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Chikwe Ihekweazu

@Chikwe_I

Assistant Director General, @WHO Division of Health Emergency Intelligence & Surveillance Systems| WHO Hub for Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence. Opinions mine

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Grateful for ’s continual leadership and support!

looks forward to the World Health Summit this year to convene global actors in Berlin as we strive for .

Together let's for a healthier & safer world!

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As commences, I am delighted to welcome my brother and Minister of Health of Nigeria Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA Professor Muhammad Ali Pate to Geneva.

In addition to tough local issues, has a big part to play to drive important global public health issues.

As #WHA77 commences, I am delighted to welcome my brother and Minister of Health of Nigeria @Fmohnigeria Professor @muhammadpate to Geneva. In addition to tough local issues, #Nigeria has a big part to play to drive important global public health issues.
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'It is not enough for nations to act on their own, but they must act in collaboration and in solidarity.

We will lose a century of medical progress if we do not invest now.'

Powerful words by former Prime UK Minister Gordon Brown

'It is not enough for nations to act on their own, but they must act in collaboration and in solidarity. We will lose a century of medical progress if we do not invest now.' Powerful words by former Prime UK Minister @GordonBrown #WHOImpact
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Congratulations to Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Motley Mia Amor Mottley on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from DG Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Powerful & personal call to action to fund World Health Organization (WHO) and support our mission to serve our Member States in achieving

Congratulations to Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Motley @miaamormottley on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from DG @DrTedros Powerful & personal call to action to fund @WHO and support our mission to serve our Member States in achieving #HealthforAll #WHOImpact
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Honoured to join DG @Drtedros at the meeting of African Ministers of Health on the side of to discuss local manufacturing

Great energy in the room from Ministers, partners & donors with countries determined to change the dependency

Thank you to Jean Kaseya for convening

Honoured to join DG @Drtedros at the meeting of African Ministers of Health on the side of #WHA77 to discuss local manufacturing Great energy in the room from Ministers, partners & donors with countries determined to change the dependency Thank you to @JeanKaseya2 for convening
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Today we launched the 1st WHO Investment Round- a major milestone towards transforming how World Health Organization (WHO) is financed

To serve the world, we need sustainable, predictable & flexible financing to tackle health emergencies and safeguard

More info:
who.int/about/funding/…

Today we launched the 1st WHO Investment Round- a major milestone towards transforming how @WHO is financed To serve the world, we need sustainable, predictable & flexible financing to tackle health emergencies and safeguard #HealthForAll More info: who.int/about/funding/…
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Honoured to have H.E. Minister Dr Karina Rando, Dra. Karina Rando , Minister of Public Health of Uruguay MSP - Uruguay join us at this evening’s event

Truly inspired by the country’s collaboration & data-sharing across their institutions to drive decisions.

Honoured to have H.E. Minister Dr Karina Rando, @karinarando , Minister of Public Health of Uruguay @MSPUruguay join us at this evening’s #CollaborativeSurveillance event Truly inspired by the country’s collaboration & data-sharing across their institutions to drive decisions.
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doesn’t mean we start from scratch!
 
Instead, it means we connect, strengthen, and innovate our surveillance approaches so collectively we are better prepared for future health emergencies.

#CollaborativeSurvillance doesn’t mean we start from scratch!   Instead, it means we connect, strengthen, and innovate our surveillance approaches so collectively we are better prepared for future health emergencies.
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Transforming disease surveillance requires reimagining how we collaborate!
 
Together, let's deepen & expand our collaborations, engage actors in & beyond health, and embrace innovation & systems thinking as we build an enabling environment for .

Transforming disease surveillance requires reimagining how we collaborate!   Together, let's deepen & expand our collaborations, engage actors in & beyond health, and embrace innovation & systems thinking as we build an enabling environment for #CollaborativeSurvillance.
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Countries are in the driver’s seat for implementation and there is no one-size-fits-all solution!

World Health Organization (WHO) commits to support national surveillance systems & decision-making by building capacities, empowering , & promoting sustainable financing.

Countries are in the driver’s seat for #CollaborativeSurveillance implementation and there is no one-size-fits-all solution! @WHO commits to support national surveillance systems & decision-making by building capacities, empowering #NPHAs, & promoting sustainable financing.
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Excited to convene surveillance experts, NPHA leaders & policymakers before for an evening to accelerate the global implementation of .
 
It’s time to build together- across diseases, geographies, sectors!

Stay tuned!

Excited to convene surveillance experts, NPHA leaders & policymakers before #WHA77 for an evening to accelerate the global implementation of #CollaborativeSurveillance.   It’s time to build together- across diseases, geographies, sectors! Stay tuned!
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High quality research is key to & informed decision-making
 
Excited to share that published the results of the Research Prioritization for Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence – a collaboration w/global experts
 
👉🏿 t.ly/58dGK

High quality research is key to #CollaborativeSurveillance & informed decision-making   Excited to share that #WHOPandemicHub published the results of the Research Prioritization for Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence – a collaboration w/global experts   👉🏿 t.ly/58dGK
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: 'Hospitals should never be battlegrounds'

World Health Organization (WHO) Team Lead for Emergencies Communication, Nyka Alexander, on the situation of healthcare workers in Gaza.

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Proud to share that World Health Organization (WHO) co-launched the Competencies for Field Epidemiology Framework with Food and Agriculture Organization & World Organisation for Animal Health

This is a major milestone in strengthening capacity worldwide as we support workforce development

More info👇🏿
who.int/initiatives/co…

Proud to share that @WHO co-launched the Competencies for #OneHealth Field Epidemiology Framework #COHFE with @FAO & @WOAH This is a major milestone in strengthening #OneHealth capacity worldwide as we support workforce development More info👇🏿 who.int/initiatives/co…
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On May 28, the is hosting a high-level event on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly

Register today to attend in person in Geneva!
📩 [email protected]

On May 28, the #PandemicFund is hosting a high-level event on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly #WHA77 Register today to attend in person in Geneva! 📩 the_pandemic_fund@worldbank.org
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was delighted to join WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, WHO Yemen & partners to support وزارة الصحة العامة والسكان -الجمهورية اليمنية on its journey towards establishing an NPHA

NPHAs are vital bodies for strengthening countries’ coordination and accountability mechanisms for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

#WHOPandemicHub was delighted to join @WHOEMRO, @WHOYemen & partners to support @YEMEN__MOH on its journey towards establishing an NPHA NPHAs are vital bodies for strengthening countries’ coordination and accountability mechanisms for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
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