Rania A. Tohme

Global Health, Immunization, Hepatitis scholar |Art/classical music enthusiast | Avid reader and language learner| opinions= Mine

[CDC Hepatitis @cdchep]

Today is #WorldHepatitisDay! CDC collaborates with partners around the world to eliminate viral #Hepatitis and secure a safe, strong & prosperous future for the US. Help raise awareness of this life-threatening–yet preventable and treatable–infection: https://t.co/FFB3b3wIPToday is #WorldHepatitisDay! CDC collaborates with partners around the world to eliminate viral #Hepatitis and secure a safe, strong & prosperous future for the US. Help raise awareness of this life-threatening–yet preventable and treatable–infection: https://t.co/FFB3b3wIPToday is #WorldHepatitisDay! CDC collaborates with partners around the world to eliminate viral #Hepatitis and secure a safe, strong & prosperous future for the US. Help raise awareness of this life-threatening–yet preventable and treatable–infection: https://t.co/FFB3b3wIPToday is #WorldHepatitisDay! CDC collaborates with partners around the world to eliminate viral #Hepatitis and secure a safe, strong & prosperous future for the US. Help raise awareness of this life-threatening–yet preventable and treatable–infection: https://t.co/FFB3b3wIP9

[CDC Hepatitis @cdchep]

People born outside of the US account for 70% of all chronic #HepatitisB infections in the US.

This #NAIRHHA, spread awareness by encouraging #Hepatitis testing and #Vaccination, even for adults. Visit @CDCgov’s website to learn more: https://t.co/YREd1wN7vV

[Rania A. Tohme @DrRTohme]

Great honor to serve on #GVAC with passionate #viralhepatitis experts and advocates to advance the #elimination of #viral #hepatitis globally

[HepB Cant Wait @swang8]

It’s the #HepB team at the #GVAC meeting!
Ben Cowie, Sandra Dudereva, Rania Tohme and I.

It’s an honor to work w these passionate, brilliant,
hardworking individuals who advocate for people w #HBV through their work!

Great partnering w @WHO & many others to advance #PMTCT.

[Rania A. Tohme @DrRTohme]

Improving timely #HepBBD coverage is possible in low resource settings. Our paper in @Els_Vaccine reporting impact of successful interventions in Nigeria. https://t.co/Pqe0csARun

[Rania A. Tohme @DrRTohme]

There are effective vaccines and treatments for #HepB and a cure for #HepC. #Itstimeforaction to #EliminateHepatitis #WorldHepatitisDay

[CDC Hepatitis @cdchep]

Today is #WorldHepatitisDay! We encourage you to use this day to bring attention to the global impact of viral #Hepatitis and recognize the work being done to prioritize viral hepatitis elimination. Learn more: https://t.co/QT5ENWloyg

[Rania A. Tohme @DrRTohme]

Effective #HepB vaccines and #treatments have been available for decades. #Itstimeforaction to #EliminateHepB #WorldHepatitisDay

[IAS - the International AIDS Society @iasociety]

🌍 To mark #WorldHepatitisDay, @jiasociety published a new viewpoint, “Eliminating Perinatal Transmission of #Hepatitis B Virus: It’s time for Action”, authored by @DrRTohme @swang8 Benjamin Cowie, Sandra Dudareva & Carolyn Wester.

✅ Access it free: https://t.co/CowvYNUw4d

[CDC Hepatitis @cdchep]

This Sunday is #WorldHepatitisDay! @CDCgov is working hard to eliminate viral #Hepatitis around the world.

Learn more and help us raise awareness of this life-threatening – yet preventable and treatable – infection: https://t.co/QT5ENWloyg

[CDC Hepatitis @cdchep]

CDC collaborates with partners around the world to eliminate viral #Hepatitis.

Prepare for #WorldHepatitisDay on July 28th by exploring the global efforts that @CDCgov supports: https://t.co/QT5ENWloyg

[Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination @GlobalHep]

@CDCgov is working to assess barriers to #HepB #birthdose vaccination and implement and evaluate interventions to improve coverage in a timely manner in a pilot program within a number of countries in Africa, @DrRTohme shares.

[CDC Hepatitis @cdchep]

Today is #WorldHepatitisDay! We encourage you to use this day to bring attention to the global impact of viral #Hepatitis and recognize the work being done to prioritize viral hepatitis elimination. Learn more: https://t.co/VSxbMhRA8R

[CDC Hepatitis @cdchep]

Globally, an estimated 296 million people are living with chronic #HepatitisB infection, and an estimated 58 million people have chronic #HepatitisC infection.

This #WorldHepatitisDay, get involved and learn about our work: https://t.co/VSxbMhRA8R

[CDC Global Health @CDCGlobal]

In 2022, @CDC, @GlobalHep and civil society organizations across Africa partnered to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of #hepB birth dose vaccination. Read about this important work: https://t.co/O5DKOlogfA #WorldHepatitisDay

[Rania A. Tohme @DrRTohme]

Progress Toward Hepatitis B Control and Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus — World Health Organization African Region, 2016–2021 https://t.co/m27befdk2C

[Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance @gavi]

We’re excited to start rolling out new vaccines to lower-income countries following a Gavi Board decision this week!

The vaccines include #rabies, #hepatitis B birth dose, #RSV and others and are set to save hundreds of thousands of lives: https://t.co/iYTY15KYb8 #VaccinesWork

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

Businesses need employees with soft skills. Are universities doing enough to teach them? https://t.co/uQSxB44xuw

[Catherine Freeland @catherineafree]

Excited to share the work in partnership with @CDCgov and @HepBFoundation on #hepB birth dose in #nigeria part of my #PhD dissertation work @JeffersonJCPH Barriers and facilitators to hepatitis B birth dose vaccination: Perspectives from h ... https://t.co/jbYguK0A2r

[Rania A. Tohme @DrRTohme]

dMNP could be game changers in vaccine delivery and help improve vaccine uptake, especially timely #HepBBD to prevent #livercancer. Hepatitis B vaccine delivered by microneedle patch: Immunogenicity in ... https://t.co/eJy2fzqiph

[CDC Global Health @CDCGlobal]

Vaccination at birth can prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, the leading cause of liver cancer worldwide. Read more about the CDC, @GlobalHep, & local civil society organizations’ partnership to raise awareness of this essential vaccine. https://t.co/O5DKOlogfA

[Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination @GlobalHep]

Of the 6 million children under the age of five living with #hepatitis B, 4 million are in Sub-Saharan Africa. We must #BuildBackImmunity with #HepB vaccination for newborns to save a generation of children from early death from liver disease. #WorldImmunizationWeek

[CDC Global Health @CDCGlobal]

April 22 - April 29 is #WorldImmunizationWeek. Join @CDCgov & partners as we raise awareness of the urgent need to find & vaccinate children who have missed lifesaving vaccines that protect against illness, disability, and death. #VaccinesWork
https://t.co/ZcMHj5U6nF