Yvette S

🇫🇯Infection Prevention & Control Nurse

[The Olympic Games™ @Olympics]

This is everything.

[Fiji Institute of Pacific Health Research @HealthFiji]

#HappeningNow the #Coordinator for #PacHealthRes for #SRH (PacS-RHRC), a #ResearchCentre within #FIPHR @FNUFijiMedical #DrKesaiaNawaqaliva presents on #Navigating the #EthicalChallenges of #Implementing #ReproductiveHealthprog in #diverse #CulturalContexts

#ImpactfulResearch

[Madhukar Prasad @MadhukarPrasad_]

I couldn't help but note the Minister's frustration with the cost of ASPEN/HCF managing the Ba and Lautoka Hospital. Disclaimer, I have worked for ASPEN until recently and the MoH before that, giving me a unique perspective on the difference. https://t.co/ZVDIzO44va

[Glenis Yee @GlenisYee]

I’d rather they buy supplies for our public hospitals!

[Crusaders @crusadersrugby]

Congrats Skip

[Peta-Anne Zimmerman @IPCPau]

Ongoing and strong collaboration between @GriffithNursing and @spc_cps resulting in research outcomes presented at @GHS_conf #GHS2024 @Griffith_Health

[SRV3RD @SRV3RD]

Crusaders- it was the heat
Waratahs - golden point is dumb
Force - too wet

Guess that makes the Drua the only team that can play in any type of weather.

[Yvette S @Ysam2611]

@FijiAirways please remind your staff to take their rubbish with them.

[Ravi N Naidu @RaviNaid22]

In the past month I have had a few newly diagnosed HIV patients under my care. 100% were IV drug users. Sharing needles means sharing HIV.

[Yogeshni Chandra @YogeshniChandra]

A motivational talk from my role model Dr Rigamoto Taito on "Celebrating Women Leadership" on #IWD24
@AspenMedicalFJ
#CountHerIn
#InvestInWomen #AccelerateProgress

[Akanisi N @akanisi411]

Praying for the same energy to call for swift improvements and actions on matters of education, the economy, health sector to name a few. Vinaka.

[ACIPC @ACIPC]

ACIPC congratulates Prof Brett Mitchell AM, who was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in this year's Australia Day Honours list for significant services to nursing, particularly in infection prevention and control.

Well done Brett!

#ACIPC #IDHjournal

[Lowkey @Lowkey0nline]

"We, the Palestinians, will recover... I feel sorry for those who are complicit. Will you ever recover from this?"

Munther Isaac, pastor of Christmas Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.

[AJ+ @ajplus]

You already heard Christmas was canceled in Bethlehem, which is in the occupied West Bank.

Here’s a special message from Palestinian Christian pastor Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac in Bethlehem about what the holiday really means to him and his community.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

Lethal combination of hunger and disease to lead to more deaths in #Gaza

Hunger is ravaging Gaza, and this is expected to increase illness across the Strip, most acutely among children, pregnant and breastfeeding women, and older people.

In new estimates released today, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) global partnership, which includes WHO, said Gaza is facing “catastrophic levels of food insecurity,” with the risk of famine “increasing each day.”

An unprecedented 93% of the population in Gaza is facing crisis levels of hunger, with insufficient food and high levels of malnutrition. At least 1 in 4 households is facing “catastrophic conditions”: experiencing an extreme lack of food and starvation and having resorted to selling off their possessions and other extreme measures to afford a simple meal. Starvation, destitution and death are evident.

On recent missions to north Gaza, WHO staff say that every single person they spoke to in Gaza is hungry. Wherever they went, including hospitals and emergency wards, people asked them for food. “We move around Gaza delivering medical supplies, and people rush to our trucks hoping it’s food,” they said, calling it “an indicator of the desperation.”

Infectious diseases are thriving
Gaza is already experiencing soaring rates of infectious diseases. Over 100 000 cases of diarrhoea have been reported since mid-October. Half of these are among young children under the age of 5 years, case numbers that are 25 times what were reported before the conflict.

Over 150 000 cases of upper respiratory infection and numerous cases of meningitis, skin rashes, scabies, lice and chickenpox have been reported. Hepatitis is also suspected, as many people present with the telltale signs of jaundice.

While a healthy body can more easily fight off these diseases, a wasted and weakened body will struggle. Hunger weakens the body’s defences and opens the door to disease.

Malnutrition increases the risk of children dying from illnesses like diarrhoea, pneumonia and measles, especially in a setting where they lack access to life-saving health services.

Even if the child survives, wasting can have life-long impacts as it stunts growth and impairs cognitive development.

Breastfeeding mothers are also at high risk of malnutrition. From 0-6 months of age, a mother’s milk is the best and safest food a baby can get. This protects the child from nutritional deficiencies and catching deadly diseases such as diarrhoea, especially when access to safe drinking water is extremely limited.

Mental health issues, on the rise across the population in Gaza, including among women, could further impact breastfeeding rates.

Lack of sanitation and hygiene, and a collapsing health system, add to the toxic mix
Over 1.9 million people have been displaced from their homes, of whom over 1.4 million are staying in overcrowded shelters. These conditions are ripe for a continued rise in infectious diseases. In Gaza today, on average, there is only one shower for every 4500 people and one toilet for every 220. Clean water remains scarce, and there are rising levels of outdoor defecation. These conditions make the spread of infectious diseases inevitable.

Tragically, access to health services across Gaza has plummeted as the war continues to degrade the health system. With the health system on its knees, those facing the deadly combination of hunger and disease are left with few options.

The people of Gaza, who have already suffered enough, now face death from starvation and diseases that could be easily treated with a functioning health system. This must stop. Food and other aid must flow in far greater amounts. WHO reiterates its call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

[Yvette S @Ysam2611]

Thank you for being a true gentleman.

[Rupeni Vatubuli @TheRealVatubuli]

#StoryTime 2022, One of the boys told me to look after his drunk cousin in the clubs. I ended up taking her to a bonfire at Wailoaloa, she slept beside me while I drank. Later we went houseparty, got her maccers & I let her sleep in one of the rooms while I sat outside the door

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

I've just invoked Art.99 of the UN Charter - for the 1st time in my tenure as Secretary-General.

Facing a severe risk of collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, I urge the Council to help avert a humanitarian catastrophe & appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire to be declared.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

#AntimicrobialResistance (AMR) contributed to almost 5 million deaths in 2019.

Farmers, doctors, veterinarians and the general public must act now and prevent the spread of AMR.

Learn how you can play your part: https://t.co/HBPhXI9Fal

[ACIPC @ACIPC]

Everyone has a role to play in reducing AMR.

Health professionals work in the frontline, but we can all help stop the spread.

Find out more by visiting - https://t.co/9jrzXH0yLa

#WAAW #AMR #ACIPC

[🌺angry_kpra🌺 @angry_kpra]

Tonight we held up the names of the tens of thousands of Palestinians who have been killed by Israel in the #GazaGenocide. #FreePalestine #CeasefireNOW!