Nicholas Oliphant

community systems, community health workers, health geographics...views my own

[Last Mile Health @lastmilehealth]

Dr. Jean Kaseya opens the @africaCDC High-Level Ministerial side event:

When properly supported & financed, “community health workers form an essential part of a country’s health system.” #WHA76

[Last Mile Health @lastmilehealth]

Dr. @Atul_Gawande of @USAID: it’s a critical moment to “put the health worker at the center.” #WHA76 @AfricaCDC

[Last Mile Health @lastmilehealth]

CHW advocate @OsieloOdera just energized a room full of Ministers, high-level officials, and leaders, saying:

“I have to be bold for #CHWs:
▪️Pay us
▪️Recognize us
▪️Professionalize us!”

#WHA76 @join_chic

[Last Mile Health @lastmilehealth]

Dr. Bruce Aylward of @WHO cites the #MonroviaCallToAction as an example of African leadership on community health. Read the full CTA here: https://t.co/Q8rGhaCSf9 #WHA76

[Africa Frontline First @Frontline1st]

'Recognize, pay and professionalize #CHWs' - @OsieloOdera, a Kenyan #CHW, speaking at the high-level ministerial meeting on community health workforce, systems & programs on the sidelines of #WHA76. @AfricaCDC

[Frontline Health Workers Coalition @FHWCoalition]

#WHA76 #3 Top Rec to Invest in #HealthWorkers:

Ensure safe & decent work for All health workers, including #CHWs & women! Means:

🥽 adequate #PPE
🫧 access to #WASH
📄 policies to prevent violence against health workers & gender-based harassment
More: https://t.co/1v3HIhygqD

[Africa Frontline First @Frontline1st]

"@frontline1st's Africa Frontline First Catalytic Fund which is hosted by @GlobalFund will support comprehensive #CHW programs in 8 African countries -building strong community health systems" , @MarijkeWijnroks, Head of Strategic Investment and Impact Division, @GlobalFund

[Living Goods @Living_Goods]

Nothing for us, without us! Great to see CHW advocate @OsieloOdera at a #WHA76 side event hosted by @gavi @GlobalFund and @WorldVision calling for increased training support for #CHWs

[Frontline Health Workers Coalition @FHWCoalition]

#WHA76 #5 Top Rec to Invest in #HealthWorkers:

Involve frontline health workers—*women, #Nurses #Midwives #CHWs*—in health policymaking so their needs & lived realities are considered. Including @GlobalFund country coordinating mechanisms & @PEPFAR COPs.
https://t.co/1v3HIhygqD

[Osielo Odera @OsieloOdera]

@GlobalFund @chw2023liberia I believe this is a turning point for CHWs.
Thank you for lending us your ears!We needed they inorder for you to see need for action.

[UNICEF Health @UNICEFhealth]

Including opening (& closing!) remarks by the Vice President signalling the country's commitment to health access & supporting community health workers.
3⃣ 700 delegates from over 45 countries

4⃣Community Health Workers were seen & heard

5⃣A true partnership endeavour

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[Ted Chaiban @TedChaiban]

We must make trained, paid and motivated community health workers a lasting legacy of the #COVID19 response.

Here you can read my remarks on Day 3 of the 3rd International Community Health Workforce Symposium @chw2023liberia #CHW2023

https://t.co/YKvHZFe7C0

[Dr. Richard Kabanda @RichardKabanda2]

It was great having been part of the panel where @TedChaiban gave introductory remarks. Looking forward to further engagements on Strengthening #CHW in Africa & across the 🌎

[T. Ruston Yarnko @TYarnko]

With more than 700 delegates from 40 countries convening in Monrovia to make bold commitments towards improving community health, the Monrovia statement is a testament of the global thirst for action in ensuring that CHWs are salaried, skilled, supervised, supplied and scaled!

[Raj Panjabi M.D. @rajpanjabi]

@chw2023liberia Investing in community health workers to prevent, detect and respond to infectious disease isn’t only an investment in health equity — it’s an investment in health security.

Community health workers save lives and make the world safer.

3️⃣ actions we can take to support them:

[Raj Panjabi M.D. @rajpanjabi]

We are at a turning point in history.
The risk of pandemics is growing. And yet an opportunity is within our reach. An opportunity to create a future when millions of community health workers bring care to the people and help prevent pandemics.

#CHWSymposium2023 @chw2023liberia

[TB Alliance @TBAlliance]

Let’s work together to create a world without TB. Take action this #WorldTBDay to help make a difference in the fight against this age-old pandemic.

#AimToEndTB #YesWeCanEndTB #Tuberculosis #TBDay

[Community Health Impact Coalition @join_chic]

"How do you determine the value of a human life? Evidence shows that CHWs save lives, just like doctors and nurses do, so why are you expecting them to do it for free?!" @drdavidwalton on the moral and pragmatic arguments to #PayCHWs at #CHWSymposium2023 .

[Dr. Madeleine Ballard @DrMBallard]

In the words of @OsieloOdera, "Tell a friend to tell a friend!"

Together we win.

[Ted Chaiban @TedChaiban]

Congratulations to the Government of Liberia for the successful hosting of the #CHW2023. What an inspiration to have CHWs from more than 40 countries come to Liberia and take centre stage at this historic event.