3 posts published by Katri Bertram during September 2025| Katri Bertram
Do you stick to your values and what you believe is right? Do you use whatever platform and power you can get to do your work? There’s a third alternative: be pragmatic.| Katri Bertram
What’s the alternative to might is right and our oath to growth?| Katri Bertram
Reactions and reflections on the Wellcome-commissioned paper series and webinar “Rethinking Global Health: Bold Proposals for Reform”| Katri Bertram
Global health has always been a contested term. Its entire existence is currently contested. What next?| Katri Bertram
A book review and personal reflections on “Sick of it – The global fight for women’s health” Harman advises humor – including playing gender bingo – when you despair I’m a fan of …| Katri Bertram
Thoughts on trying to be an ally while placing dignity at the center. Men should not speak for women. White people should not speak for people of color. Rich people should not speak for poor people. Non-disabled people should not speak for people with disabilities. I’ve been grappling with statements such as the above for […]| Katri Bertram
A book review of former New Zealand Prime Minister’s new biography. Power has always fascinated me. What can you do with power? What happens in places of power? How does power change people? Jacind…| Katri Bertram
As a self-declared pessimist, I've not been sold on the "impatient optimist" messaging this past decade. Yet hope-based communication is a trend and continues to flourish. What am I - and millions of other people - not buying into?| Katri Bertram
I wrote this blog in my head, lying awake for four hours in the night, with jet lag. Except: I have been at home and in the same timezone for weeks. Welcome to my menopause journey...| Katri Bertram
We often advocate on behalf of people or population groups. Our goal should be to support people and populations to advocate for themselves. Here are three examples how.| Katri Bertram
Earlier this year, I expressed concern that the word “impact” is being hijacked in development lingo and press release speak. I’ll here further unpack what impact means, and what …| Katri Bertram