How can we shape a fit-for-purpose health workforce? The 8th Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health in #Vanuatu is building commitment and taking action to support a high-performing, fit-for-purpose health workforce. #ParliamentariansForHealth #SupportHealthWorkers

If you are experiencing #flooding, remember that food and water that has been in contact with flood water can be hazardous to your health. Here are some tips to keep your food and your loved ones healthy during floods ➡ bit.ly/SafeFoodFloods

There’s no health system without health workers. Looking forward to the #ParliamentariansForHealth forum this week in #Vanuatu 🇻🇺 to discuss the state of the health workforce in the Region. Together, we can drive a meaningful change!

🆕 First-ever WHO guidance on antibiotic pollution – on wastewater and solid waste – from manufacturing bit.ly/47dluRg

Immediate skin-to-skin contact or Early Essential Newborn Care helps transfer warmth, placental blood and protective bacteria from the mother to the newborn. This protects babies from infection.

Stay informed, stay healthy, and stop #mpox. Fight #misinformation. Know more:🔗 bit.ly/3AoE3FO

WHO has declared the current #mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. How is this outbreak different from previous ones? What does that mean for countries & for you? Who is at risk? What about vaccines? Dr Abdou Salam Gueye explains in #ScienceIn5. 👇

#Digital media is crucial to reach/inform in Lao PDR, particularly in urban areas - but also means strong efforts to address #infodemics With 🇦🇺 support, great to see our #C4H team assisting MOH/provinces with advanced social media tools, particularly focused on #vaccination

Touchdown in #Vanuatu today for the #ParliamentariansForHealth forum. Thank you for the warm welcome and hospitality, 🇻🇺 Health Minister Hon John Still Tari Qetu, Director General of Health Hon Posikai Samuel Tapo, and my World Health Organization (WHO) colleagues working in the country.

Strong health systems depend on a well-performing workforce. Without them, we can’t provide people-centred care to tackle the different health challenges in the Region, such as ageing & noncommunicable diseases like heart diseases, stroke, or cancer. #ParliamentariansForHealth

As a former health minister, I recognize the important role forums like the #ParliamentariansForHealth play in sharing knowledge and finding solutions to pressing health issues. We learn from each other and work together to make a difference.

📢 Journalists and media professionals are invited to join Global AMR Media Alliance - GAMA media briefing on #AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) in the lead-up to the United Nations General Assembly high-level meeting on AMR. 🗓️11 September 2024 🕚11:00 CEST (GMT+2) ✍️Register here: bit.ly/4cXUF4G

My sincere condolences to all of Maoridom and the people of Aotearoa for the sad loss of Kiingi Tuheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII who served his people with commitment and humility. And I welcome Nga Wai Hono i te po Paki, daughter of Kiingi Tuheitia, as the new Maori queen.

Absence of well-developed #PrimaryHealthCare systems remains a key bottleneck in building the right health workforce. They are key to providing people-centred care that can prevent diseases and educate people about their health. #ParliamentariansForHealth

The future of health in the Region depends on our health workers – doctors, nurses, midwives, radiation techs, pharmacists and more. Many are leaving home for opportunities abroad, so we must act now to retain and support our essential workforce. #ParliamentariansForHealth

How do we address the factors causing health workers to seek opportunities in other countries? Let’s find solutions to retain our talent & support our health systems. The role of nurses, midwives and health professionals must be recognized & protected. #ParliamentariansForHealth

Health workers are: Community health workers Doctors Dentists Health management support personnel Pharmacists Midwives Nurses Lab workers Radiation technologists and more! Watch Nurse Jessie's story 👇 #SupportHealthWorkers #ParliamentariansForHealth

"When you return to your countries & your parliaments, & you use your functions as lawmakers...we hope you will discover that, through your work, you too are part of the broader health workforce."  - Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala at the #ParliamentariansForHealth forum in 🇻🇺 bit.ly/4ecMPVM

My congratulations & appreciation to the Vanuatu Parliament & MOH for the successful #ParliamentariansForHealth forum. Moved by 🇻🇺 & 🇸🇧 helping each other out with a health workforce sharing agreement signed by Health Ministers Hon John Still Tari Qetu and Hon Paul Popora Bosawai.