Wenzhen (Jen) Zuo

Canadian Family Doctor, global health consultant, seeking solutions for better pandemic preparedness and climate change & health adaptation strategies

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

The historic decisions taken today by #WHA77 delegates to:
- adopt the International Health Regulations Amendments
- finalise the #PandemicAgreement within a year, by the #WHA78, or earlier if possible in 2024
demonstrate a common desire by @WHO Member States to protect their own people, and the world’s, from the shared risk of public health emergencies and future pandemics: https://t.co/W0AwdbH5vw

[Nina Schwalbe, PhD @nschwalbe]

✅The International Health Regulations (IHR) amendments were agreed by the working group & tonight will be put forward to the World Health Assembly (#WHA77) for approval.

🚧WHA will also discuss #PandemicAccord next steps, likely an extension to complete the work within a year.

[Working4Health @Working4H]

An exciting day at #WHA77 with multiple discussions with countries & professional associations to advance partner-driven efforts on
✅national workforce capacity for essential public health functions
✅#migration
✅@g20org
@JimC_HRH @LauraMagVall @WFPHA_FMASP @oficialisabelap

[Working4Health @Working4H]

National workforce capacity for essential #publichealth functions #ephf aligns partners with representation in 160+ countries to support
✔️defining #ephfs
✔️competency based education
✔️Enumerating occupations who provide these services
Actionable toolkit: https://t.co/jxIKjVVciN

[Working4Health @Working4H]

Strong @WHPAlliance statement during #WHA77 #PandemicTreaty discussion highlights
✅Global health & care worker compact
✅Need for data on #healthworker #COVID19 deaths so sacrifice is not in vain
✅Appreciation for #healthworkforce language greened in Art7
#ProtectInvestTogether

[Working4Health @Working4H]

#ProtectInvestTogether #WHA77

[Working4Health @Working4H]

Gratitude also to @DOHgovph @THETlinks and all participants for a rich discussion and expressed commitment to action
#LetsDoItNow #wha77 #ProtectInvestTogether

[Working4Health @Working4H]

Exciting surprise ending to rich #WHA77 #healthworker #migration discussion by @DOHgovph @THETlinks
🇵🇭🇯🇲 Sign collaboration agreement
faculty sharing
Clinical rotation
Health facility management
Biotech
Everything that advances getting #HealthForAll to the people who need it most

[Jim Campbell @JimC_HRH]

#WHA77: @DrTedros sets out the case for @WHO Investment Round, with @miaamormottley Prime Minister, Barbados & @GordonBrown, former PM, UK expressing solidarity for global health, public health and health for all.

[Nina Schwalbe, PhD @nschwalbe]

⏰The Co-chair opened the Stakeholder Session, apologizing for the delay and the parallel session with drafting group.

🗓With 77+ online and 50+ in the room (including a handful of Member States), the Bureau gave an update on process & potential next steps.

🧵

[MSF International @MSF]

🔴GAZA UPDATE

In the past 24 hrs, hospitals have been under relentless bombardment. Al-Shifa hospital has been hit multiple times. Our teams & patients are still inside.

Again, we urgently call to STOP ATTACKS on hospitals & for an immediate CEASEFIRE⤵️https://t.co/68YLaoZ5Ob

[UK in Canada 🇬🇧🇨🇦 @UKinCanada]

The Chevening-Briggs Scholarship is offering the chance for a Canadian student to study a Master’s degree at any 🇬🇧 university, with strong preference given to high-quality candidates from Indigenous communities.

Find out more here 👇
https://t.co/AZNbN1vtE6

#ChooseChevening

[Wenzhen (Jen) Zuo @WenzhenZuo]

#INB6 article 7 on health and care workforce, youth & specific challenges and disparities as part of the HCworkforce is finally being addressed in the text! Great win @IFMSA @WMAJDN @GHWNetwork

[World Medical Association @medwma]

WMA recommendations at the WHO Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)
@Working4H @GHWNetwork @MisionMexOI @ArgentinaONUOMC @PHinGeneva @WHO @WMAJDN

[Wenzhen (Jen) Zuo @WenzhenZuo]

#INB6 article 7 on health and care workforce. Great elements are included for protect, safeguard and invest. But missing to address the issue of migration of HCW to HIC. #CA+ must reflect #equity and #ethical recruitment of health personnel according the Global Code of Practice

[World Medical Association @medwma]

WMA recommendations at the WHO Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)
@Working4H @GHWNetwork @MisionMexOI @ArgentinaONUOMC @PHinGeneva @WHO @WMAJDN

[World Medical Association @medwma]

WMA recommendations at the WHO Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)
@Working4H @GHWNetwork @MisionMexOI @ArgentinaONUOMC @PHinGeneva @WHO @WMAJDN

[Jim Campbell @JimC_HRH]

#WHA76: A pleasure to meet representatives from @_AfricanUnion @AfricaCDC @CarterCenter @GlobalFund @join_chic @ifrc @UNAIDS @UNICEF @USAID to align & advance our respective support to countries on Community Health Workers. #Protect #Invest #Together

🙏@petra_khoury as host.

[Sophie Harman @DrSophieHarman]

What a colossal waste of time and resource. The *only* justification for a Pandemic Treaty (rather than focusing energy on the IHR) was to address equity in access to vaccines & medical counter-measures.

Anyone surprised by this outcome?

[GHWN @GHWNetwork]

🌍🌡️#ClimateCrisis has its worst impact on people's health🌍🌡️@DrTedros' and the panelists' call for an urgent, non-negotiable mission #WHA76 #ClimateAction #ProtectInvestTogether 👉https://t.co/nNXwttYFI5

[Wenzhen (Jen) Zuo @WenzhenZuo]

#WHA76 side event #GlobalSurgery @theG4Alliance
In post pandemic era with reversal of progress in UHC and health workforce shortage, we must have better multidisciplinary surgical workforce data for better policy & planning for surgical access and workforce retention

[Jim Campbell @JimC_HRH]

#WHA76 President @JoseRamosHorta1 Timor Leste, acknowledges the world’s health workers for their efforts throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.