Slim Slama
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Unit Head NCD Management, WHO Headquarters. Tweets represent my own views. RT≠ endorsement
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Diabetes Compact Forum is next Monday and Tuesday. This time we're talking about:
- Diabetes and humanitarian settings
- Pregnancy and diabetes
- Therapeutic patient education
Learn more about the Forum here:
who.int/initiatives/th… #diabetes #NCDs
Time to sound the alarm about the hidden epidemic of kidney disease Valerie Luyckx Int Society of Nephrology KDIGO ERA - European Renal Association #ncds #ckd nature.com/articles/d4158…
In Pakistan and everywhere addressing shortage and affordability of #insulin should be at the core of any UHC national agenda, exploring all options including local production. We cannot continue to leave behind a portion of our populations. Meethi Zindagi James Elliott #diabetes
🎧 Tune in to the @ISNKidneyCare Global Kidney Care #Podcast ! 🎙️
globalkidneycarepodcast.transistor.fm/episodes/seaso…
Join a 30-minute discussion on the #WorldKidneyDay 2024 campaign theme ' #KidneyHealthforAll : Advancing equitable access to care and optimal medication practice'.
Don't miss out!
On this #WorldKidneyDay I reflect on the journey we took with many partners in raising awareness on the need to scale kidney services in LMICs. So glad to see the progress made but so much still to do. Banadir centre in Mogadishu and many other centres bring hope Int Society of Nephrology
Today we commemorate #WorldKidneyDay . The campaign for this year is #KidneyHealthForAll ➡️ worldkidneyday.org/2024-campaign/
⚠️ CKD affects 850 M people globally, causing 3.1 M deaths in 2019. Projected to be the 5th leading cause of years of life lost by 2040, CKD requires attention
Today we celebrate #WorldKidneyDay ! Let's mark the day by advocating for #KidneyHealthForAll ! Share your activity with us, tag us on your social media posts, and we will be thrilled to share it on our social media channels! worldkidneyday.org/2024-campaign/ Int Society of Nephrology IFKF-WKA Live Long and Well with Kidney Disease
LIVE: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus' remarks at the Global High Level Technical Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases in Humanitarian Settings twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Insights on cervical cancer in Africa with our WHO Regional Office for Africa cancer lead Dr Sharon Kapambwe omny.fm/shows/on-the-m… #CervicalCancer WHO African Region
The Dhaka Call to Action to accelerate the control of cardiovascular diseases in South-East Asia. Good illustration of how WHO #HEARTS initiative is contextualized with measurable outcomes. Kudos to World Health Organization South-East Asia colleagues Cherian Varghese #ncds nature.com/articles/s4159…
Al-Shifa hospital in northern #Gaza is trying to resume its operations to serve thousands of patients again, but the situation is still unbelievably challenging and chaotic, and the hospital is in need of resuscitation — high-risk World Health Organization (WHO) mission finds.
A WHO-led team of United Nations…