Maria Wyard

🇧🇪🇬🇧; shortly moving to Pakistan, now working on Women and Girls at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office; trustee for Good Faith Foundation.

[Health & Population Department, Punjab @HP_GoP]

British High Commission Health Team Lead Dr. Bilal Zafar visited the Punjab Health & Population Department and met with Secretary Health & Population Nadia Saquib.

The meeting reviewed progress on primary healthcare, with a focus on maternal & child health and nutrition.

The delegation appreciated the Government of Punjab’s efforts, especially community health initiatives that are improving service delivery at the grassroots level.

Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration and scaling up successful interventions across Punjab.

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

@HMRCcustomers I need you to contact me re: self assessment "underpaid tax" bill asap. Already spent 2 hours on 2 calls to arrange a callback as I'm a diplomat. Nothing happened. Please write with an explanation of my bill and arrange call back.

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

Great to meet the dynamic Minister of Health in Pakistan today. The UK offers a firm and deep partnership to help Pakistan strengthen its health systems and contribute to global health security, in all our interests.

[Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan @nhsrcofficial]

پاکستان - برطانیہ تعاون: ص��ت و آبادی کے شعبے میں نئے امکانات

وفاقی وزیر صحت سید مصطفیٰ کمال سے قائم مقام برطانوی ہائی کمشنر کی اہم ملاقات۔
پاکستان کو درپیش صحت اور آبادی کے چیلنجز پر مفصل گفتگو، برطانیہ کے جاری تعاون کو سراہا گیا۔
#MustafaKamal #Karachi

[Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan @nhsrcofficial]

Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal delivers a powerful address at the World Population Conference
Tackling the challenges of rapid population growth, healthcare crisis, and the urgent need for policy reforms.

#WorldPopulationDay #HealthForAll #MustafaKamal

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

The scenes emerging of a London-bound plane carrying many British nationals crashing in the Indian city of Ahmedabad are devastating.

I am being kept updated as the situation develops, and my thoughts are with the passengers and their families at this deeply distressing time.

[Evidence for Health (E4H) Pakistan Programme @E4HProgramme]

At the #PathwaysToProgressLearningEvent, Development Director British High Commission Jo Moir, emphasised UK's support for Pakistan's health sector reforms towards Universal Health Coverage.

[BishopSarah @bishopSarahM]

What we’ve got to is independent scrutiny, and that is progress. However, what we really need is operational independence in our safeguarding. We can still get there - but Synod’s decision yesterday makes for a longer and more complex path. @churchofengland @synod

[Andrew Graystone @AndrewGraystone]

This morning the General Synod agreed that there was a need for major culture change in the Church of England to make it a safer organisation.

This afternoon they voted for a measure that will leave the power of bishops completely unchanged and unchallenged.

[Teach For All @TeachForAll]

Congratulations to @khadijashahperb CEO of @teachforpak , on receiving the Elise and Walter A. Haas International Award 2024!

Her leadership is transforming education in #Pakistan, reaching 30K+ students in underserved communities🙌 https://t.co/gIw3ShSakt

[James Martin, SJ @JamesMartinSJ]

Jimmy Carter's advice to a young person.

My nephew Matthew, now a @Georgetown sophomore, shared this letter with me yesterday. Five years ago, he wrote to all the living presidents and asked for advice on how to participate in public service. Only Jimmy Carter responded. My nephew has searched online and has found nothing similar so believes it not to be a "form letter." It's a beautiful precis on how to live a life of service.

February 11, 2019

To Matthew:

Thank you for your letter. I admire your interest in serving our country and appreciate your desire to begin that service as soon as possible. No matter what the future holds, there are a few things that young people must do to ensure success: Study hard in order to excel in college and learn as much as possible about the things that particularly interest you; be tenacious in fulfilling commitments, whether to others or to yourself; volunteer your time and talents to community projects, learning all you can about the specific needs of the country or state in which you live; and treat everyone—family, friends and strangers—with honest and respect. If you do these things, I’m sure you will find satisfaction in whatever career you chose.

With best wishes,

Jimmy Carter.

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

@ChurchTimes This is terrible. A mixture of cheap insults without substantiation, generalisations, cynicism and defensiveness. Can't you do better on such a sensitive and important issue?

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

@HMRCcustomers can you commit to looking into my terrible customer experience please?

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

@HMRCcustomers I cannot believe it. I just spent a other 30 minutes on hold and was trying to start again with another adviser and yet again, it said "thanks for calling, goodbye". This is horrific customer support and very stressful. What is going on?

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

@HMRCcustomers please can you follow up asap on my previous query as I'm wasting a lot of time online and on hold.

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

@HMRCcustomers Please can you reply?

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

@HMRCgovuk @HMRCcustomers it turns out to be impossible to get advice for self assessment return. I spent half an hour on hold because the digital assistant wasnt available, and then I got cut off during the call by an automatic voice saying "thanks for calling, goodbye"!

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

@HMRCcustomers Yes, my self assessment form doesn't allow me to explain that in 22/23 I didnt need to pay back a whole year of my student loan as it was fully paid that year. It also doesn't have a box for my contributions via direct debit. Therefore it is trying to overcharge me.

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

Hot off the heels of International Literacy Day I'm delighted to share that the UK is helping Pakistani teachers bring children's literacy in Urdu and English up to a standard which will help them thrive at school and later in life.

[UK in Pakistan 🇬🇧🇵🇰 @ukinpakistan]

Teaching children at their level - not age - helps them catch up faster and build a brighter future. With 8/10 children in Pakistan falling behind, this is key to the UK’s innovative pilot project in 200 schools in KP & Punjab, reaching 8000 students, including 4000 girls.

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

Jesus conquers the hardness of our hearts. He helps us overcome our fears, opens our ears, and loosens our tongues. We can therefore rediscover our identity as beloved children of God and as brothers and sisters. #GospelOfToday #ApostolicJourney

[Maria Wyard @MWyard1]

Great to see this work supported by the @goodfaith Partnership (and Foundation).

[Archbishop Angaelos @BishopAngaelos]

A very productive and informative meeting of @ChurchWorks_UK Commissioners today chaired by my dear brother Bishop @PMounstephen provided an opportunity for a constructive conversation with @StephenCTimms and Faiths Minister @LordWajidKhan, and included, amongst other presentations:
▪️An informative presentation by @RachelJL and @BishopRobW
▪️A thought provoking reflection by @ChurchesEngland’s Bishop @_MikeRoyal, and
▪️A sobering report from @ChildrenSociety’s @MarkRussellUK.