Batool Wahdani

👩🏻‍⚕️ 🌎 NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in Obs&Gyn | Global Health Advocate. Former @IFMSA President. @LSHTM Alum & @CheveningFCDO Scholar.

[Dr. Omar Suleiman @omarsuleiman]

My hero @WaelDahdouh. If he wasn’t Palestinian, he’d be the most famous face in the world decorating the covers of every magazine as person of the year. A man who has almost lost his life multiple times, yet never lost the will to keep covering the crimes against his people. When Israel bombed his wife and kids whom he loved so dearly, he persisted. When they shot him and killed his cameraman yesterday, he still cried out to the paramedics to go to those who had more severe injuries. And he continued to report even from his hospital bed. A symbol of courage. A symbol of hope. A symbol of faith. I love you my brother Wael. May Allah preserve you for us, and unite you with your loved ones once again in paradise. Ameen

[Ghassan Abu Sitta, Chair of Conflict Medicine AUB @GhassanAbuSitt1]

Our sleeping quarters.
I think the sound of newborn babies from the ceasarian sections done in the OR filled the air with the optimism of a new tomorrow.
Laughter heard amongst the staff for the first time in a long while.

[Batool Wahdani @BatoolWahdani]

@kentbuse recommendations for advancing reform in the health system
in Indonesia:
- Treat reforms as a political project
- Tweak objectives and select the main aims and outcomes
- Work behind the scenes
- Find allies in civil society movements and build advocacy coalitions

[Batool Wahdani @BatoolWahdani]

@kentbuse: Business usually serves the status quo. The reality is that the path for a reformed health system will be met with struggle and resistance but progress is possible. However, we have to think politically and act politically. #PHCForum @CISDI_ID

[Batool Wahdani @BatoolWahdani]

@DiahSaminarsih Founder and CEO of @CISDI_ID launching the White Paper of Indonesia’s Health Sector Development, which analyses the health system & PHC in indonesia before and after the pandemic and provides recommendations for policy improvements
#PHCForum

[Batool Wahdani @BatoolWahdani]

@yates_rob: Financing is crucial to achieve UHC. PHC financing driven by private sector won’t work. The state must be heavily involved and equity shall drive the agenda.
#PHCForum @CISDI_ID

[Batool Wahdani @BatoolWahdani]

Excited to be part of #PHCForum2023 in Indonesia, uniting voices from civil society and governments to fortify the vital role of primary health care! Discussing best practices and policy recommendations for future PHC transformation
#HealthForAll @CISDI_ID

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

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.

[Princess Dina Mired @dinamired]

Even the @UN cannot critisize government of Israel....!!!! #FreeSpeech #Gaza_Genocide
Israel to refuse visas to UN officials after Guterres speech on Gaza war https://t.co/ywBXvdj9WF via @AJEnglish

[Ghassan Abu Sitta, Chair of Conflict Medicine AUB @GhassanAbuSitt1]

Vinegar from the corner shop to treat pseuodomonas bacterial wound infections. Its come to that.

[Humza Yousaf @HumzaYousaf]

In the past, people in Scotland and across the UK have opened our hearts and our homes.

Scotland is ready to play her part.

To be the first country in the UK to offer safety and sanctuary to the people of Gaza.

To treat the injured men, women and children, where we can.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

The scenes of hundreds killed at the Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist hospital in Gaza are absolutely devastating and cannot be justified.

International law must be upheld.

Hospitals and civilian lives must be protected.

[United Nations @UN]

“Hospitals and medical personnel are protected under international humanitarian law.”

-- @antonioguterres after hundreds of civilians are killed in strike on hospital in Gaza on Tuesday.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

The situation in #Gaza is spiralling out of control.

Every second we wait to get medical aid in, we lose lives.

For 4 days @WHO supplies have been stuck at the border.

We need immediate access to start delivering life-saving supplies.

We need violence on all sides to stop.

[ICRC @ICRC]

International humanitarian law is clear

Civilians - Medical professionals - Hospitals - Ambulances - Clinics

All are protected under the law of war.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

.@WHO strongly condemns the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital in north Gaza.

Early reports indicate hundreds of deaths and injuries.

We call for the immediate protection of civilians and health care, and for the evacuation orders to be reversed.

#NotATarget

[United Nations @UN]

Schools are #NotATarget.

Hospitals are #NotATarget.

Children are #NotATarget.

Civilians are #NotATarget.

Humanitarians are #NotATarget.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Alf Mabrouk @HananBalkhy for being elected to serve as the first female @WHOEMRO Regional Director. This is a historic decision by the Member States and well deserved.
The @WHO family looks forward to continue working side by side with you to achieve #HealthForAll. #EMRC70

[Batool Wahdani @BatoolWahdani]

Franco Sassi on current food environment
1-Children diets with more than 30% highly processed food have biomarkers associated with obesity
2-Digital players control online marketing of food
3-Markets that manipulates consumers into choices that are not in their best interest