha! And how grateful are we for your wee mistake :) So many laughs have come from that little slip up.

Cornman! What I meant was conman 🌽 🌽! Guys, English is my second language🤣 From that day on the person I talked about is the 🌽man! @EoinHickey8 @AustinMarleigh

HUGE NEWS and what it means: This morning, @USAID, @StopTB, and @GlobalFund jointly announced that Danaher will lower the price of their standard TB test cartridge by 20% to $7.97. This isn't the 50% reduction we hoped for BUT... @DanaherCorp is also committing to ZERO profit in their distribution of standard TB tests to impoverished communities. They will sell the cartridges at cost and bring in an "internationally accredited third-party" to assess prices and adjust them accordingly so that Danaher earns no profit from selling these cartridges. That is a huge deal. It means if Danaher's costs decline with increased volume, the price of the cartridges will further decline. Just for some perspective, if (conservatively) 10 million cartridges are sold annually at the reduced price, this deal would save the poorest communities and those who serve them $200,000,000 over the next decade. This is a massive win for people living with and fighting TB around the world, and it's a credit to years of activism by @MSF_access, @TAGTeam_Tweets, @PIH, and others. There are many questions still outstanding, of course, and we hope that Danaher will take a similar course with their extensively drug resistant TB test cartridges. But I for one am very grateful to be able to celebrate today, even as the fight for universal access to treatment and diagnostics continues. theglobalfund.org/en/news/2023/2…

Please join the growing movement to save Ontario's Greenbelt farms, forests, + wetlands. We need to keep sharing the word, attending rallies, emailing + calling. There are many organizations + groups working on this. If you can't find one in your area message us + we can help.

Great story in the Globe and Mail: One of the Ford government’s appointees to the Greenbelt Foundation has direct ties to a developer who received Greenbelt a land removal. theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… #Onpoli

Pierre Poilievre cancels his anti-carbon pricing rally because of wildfires fueled by climate change. You can't make it up. Just remember this when it comes time to vote. #ClimateEmergency

Does Ontario need to build on the greenbelt to ease the housing crisis? Experts - including me - say no. There are many reasons why we are not meeting our housing targets but the availability of land is not at the top of that list. * elongated and and costly approvals process * exceptionally high government fees, including HST * skilled labour shortage * high cost of construction

@HarjitSajjan @MarciIen @CanWaCH @AustinMarleigh "The system remains stacked against the people we are trying to help. While the focus of the 10-yr commitment and Canada's' Feminist International Assistance Policy are commendable, more is required to decolonize global health and address the root causes of health inequities." 4/

(🧵) Today, @PIHCanada was represented by our Senior Manager of Programs and Development, @AustinMarleigh, at @CanWaCH's Ministerial Roundtable to celebrate Canada's advancements & next steps in gender equality ahead of #WD2023 in #Kigali, Rwanda. Follow below to learn more ⬇️

@HarjitSajjan @MarciIen @CanWaCH @AustinMarleigh: "We recognize that medical care is only part of what is required to usher in a new era of global health and gender equity, but in our experience, adequate and sustained investment in clinical deserts has never failed to lead to real and positive change." /3

@DannyAustin_9 @YouTube Killed it with that opening!

CFL Week 3 Preview | Live From The 55 With Alex Singleton & Britton Gray youtu.be/_Wf7eiZAGI4 via @YouTube

Spacing Toronto: “among the top tier candidates, only Josh Matlow has put out a climate platform” spacing.ca/toronto/2023/0…

Yet again the solutions @JoshMatlow offers on this thread show a detailed, empathetic understanding of the issues as well as up to date knowledge of the tools and resources at the city’s disposal. Look forward TO.

The Ontario Science Centre (Raymond Moriyama, 1969) is a masterpiece and a deeply important building. The Doug Ford government is going to abandon and demolish it. That’s shameful.

The Province’s decision to destroy Ontario Place for a private spa denies Torontonians’ need for a rejuvenated green and public park on our waterfront. Moving the Science Centre robs areas like Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park of a cultural institution…

“If they really are refugees, why don’t they have to stay in the first safe country they reach?” “Why don’t they just claim asylum in France?” Here is my answer, once & for all. To Jonathan Gullis, and to everyone else who ever wondered. #RefugeesWelcome

Today's Toronto Star has a HUGE ad over the whole paper for Pathways Alliance, six of Canada's largest oil companies that are apparently going netzero. Meanwhile @thenarwhalca, we've got a deep read by @ottawacarl on why that's just a greenwashing tactic: thenarwhal.ca/pathways-allia…

The Emergencies Act report says Premier Ford only began to collaborate after the Prime Minister spoke to him on Feb 9 -weeks after it began. #onpoli