Allison Colbert

Health technology innovation and access. Alumni superfan. Lover of sports, food, travel, and the arts. Views my own, RT ≠ endorsement (she/her)

[Allison Colbert @AllisonMColbert]

Many thanks @DrTedros for the warm welcome to our @WHO Fair Pricing Forum participants, and thank you to all of you actively participating in the discussions this week to help us achieve greater #AccessToMedicines and #HealthForAll!

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

The costs of medicine are still a major barrier for many people.

Delivering #HealthForAll includes fair pricing for medicines: fair for those who use them, those who make them, and those who pay for them.

This is what the @WHO Fair Pricing Forum is about: https://t.co/RWHGoUFikf

[World Health Summit @WorldHealthSmt]

Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz @Bundeskanzler at #WHS2024: “WHO’s work benefits us all,” adding that WHO needs sustainable financing. Germany pledges at least 360 million euros for the @WHO.

[Lucy Westerman @lewest]

Great discussion about needing to practice reflexivity in #PublicHealth & understand where we hold #power, & what can be gained by giving it up.
To shift power we should be looking at ‘WinWin’ opportunities-
Ask: what can both gain?
@rebeccaivers @NordstrmAnders #WHSMelbourne2024

[Lucy Westerman @lewest]

👏@rebeccaivers sets a challenge:

We talk about health in silos, but
health doesn’t exist in isolation.
We can’t just talk about #NCDs treatment, that’s ‘after the horse has bolted’.

We must talk more about the bigger picture & #prevention of illness & injury!
#WHSMelbourne2024

[Lucy Westerman @lewest]

A common theme emerging at #WHSMelbourne2024, including in discussions about trans-continental collaboration:

#TRUST as a determinant of health -

@NordstrmAnders agrees trust is being undermined and compromised, but urges the many in the room: don’t give up hope!

[A/Prof Meru Sheel @merusheel]

Great to have @LauraMagVall on the #1Healthworkforce roadmap at #WHSmelbourne2024 @WorldHealthSmt @Working4H @GHWNetwork - highlighting the need to strengthen the public health workforce for effective transcontinental partnerships

[VicHealth @VicHealth]

.@RebeccaIvers has made a really important point - academic knowledge isn't everything, we need to look beyond academics

#whsmelbourne2024

[Lucy Westerman @lewest]

Crises can be catalysts for change but we have to step outside of our business as usual mindset.

We must do things differently because the importance of thriving communities has never been more important, says Prof Helen Evans of @NossalInstitute.

#WHSMelbourne2024

[Lucy Westerman @lewest]

Riana Manuel CEO @TeAkaWhaiOra’s uplifting call to action:

Plan and act not just for today but to ensure the future world for our grandchildren is better than what we have today.

#WHSMelbourne2024 @whsmelbourne24

[World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @WHOWPRO]

"Achieving these goals depends on the extent to which we listen to, and engage with, our communities." - Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, @WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at today's #WHSMelbourne2024 🇦🇺

[Kiran Bam, PhD🇳🇵 @bamkiran]

It took 20+ years to translate the polypill strategy into action.

#WHSMelbourne2024

[Ilona Kickbusch @IlonaKickbusch]

Healthy conference ⁦@WorldHealthSmt⁩ #WHSmelbourne2024

[Dinesh Bhandari @Dineshh_BhD]

Day 1: #WHSMelbourne2024 Literally, there was no session that didn't talk about co-design. Eagerly waiting to see how co-design-led research is shaping the GLOBAL HEALTH arena. Hopefully, the end users are at the table, not on the menu, in this movement."

[Kiran Bam, PhD🇳🇵 @bamkiran]

Dr Lim shared : By 2030, the WHO Global Diabetes Compact aims for: 80% diagnosis rate, 80% glycaemia control, 80% blood pressure control, 60% statin treatment for those 40+, and 100% access to affordable insulin & self-monitoring for type 1 diabetes. #WHSMelbourne2024

[The Australasian Injury Prevention Network @theAIPN]

A key theme of today’s session on rethinking drug policy was improving the implementation of harm reduction measures. While we need to keep pushing for change, we also need to think about what happens after. #WHSMelbourne2024

[Lauren Pearson @DrLaurenPearson]

NCD’s the largest contributor to death and disability for women globally - particularly cardiovascular disease. There is an urgent need for introduction of everyday physical activity for preventive action. #WHSmelbourne2024 @whsmelbourne24 @WorldHealthSmt

[Lucy Westerman @lewest]

There are divisions over some rights to health around the world, making it difficult to negotiate over these, but
“In terms of health as a human right, there must not be a compromise” -
👏 @IlonaKickbusch #WHSMelbourne2024

[Rob Mitchell @robdmitchell]

I appreciated this framing - Australia has a unique role to play at the intersection of Global North, Global South, ‘Eastern’ and ‘Western’ countries. Flanked by the world’s biggest ocean. #WHSMelbourne2024

[Liz Zuccala @DrZucc]

“During covid health became a divider rather than an issue that brought us together”. @IlonaKickbusch on why public health institutions must seek to establish trust through listening, transparency, cooperation and co-production with communities #WHSMelbourne2024

[Caterina Giorgi @catgiorgi]

.@IlonaKickbusch talks trust…

Trust government.

Trust in institutions.

Trust in each other - in people.

The lack of it & how this affects our ability to achieve positive health outcomes.

#WHSMelbourne2024

[Australian Global Health Alliance @ausglobalhealth]

'Solidarity is only possible if it is out of respect and true trust, and this will only come from a deep knowing of one another' - Saia Ma'u Piukala, Regional Director @WHOWPRO 🤝
Joined by @ProfAdeeba, @AmbGlobalHealth, @IlonaKickbusch and @SandroDemaio
#WHSMelbourne2024