Ankita Meghani

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

Looking forward to the launch of our important new @WHO framework to help monitor #socialdeterminants & catalyze action to reduce inequities, including practical experiences from 🇨🇴 & 🇹🇭 Join us this Tues 20 Feb at 1400 CET! Zoom: bit.ly/48d11uH Meeting ID: 967 0355 5584 Password: Fr@m3WorK #socialdeterminants #healthequity #sdoh Framework available here: who.int/publications/i…

📢Announcing the @ADB_HQ & @PATHtweets new Innovations Challenge in Non-Communicable Diseases and Mental Health Management in Primary Health Care. 🥇$20,000 each to 2 winners 🌐Support for feasibility assessments 🎙️Showcase findings at ADB conference Apply:challenges.adb.org/en/challenges/…

‘Decentralising editorial boards, addressing the language bias towards English and establishing independent regional-level citation databases can contribute to improving the quality and representation of Global South journals.’ 📣 New Commentary ➡️ gh.bmj.com/content/8/12/e…

“No evidence of inflated mortality reporting from the Gaza Ministry of Health”: new letter by Benjamin Q Huynh and colleagues. hubs.li/Q02chXPQ0

My message from Gaza today:

#PATHatCOP28 | Do you think innovation is the answer to the #ClimateXHealthchallenge? Join @PATHtweets & @commonwealthsec for a special event & accelerator launch at @COP28_UAE, on building climate-resilient health systems and communities.🌍

We must begin to speak tough about management defects in primary healthcare that enable absenteeism of health workers. @muhammadpate has been big on governance. We show mgt areas for quick and long fix @NphcdaNG @DinaBalabanova @Fmohnigeria @HPRG_Nigeria onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

@docVRK Congratulations, Vikash!

I am happy to share that I joined as Executive Director at STATE HEALTH RESOURCE CENTRE, #Chhattisgarh #India, based in Raipur. SHRC is a technical & research organization for the Department of #Health in Chhattisgarh, & known for many #healthsystems reform & #CHW #mitanin

Happy to share findings of exploring work stress & burnout narratives among rural health workers in Madhya Pradesh, India in our latest study "We are everyone's ASHAs but who's there for us?" @socscimed @ElsevierConnect 1/10 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

In case you missed it, we already have online case studies from 23 countries including: #Afghanistan #Bhutan #Ethiopia #Ghana #Indonesia #Jordan #Kenya #Laos #Lebanon #Malaysia #Mongolia #Myanmar #Pakistan #Philippines #Qatar #Singapore #SouthAfrica #Sudan and more...

Next week, @PATHtweets will be sharing our #PHC strengthening work at #ICPHC2023, including innovative policy approaches. Click here to see where you can catch our presentations: tinyurl.com/bdcm2ffn

Excited to share our viewpoint: What research evidence can support the decolonisation of global health? thelancet.com/journals/langl… @LancetGH @Lucy_Gilson @eleanorwhyle @HPAfellows

Docs have less charm than robots. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai… "The chatbot responses were preferred over physician responses and rated significantly higher for both quality and empathy."

New paper, open access, feedback very welcome. Any complaints will be handled in the fullness of time, by the appropriate authorities, once you have located the correct form etc tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Are you a JHU Masters student or recent graduate interested in #womenspolicy? Check out this interesting fellowship opportunity. Fellows will receive a stipend of approximately $3,400 per month for seven months. Deadline is Monday, June 5. wcpinst.org/our-work/congr…

Last chance to join us in developing a #DigitalHealth #Competency framework for member-states seeking to strengthen DH capacity and enable DH transformation. who.int/news-room/arti… Please share this with anyone you think would be helpful in shaping this important global resource

How can targets and data accelerate solutions that improve global #MNH care? I look forward to exploring this topic at #IMNHC2023. Meanwhile happy to see @AlignMNH share resources to kickstart measurement processes, including @PATHtweets Asset Tracker: bit.ly/3Zm3MXg