Victoria Smith

@TommiBooks @eyeflex Some great quotes in this thread, btw

@TommiBooks @eyeflex Luke 12:48

Every time I read those 12 quotes from John Fitzgerald Kennedy, I get intense goosebumps. Ready to be impressed like never before? Pay attention ↓

@hankgreen It’s true - I still like it, but true

OK, while I'm making people mad... ...Starbucks is a fast food restaurant.

@assistintl Love this so much

Happy International Women's Day to the millions of unseen women who, through resilience and love, shape the world's narrative. May your stories be heard, your struggles acknowledged, and your triumphs celebrated. ➡️ buff.ly/3IqWL0a 💪🌍✨ #IWD2024 #StrongerTogether

@sortedfood Dulce de leche!

In your opinion, what's the BEST ice cream flavour of all time?! 🍦

@johngreen @USAID @StopTB @GlobalFund @DanaherCorp Fantastic news! What a great step in the right direction. Can we also make sure patients who have TB have access to the medical oxygen they need?

HUGE NEWS and what it means: This morning, @USAID, @StopTB, and @GlobalFund jointly announced that Danaher will lower the price of their standard TB test cartridge by 20% to $7.97. This isn't the 50% reduction we hoped for BUT... @DanaherCorp is also committing to ZERO profit in their distribution of standard TB tests to impoverished communities. They will sell the cartridges at cost and bring in an "internationally accredited third-party" to assess prices and adjust them accordingly so that Danaher earns no profit from selling these cartridges. That is a huge deal. It means if Danaher's costs decline with increased volume, the price of the cartridges will further decline. Just for some perspective, if (conservatively) 10 million cartridges are sold annually at the reduced price, this deal would save the poorest communities and those who serve them $200,000,000 over the next decade. This is a massive win for people living with and fighting TB around the world, and it's a credit to years of activism by @MSF_access, @TAGTeam_Tweets, @PIH, and others. There are many questions still outstanding, of course, and we hope that Danaher will take a similar course with their extensively drug resistant TB test cartridges. But I for one am very grateful to be able to celebrate today, even as the fight for universal access to treatment and diagnostics continues. theglobalfund.org/en/news/2023/2…

@JoshuaKaasik @POTUS Fair point lol

@vmckitrick @POTUS Requesting intellectual honesty from a politician's PR team? 👀

We added more than half a million jobs to our economy in January, exceeding expectations by a long shot. We’re building an America we can take pride in – one where working families have good-paying jobs and more breathing room.

@Nakkazi @Stop_Pneumonia @UNICEFhealth Loved your article!

There is a shift in how health care services consider oxygen treatment in Africa, with it being seen more as a vital medical supply rather than a specialist requirement of ICUs writes Esther Nakkazi in The Lancet. @Stop_Pneumonia @UNICEFhealth thelancet.com/journals/lanre…

Very excited to share our recent publication on medical #oxygen ecosystems in @GHSPJournal!

Today is World Anesthesia Day, and we celebrate the men and women who have dedicated their lives to providing safe anesthesia to patients in desperate need! @ImPACT_Anes @VUMCglobalanes @wfsaorg @stanesglobal @UCSFanesthesia @KijabeHospital #WAD2022

It's easy to get overwhelmed by the need but #InvestinginOxygen makes all the difference for the one mother or child saved. That's why we're taking action — together! Tune in for more from @cherireynolds, VP of Strategy, and learn about our commitment to action. #UNGA #CGI2022

Can’t be happy enough to have spent this week in Mwanza with this Team of Obstetricians & Anaesthesiologists training in #medicalsimulation in an effort to save mothers & their newborns.Thanks to @GE_Foundation @ELMAPhilanthro @assistintl @VUMC_Anes @ImPACT_Anes. 👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿👌🏿

Very excited that Assist is sharing our experiences getting medical oxygen into the lungs of the patients who need it!

@HoudekJason Agree with this and @joy_phumaphi’s analysis - oxygen is so cross-cutting that it is hard to get attention from funding silos divided by health issue

Now is the time to #InvestInOxygen — Read how @TheEconomist highlights the urgent need to invest in oxygen, technical training & equipment maintenance to help hospitals overcome the #oxygencrisis due to COVID-19. #O2Now @GE_Foundation @PATHadvocacy @AtMIndex @StunkelJim

@CHAI_health @BillClinton @NIAIDNews @JNkengasong @AfricaCDC Mrs. Phumaphi’s emphasis on training, systems, and maintenance is so key to solving the oxygen crisis!

WATCH LIVE: President @BillClinton moderates a discussion with health experts Dr. Anthony Fauci of @NIAIDNews, Dr. @JNkengasong of @AfricaCDC, and former #Botswana Minister of Health Joy Phumaphi. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… #InvestInOxygen #100andChange #OxygenAccess

This #InternationalWomensDay, we are celebrating three inspiring partnerships that put women front and center and support the overall well-being of women & girls in #LMICs! @stanesglobal @AnaMCrawford @VUMCglobalanes @vuglobalhealth @Sister_Rosemary assistinternational.exposure.co/international-…

@GovAbbott So saddened to hear this. As a pregnant woman, I can’t be protected by the vaccine yet , and to date, only 6.8% of Texans are fully vaccinated. That is hardly enough to protect the vulnerable among us. Masks help keep us safe and can help keep businesses open. Why remove them?

NEW: Issuing an executive order to lift the mask mandate and open Texas to 100 percent.

Dr. Paul Farmer: “While medical oxygen is a staple of modern medicine…it is a scarce luxury to most of the world despite being needed by nearly every critically ill patient.” Read more via @FinancialTimes on.ft.com/3jjMEwE #InvestInOxygen #100andChange @PIH