Bnar Talabani

@gw4_cat @wellcometrust Alumna | Academic Nephrologist & WCAT Clinical Lecturer | Former refugee | Mother of 2 | MBE for services to the NHS & Ethnic minorities

[Bnar Talabani @bnar]

Time To Act on health inequalities. A real honour to have contributed to this report on behalf of @Kidney_Research - hoping it leads to tangible improvements in kidney care for all. @fjcaskey @_ShivaniSharma @DrGavinDreyer @kidneydoc101 @Fezy https://t.co/VvG3Zkofza

[Bnar Talabani @bnar]

Please get your Covid and Flu #vaccines to keep yourself, those around you and our NHS safe, this winter

[Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social @chrischirp]

As we head into winter, hospital admissions in England with Covid are increasing sharply (again), plus flu and RSV starting their annual rise.

The year round nature of Covid could not be more obvious!

There's also a lot of Rhinovirus (causes common cold) around.

[Bnar Talabani @bnar]

Please send in nominations for the @stdavidawards (closing date 25th October). The national awards of Wales recognises individuals / groups who contribute to Welsh life. I have the great privilege of being a judge again this year. You can self nominate 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[Welsh Government @WelshGovernment]

Every year, we celebrate Wales' heroes😍

From Bravery and Sport to Community Champions, the @stdavidawards shine a light on those who inspire us - nominate someone today!

But hurry, nominations close Friday 25 October👇
https://t.co/1i5O8Q1H9t

[Welsh Government @WelshGovernment]

Every year, we celebrate Wales' heroes😍

From Bravery and Sport to Community Champions, the @stdavidawards shine a light on those who inspire us - nominate someone today!

But hurry, nominations close Friday 25 October👇
https://t.co/1i5O8Q1H9t

[Muslim Doctors Cymru @muslimdoccymru]

#OrganDonation is an incredible gift that saves & transforms lives. Organ donors are treated with the utmost respect & religious beliefs are adhered to. Dr Usman Khalid (Transplant Surgeon) & Dr Jessica Notzing (ITU & Kidney doctor) explain #OrganDonationWeek

[NHS Organ Donation 💗🫀🫁 @NHSOrganDonor]

It's #OrganDonationWeek, and we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Organ Donor Register!

More than 100,000 lives have been saved over the last 30 years thanks to the generosity of organ donors and their families.

Register your decision ➡️ https://t.co/94iaj8GoKS

[Shivani Sharma (she/her) @_ShivaniSharma]

Amplifying the message that we need to do more to address a wide range of health disadvantages that cluster in #KidneyDisease @Kidney_Research @cranford59 @kidneydoc101 @fjcaskey @DrGavinDreyer @bnar #equity #Inclusion #HealthcInnovation @AstonUniRKE

[NHS Organ Donation 💗🫀🫁 @NHSOrganDonor]

🎉 #OrganDonationWeek starts next week! 🎉

This year, we’re celebrating 30 years of the NHS Organ Donor Register. 💙

Together we can bring hope to the 7,600 people waiting for a life-saving transplant and their families.

Find out more: https://t.co/cWSCfXKa3E

[Llyfrgelloedd Caerdydd - Cardiff Libraries @cdflibraries]

This Monday at @GrangetownHub....

Join us after Rhyme time on Monday 9 September @ 10am for a Q+A on the flu vaccine for 2-3 year-olds with Dr Bnar Talabani MBE, our special guest joining us on behalf of @PublicHealthW.

Filming will be taking place on behalf of @PublicHealthW

[Llyfrgelloedd Caerdydd - Cardiff Libraries @cdflibraries]

Dydd Llun yma yn Hyb Grangetown...

Ymunwch â ni ar ôl Amser Rhigwm ddydd Llun 9 Medi am 10am am sesiwn cwestiwn ac ateb am y brechlyn ffliw i blant 2-3 oed gyda Dr Bnar Talabani MBE o Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru.

Bydd ffilmio’n digwydd ar ran @IechydCyhoeddus

[Kidney Research UK @Kidney_Research]

“Celebrating 50 years with my transplanted kidney”

In 1970, at just 10 years old, Mike started to experience signs of kidney disease and was shortly diagnosed after ending up in hospital.

“In my last year of junior school, I started to have symptoms like discoloured urine, back pain, rashes, and swollen ankles. I was in and out of hospital for several months while doctors tried to identify what was wrong.

"In 1971, I began to have problems breathing and was in bad shape. I was stabilised in hospital and told I needed dialysis because my kidneys had failed, due to a type of kidney disease called glomerulonephritis. It was shocking for me and my family, and hard to get our heads around.”

Now, aged 63, he celebrated his 50th kidneyversary at the same hospital he received his kidney transplant in 1974.

“It was a fantastic afternoon, although a bit emotional to reflect on how the transplant has positively changed the course of my life over all these years. When I first received the kidney, having it function for 20 years would have been a complete dream, even five years would have been good!

“It’s a surreal feeling to have reached 50 years. The transplant has allowed me to get married, have children, a grandchild, and live a perfectly normal life. I’ve travelled, lived abroad, studied, and had a super career with a large global IT company.”

Find out more about Mike’s story here: https://t.co/RpYKEGi6V1

[ABCD Diabetes @ABCDiab]

In a new report @Kidney_Research UK highlights the persistence of kidney health inequalities due to age, sex, ethnicity, education, location or lack of wealth.

Read the report - 'Time to Act' ➡️ https://t.co/nKJlP9QGpI

[Kidney Research UK @Kidney_Research]

We welcome today’s announcement of a £400m investment in clinical trials in the UK. We hope it will lead to faster access to new treatments for #KidneyPatients and enable more patients to participate in clinical trials.

Our health economics report published last year estimated that around 10% of the UK population is living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) yet the government invested just 1.4% of its research budget into #CKD in 2021/22. This needs to change if we are to stem the tide of people living with kidney failure over the next 10 years.

[Bnar Talabani @bnar]

It’s #WorldOrganDonationDay & there remain significant inequalities in access to organ transplants, especially for people from ethnic minority backgrounds. We can help address this by registering to become organ donors #EndInequality

[NHS Organ Donation 💗🫀🫁 @NHSOrganDonor]

It’s #WorldOrganDonationDay, the perfect time to confirm your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register!

It takes just 2 minutes and you could save up to nine lives. ➡️ https://t.co/Gj8MTsJ9gV

[Bnar Talabani @bnar]

@AdnanSharif1979 @unibirmingham @unibirm_CMH @UoBinfectionsch Congratulations Adnan! So well deserved! 👏🏻👏🏻

[Bnar Talabani @bnar]

And yet, this brings me hope…

https://t.co/ySv07L9q15

[Bnar Talabani @bnar]

As a former refugee & a Muslim woman, words fail me at the blatant racism & Islamophobia taking grip. This country, that took me in & gave me a future, is riddled with public figures who have vilified the most vulnerable in our society. Their words have devastating consequences

[Bnar Talabani @bnar]

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[Kidney Research UK @Kidney_Research]

Our monthly roundup! 🔔

In case you missed all the exciting news we have been sharing, we have rounded up the highlights throughout the past month all in one quick video!

What’s been your favourite to read? 🤩

Find all our latest news here: https://t.co/yJmXN1xgD9

[NHS Blood Donation 🩸🩹 @GiveBloodNHS]

🩸 Blood shortage Amber alert 🩸 The @NHS urgently needs O type blood. There are over 12000 appointments available over the next 2 weeks that we need your help to fill.

If you are an O type donor call 0300 123 23 23 to make an appointment or visit https://t.co/M9MoIoujIC

[Muslim Doctors Cymru @muslimdoccymru]

Congratulations to @Eluned_Morgan for being elected as the first female First Minister for Wales. Your support as Health Minister was invaluable & we look forward to continuing our work to eradicate health inequalities in Wales working alongside @WelshGovernment