Karen Hobday, PhD

Sexual and Reproductive Health, Health and Human Rights, Public Health, Indigenous Health, Humanitarian Aid Issues. Tweets are my own.

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

Proud to be Canadian! #UNFPA West and Central Regional Office appreciates @GAC_Corporate #Canada and the support to #lifesaving #humanitarian programs in the region! @CanadaDev @DevCanada @CanadaUN @UNFPA_WCARO

[UNFPA @UNFPA]

Humanitarian support from Canada is helping @UNFPA respond to emergency needs in countries like #Cameroon, #Chad and #Mali.

Learn more about how UNFPA’s partnership with #Canada is making a difference in the lives of those most affected ⏩ https://t.co/TIn0m7Mfxf

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

It seems obvious but continues to happen #humanitarians and #healthcareworkers are #NotATarget

[UNFPA @UNFPA]

⛔ Humanitarians are #NotATarget!

This #WorldHumanitarianDay marks the 20th anniversary of the bombing of humanitarian workers in #Baghdad.

Join the @UN community to advocate for a more peaceful, prosperous and equal world: https://t.co/SneNXcyRUn

#GlobalGoals

[UNFPA @UNFPA]

Armed conflicts are placing more women and girls at risk.

Yet attacks on humanitarian aid workers are rampant.

📢 Join @Atayeshe’s call for increased support aid workers who protect women and girls caught in humanitarian crises: https://t.co/oIb80MOkGw

#NotATarget

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

Excited to be working with @SennenHounton the new Regional Director @UNFPA_WCARO Dr Sennen brings with him impressive experience working across #humanitarian & #development contexts in #SRHR & #GBV #FGM #familyplanning. Bienvenue!

[UNFPA WCARO @UNFPA_WCARO]

📷@unfpawcaro welcomed its new Regional Director @SennenHounton on 1 July in #Dakar
Read here: https://t.co/L3dzyl2cBN
#unfpa #SDG1 #endingmaternaldeaths #familyplanning #GBV

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

@flyethiopian That's great - but my luggage is still lost from 18 June with no reply. I appreciate your soonest response and compensation. @flyethiopian

[Panzi Foundation @PanziUSA]

According to @WHO, at least half of people worldwide lack access to essential health services–including maternal care, HIV treatment, family planning, and vaccines. World Health Worker Week amplifies the call to #ProtectInvestTogether for healthcare workers worldwide. #WHWWeek

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

🇹🇷 At last, we have the day's savior! An infant who was found 128 hours after the earthquake. Feeling content after a refreshing shower and tasty meal🤍

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

He raped her in Parliament metres from PM's office, & faces no consequences. Brutal #inhumanity #auspol during #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV #IBelieveBrittany #SGBV https://t.co/yHofkToGLX

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

The world population reaches 8 billion people! "Societies that thrive are those that guarantee women's #Empowerment & #Bodilyautonomy " @UnfpaSyria @UNFPA
https://t.co/qnWNF4Ka34 via @YouTube

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

Curious about cash-voucher programs + how it impacts women's lives? Watch this short video to learn more! @UnfpaSyria @HEARDatUNSW @ECHO_MiddleEast @WFP_Syria

[EU Humanitarian Aid | Middle East & North Africa @ECHO_MiddleEast]

Let's take a walk with Aminah into the old walled city of Aleppo...
with @eu_echo, @UnfpaSyria & @WFP_Syria

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

Proud of the work of @UnfpaSyria who are improving access to essential #SRH services + hygiene items with support from @ECHO_MiddleEast + partnership with @WFP_Syria

[EU Humanitarian Aid | Middle East & North Africa @ECHO_MiddleEast]

Houriyeh became widowed before giving birth. She lives in an abandoned building in Aleppo.

The European Union helps vulnerable mothers like her with free reproductive healthcare & cash assistance, through @UnfpaSyria & @WFP_Syria.

👉🏽🎞🎞🎞

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

#BodilyAutonomy = the power to decide what happens to your body; if or when to become pregnant + access to sexual and reproductive health and rights. It’s fundamental and yet not guaranteed. We must keep fighting for it. #StandForChoice @UNFPA @MSIchoices @jenniferhulme @antzwi

[MSI Reproductive Choices @MSIchoices]

Next week, we’ll be diving into the power of choice, whilst celebrating two global days - #WorldContraceptionDay and #InternationalSafeAbortionDay ✊

We'll be platforming the voices of providers and advocates from around the world - will you join us and #StandForChoice?

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

#MenstrualCups are a game changer! Counselling on reusable menstrual products: an opportunity to mitigate #climatechange and address period poverty… https://t.co/734ibc6vYY @menstruationRN @Chelsea_Huggett @UNFPA @WHOSyria @UnfpaSyria

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

Proud to work with these amazing women @UnfpaSyria

[UNFPA-Syria @UnfpaSyria]

"With gaps in the #health system & limited space for #womenparticipation, I was pleased to visit the facilities supported by the JP where #women, #girls & communities at large can access critical services such as #Reproductive Health", @imran_riza @UNinSyria said in #Deirezzor

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

Every #newborn #refugee deserves a chance to survive & thrive. To mark #WorldRefugeeDay, @BornIntoCrisis has launched a new website for the Newborn Health in #HumaniatarianSettings Field Guide to reduce neonatal mortality in these settings. Learn more: https://t.co/WGKayl5GLP

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

#DidYouKnow: Menstruation is increasingly understood to be a neglected human rights issue? Check out 5 ways the world is changing how it sees #menstruation: https://t.co/UshZ9AIqbx #StandUp4HumanRights #SRHR #mhm

[Bertrand Bainvel @unicefEUchief]

While public attention on Syria waxes and wanes amid other global crises, more than 6.5 million children continue to suffer and are in need of urgent humanitarian assistance.

We must keep the needs of Syrian children in the spotlight. Every day counts. #SyriaConf2022

[Karen Hobday, PhD @karhob]

Happy International Day of the Midwife especially to all the wonderful, hard working #Syrian midwives! Very proud to be working with @UnfpaSyria on #SRH programmes that support midwives to deliver #lifesaving services to #mothers and #infants #IDM2022

[UNFPA-Syria @UnfpaSyria]

هناك عجز في أعداد العاملين الصحيِّين عالميا"، ولا سيَّما العاملون في مجال التمريض والقبالة الذين يشكِّلون أكثر من 50% من العجز الحالي في أعداد العاملين الصحيين.

في اليوم الدولي للقابلات يدعو صندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان إلى استثمارات أكبر في القبالة.

[UNFPA-Syria @UnfpaSyria]

Midwives should always be celebrated. Giving #birth safely, comfortably and conveniently at home or in clinics should not be a luxury, but a #woman’s basic human rights

https://t.co/aNwYnljuVY

#IntDayOfMidwives