I very much enjoyed yesterday’s conversation with World Bank President Ajay Banga about our shared vision for #HealthForAll , and how to close gaps in universal health coverage. Political and financial commitment are key.

#WBGMeetings

'It is very important that universal health coverage ensures that every person, everywhere, can access health services when they need them and where they need them.'

Rosemary MBuri, WACI Health, on World Bank' initiative to reach 1.5 billion people.

The spread of #ChagasDisease can be prevented by:
✅ vector control
✅ good hygiene
✅ food safety
✅ screening of blood donors & women of childbearing age
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Important #policy implications. Global burden of 288 causes of death & life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries & territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…

📢 Exciting News! Our latest article on “Designing a PHC Toolbox for Global Development Partners” is live! Explore insights and tools for optimizing Global Health Initiatives’ (GHI) support for PHC here: link.springer.com/article/10.118…
#HealthForAll #PrimaryHealthCare

Worth a glance on a crucial topic. Barriers and strategies for #primaryhealthcare #workforce development: synthesis of evidence. rdcu.be/dDcQp

Today is World #Epilepsy Day

#Epilepsy  is one of the most common neurological disorders.
Anyone can develop it at any age.
It’s not contagious & it's treatable.

Know the facts so you can help tackle the myths & misconceptions that lead to stigma & discrimination

15 million people lack health care because of the ongoing conflict in #Sudan . Tragedies like this are not making enough headlines or receiving enough support.

World Health Organization (WHO) appeals for:
1. safe, secure and unimpeded humanitarian access to Khartoum, Darfur, Kordofan and other states to

Worth a glance. The big idea: is compassion fatigue real? theguardian.com/books/2024/feb…

Interested in #equity issues in health? You need to take a glance at this special issue of The Bulletin of the World Health Organization just released: #geopolitics #GlobalHealth #equity . ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/issues/454…
For a great introduction and overview see: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Ahead of #WorldCancerDay on Sunday, here are the latest global cancer burden stats (2022)
🌍 Estimated 9.7M deaths
💔 1 in 9 men & 1 in 12 women lose their lives to the disease
👤 1 in 5 people face cancer in their lifetime

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#CloseTheCareGap

Over 100,000 Gazans are either dead, injured, or missing and presumed dead.

The risk of famine is high and increasing each day.

We continue to call for safe access for humanitarian personnel and supplies.

We continue to call for the hostages to be released.

We continue to

This #WorldNTDDay Dr Socé Fall - DrMed, PhD, FFPH reflects on his first year as Director of the Global NTD Programme World Health Organization (WHO) rstmh.org/news-blog/blog… #UniteActEliminate

Embedding quality in primary healthcare: 'Tailored IPC approaches..show how #quality can be improved by reducing harm in PHC' who.int/publications/i… Shams Syed Federica Secci The BMJ Collection bmj.com/content/381/bm… also highlight importance of learning across systems

The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, currently holding its 154th session in Geneva, has appointed Dr HananBalkhyحنان بلخي of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean.

#EB154

📢 WHO launches guidance for Large Multi-Modal Models (LMMs) - technologies like ChatGPT, Bart, and Berd - to shape the future of #ArtificialIntelligence in healthcare.

Check out WHO's latest guidance, which introduces 5⃣ impactful applications 👉 bit.ly/3Hv2JfS

3 in 4 people in #Gaza are internally displaced. These are the conditions they live in.

#CeasefireNOW