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[AFK @AlmasKhattak]

@IKPeshawar Your wife is illegally promoted as well in MTI KGMC without possessing PMDC eligibility

[WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean @WHOEMRO]

Surgical care is not a luxury, it’s a lifeline. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, too many people still lack access to safe, timely surgical care when it matters most.

I invite researchers, policymakers and practitioners to contribute to this important special issue of Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal on SURGICAL CARE DELIVERY: GLOBAL INNOVATION, PRIORITIES AND FINANCING by @WHOEMRO and @HarvardPGSSC.

Let’s bring forward bold ideas, evidence and solutions to strengthen surgical systems and save lives.

📝 Submit by 30 November 2026
🔗 https://t.co/oKdqS5TDEI

[Kee Park @keepark]

Thank you, Guatamala 🇬🇹, South Sudan 🇸🇸, and Cambodia 🇰🇭 for joining the #TBI @TBICoalition team as cosponsors!🙏🙏🙏

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

TBI is often considered a neglected priority.

Nicoline Schiess - neurologist and @WHO Brain Health Unit says

“Discussing TBI at WHA is essential. The vast majority of those suffering TBIs are in LMICs. Prevention is key.”

#NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Officials from @nhsrcofficial say: “our health systems face significant challenges, managing such large populations with great burden of disease coming from injuries.

The economic stress comes directly to families”

#TBICoalition #TBIResolution #NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI #WHA79

[Sara Venturini @_SaraVenturini_]

@CamNeuro @global_neuro @pja_hutch @AlmasKhattak @TariqNeurosurg @grosseaumd @keepark @SaniyaMediratta @Cambridge_Uni @drwaltjohnson @FigajiTony @GgulekGigi @halopecia @AlexisTurgeon_ @Menon_Cambridge

[Sara Venturini @_SaraVenturini_]

🧠Traumatic brain injury is a global public health crisis.

Our team at the @TBICoalition are advocating for better recognition the notifiable and chronic TBI burden.

Read our paper just published in @LancetGH to find out more about why this matters ➡️ https://t.co/JByX9qmxrP

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Our team are at #WHA79!

We are ready to advocate for TBI to be recognised as a notifiable and chronic condition. #NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI #TBICoalition #TBIResolution.

There is still time to join us online or in person --> register: https://t.co/MeobhRlJah #TBICoalition #WHA79

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Our own Paul Dubetz shares his own experience of suffering a #TBI an what this meant for himself and his family.

Lived experiences are evidence of the burden of TBI. Our storybook showcases them

#TBICoalition #TBIResolution #notifyTBI #chronicTBI

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Prof @TariqNeurosurg kicks off our second Ministerial panel on TBI

Representatives from South Sudan, Qatar, and the EMRO region

#TBICoalition #TBIResolution #NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI #WHA79

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Question time: how long should we follow up TBI patients?

Panelists remind us that this varies. “The recovery trajectory is different for every person” @GgulekGigi

Chronicity of disease needs to be fully understood and patients supported through it #NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Our keynote speaker is @HananBalkhy, Regional Director at @WHOEMRO. She will be addressing @WHOEMRO's perspective on TBI burden in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, including fragile, conflict-affected, and resource-limited settings. #TBIResolution #NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI

[Dr. Hanan H. Balkhy | د. حنان حسن بلخي @HananBalkhy]

At a #WHA79 side event on traumatic brain injury (TBI), I joined partners and Member States to advance a stronger global response to one of the most overlooked public health challenges of our time.

With an estimated 69 million TBIs occurring every year globally, recognizing TBI as a notifiable and chronic condition can help strengthen prevention, surveillance, emergency care, rehabilitation and long-term support, especially in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, the burden is compounded by conflict and displacement, making stronger trauma systems and continuity of care an urgent priority.

I thank Pakistan for formally submitting a draft resolution recognizing TBI as a notifiable, chronic and preventable condition, and Indonesia and Türkiye for co-sponsoring this important effort toward stronger global action on TBI.

Appreciation also goes to the @TBICoalition, @theG4Alliance, the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change @HarvardPGSSC, and the International Health Systems group at the University of Cambridge @Cambridge_Uni for convening this timely dialogue and advancing momentum toward a WHA resolution that puts patients, dignity and long-term recovery at the centre of global health action.

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Thank you to our very own @keepark and @TariqNeurosurg for concluding our last Ministerial Panel. Key take home:

✔️the political will is here. We now need to take action and focus on the deadlines!

#TBIResolution #TBICoalition #NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Next up, Mandy Dickey - nurse practitioner with significant experience of TBI speaks about suffering her own TBI and what she learnt about being a patient. #TBICoalition #TBIResolution #NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Our second panel is starting, moderated by Maryam Mallick. Her opening statement reminds us that
“TBI exposes the weaknesses in our health systems”

We need to have coordinated efforts to tackle this global issue

#NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI #TBIResolution

[Global Coalition for TBI @TBICoalition]

Dr Hanan Al Kuwari from Qatar and @WHOEMRO representatives are unanimous:

“The goal to pass this #TBIResolution will be achieved. It is a priority in our region.”

#TBICoalition #NotifyTBI #ChronicTBI #WHA79

[Kee Park @keepark]

Thank you, @HananBalkhy, for your commitment for the #TBI resolution. Over 130 organizations and 9 member states 🇵🇰🇮🇩🇹🇷🇮🇹🇬🇹🇰🇭🇸🇸🇶🇦🇹🇿are working together to put head injuries on global health agenda.🙏🙏🙏 @TBICoalition @ISGNS_ @HarvardPGSSC @WHOEMRO

[David Menon @Menon_Cambridge]

A call to arms to quantify and mitigate the impacts of TBI - sign up NOW!!!!

[Sara Venturini @_SaraVenturini_]

Patients and people with lived experiences are at the centre of TBI care.

We must work in partnership with those affected by TBI, to implement policies that have long-lasting effects to improve care!