We forgot to thank Dr Naseem Salahuddin for her services: working endlessly for Rabies-free city, helping HIV/AIDS patients, researching on TB among women, the mobile bus school, just to name a few! The humblest n forthright human being who we took for granted.
From Karachi’s bustling streets to Sindh’s farthest villages,
hope arrives in the form of a single vaccine. 💉💜
With @gavi, @indushospital is reaching girls aged 9–14 — even those out of school —
building a Pakistan where cervical cancer exists only in history books.
#HPV #VaccinesWork #CervicalCancerPrevention
Joint team of FDI, Mannion Daniels (MD) & Oxford Policy Management (OPM) visited EPI facilities managed by partner CSOs and then met DHS EPI Dr. Samra Khurram. The team visited sites in UC 8 Jia Mosa, SSH Shahdara & UC 8/B, Madrassa Maqam-E-Mustafa managed by REEDS and AGAHE.
Humbled and honoured to be among God’s agents on earth – who offer a chance of health to the sick, and of life itself to those who have little hope. #tts2024. Thank you organisers of the the 30th Transplantation Congress for inviting me! @ttsorg @SIUTOrg
A new era of immunisation began this week with the agreement of the Abidjan declaration - a commitment to self-sufficiency and vaccine sovereignty that sits at the heart of the @Gavi model. Thank you to all those who have welcomed us in Abidjan and participated in a hugely productive visit for the Vaccine Alliance
Students all over Sweden are today joining the global student uprisings and are now occupying universities in Sweden, against the genocide in Palestine, for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the occupation. 🧵1/5
Today we launched a vaccination drive aiming to reach up to 100 million children with #measles and #rubella vaccines in over 20 countries – the largest ever push in Africa - and help slow down spiking #measles cases globally: https://t.co/BIG1wwD8XK
@Gavi's mission to leave no one behind with immunisation would not be possible without partnerships with civil society organisations. It was energising to meet with representatives from @resultsuk, @ONEintheUK, @savechildrenuk, @UNICEF_uk, @MalariaNoMore and @PandemicAction to learn more about their work to advocate for #vaccinequity.
A friend just told me that a Chaiwala on Tariq Road in Karachi has this poster up on the wall containing the pictures of Sania Nishtar, Yasmin Lari, Sana Mir, Parveen Rahman, Sarah Qureshi and a few others including me. Should we be flattered that he is proud of us or feel awkward about being plastered on a wall in a public space?
Just thinking of my childhood when we’d see election transmission way into the night on PTV. And they’d show various comedy shows in between! That’s when I learnt the Urdu term “ghair hatmi”Those were the days! Miss them! Peaceful times those!
I had the pleasure of visiting the Global Health Campus in Geneva to meet my future colleagues at Gavi. This visit was part of my one month 'listening and learning' tour. My heartfelt thanks to everyone in the Secretariat for such a warm welcome; it was a pleasure to meet you all and I look forward to working together soon! I am very grateful to @Gavi’s interim CEO David Marlow for his help and facilitation, until he passes the baton to me on March 18. That's when I plan to hit the ground running.
I was also delighted to meet my brother @DrTedros and @PeterASands, anticipating our future collaboration. I am ready to proactively leverage synergies in my upcoming role!
Here’s to a 2024 filled with action on women’s health—and smashing the patriarchy!
Innovations like a simple plastic drape for postpartum hemorrhaging can make a big impact. With proper advocacy and funding, we will make genuine progress on gender equality.
World’s first rollout of malaria vaccine begins in Cameroon
6.6m children to receive RTS,S #malaria vaccine across 20 African countries over 2 years. @UmbertoDAlessa2 explains this follows decades of development & clinical trials @mrcunitgambia💉🌍🦟
👇https://t.co/VbVQLAu4lW
I am honoured and humbled to announce that I have accepted the position of CEO of @Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. I look forward to leading one of the most impactful
organisations in global health as of March 18th
https://t.co/qJ6nsC7vGH