Senior adviser, Global Health, Education and Human Rights Dept, Norad. Foreign policy, education and global health diplomacy, advocacy and communication.
Global Leaders Network on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ health launched by President @CyrilRamaphosa at @UNICEF. Importance of SRHR emphasized. @NorwayMFA@NorwayUN
Hosting a high-level event at #UNGA78 supported by PMNCH & @UNICEF, H. E. President @CyrilRamaphosa calls for global action to safeguard the health & well-being of women, children & adolescents worldwide.
Read his remarks 👉 https://t.co/Z93ZGwXR08
@PresidencyZA
Pleased to speak in my capacity as Chair of @PMNCH at @ClintonGlobal on the commitment to the well-being of our world's #1point8 billion #adolescents and #youngpeople. Please, head to my website to read the full speech. ⬇️⬇️https://t.co/FoJRfOg1uq
One important strategy to improve the care of premature or low birthweight infants is kangaroo mother care (KMC). Yet it is underused globally.
On May 16, 2023, WHO issued a new Global Position Paper and Implementation strategy as a result: https://t.co/OfGegv5faW
💭Imagine if we could end preventable stillbirths & provide respectful, supportive care to all women & families after #stillbirth.
New Global Stillbirth Advocacy & Implementation Guide now out!
Access 👉 https://t.co/0j61ZvLrVC
#EndStillbirths#GlobalStillbirthGuide#IMNHC2023
@richardhorton1 Thanks, Richard! HL political leadership is so much needed. So let us push with research, evidence Lancet series and campaigns #borntoosoon !! Warm Mayday !! greetings from summerly Oslo! Lars
The reasons we are in an era of de-development for women’s + children’s health: there is no high-level political leadership; there is no high-level UN leadership; the global health financing landscape is more competitive; advocacy has weakened; and accountability has collapsed.
We need to invest ambitiously in small & sick newborn care to ensure that every newborn, everywhere, can survive & thrive.
Find out more 👉🏿 https://t.co/8v08xqimRY
#BornTooSoon#IMNHC2023@alignmnh@NEST360org@MARCH_LSHTM
9 in 10 babies #BornTooSoon before 28 weeks survive in high-income countries.
Only 1 in 10 survive in low-income countries.
This is unacceptable and we can and must change it.
Learn more 👉🏿 https://t.co/8v08xqimRY
#BornTooSoon#IMNHC2023@alignmnh@WHO@UNICEF@UNFPA
In 2020, 13.4 million babies were #BornTooSoon. That’s one baby every 2 seconds.
Learn more here in the newly released decade edition of #BornTooSoon For more 👉🏿 https://t.co/8v08xqimRY
@alignmnh@WHO@UNICEF@UNFPA
The @UN's #BornTooSoon report reveals that in 2020, ∼13.4 million babies were born early, nearly 1M of whom died due to complications of preterm birth. Urgent political action & investments are needed to tackle the largest cause of child mortality: https://t.co/jI7qB1pjmT
A decade ago #BornTooSoon ignited a movement for #preterm#newbornhealth w/ many milestones BUT not enough. Progress stalled & 152million #pretermbirths since then! New report shows what we need to do for next decade TOGETHER!
#IMNCH2023
https://t.co/xQCrn843Ta
#tears of joy
All our freedom depends on press freedom.
But in every corner of the world, freedom of the press is under attack.
On #WorldPressFreedomDay & every day, the world must stand with journalists as they stand for the truth.
Strong and resilient health systems are essential to #EndTB and confront the next pandemic threat. The TB response contributes to building a safer, healthier and more equitable world. @Noradno is pleased to support the important work of @LHLI_TB @UNITAID@GlobalFund#WorldTBDay
One billion children #vaccinated by @gavi
1,9 billion vaccinated thru #COVAX
Vaccines contributing to a 50% reduction in child mortality
@GaviSeth summing up powerful vaccine efforts & valuable cooperation w/Norway at Norad-seminar today w/ @NorwayMFA @Folkehelseinst @dhis_2
What's the world's greatest achivement the last 20 years? I'd go for halving child mortality, a monument of human progress. @gavi and @GaviSeth - in Oslo today - were instrumental to this achievment, alongside the great Tore Godal ao. @NorwayMFA@noradno are proud partners
The most important achievement is a 70% reduction in #vaccine preventable diseases, contributing to a 50% reduction in child mortality.
And the building of health systems has proven extremely important, especially during #COVID19 said @gavi CEO @GaviSeth at Norad-seminar today