Rachel Schraer

5.2K posts

Rachel Schraer banner
Rachel Schraer

Rachel Schraer

@rachelschraer

Global Health Correspondent for The Independent 🌎 Before: The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, BBC News + World Service ✍️ 📻 📺

London Katılım Nisan 2012
3.9K Takip Edilen11K Takipçiler
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
Wes Streeting has appointed Simon Wessley to review why mental health diagnoses are rising - a man who spent half his career insisting ME, a post-viral illness, was in patients' heads and caused by 'unhelpful thoughts and behaviours'
English
1
4
13
1.1K
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
Being shot at by M23 rebels amid a devastating ebola outbreak, the lab's leading scientist to realise he needed to fight disease from the continent, not from Switzerland or the US independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…
English
0
0
3
147
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
In many African countries, disease outbreaks are a black box. And the later they're spotted, the harder they are to contain, causing needless misery and death - as well as reliance on international organisations like the United Nations and big charities flying in to help
English
1
0
3
158
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
It all starts with a fever... I went inside the West African lab hunting for the next Disease X, and trying to spot outbreaks of known diseases before they spiral out of control independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…
English
2
1
3
449
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
In leaked recordings, prominent people in the movement discuss using the vacuum left by Trump's aid cuts to stop what they call the promotion of "LGBT ideology and abortion", including by challenging existing democratically voted rights
English
0
0
1
168
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
Using a growing network of 'family values' conferences, US and European conservative groups have been flying into Kenya, Uganda and Sierra Leone this year and sitting alongside African politicians to discuss changing laws and policies as part of a US "pro-family foreign policy"
English
1
0
1
149
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
Quoting Hitler, talking about influencing laws and celebrating having already cancelled health programmes: I've been investigating the new missionary push by the US religious right into a number of African countries independent.co.uk/news/world/afr…
English
3
2
2
359
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
The government today announced what The Independent revealed on Friday - that it is cutting 15 per cent from the world's largest funder of the fight against HIV, TB and malaria, putting hundreds of thousands of lives at risk independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
English
3
0
4
299
Rachel Schraer retweetledi
Malaria No More UK
Malaria No More UK@malarianomoreuk·
"This is a disappointing step-back from the UK’s long-held leadership in the fight against malaria.” Strong words from our MD, Gareth Jenkins, alongside other leading voices on the UK’s 15% cut from our previous Global Fund pledge. independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
English
0
2
6
343
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
The 15% drop is projected to cost more than 250,000 lives
English
1
0
1
172
Rachel Schraer
Rachel Schraer@rachelschraer·
Exclusive: Keir Starmer is poised to slash £150m in aid to among the world's biggest funders of the fight against HIV, TB and malaria - despite govt saying it would be prioritised independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
English
1
3
2
450