Did you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccinesDid you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccinesDid you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccinesDid you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccines?
The BBC and all other mainstream media outlets are now scrambling to highlight the intensity of the catastrophe unfolding in Gaza, their coverage is welcome, but it's a shame it took 18 months and a genocide for them to arrive at the conclusion that children are being starved.
A group of campaigning nurses have called on the Royal College of Nursing to strengthen its stance on the conflict in the Middle East.
Today, @NursesforPal staged a protest outside the entrance to the 2025 RCN Congress.
https://t.co/CTs33FKSc6
@NursesforPal @LiverpoolF78028 and Healthcare Workers for Palestine standing in solidarity with our murdered colleagues in Palestine and calling on @theRCN to lobby the UK Gov for a total arms embargo to Israel
#RCN25
#WorldImmunisationWeek is an opportunity to highlight the importance of vaccines.
Dr Cheryl Gibbons, Lead Healthcare Scientist in Vaccination & Immunisation, has blogged about the dangers of measles and the importance of the MMR vaccine.
Read blog here🔽
https://t.co/teTqt5MKVw
More deliberate killings of our healthcare colleagues in Gaza - when will @theRCN lobby the government to stop arms sales to Israel?
The weapons the UK are selling are being used to commit flagrant war crimes
@NursesforPal @NurseStandard@NursingTimes
https://t.co/jgt7QeHCQp
Thanks to @EddChurch from @NursingTimes for giving me an opportunity to talk about the aims of @NursesforPal in calling on @theRCN to lobby for an arms embargo. Read more here ⬇️✊🏼
A mass #polio vaccination campaign is planned to start in #Gaza this Saturday, 22 February, aiming to cover more than 591,000 children under 10 years old.
This campaign follows the recent detection of poliovirus in wastewater samples, signaling circulation in the environment, which is putting children at risk.
@WHO, @UNICEF, and partners welcome the recent ceasefire, which is enabling us to conduct the campaign. We continue to urge for a lasting ceasefire that leads to long-term peace.
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw
The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization.
WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go.
The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board.
For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO.
With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues.
We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.