Atul Gawande
@GawandeUSAID
Official Twitter. Surgeon/Writer leading Global Health @USAID. Tackling COVID, new pandemic threats, and making health and health systems better everywhere.
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🌟ICYMI: USAID's Atul Gawande joined Center for Global Development to discuss the scope of global lead poisoning & the opportunity to end this threat for good.
W/ Indu Bhushan, Valerie Hickey, Emily Oehlsen, Scott Morris, Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, & Justin Sandefur.
Watch the full event:
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Around the world, lead exposure remains one of the largest threats to global health and child welfare. USAID is proud to be working w/ experts like Center for Global Development’s Rachel Silverman Bonnifield to create solutions to eliminate lead in consumer goods & elevate this important cause.
Universal health coverage provides the key scaffolding financed with domestic funding to enable long and healthy lives for entire populations, says Atul Gawande | USAID. #InvestinHealth #HealthForAll
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Thank you Atul Gawande for an insightful discussion on the importance of partnerships as part of President Biden’ Global Health Security Strategy update hosted by the The White House.
Happy to bring Gavi’s perspective as a multilateral partnership in #globalhealthsecurity , and speak about
The The White House Global Health Security Strategy launched today outlines actions the U.S. government will take to ensure our nation is prepared for a future pandemic and biological threats. Department of State Bureau of #GlobalHealthSecurity and Diplomacy is coordinating efforts across the
.USAID plays a key role in delivering on President Biden’ commitment to take every action to prevent pandemics.
The new U.S. Global Health Security Strategy represents a bold vision and set of steps to better prepare the US & the world. More on this strategy: usaid.gov/news-informati…
Joined the The White House today to launch the U.S.’s 2024 Global Health Security Strategy. I spoke with @GAVI's Senator Dr Sania Nishtar about the importance of bilateral and multilateral partnerships to strengthen #GlobalHealthSecurity everywhere. Explore the #GHSS : state.gov/united-states-…
🔴LIVE: USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health Atul Gawande is discussing the scope & challenge of global #leadpoisoning at a special Center for Global Development event.
Ft: Indu Bhushan, Valerie Hickey, Scott Morris, Rachel Silverman Bonnifield, & Justin Sandefur.
Tune in! ⬇
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Join us at 9:30 a.m. this morning for a discussion with Center for Global Development and leaders in the global effort to eliminate lead. We’ll cover the challenges and opportunities ahead, and what we’re doing to make strides towards a #LeadFreeFuture
Watch here: cgdev.org/event/towards-…
During my trip, I met with U.S. Ambassador Eric Garcetti Eric Garcetti to discuss the decades-long US-India partnership. We covered many topics including technology's role in the work to end TB, primary health care’s power to reduce early mortality, and steps we can take to address lead exposure.
Action on extreme heat must not end at the #GlobalHeatSummit .
@IFRC & USAID are kicking off a Global Sprint of Action on Extreme Heat to spur innovative solutions to prepare communities to combat rising temperatures.
Here's how we can #BeatTheHeat : usaid.gov/heatactionhub
Innovation is at the heart of the #USIndiaHealth partnership. In New Delhi, Atul Gawande met with innovators & experts who are developing solutions to some of the most complex global health challenges. Their ideas and ingenuity are inspirational and impactful. #USIndiaFWD
More than 100 Filipinos die of TB/day. Pleased to announce the Philippines will receive $10 million from USAID Global Health + private investors to fight TB, with matching investment from Department of Health Philippines. This collab will prevent infections and provide communities with access to key medication.
Holi is an ancient festival of colors, celebrated across India, Nepal, and the wide diaspora community to mark the start of Spring. What fortunate timing that my visit aligned with celebrations and I was able to join the U.S. Embassy India Embassy for this vivid tradition. Happy Holi!