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To every nurse showing up, no matter the challenge—thank you.
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ICN CEO @HowardCatton and former President @JudithShamian on joint @NursingTimes op-ed: “#Nurses need more than a seat at the table: they need executive power, resources, to be part of the decision-making process to progress our #healthcare systems.” https://t.co/q7isLhz0IB
If you come to the ER and you wait a long time (1-10+ hours) and you are wondering if we’re sorry, we are. Also none of the people one might complain to, from the registration clerk, the tech taking vital signs, the nurses, the docs or APPs, can solve the delay…
Dr. John Kahler, co-founder of MedGlobal, reporting from Syria with a new update from MedGlobal’s second medical mission in response to the earthquake. Watch here to find out more and give today https://t.co/LT52XpUIXx
After years of war, displacement and a devastating earthquake, the need for #mentalhealth services in #Syria are immense. @MedGlobalOrg provides insight below: https://t.co/rEBUjpq4Y4
39 out of 59 major hospitals in Sudan are out of service due to the ongoing conflict. We will continue our field reporting and work with @SAPA_ORG as we provide aid on the ground. Thank you @nytimes live blog for spotlighting these atrocities. Read more:
https://t.co/Dn9AjmzNSm
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“This situation is catastrophic…two-thirds of the hospitals are closed because of the bombings and shortage of medical supplies.” — MedGlobal founder and president @sahloul on the #Sudan conflict via @FRANCE24:
https://t.co/4cnEoskYJp
One of the major problems faced by medical staff is the lack of equipment. According to the WHO study cited above, by the end of 2022, there were 64 X-ray machines, five CT scanners and only one MRI machine in north-west Syria @MedGlobalOrg https://t.co/9MUYStKUZR via @equaltimes
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Drs. Sophia Banu and Dania Albaba, volunteers with MedGlobal, spoke to @KHOU about the challenges earthquake victims face in Türkiye/Syria. “They’re sleeping in tents, on the street, in cars...it was very hard to see.” https://t.co/wKc1uH9zQR
MedGlobal’s @GlobalHusna emphasized the need for increased aid to #Syria post-earthquakes with @CBSPhiladelphia: “Every little bit counts…the more we do our part, the better the world will be I hope one day.” https://t.co/ncIFsbCpqM
“Syrian
women have long been disproportionately impacted by both acute and chronic trauma and fatigue.” — MedGlobal volunteer psychiatrist @NoraAbdullah09 on the mental health crisis affecting Syrian women in earthquake aftermath via @HuffPost
https://t.co/erQspdnHnM
Syrian #women in particular are suffering from a mental health crisis, facing the brunt of compounding trauma marked by years of death, destruction, & despair that has only been exacerbated by the latest earthq @MedGlobalOrg@NoraAbdullah09 https://t.co/0mQ4kt9VB9 @HuffPostWomen
Syrian Humanitarian & Relief Organizations are Standing Alone
An Immediate International Intervention is Needed to Provide Humanitarian Relief to the Affected Areas in Northwest Syria
Statement by Syrian and Non-Syrian Organizations and Groups on the Current Situation
Update from our team on the ground.
These are the critical moments, where every hour, every minute counts.MedGlobal is working with the white helmets to rescue as many people as quickly as possible. Please don’t wait, give now➡️ https://t.co/mEFRr4Lzpp
With the death toll now over 20,000 MedGlobal is working around the clock to provide vital health and humanitarian aid to survivors in Syria, but we need YOUR help!
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