Saima Wazed

A short while ago I was formally appointed as the new Regional Director for @WHOSEARO. I undertake this responsibility with humility, and with a promise to work with a spirit of cooperation & partnership to implement my vision for our region. I concluded my remarks to @DrTedros…

Survivors of one of the world's most horrific military coups. Assassination of 18 family members in 1 night. 2 young orphaned women survived, raised us 5 kids & honored their father's legacy. Even as history repeats itself. Nothing will break us....

There really is nothing quite like seeing a young woman's decades of hard work, reputation & career destroyed for political vendetta! Ditto fellow Collateral damage! Even my daughters have not been spared from this hatred...

INclusive, Sustainable, Prosperous and REsilient. INSPIRE. Building and defining health systems of the future across Asia and the Pacific - the theme of the Asian Development Bank @ADB's INSPIRE Health Forum in Manila, where I was honoured to deliver closing remarks. My key…

#PeriodFriendlyIndia | Don’t eat that during your period! Heard it before? It’s just a myth! All foods are okay — what you need is balanced nutrition.

[Business trip to Indonesia] Had a meaningful exchange with @drSaimaWazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, on the elimination of leprosy. I was deeply touched to receive artwork created by people affected by leprosy.

A pleasure welcoming my @WHOSEARO counterpart, Regional Director @drSaimaWazed, to @WHOWPRO in 🇵🇭 As we toured the @WHOWPRO campus, we reiterated our shared priorities, including #MentalHealth and disability inclusion – areas in which her leadership continues to inspire Member…

Sharing integrated, inclusive, and community-based approaches being adopted by countries for mental health, Regional Director @drSaimaWazed said these innovations are evidence that transformation is possible. Community-based mental health care is not only more accessible and more…

Investing in mental health is not a cost, it is a catalyst for healthier societies, stronger economies, and more just communities, Regional Director @drSaimaWazed said. #MentalHealthMatters #InvestInMentalHealth #Community #HealthForAll #mentalhealth

Mental health shapes every dimension of our lives — our physical health, our productivity, our relationships, our communities. In WHO South-East Asia Region, mental health is no longer at the margins of the health agenda. It has moved to the center — where it belongs. Our Member…

Integrating climate and health is important to achieve SDGs – Regional Director @drSaimaWazed said. #ClimateHealth #HealthForAll #ClimateAction #ResilientHealthSystems

Sharing @WHOSEARO’s vision for supporting countries integrate climate and health agenda, Regional Director @drSaimaWazed  said the focus was on 3⃣ pillars: ✔️ Evidence and capacity-building: Generating localized data on climate-sensitive diseases and training health…

At a high-level meeting focusing on #Indonesia 🇮🇩, during the International Leprosy Congress, @drSaimaWazed, who heads WHO’s Global Leprosy Programme, congratulated the country for having made notable strides in advancing its #leprosy programme. She said, "Indonesia’s Zero…

.@drSaimaWazed, head of WHO’s Global Leprosy Programme as Regional Director, @WHOSEARO, and Dr Beatriz Miranda, UN Special Rapporteur, on discrimination against persons with leprosy, discussed mental health support for the affected people and addressing discrimination with an…

.@drSaimaWazed, who heads WHO’s Global Leprosy Programme as Regional Director, @WHOSEARO, today met Yohei Sasakawa, @WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination. The two discussed existing challenges and efforts needed to eliminate the disease at the earliest. #ZeroLeprosy…

“Leprosy elimination is not merely an epidemiological zero. Elimination demands the highest political commitment. It requires ensuring continued care and support for people affected by the disease, and a zero tolerance to stigma and discrimination,” @drSaimaWazed, Regional…

In a moment of crisis, the world must “reorient the UN away from the preferences of a minority and towards better serving all states”, urge Ban Ki-moon and Helen Clark. The organisation “does not have to be held hostage by a few countries”, they argue econ.st/45CRzDp

Principles still matter. The will to uphold them must be renewed. As the @UN turns 80 and as global conflict risks proliferate, Mary Robinson urges reform, warning that the actions of powerful member states are undermining the multilateral system they helped create. Via @BBCPM

Thank you @drSaimaWazed, @WHOSEARO Regional Director, for the important discussion today on WHO-UNICEF collaboration in empowering families and communities with skills, tools, & resources as a cornerstone of #UHC to improve children's and women's health and well-being

Drawing attention to the huge treatment gap for mental health in WHO South-East Asia, stigma and discrimination, scarce quality data for informed decisions, triggers such as climate change and health emergencies and lack of trained professions and financial resources, Regional…

A gentle society begins with understanding and empathy. It grows with education and awareness, and by fostering collaboration, investing in capacity building, and prioritizing mental health within public health agendas, we can create a future where every individual has access to…