Gaby Ooms

Research manager at Health Action International

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

Voor de afdeling Financiën zijn we op zoek naar een professionele en gemotiveerde financieel medewerker met ervaring in accountancy en boekhouding. Grijp deze kans, solliciteer nu en kom ons team versterken: https://t.co/ydFDi6k8gF #Vacature

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

We're very excited to be in Kenya 🇰🇪 this week to launch our new project, Solutions for Supporting #HealthyAdolescents and Rights Protection (SHARP), with partners from across Africa's Great Lakes Region. Find out more about this important #SRH project: https://t.co/9LTOqyaBi9

[Diogo Martins @dcorreiamartins]

'A trans-disciplinary view of snakebite envenoming'

An exciting collective of work from global #snakebite experts around the world published at Toxicon: X.

SBE literature is healthy and growing fast. Happy reading!

https://t.co/XCE3CC7shO

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

We are seeking a consultant to support our advocacy work at the EU🇪🇺 and Dutch🇳🇱 national level with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and Medicine. Please send us your application by 20 March. More info 👉 https://t.co/U1EW8u1X1S

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

In a new report, we examine the @EU_Commission’s regulatory proposal for #artificialintelligence in 🇪🇺 to see what it means for health-related AI, identify gaps & weaknesses, and make recommendations to protect citizens from the potential harms: https://t.co/qwkC4MWkyt
#AIAct

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

📣JOB ALERT!

We're looking for a Digital Communications Advisor to join our Comms Team & help advance our mission to improve #access2medicines for everyone, everywhere. Could you be who we're looking for?

🗓️Apply by 27 February 2022. https://t.co/U1EW8u1X1S #vacancy #vacature

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

What does it mean if #AI can recognise a patient’s racial identity from medical images?

A 2021 paper found that #machinelearning models can be trained to predict race from medical images, even when clinical experts can't.
Read more: https://t.co/lQseONA80z

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

The #Snakebite first-aid poster has been downloaded over 4000 times since its launch. Now, it's available in #Swahili to help it become even more widely available to those at risk of this #ntd. Download your copy of the poster free. https://t.co/CxKMbcdyPB

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

About 2.7 million #snakebites occur annually 🐍. Despite this, access to #antivenom remains a significant barrier.

Our new study published in @PLOS investigates availability, affordability, and stock-outs of antivenom and commodities across #Kenya. https://t.co/C6Xu5RXu15

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

Informants of our recent study made recommendations on how to improve #snakebite services and care during a #pandemic like #COVID19. While COVID-19 put a strain on snakebite actors around the globe many stated they learnt some valuable lessons, too. Read https://t.co/UaAWdAAvQb

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

Today's Medicines and Current AI-ffairs post is courtesy of a @Cambridge_Uni review that found that more than 400 #machinelearning models designed to predict #COVID19 tests and treatments were all fatally flawed. https://t.co/7sbvLNKJtP

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

Introducing: Medicines and Current AI-ffairs

As our #AI in Medicines team reviews the opportunities and gaps for #AI and #access2meds, we will highlight a study each week that provides a glimpse at the topics we're reviewing in this ever evolving landscape.

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

Hernán Farfan's story is typical of that of millions of people living with #diabetes around the world. In the centenary of insulin's discovery, Member States must adopt the diabetes resolution & commit to making #insulin affordable & available to all who need it. #WHA74

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

Nearly 400 MEPs and MPs from across Europe have joined the chorus of voices calling for a #TRIPSWaiver on #COVID19 vaccines. The @EU_Commission can no longer ignore those calls. Read our joint press release, supported by 40 civil society organisations. https://t.co/pUBT8SU31X

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

A study using data from HAI’s research on the availability & affordability of #SRH commodities to combat post-partum haemorrhage in sub-Saharan Africa was published this week in @BMJ_Open. Read the article, available online now: https://t.co/hW04dnSF2m @GabyOoms @DKibiraD @HAITim

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

It's a big year for HAI as we celebrate our 40th anniversary!🎉

We will be looking back at 4 decades of our work and looking forward to what's to come over the next year and beyond. Read more about this huge milestone from @HAITim: https://t.co/Ud7p9zBOQV

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

This #UHCDay we reflect on the fact that one third of the world’s population still lack access to quality-assured and affordable essential medicines. @HAITim blogs on why #UHC and universal medicines coverage are indivisible. https://t.co/KkmO8U4nEq

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

De @EU_Commission heeft de macht om behandelingen en vaccins tegen #COVID19 voor iedereen gratis en toegankelijk te maken. Wij als-EU burgers kunnen helpen dit waar te maken! Teken daarom nu de Citizens’ Initiative petitie: https://t.co/oreg2GUHyt #Right2Cure #NoprofitonPandemic

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

Today is #SnakebiteDay2020! We are so excited to announce the launch of our new campaign, Women Champions of #Snakebite. We're profiling women who are working toward ending the suffering caused by this devastating #NTD. Learn more: https://t.co/UxS3WkuRov #ISBAD #WCOS

[Health Action International @HAImedicines]

Join Gaby Ooms and Janneke van Oirschot for our third #TwitterLive series looking at how to create effective change through research https://t.co/svvET69uCL