Anitha Athiyaman

Interested in access issues | Working on Vaccines Service Delivery with @CHAI_health

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Yesterday, the #COVID19 Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice.

With great hope I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency.

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

We collaborated with Defeat DD team at @PATHtweets to advocate for the introduction of life saving Rotavirus vaccines in South East Asia. @CHAI_health remains committed in supporting countries in the fight against Rotavirus disease
https://t.co/wY6966uCHU

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

Excited to share the publication of this article I co-authored with my colleagues from CHAI on learnings from routine immunization successes during early COVID-19 years
#vaccineswork

[CHAI @CHAI_health]

#COVID19 strained many health systems, with routine #immunization programs experiencing a ‘double burden’ of challenges. A CHAI paper in @MDPIOpenAccess describes learnings from five countries to restore & strengthen services. https://t.co/fuXTFUt5Ca
@gavi @gatesfoundation

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

@ozasian @geraldrflynn Sounds amazing, keen to give it a read! Is the book club open to new guests?

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

Unlocking Girls’ Potential Through Technology https://t.co/EJgQ6Jy198 via @gavi

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

@saophalniseiy @thmeythmey @TTNEnglish Exciting, where can we find it?

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

Holidays or not, the vaccinations shall go on! For all that was difficult this year, I am very grateful for the scientific community and health systems ensuring #vaccines are accessible for all. Here's to 2022 and continued efforts towards global vaccines equity
#VaccinesWork

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

The current global vaccine inequity status, summarized
https://t.co/vU4h5vfo8Q @hannahkuchler @donatopmancini @davidpilling @FT @OurWorldInData

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

@DaveBenaim It could also be related to capacity to secure sufficient supplies, it is established that high income countries (especially those in EU) have had higher success in securing large supply volumes early on!

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

Rain or shine, the #vaccination must go on!
COVID-19 vaccine outreach at a temple parking lot in Kampong Chnnang province, Cambodia
#VaccinesWork

[Nicole Smith-Holt #insulin4all @NSmithholt12]

Today marks 100 year anniversary of insulin. 100 years ago the world was gifted with a way to keep loved ones alive who need to inject insulin, today we remember that insulin is not affordable and people are dying d/t cost of a product that was gifted to the world.#Insulin4all

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

Always humbled when I find someone (or in this case something) older than me in this vaccines world 📍Kampong Chnnang, Cambodia #EndPolio #VaccinesWork

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

Can't wait to go back to the reality where Oxygen Concentrators were not part of online purchase recommendations #COVID19India #VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

@noansereiboth Thanks for sharing!

[Aurélia Nguyen @AureliaFNguyen]

Over 10 million #COVAX doses have been delivered to 15 countries in just over a week! This is a momentous milestone on the long journey to equitable vaccine access and the deliveries have only just begun: https://t.co/vWwLMfsSkP

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

As my Myanmarese colleague gently reminds us that we do not have guns but we do have our voice! #Myanmarprotests #myanmarcoup2021
https://t.co/QkM6JK7DTq

[kateelder @kateelder]

Globally, the # of vaccinations has now overtaken the # of reported infections. But more than 3/4 of those vaccinations are in just 10 countries that account for almost 60% of global GDP. Around 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, are yet to administer a single dose. @WHO

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

Oxygen - an essential, life-saving treatment is under constraint across many low and middle-income countries. Prioritising investments to improve oxygen access will save lives now and beyond the pandemic! #oxygenaccess https://t.co/FHkrNpPvLc via @financialtimes

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

"We also continued to support governments within our established programs to ensure those in need saw as little disruption as possible in access to the medicines, treatments, and screenings essential to stay healthy."

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

This was a hard year for all of us. But as I look back, I am grateful for all the support and proud of the work we did (and continue to do) in Lao PDR and beyond. Thank you! #gratitude #lookback #access2medicine #globalhealth

[CHAI @CHAI_health]

'Closing the gap' was a frequent theme in our blog posts from 2020. #Covid19 has highlighted systemic shortfalls – or gaps – across health systems globally. But together with governments & partners we have been able to #CloseTheGap in critical areas. https://t.co/UXV90a2ZVn

[Anitha Athiyaman @AnithasreeA]

"At CHAI, we spent the last year helping our partner countries secure affordable supplies – including personal protective equipment, diagnostics, and biomedical equipment for oxygen therapy."