Lilian Kiapi
@liliankiapi
Global Public Health Consultant
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22-09-2013 15:07:57
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Self-care for #NCDs management starts by putting people at the centre and by developing the right competencies for people, communities and healthcare providers. Thank you to The Global Self-Care Federation for inviting us
A shoutout is due to Dr Githinji Gitahi, MBS, who just stepped down from a #manel and invited any woman with climate expertise to the stage! There is now a balanced panel! You are a true ally and gender champion and we are proud to call Amref Health Africa our partner!
Did you see the 2 recent studies looking at utilization of the WHO NCD Kit in Sudan and South Sudan? Check out what they found and recommendations to improve #NCD care in #humanitarian settings. Ahmad Hecham Alani Lilian Kiapi 🔗gh.bmj.com/content/7/Supp… 🔗conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
#Nutrition is core to international development, and core to saving lives -- co-chair Collins of Highbury chaired an insightful discussion today on preventing acute malnutrition with World Food Programme Director of Nutrition Abigail Perry ➡️ Read on to find out more 🧵(1/6)
IRC - International Rescue Committee's Dr Lilian Kiapi spoke about the importance of an integrated, multi-sectoral approach to wasting prevention, and the necessity of addressing the climate crisis now through solutions like local and diversified food production and & climate-resilient livelihoods (2/6)
Lubaba Hussein presented on Concern Worldwide's effective community-based, holistic programmes to address child wasting in Sudan, and how it's essential to combine life-saving treatment and prevention (3/6)
Rachel Hickman from Save the Children UK highlighted children's experiences of the hunger and malnutrition crisis, and the importance of building the resilience of families and communities before crises even hit (4/6)
FCDO Nutrition head Terri Sarch updated the room on the team's recent work on preventing child wasting, and spoke about the importance of integrated approaches to nutrition (5/6)
Finally, Abigail Perry emphasised that we must not let nutrition slip down the agenda, and instead need to advocate for joined-up approaches to tackling child wasting, stressing that good nutrition isn't just "nice to have," but essential for saving lives👏(6/6)
"80% of the world's acutely malnourished children are not getting any treatment at all" ➡️ Collins of Highbury in the House of Lords today on some of the simple, cost-effective, and life-saving #nutrition interventions the UK can implement 👏
IRC - International Rescue Committee and American University of Beirut Faculty of Health Sciences at AUB are partnering with the IIAWG on NCDs on research in humanitarian crises. Help set priorities on Cardio-Metabolic Syndrome research #actonncd Click the link to participate: ee.kobotoolbox.org/single/f5256ee… @globalncdsUK The Airbel Impact Lab at the IRC International Alliance for Diabetes Action
This morning International Alliance for Diabetes Action symposium IRC - International Rescue Committee Dr Yunus, Somalia program discusses how #CHWs are empowered to provide NCD care and follow up at community level. CHW are a trusted source of information about diabetes and other NCDs. #dmincrisis
Daily Monitor We can't even count ourselves?! Something the Bible records that people in the Roman empire did seamlessly in 3 BC when Jesus was born and we are failing at it in 2024?!🤷🏾♀️
For five days, almost no humanitarian aid has gotten into Gaza. Israel's military operation in Rafah has closed both main border crossings. No food, no water, no medicine, no fuel. Children are starving. The U.S. cannot continue to be complicit in this humanitarian disaster.