Joana Vidal Castro

Public Health medical doctor and enthusiast | Retweets are not endorsements. Views are my own.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

BREAKING NEWS: The IHR Emergency Committee recommended @DrTedros to declare the #Ebola outbreak in #DRC as a public health emergency of international concern: Chairperson Robert Steffen

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

A 6 yr old Oregon boy whose parents refused vaccination got the first pediatric case of tetanus in the state in 30 years. Produced lockjaw requiring a tracheostomy and 5 wks on a ventilator. (And the parents still won’t give him any vaccinations.) https://t.co/bsCj7IFDjB

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Vaccine-preventable diseases include:
Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Hep B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Measles
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow Fever
#VaccinesWork!

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

When you are thirsty...
You🚰
😃

When you are sleepy...
You 🛌
😃

When you need to 💩...
You... oops... there is no 🚽
😱😱😱
😬😬
😵

There are nowhere near enough safe 🚽 in the 🌏: 4.5 billion people globally still have no 🚽 at home that safely manages 💩
#WorldToiletDay

[EU One Health @EU_Health]

Trust in #vaccines is essential for maintaining high coverage rates, but our new study shows #vaccineconfidence is declining in #EU

Help us protect public health - @V_Andriukaitis statement ahead #WorldPolioDay 👉 https://t.co/m6rW21XyjS

#EUVaccines #VaccinesWork

[Joana Vidal Castro @j_vidalcastro]

1st day @ ‘Municipalities and Health’ ⁦⁦@IHMTNOVA⁩ . Different realities in CPLP countries. Discussing implementation of health policies and decentralized health competencies.

[Joana Vidal Castro @j_vidalcastro]

A vacina contra a gripe é a principal medida de prevenção contra a gripe. Eu já me vacinei.
Vacine-se também.
#vacinas #gripe #saudepublica @DGSaude

[DGS @DGSaude]

A vacinação contra a gripe é a principal medida de prevenção contra a gripe e tem como objetivo proteger as pessoas mais vulneráveis, prevenindo a doença e as suas complicações.

A vacinação deve ser feita... https://t.co/S5krgucTDU

[SIM @simedicos]

O Sindicato Independente dos Médicos saúda a nova Ministra da Saúde, Dr.ª Marta Temido e manifesta desde já a esperança que o seu exercício governativo seja profícuo em defesa do SNS, e que esta mudança não seja apenas um caso pontual.

https://t.co/sXFFyd8acQ

[Joana Vidal Castro @j_vidalcastro]

81st Newsletter @IHMTNOVA: our team’s participation at #EAHM2018 with our study “Matching supply and demand in hospitals: a descriptive study of Portuguese Public Health medical doctors from 2007 to 2017”@anasottomayor1 @pintoleitepedro @marta_temido https://t.co/hE0kVsos12

[Pedro Pinto Leite 🇪🇺 @pintoleitepedro]

Matching supply and demand in hospitals at #EAHM2018 Portuguese hospitals should seize the political opportunity to be included in the #publichealth National Reform and overcome their PH professionals' need: PH doctors fit recently created PH hospital services! @j_vidalcastro

[Joana Vidal Castro @j_vidalcastro]

We need to start taking HR planning seriously. Public Health HR have a role to play in future hospitals. #redefininghospitals #publichealth #EAHM2018 @pintoleitepedro @anasottomayor1 @marta_temido

[anasottomayor @anasottomayor1]

Healthcare Teams!We’ve been hearing this a lot at #eahm2018! Evidence looks pretty obvious.I wonder if reallity complies with this vision...From my experience, i feel very lucky to be part of an inspiring team @j_vidalcastro @marta_temido @pintoleitepedro #publichealth #workforce

[Joana Vidal Castro @j_vidalcastro]

Health management in Portuguese Speaking Countries Community @ #EAHM2018 - @fbalestrin pointing “financing is the biggest challenge”

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

There is nothing inevitable about extreme poverty – but over 800 million people around the world still live on less than $1.90 a day. To build a world of sustainable peace, we must build a fair globalization and leave no one behind. https://t.co/lhmdslDsIg

[United Nations @UN]

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights establishes the equal dignity & worth of every person. #StandUp4HumanRights on Sunday's #HumanRightsDay & every day https://t.co/TAEtoOGwWl