Today is #WorldHealthDay

More than half of the world’s population is not covered by essential health services.

No one should be excluded.
Your access to health care is your right bit.ly/2024WorldHealt…

#MyHealthMyRight

A nation with too few pediatricians could see health care costs soar

An important read!

“Although this year’s Match featured more applicants than ever, a lower proportion of medical school grads chose one key specialty than ever before: pediatrics.”

statnews.com/2024/04/02/too…

Many of us do research 'on' the people;

Some do it 'for' the people;

Few are able to do research 'with' the people.

Inspiring piece by Dr Abhay Bang explains the difference:

idronline.org/putting-people…

'The treatment & prevention of diseases in childhood is the highest yield & most cost-containing of all medical specialties...[but] pediatricians make ~ 25% less than doctors who treat adults; all train for the same # of yrs.' Sallie Permar MD PhD
Dr. Bob Vinci
statnews.com/2024/04/02/too…

Did u know your child’s doctor is paid 25% less than adult docs with the same yrs of training and debt? The way we fund care in this country is backwards, leading to a dwindling pool of med grads choosing pediatrics Dr. Bob Vinci and I propose a fix here: statnews.com/2024/04/02/too…

Good luck to everyone in #neoTwitter taking the boards tomorrow! Try to relax a bit if you can today and focus on remembering that you got here because you’ve passed a lot of tests before.

A new American Academy of Pediatrics survey highlights pediatricians' diverse, international backgrounds.
bit.ly/4asatvC.

The Shot 😈

On this day in 1992, Christian Laettner drained The Shot to down Kentucky to send Duke Men’s Basketball to the Final Four!

📢We have published the 2024 Preprint Draft Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations (CoSTR) summary in the Preprint section of our website.✨
Click the link to read the full statement along with the appendices: 👉 ilcor.org/publications/p…
#Resuscitation #Science #ILCOR

This #InternationalWomensDay we're spotlighting our work on immediate Kangaroo Mother Care. iKMC reduces postpartum depression & supports postnatal health for both mother and baby. Thru a series of townhalls, webinars, and ECHO trainings, we're promoting iKMC for moms worldwide!

This #WorldBirthDefectsDay we're proud to partner with Rwanda Paediatric Association on an 8-hospital training program using the World Health Organization (WHO) #birthdefects surveillance toolkit and monthly mentoring to support provider expertise in preventing, diagnosing & managing birth defects. buff.ly/3wv6wHW

We should not be seeing measles in 2024

We should not be seeing measles in 2024

We should not be seeing measles in 2024

We should not be seeing measles in 2024

We should not be seeing measles in 2024

#VaccinesWork #Measles

My novel is one of the four books that was permanently removed from high school shelves in Beaufort SC. It will not be eligible for reconsideration for a decade.

Thank you for lighting up for #RareDiseaseDay , Greater Accra Regional Hospital! Kybele 🌍