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#الفنلنديون يتميزون بسلوكياتهم الهادئة والمحترمة في الشوارع. يُعرفون بالالتزام بالقوانين، مثل احترام إشارات المرور والممرات المخصصة للمشاة. كما أنهم يقدرون #الخصوصية ، لذا نادرًا ما يتدخلون في شؤون الآخرين أو يزعجونهم. يتجنبون #الضوضاء أو التصرفات #المزعجة في الأماكن العامة.

Discover the Gulf Center For Disease Prevention And Control and its role in promoting the health of Gulf communities.

Deeply grateful to HRH Crown Prince and Prime Minister Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa for a very constructive discussion today on @WHO-#Bahrain cooperation towards #HealthForAll, as well as the country’s effort to advance the health system and the health insurance scheme. I thanked HRH for his continued commitment to health. x.com/BahrainCPnews/…

Reported for duty in Brazzaville & started my week meeting a determined team of colleagues at @WHOAFRO. Despite the headwinds, we will push hard everyday for the next few months on our shared vision for a healthier, more resilient Africa. #WHOAFRO. #FutureReady

Health is not just a social good—it is a pillar of economic stability, political security and global resilience. I spoke at @WHO, Rockefeller and @Seed_Global’s #MSC2025’s panel to outline how investments in @gavi help build a more stable, prosperous and secure world. #forourfuture

I am deeply honored to begin my 2nd term as @WHO_Europe’s Regional Director, following today’s decision of @WHO’s Executive Board. I warmly thank all the members of the Executive Board for their trust & support 🙏 With humility and a strong sense of responsibility, I take on this mandate – fully committed to working in partnership to advance our shared vision for the region, especially in these times of crisis and uncertainty. The unanimous support by WHO/Europe Member States is a profound mark of trust. I recognize the high expectations placed upon me and I am ready to meet them head-on – driven by energy, experience and an exceptional team of executive directors. Together, we will build on lessons from the past 5 years, always upholding fairness to our staff – WHO’s greatest asset. I’ve reaffirmed my commitments, knowing I can count on the support of our Member States - and that of my big brother, @DrTedros, whose guidance has meant so much to me. Our goal is clear: to ensure @WHO_Europe is future-proofed with the ambitious new European Programme of Work – #EPW2, which we have started co-creating with our Member States. This means: ✅ Crystal-clear priorities in a financially constrained world ✅ A nimble, adaptive WHO that reinvents itself ✅ Back to the basics: technical excellence and country relevance ✅ Tripling our ambition, leveraging AI & digital tools for efficiency ✅ Political neutrality to strengthen WHO’s normative role, country support & humanitarian aid ✅ A relentless commitment to listening to Member States - and following up with steadfast discipline This is my pledge as I embark on this new term. Let’s move forward – together – for a healthier & stronger Europe. #HealthForAll

Grateful for the trust of our DG @DrTedros and deeply honoured to take on the role of Acting @WHO Regional Director @WHOAFRO until May. It is an honour and privilege to serve our continent.

The Ignaz Semmelweis Institute will open a call for junior PI positions in Vienna/Austria this summer. The focus is infectious diseases research from epi to vaccine development. Email me if you need more information. The official call will come in a few months.

مقتطفات من اليوم الأول لمشاركة #مجلس_الصحة_الخليجي في #مؤتمر_الصحة_العربي 2025م

انطلاقة اليوم الأول بمشاركة #مجلس_الصحة_الخليجي بمعرض الصحة العربي 2025 في دبي. #معرض_الصحة_العربي

جانب من زيارة سعادة وزيرة الشؤون الاجتماعية والصحة الفنلندية السيدة ساني جران لاسونين لجناح #مجلس_الصحة_الخليجي في #مؤتمر_الصحة_العربي

Excited to announce the African STARS Fellowship, one of the largest programs in Africa. In partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Institut Pasteur & Stellenbosch University, initial funding of 165 million rands. Press release ceri.org.za/news/?token=812 Launch 15 Jan, Cape Town, SA

My Awkward Proposal in Front of Santa Claus

في أجواء احتفائية وتفاعلية، أقام #مجلس_الصحة_الخليجي و #المركز_الخليجي_للوقاية_من_الأمراض_ومكافحتها اللقاء السنوي لمنسوبي المجلس والمركز وجرى استعراض أبرز المنجزات وتكريم المتميزين خلال النصف الثاني من العام 2024، كما تخلل اللقاء عدد من الفعاليات الترفيهية والأنشطة المتنوعة.

Harrison’s Medicine discusses the epidemiology of tetanus in just two paragraphs. The section focuses entirely on the US. It proudly mentions only two neonatal cases since 1989 and devotes several lines to heroin use and skin-popping as adult risk factors. But curiously, in this section, there is no mention of low- and middle-income countries, where tetanus continues to devastate lives. No reference to the poverty, unsafe cultural practices, lack of access to proper delivery care, gaps in vaccination, or the shortage of well-staffed ICUs that make tetanus a death sentence in these regions. The irony? The very authors of this textbook have pioneered tetanus research in resource-limited settings. They’ve published several papers in in @TheLancet . They've been praised for bridging critical evidence gaps in tetanus treatment. Yet, they focus on the US, not Southeast Asia or Africa—regions where tetanus still claims countless lives. Practicing medicine in India while relying on knowledge from Western textbooks—truly an irony.

2025 Summer School on Modern Methods in Biostatistics and Epidemiology is open for applications. BioEpiEdu.org

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Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄

It’s just a little cold 🥶😂 Watch my complete family trip video: youtu.be/9bPo1-YAfhw