Emily Mates
@EmilyMates
Maternal Nutrition Specialist with UNICEF HQ. Views all mine, etc.
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I wish our dear friend @Jo_Cox1 were here to see this day, she never stopped campaigning for Syrians, right up until the day she was murdered for it. She was a lone voice speaking out for justice against a leadership that was hostile towards Syrians. We miss her dearly.
More than one billion ♀️ and girls suffer from the consequences of malnutrition worldwide. For Vilma Tyler (@UNICEF), more practical guidance is needed on how to invest in the double dividend of good nutrition & gender equality. 🔎 ghadvocates.eu/malnutrition-c… #GenderNutritionGap
Way to go @SophieHealyThow - looking amazing and sounding even better!! thoroughly deserved prize - so proud of you!! 🎉🥳💕
A Cork woman has collected a major award for her ‘trailblazing’ work on food security at a ceremony in New York. Sophie Healy-Thow, from Kinsale, said she was “overwhelmed” to win the Global Citizen Prize.
For anyone who has been interested in my lawsuit against the Sun, the news is that I’ve had to settle my claim out of court before it gets to trial. A 🧵…
We have 𝟐 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 #𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 with @UNICEF HQ's Nutrition team to support our 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥-𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 & 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 agendas! (1/5) tinyurl.com/2z369es5
@unicef maternal #nutrition acceleration plan webinar: 🔑 points 1. Statement of intent, not guidance for 2024-25 2. Estimated cost of $20 per pregnancy- $16 million total 3. Outlines minimum essential package to ensure successful transition to MMS -16 countries #maternalhealth
For every dollar invested on scaling up nutrition interventions for #women & girls, we see a remarkable $16 return. When we choose to #InvestinWomen's #nutrition, we not only enhance their well-being but also unlock economic benefits. Join us #IWD2024👇 new.express.adobe.com/webpage/6fKu28…
Bill Clinton banned assault weapons in 1994; mass shootings dropped by 43%. George W. Bush and the GOP let the assault weapons ban expire in 2004; mass shootings increased by 245%. These numbers tell the whole story.
I don’t want to hear talk tonight in our Parliament about a pretend plane that is never going to take off. I want to hear talk tonight about an actual tiny little boy’s body found curled up against his dead father in the SIXTH RICHEST NATION IN THE WORLD 😔
"A global movement is happening. For the first time in twenty years, we are seeing a step up for adolescent girls and women. We must make the most of this moment." - @EmilyMates of @UNICEF Read more about the #GenderNutritionGap here ➡ gendernutritiongap.org/global-movemen…
The #gendernutritiongap is an alarming crisis impacting 1 billion women and girls worldwide. We need political accountability now to #closethegap gendernutritiongap.org
What causes gender inequality in women’s nutrition? 👉🏾Poor Services 👉🏾Low Decision Making Power 👉🏾Poor Quality Diets Hearing from @OsendpNutrition on the importance of focusing on Micronutrient Supplements @WomenDeliver event @SightandLife @EleanorCrookFdn
"Enough is enough. The evidence is there for MMS. We've published two special reports. We can and need to act now. We cannot wait another 20 years to transition from IFA to MMS for pregnant women." - @sufiaa Managing Director, Sight and Life.
“ @UNICEF right now are putting a lot of time and effort into the implementation and uptake of this new MMS product … we are supporting governments to scale up … we need to ensure that all women in LMICs have access to this product” @EmilyMates speaking at @WomenDeliver
Thanks to @UNICEF for hosting today’s #WD2023 panel on the link between nutrition & gender equality—something that often goes overlooked. 🍽️Nutrition IS a gender issue—& as a physician, I know how important it is to individuals, families, and communities. #GenderNutritionGap
👏Check out this new way to identify stunted children & adolescents 👏 📏 The ‘MEIRU wallchart’ is: ✅Easy to use ✅Acceptable ✅Accurate ✅Sensitive & specific Important work by @LSHTM_Nutrition members @Lelijveld_et_al @GlobalHealthNut w/@ENNonline journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…
The mural story has cut through in a way nothing else on mistreatment of asylum seekers has. Really great example of how quite small but powerfully symbolic stories are critical for campaigns.
Oh dear. Austerity + Brexit = average heights of British children dropping. theguardian.com/business/2023/…
A few of my musings about small vulnerable babies @MAMIGlobalNet @globalhlthtwit @TheLancet @HealthyNewborn @LSHTM @UNICEFIndia @Praveen56489174 @global_nut @MARCH_LSHTM @LSHTMEvaluation
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