Did you know? Cardiovascular Disease is the leading death 🌎, yet women are less likely to receive CPR. @WGHUAE's Zehra Al Hilali calls to break barriers & save lives together by ensuring access to lifesaving care and CPR training!
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The Women in Global Health movement deplores the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip, which has led to horrific loss of life, with hundreds of fatalities and injuries. This was an operational hospital where health workers were treating patients. It also served as a shelter for internally displaced people.
As women working in health all over the world, we stand in solidarity with women on the frontline, dealing with the devastating outcomes of escalating conflict. We are alarmed by the plight of civilians forced to flee from their homes and call for the immediate establishment of safe zones for them across Gaza.
We are reminded that conflict is not gender-blind, and that women and girls shoulder a particularly heavy burden. Women are the majority of health workers, as well as the main carers of their families, playing essential roles in their communities. There are up to 50,000 pregnant women affected currently in Gaza, 5,000 of whom are due to give birth, who cannot access appropriate health care and cannot be guaranteed safe delivery. Women have lost access to essential sexual and reproductive health care, including daily menstrual hygiene needs. The forced mass displacement of people, the lack of sanitation and safe drinking water and health care facilities that are no longer able to deliver care, are driving massively increased risks of outbreaks of infectious disease.
We urgently call for an immediate stop to the attacks on health facilities and immediate active protection of civilians and health care. Essential life saving services must be reinstated so that healthcare workers have safety to carry out their life-saving work. This includes medicines, medical supplies, food, safe drinking water, fuel and electricity. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to reach those in need. International humanitarian law must be abided by, which means health care must be actively protected and never targeted.
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Congratulations, Dr @HananBalkhy on making history!! Your leadership will be key in continuing to help elevate the voices of #WomeninGH in the region, and we look forward to working with you!
Congratulations to Dr. @HananBalkhy on making history as the first female Regional Director for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office! Best wishes for success in your new role for the term 2024-2029 #WomensLeadership#reimagineleadership
📢Calling all champions of #GenderEquality in health!🌐
Help us mainstream gender into #UHC by participating in our online consultation. Your feedback is crucial in shaping the future of health systems.
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📢 We need YOUR input! 🌍
#GenderEquality is a cornerstone of #UHC.
Help shape the future of health systems by participating in our online consultation. Together, let's create gender-responsive health systems that work for all.
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Huge news 🏆
@virchowprize has just declared its second laureate, and we're excited to share that she's a trailblazing woman, a #HeroineOfHealth, and the co-founder of @WGHCameroon
Congratulations to @LekeRose on this enormous achievement. Join us in celebrating her!
Join us for the first #WGHUAE chapter kick-off call! We'll be discussing our priorities, opportunities to engage, and how we can elevate women working in #GlobalHealth within UAE and the region👩⚕️💪.
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@womeninGH@WGHUAE Thanks for sharing our #Exemplars News series celebrating #InternationalYouthDay! Their commitment to positively shaping the future of global health is an inspiration. Check out this piece ft. @MalvikhaM ⬇��� https://t.co/Pr9LtqAA9E
Thank you to everyone who joined our 🇦🇪 chapter launch today, and to our wonderful speakers who helped set a high level of ambition for this new chapter! We’re excited to be part of the @womeninGH community & share examples of the leadership of women at all levels in the UAE 💪🏽
Big shoutout to @RoopaDhatt for starting off our @WGHUAE launch event, sharing inspiring insights about the journey of @womeninGH thusfar, and aspirations for the path forward. 👏 50 chapters strong and counting!
Happening Now, join us as we officially launch @womeninGH UAE's Chapter🇦🇪, where we will connect, elevate & support women in global health within UAE and beyond.
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Happening tomorrow, don't miss the launch of @womeninGH UAE's chapter, and learn more about our priorities and areas of focus to #support and #ElevateWomen in the global health locally and beyond.
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#WGH 🇦🇪 Chapter is officially launching! Join us in creating a new platform to empower & elevate women in #globalhealth within the UAE and beyond.
Register now, and don't miss out! #ElevatingWomen#WGHUAE#WomeninGH
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Hot off the press 🔥📰
The #SheShapes report confirms that over the last five years women’s leadership in global health has remained unchanged!
♀��still hold only 2⃣5⃣% of senior leadership roles
Don't miss out on our recommendations to ignite change➡️ https://t.co/COwpxDU6EF