Celine Barnadas

A mix of laboratory (bench and management) experience together with research, public health and capacity building.

[Celine Barnadas @CBarnadas]

Check out WHO Health for All Film Festival and how to submit your films @WHO https://t.co/VhDHkgAouJ

[Chikwe Ihekweazu @Chikwe_I]

Wonderful to see fellow @WHO colleague @SebastienCognat presenting on #CollaborativeSurveillance at #ASLM2023

Strengthening lab and diagnostic capacities with equitable collaboration will result in enhanced public health intelligence to better inform policy decision-making

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

WHO staff member killed in Gaza

With heavy hearts, WHO announces the death of one of our staff in #Gaza, in the occupied Palestinian territory. Dima Abdullatif Mohammed Alhaj, 29 years old, had been with WHO since December 2019. She worked as a patient administrator at the Limb Reconstruction Centre, a critical part of the WHO Trauma and Emergency Team.

Dima died today when her parents’ house in southern Gaza—where she had evacuated to from Gaza City—was bombed. She was tragically killed alongside her husband, their six-month old baby boy, and her two brothers. Reportedly, over 50 family and community members sheltering in the same house also died.

Dima had a bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Earth Sciences from the Islamic University of Gaza, and continued to study and work on environmental issues and health.  She was a master’s student at Glasgow University, Scotland, UK, as part of the Erasmus exchange program from 2018-2019.

On Women’s Day 2022, Dima said in a WHO social media post that she was proud of her work because “it contributes to giving people hope and a new lease on life.”

Dr Rik Peeperkorn, the WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territory said “she was a wonderful person with a radiant smile, cheerful, positive, respectful. She was a true team player. Her work was crucial, and she had been requested to take on even more responsibilities to support the Gaza suboffice and team. This is a such a painful loss for all of us. We share our deepest condolences with her mother and father (a long-serving medical specialist in Gaza), her family, and her many friends.”

The humanitarian community and @UN family have lost other members since 7 October. @MSF today lost two doctors. @UNRWA has lost 108 colleagues. These are not just numbers, but people who were working so that others could have a better life.

The death of Dima and her family is another example of the senseless loss in this conflict. Civilians have died in their homes, at their workplaces, while evacuating, while sheltering in schools, while being cared for in hospitals.

When will it stop?

We plead again with all those who hold in their hands the power to end this conflict to do so.

All of the WHO stands alongside Dima’s family and colleagues in the occupied Palestinian territory, the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, and across the organization to mourn her loss.

See the statement 🔗https://t.co/L9adUoDwmY

[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

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Today is International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.

Indigenous Peoples experience poorer health & well-being compared to others. About 73% of them live in rural areas with limited access to healthcare. Know more 👉https://t.co/hA521CMVaG #HealthForAll #IndigenousDay

[Celine Barnadas @CBarnadas]

@agmshankar @EANBoard Key to keep face 2 face to build friendships and trust ready to last a lifetime and maybe more through the many ramifications of future collaborations. What about joining modules together over 3-4 weeks limiting total number of travels?

[Rwanda Biomedical Centre @RBCRwanda]

Today, @WHOAFRO launched National Heads of Diagnostic and Laboratory Services Meeting in @KigaliCity to update on collaboration between the national laboratory units and WHO/AFRO on diagnostic and laboratory services and discuss strategies for their strengthening @RwandaHealth

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Women should always have the right to choose when it comes to their bodies and their health. Restricting access to #abortion does not reduce the number of procedures — it drives women and girls towards unsafe ones. Access to safe abortion saves lives.
https://t.co/SdF81B5D1u

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Today is International Biomedical Laboratory Science Day 🔬🧪🧫

#Laboratory workers help us to remain safe. They play a major role in the surveillance, diagnosis and response to the #COVID19 pandemic & other many other conditions.
Thank you!

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

WHO is releasing a 🆕 strategy to strengthen & scale up
🧬 genomic surveillance around the 🌎🌍🌏

Currently 1 in 3 countries do not have the capacity to use this critical tool.

👉 https://t.co/435FyGWtL7

[Maria Van Kerkhove @mvankerkhove]

To be effective, SARS-CoV-2 tests need to be RELIABLE, ACCURATE, AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE and RAPID.

Strong implementation plans and processes are key to expand use to Ag-RDT testing. A new open online course is available from @WHO & @FINDdx on #OpenWHO ⬇️

https://t.co/14uVIlZgNP

[Celine Barnadas @CBarnadas]

As this pandemic continues to unfold, we remain committed to enhance knowledge and experience sharing among lab stakeholders. WHO PHLabs webinar, Feb 2nd, focusing on SARS-CoV-2 variants and Dx performance https://t.co/SrFiYmaEoh

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Learn how to safely perform SARS-CoV-2 Antigen RDT testing, ensure quality testing and interpret #COVID19 results in this free 🆕 online course on #OpenWHO

👉 https://t.co/KwNzHOrPdt

[Celine Barnadas @CBarnadas]

Register: https://t.co/oA8zKqzm4m

[Celine Barnadas @CBarnadas]

Learning from each other - WHO Public Health Laboratories knowledge sharing webinar Wed 14 July : Implementation of SARS-CoV-2 antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) in Ghana and DRC, WHO latest guidance @WHO
https://t.co/WRKoe3syXM

[Celine Barnadas @CBarnadas]

Want to learn about sequencing platforms and SARS-CoV-2 sequencing protocols? Join us Wed 16th - @WHO Public Health Laboratories knowledge sharing webinar series: Sequencing Protocols for SARS-CoV-2 https://t.co/nvfInyh87P

[Celine Barnadas @CBarnadas]

#EPIET #EUPHEM best memories! Thanks for the video!

[Celine Barnadas @CBarnadas]

@dfpmarques @agmshankar @StineNielsenEPI @timodub @EANBoard @DanisKostas I can't agree more!

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

When to use mask 😷
• If you are healthy, you only need to wear a mask if you are taking care of a person with suspected #coronavirus infection.
• Wear a mask if you are coughing or sneezing

More https://t.co/4odGgqxAKP

#COVID19

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

BREAKING: WHO has received the genetic sequences for the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from the Chinese authorities. We expect them to be made publicly available as soon as possible.