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Catherine Kane

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Partnership builder talking public health, emergencies, diplomacy, risk comms, community, health workers | WHO worker | humanitarian, ❤️🐕, hiker | my opinions

Speaking of which, are you joining us for the State of the World's Nursing Report 2025 on 12 May? Register now, before we run out of space! More info at who.int/news-room/even… @DrCareyMcCarthy

Happy International Workers’ Day #MayDay everyone. Preparing today for release of next State of the Worlds Nursing report with WHO CNO and Workforce Director Amelia and Jim on 12 May #IND2025

HowardCatton's tweet image. Happy International Workers’ Day #MayDay everyone. Preparing today for release of next State of the Worlds Nursing report with WHO CNO and Workforce Director Amelia and Jim on 12 May #IND2025


From #MayDay2025 to #InternationalNursesDay to #WHA78, your health workforce team is planning, working together and advocating for 🌏health & care workers Today @JimCHRH, @WHO Chief Nursing Officer & @HowardCatton @ICNurses honed in on data+decent work #ProtectInvestTogether


Should kids just “get the disease” instead of being vaccinated? Can vaccines really overwhelm a child’s immune system? Who decides what vaccines we get—and why? Get the facts on @WHO #Sciencein5 Dr Kate O'Brien #ScienceNotScare lnk.to/science-in-5

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Requiescat in pace @Pontifex "The church—those that appointed him-wanted a change. +they wanted a change from the periphery. Perhaps what some did not predict is that when somebody starts to see the world from the viewpoint of the poorest, he undergoes a profound transformation”


Important advice + recommendations for health workers in caring for patients who may be immigrants Author has well-iterated policy + ethics issues "Doctors and Nurses Should Get Ready for Mass Deportations" nytimes.com/2025/01/17/opi…


We can be anxious about #AI esp in areas as critical as #Health @washingtonpost #oped explains-w data-AI's potential to support #healthworkers with better tools+more⏱️to ✅interact w patients ✅explain the science ✅think through unusual/unexpected issues washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…


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Thank God @DrTedros is safe but if the WHO DGs safety can’t be assured what hope for health workers and patients. International Humanitarian Law isn’t working for those whose lives depend on it. Concerningly still waiting on news of the #nurses involved.

This morning’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has put this last major health facility in North #Gaza out of service. Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid. 60 health workers and 25 patients in critical condition,…

WHO's tweet image. This morning’s raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital has put this last major health facility in North #Gaza out of service. Initial reports indicate that some key departments were severely burnt and destroyed during the raid.

60 health workers and 25 patients in critical condition,…


Mystery disease in remote🇨🇬is severe malaria Malaria still kills ~600,000 people/year🌍 ✅12% of deaths are in DRC, where it is a leading killer 😢most of 143 deaths are👶under 5 They need trained, supplied #iccm health workers+new #vaccine+🚰+sanitation theguardian.com/world/2024/dec…


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TOMORROW | Join the Center for Global Health Policy and Politics and @WHO for “Are Health and Care Workers Protected?” Discover findings from the first global study of health worker legal protections across 180+ countries, plus new tools to drive progress on the Global Health…

oneillinstitute's tweet image. TOMORROW | Join the Center for Global Health Policy and Politics and @WHO for “Are Health and Care Workers Protected?” 

Discover findings from the first global study of health worker legal protections across 180+ countries, plus new tools to drive progress on the Global Health…

Human Rights Day! #StandUp4HumanRights #HealthForAll We're launching the new @PLOS paper on how countries safeguard & protect health & care workers ⭐️@oneillinstitute ⭐️@GawandeUSAID ⭐️@WitsUniversity Rispel ⭐️@PSIglobalunion Roque ⭐️@JimC_HRH @WHO Join! georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

readycat's tweet image. Human Rights Day! #StandUp4HumanRights #HealthForAll
We're launching the new @PLOS paper on how countries safeguard & protect health & care workers
⭐️@oneillinstitute
⭐️@GawandeUSAID
⭐️@WitsUniversity Rispel
⭐️@PSIglobalunion Roque
⭐️@JimC_HRH @WHO  
Join! georgetown.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Are we doing enough to protect health & care workers? @PLOS paper says more needed to align national policy w Global Health & Care Worker Compact Excited to moderate a 10 DEC panel with @JimC_HRH @GawandeUSAID @WitsUniversity @PSIglobalunion REGISTER at who.int/news-room/even…

readycat's tweet image. Are we doing enough to protect health & care workers?

@PLOS paper says more needed to align national policy w Global Health & Care Worker Compact
Excited to moderate a 10 DEC panel with @JimC_HRH @GawandeUSAID @WitsUniversity @PSIglobalunion 

REGISTER at who.int/news-room/even…

#mpox @who Technical advisory group gives new vaccine emergency use listing; part of comprehensive containment strategy ✅improved testing & diagnosis ✅treatment & care ✅IPC ✅community engagement & education Health workers must be trained to administer cdn.who.int/media/docs/def…


♀️health workers on #Marburg virus response 🇷🇼 call for ✅PPE designed for♀️ ✅♀️focused drug, Vx data ✅♀️leadership ✅investment in IPC, emergency systems ➕welcome renewed mental care focus Must read⬇️@LancetGH @DrTsion #ProtectInvestTogether thelancet.com/journals/langl…


Catherine Kane reposted

3/4 of unpaid care work is performed by women, which limits their career opportunities and earnings. On the #DayOfCare, we must commit to change the way care is organised, to fairly reward the critical work women do in health and care.


Nice story illustration of a #systemsapproach to health ✅community health worker #ASHA 🔗expectant mother information via digital app 🔗preventive visit for anemia 🔗supervisor follow-up =healthy🤱+👶 #KhushiBaby devex.shorthandstories.com/how-digital-re… #communityhealth #immunization #equity


Ready for Health & Care Workforce 2025? @WHO Health Workforce team & Dr Aylward pre-brief Member States for #WHA78 #migration reporting trends on WHO Global Code of Practice #data #decentwork #jobs #nurses #midwives #CHWs Data➡️Dialogue➡️Decision-making #InvestinHealthWorkers

readycat's tweet image. Ready for Health & Care Workforce 2025?
@WHO Health Workforce team & Dr Aylward pre-brief Member States for #WHA78
#migration  reporting trends on WHO Global Code of Practice
#data #decentwork #jobs #nurses #midwives #CHWs 
Data➡️Dialogue➡️Decision-making
#InvestinHealthWorkers

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