👇❤️ to all midwives everywhere.

Without health, there is nothing.

⚠️ BREAKING

Bird flu outbreak in humans suspected on Texas farm

It comes amid concerns that eight people in India may also be infected with bird flu.

Nearly 2,000 chickens in the area have also been culled after the infections were confirmed.

Investigations into #birdflu #H5N1 transmission in animals aim at
➡️identifying the various mode of transmission between animals (respiratory, fluid, contacts)
➡️monitoring the changes in the virus
➡️understanding the spread of the disease
Thank you Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 for the link

🗓The schedule has been posted for the resumed 9th session of the #PandemicAccord Intergovernmental Negotiating Body.

🛑There is no provision in the agenda for relevant stakeholders' participation (even at the opening).

🙋🏽‍♀️ Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and World Health Organization (WHO) - can this really be the case?

During pandemics, collaboration between countries is essential. The #pandemic accord will define the rules of this international collaboration to improve the response. Not all countries have the same capacities and resources, hence the challenging discussions.

🔥The #PandemicAccord co-chairs held a briefing to explain how they arrived at the proposed text and the working modalities of the 9th Intergovernmental Negotiating Boddy meeting (INB9).

In short, they propose a “take it or leave it approach.”

Details in this 🧵

Reflections on 🤝 #INB negotiations:

▶️ Precious Matsoso on Member States engaging w/each others
▶️ Amb. Daka on #highlevel political engagement & need for #compromises
▶️ Ambassador Amanda Gorely on #empowerment for decision-making
▶️ Bente Angell-Hansen on #trust & #stakeholders engagement

📢There's a window of opportunity for a pandemic agreement that will establish cooperation mechanisms between countries, which is key during pandemics!

We've all been affected and science offers solutions— it's now time to prioritize communities and our future.
#PandemicAccord

.The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Co-Chair Joy Phumaphi and Head of Secretariat Dr Sylvie Briand were pleased to present and discuss GPMB 2023 Report recommendations (see: bit.ly/4b2caAv) at the 4th meeting of the Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (SCHEPPR)

The Standing Committee on Health Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response invited The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board to present its 2023 report recommendations

Joy Phumaphi highlighted #advocacy and #monitoring activities, Dr Sylvie Briand emphasized recommendations relevant for #country implementation

❗️REMINDER : on Wed 17 April, we'll be taking stock of progress at our event Pandemic Negotiations: Closing the Deal, with Global Health Centre, Pandemic Action Network, The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Register to join us➡️bit.ly/3Q2zlm5

Last chance to register to tomorrow's event on closing the deal for the pandemic negotiations #INB9

- with Geneva Graduate Institute Geneva Graduate Institute_GHC Pandemic Action Network The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board Dr Sylvie Briand Ilona Kickbusch Eloise Todd

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The The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board held its meeting last week, ahead of the #WBGMeetings at World Bank. This meeting was co-chaired by Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Maha El Rabbat.
➡️An important milestone in The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board's journey and continued call for pandemic preparedness.

Dr Sylvie Briand World Health Organization (WHO) Mamta Murthi Joy Phumaphi

South Dakota has detected #H5N1 #flu in dairy cows. That makes the 8th state. Dept. of Agriculture says there've been 24 infected herds reported overall, up 4 from yesterday.
Texas (10), NM (5), Kansas (3), Mich (2), Idaho, Ohio, NC & SD (1 apiece).
Wish more info was being released.

Delighted to engage with The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (meeting in DC for the first time 😊) alongside fellow World Bank VP Juergen Voegele.

Great discussion on maintaining investment in pandemic prevention & preparedness taking a #OneHealth approach, stronger analytics, and #capacity building .

DIRECT🔴
Comprendre le Covid permet-il d'anticiper les pandémies futures ?
Le débat commence avec Rodolphe Gozlan professeur à
IRD.fr, Dr Sylvie Briand dir. département 'prép. aux risques épidémiques et pandémiques' World Health Organization (WHO) et Yazdan Yazdanpanah dir. ANRS Maladies infectieuses émergentes
➡️franceculture.fr/direct

Investments and collaboration are key to improve preparedness for #pandemic .
World Health Organization (WHO) World Bank

The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board is delighted to be in Washington DC at World Bank for our Board meeting, ahead of the Spring #WBGMeetings . We look forward to discussing topics from equity to pandemic risks, and discussing how to strengthen #PPPR financing with World Bank, IMF and The Pandemic Fund

📣 With #INB9 resuming on 29 April, Global Health Centre Pandemic Action Network The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board convene a public event on 17 April to reflect on progress made to date & insights on #closingthedeal on #pandemicnegotiations

👇Link to register

- with Bente Angell-Hansen Dr Sylvie Briand Eloise Todd Ilona Kickbusch