I've never in my life seen the level of destruction as I did on the road from Aleppo to Damascus. Skeletons of houses. Almost no people in sight. Over a decade of war has taken an unimaginable toll. Syrians need our support now and in years to come to rebuild their lives.

An article that may resonate with many in the northern hemisphere (particularly with parents of adolescents...!😉) #sleeping theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

I can no longer shield my children from hard conversations, if I ever could. nytimes.com/2023/02/17/opi…

Smart activation. The WHO Foundation and Spotify partnered to support the emergency response in Türkiye and Syria. Good job Emanuele Capobianco and team!

"Wanted: a new president for the World Bank... The successful candidate will have a plan for tackling the crisis in human development caused by the global pandemic. Climate-change deniers and non-Americans need not apply" theguardian.com/business/2023/…

Today’s The Lancet john zarocostas underlines that Global maternal mortality rates are stagnating - maternal health should not be slipping down the global political agenda, but it is - inequalities continue to drive barriers to women accessing the care they need to deliver safely.

Cambodia has informed World Health Organization (WHO) of two confirmed cases of #avianinfluenza #H5N1, an 11 year old girl that died and another member of her family, Dr Sylvie Briand just said in a World Health Organization (WHO) press conference. Field investigations are going on, she said.

I am waiting for the all women panel to discuss Vasectomy. I am really interested 🙄

Another terrible shipwreck in the Mediterranean off the Italian coast. Dozens of people have died, many children. We mourn them and stand in solidarity with the survivors. Time for States to stop arguing and to agree on just, effective, shared measures to avoid more tragedies.

“You cannot shave a man’s head in his absence.” Thanks Erin Law for sharing this important article.

Sobering report: the drought in #Somalia triggered a hunger and health crisis that caused 43 000 excess deaths last year. Humanitarian action may have averted famine but the crisis is far from over. About 135 people still die each day. Support our work: hoa-sahel.who.foundation

Health is a right, but access to it is not equitable. Learn more about our new strategy to support World Health Organization (WHO) to achieve #healthforall: strategy.who.foundation

There is finally an update on the #Marburg situation in Equatorial Guinea: Total now stands at 9 confirmed and 20 probable cases. A month ago there was only one confirmed case. 27 of these cases have died (including all probable and 7 out of 9 lab confirmed cases)

We are hiring a Portfolio Manager for Emergencies at the WHO Foundation: ambitious objectives, dynamic environment and great team assured! Please apply if interested & meeting the requirements. whofoundation.recruitee.com/o/portfolio-ma…

NEW: I’m not sure people fully appreciate how dire the US life expectancy / mortality situation has got. My column: enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/75e5e3d… And some utterly damning charts. 1) at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English.

🎉Tomorrow is #WorldHealthDay and the 75th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO). As we celebrate this milestone, we look ahead and ask: What would #HealthForAll look like in the future? One thing is clear - affordable healthcare must be accessible to EVERYONE. #WHO75

So what would it actually take for #H5N1 avian influenza to become a human pathogen? I've written up what we know about the kinds of changes needed for News from Science Story is here (and thread to come later): science.org/content/articl…

This was my pinned tweet during the hardest times of #COVID19. It resonates deeply tonight as we are finally allowed to move on. Forever changed, for better of for worse.

Climate, private sector, NCDs: a view from Kenya. linkedin.com/pulse/climate-… via LinkedIn

This week we had a very productive meeting with the WHO Foundation Board - discussing progress the Foundation has made since its establishment, as well as the collaboration to make World Health Organization (WHO)’s first Investment Round a success. The Foundation is one of the main pillars in our effort