For my first tweet it feels fitting to retweet the fabulous Dr. Sarah Bernays

Happy #InternationalNursesDay2020 Acknowledging the critical contribution Nurses make to the #COVID19 pandemic response ICN - International Council of Nurses MonashNM MSF International Lisa Cliff Connell @PLR_aus annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.29…

#NotATarget 💔

“But all of us who work in global health must ensure that we don't turn away from a wider perspective on health. For, if we do, the pandemic will have inflicted two mortal wounds on the world.”

'They came for the mothers'. What do you do when outrage doesn't work anymore? When condemning violent attacks doesn't lead to change? When the world seems to be compassion fatigued? MSF Australia and MSF New Zealand MSF International msf.org/revolting-atta…

It is with great sadness that we confirm that a member of staff was killed, and two more were injured, during intense fighting in Pieri, South Sudan, where we run a primary healthcare centre. bit.ly/2Xe6aAa

Our first carbon neutral MSF Australia and MSF New Zealand AGM starts in 1hr. Last Report Morale by President @drstewart_MSF First dedicated Nursing Midwifery Update, #COVID19 debate, a new constitution & surprise performance at the end! Link on Souk @ainemarkham Jennifer Tierney MSF International Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières

When I wrote these words, I didn’t know if anyone would read them. I certainly didn’t think this would happen. I wrote them for my patients, my colleagues & myself. Please watch this. Please share this. This has been our reality. We can’t go back here.

This is a topic that will impact all of us. Hope you can tune in!

"Unless systemic racism & racial inequalities are identified as risk factors in health emergencies & pandemics, a greater number of black and minority ethnic lives will continue to be lost, even beyond covid-19" Clare Wenham Dr Zubaida Haque Sophie Harman ow.ly/ckOn50A2zNo

“As midwives in Afghanistan, we are the silent leaders of our country. We are at the bedside of pregnant women giving birth to the country’s future and we need to be protected.” YES. Moving testimony from Zahra Koochizad, midwife at Dasht-e-Barchi hospital msf.org/midwives-afgha…

The New Humanitarian | #BlackLivesMatter and the aid industry: “You alone can start to make a difference in your space, by not pretending the world is not in crisis, and speaking up when you see wrong.” thenewhumanitarian.org/opinion/2020/0…

"I wonder, can it ever be a safe place again?" It's been 1 month since the attack on the #maternity wing in Dasht-e-Barchi Hospital. Melbourne-based Dr Katherine reflects on how the tragic event conflicts with memories of her time working there in 2016. bit.ly/3hsjVo5

And if not... “a six-month disruption of antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa alone could lead to 500 000 additional AIDS-related deaths” Let’s not let this happen. #HIV #ALHIV UNAIDS Global World Health Organization (WHO)

#Nurses & #Midwives are on the frontlines of the global pandemic MSF International is spotlighting Nurses & Midwives stories in 2020. There isn't a Dr in every MSF project but there is always a Nurse MSF Australia and MSF New Zealand is writing a Nursing Midwifery motion - get in touch if you want to support it