@WHO Australia called for disability-inclusive, accessible, age & gender responsive #UHC, highlighting need to 'reaffirm high-level political commitment to strengthening #UHC’ at #WHA76 in the lead-up to the second #UN High-Level meeting on Universal Health Coverage in September
Last week I attended #WHA76 on behalf of Women in Global Health @womeninGH. Here are my take-aways on Australia’s commitments to #genderequality and diversity in health leadership from #WHA76
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Commenting on @WHO Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities & proposed actions #WHA76, Australia asked for ‘focus on gender responsive action to ensure women & girls with disabilities are empowered to take a full, equal & meaningful role in decisionmaking.’
Have questions about nominating for a #WGHAustralia committee? Join @WGHAustralia to answer all your q's over afternoon tea following Graça Machel in conversation on #globalhealth leadership. Q&A: 2:30pm 7 June, followed by afternoon tea, at RCH Melbourne: https://t.co/e2zGfS8RKu
Nominations now open to join #WGHAustralia to contribute to a global network to achieve gender equality in health leadership. We encourage nominations from leaders - including students and young people - in all areas of health.
📅 Close Monday 19 June: https://t.co/FsIrEgXIxm
Join Dame Graça Machel and Prof Kathryn North AC on leadership for health equity, facilitated by Richard Ditizio. Followed by afternoon tea hosted by @WGHAustralia
📅 2:30-3:30pm AEST Wednesday 7 June
📍 Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
Register: https://t.co/fgYUHRSI7Z
WGH Australia member @JulieBines is attending #WHA76 as a @womeninGH delegate. Prof Julie Bines is advocating for #UHC by ensuring women leaders are involved in all stages of healthcare design and implementation. Meet the @WomeninGH delegation: https://t.co/gWiq1ziPEG
Did you miss our #RuthBishop22 Address? In our latest Contain This podcast we’re sharing with you the full Ruth Bishop Address from 22 November, presented by @UniMelb’s Professor Graeme Barnes & Professor @JulieBines
Listen now 🎧 https://t.co/OFvWGJRJEw
'We're creating a space where women from different contexts, regions and countries are coming together with a common passion towards gender equality' Dr Shubha Nagesh on @womeningh in an interview with @LarissaMBurke@CentreHealthSec
Pleased to share that space with you @snagesh2
Our latest Contain This podcast features Dr Shubha Nagesh from Women in Global Health discussing work on addressing gender equality in global #healthsecurity.
https://t.co/STvRBpFtFp
@WomeninGH@WGHAustralia
Looking forward to working with an outstanding team to contribute to gender equality and women’s leadership in #globalhealth in the Indo-Pacific region.
Honoured to be nominated for #EurekaPrizes. I want to acknowledge the pioneering work of Ruth Bishop, Ian Holmes and Graeme Barnes and the outstanding #RV3BB teams @MCRI_for_kids @UniMelbMDHS @otago@UGMYogyakarta @MlwTrust
Professor Julie Bines @MCRI_for_kids is a finalist in the AIDRC Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research. Learn more: https://t.co/Rsfn2uZcEa #EurekaPrizes