" Polio eradication is within our sight, and we cannot afford to miss this opportunity," writes Steven Lauwerier Steven Lauwerier in this new blog. Don't miss this great piece, 1 week after world leaders confirmed US$ 2.6 billion to #EndPolio 👉 ow.ly/nWLP50LmxxV

Excited to join my Global Institute for Disease Elimination colleagues and our partners in Seattle at #TropMed22 for my first time at #ASTMH, and to be back in Seattle after 14 years!

Still thinking about this (depressing) slide Thoko showed yesterday during an excellent discussion on women in #globalhealth at #TropMed22 While there is more to be done, thanks Julie Jacobson for showing us some of the inspiring women leaders who are lifting as they rise 💪🏽

#MakeATurn as #F1 #AbuDhabiGP is underway. Together with partners, we can #Accelerate2Eliminate progress towards disease elimination to #BeatNTDs & achieve #ZeroMalaria.

Excited for this Brunswick Group event on storytelling - looking forward to applying lessons learned to some upcoming projects Global Institute for Disease Elimination

📢 Did you hear? The Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination are back! We are pleased to announce the launch of #TheClimateEdit, which opens for applications on 3 Jan 2023! Help us better understand the links between #climatechange & disease #elimination glideae.org/falcon-awards/

On #IWD2023, super excited to share something I’ve been working on with some amazing #womeningh here in the UAE! Hajer˛ Malvikha Manoj (she/her) Deena Mariyam Stay tuned for more! #wghuae #womeningh

It was a pleasure to moderate this session at the inaugural #FHFSummit & inspiring to hear how countries & international partners are involving communities at all levels of planning integrated climate-sensitive interventions for #NTDs & #malaria

“This year’s #COP28UAE is not incremental, but transformative.” The commitment of COP28 UAE to ensure #health is part of the #climate agenda is trailblazing - it’s high time we had a health focus at #COP #FHFSummit

🌟 Progress made, but we're not there yet! Women now lead almost one-third of national delegations at the #WHA76 Let's celebrate the steps forward and keep pushing for true gender equality in health leadership. We can do better! #WHO75 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Great to join fellow panelists at المنتدى العربي للإعلام والتواصل العلمي to speak about the role of #health communications campaigns to improve public health outcomes. 🔑 takeaway: communities must be involved in the development of campaigns that are culturally & contextually relevant Global Institute for Disease Elimination

Don’t miss the (virtual) launch of Women in Global Health UAE Chapter! Happening next Tues 20 June @ 4pm GST. #womeningh Very excited to officially be launching the chapter w/Hajer˛ Deena Mariyam and Malvikha Manoj (she/her) 💪🏽

#Climatechange has already had demonstrable effects on efforts to #endmalaria and NTDs. On 22 June, I will join Priya Kanayson, Alice Bell & hester kuipers at G20 Health & Development Partnership's Health 20 Summit to discuss future infrastructure to avert health crises. Learn more: h20annualsummit.com

Great to be in Kigali for my 3rd time at Women Deliver’s conference - this time, past world of #NCDs colliding with current world of infectious diseases talking #HPV #vaccines & #communities #wghuae #WD2023

“Our victories can’t hide how little has changed, or gotten worse, for girls.” -Malala Yousafzai #WD2023 Malala Fund Women Deliver

The impacts of #climatechange on #health are far-reaching: from food supply & nutrition to infectious diseases & medicines. Pleased to be working with the COP28 UAE team to make the 1st #HealthDay at UN Climate Change conference a success for people & planet. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Great to be in Riyadh for #MENAClimateWeek to hear the many inspiring efforts underway from the region to climate change mitigation & adaptation strategies. With just 53! days until #COP28 & the first #HealthDay, we must respect the science for healthy people, planet & prosperity

Evacuation orders by Israel to hospitals in northern Gaza are a death sentence for the sick and injured As the United Nations's agency responsible for public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) strongly condemns Israel's repeated orders for the evacuation of 22 hospitals treating

In a world exclusive, Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan spoke with me about the ongoing bombing of Gaza, civilian deaths, the massacres of October 7, and what she calls “a glaring double standard” in the west’s reaction to all this. Watch our full conversation.

I repeat my call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East, the unconditional release of all hostages, and the delivery of life-saving supplies at the scale needed. Everyone must assume their responsibilities. This is a moment of truth. History will judge us all.