On this #InternationalWomensDay , let's recognize the remarkable impact women have in the health sector, despite occupying just 25% of senior positions.

#InvestInWomen and empower them to take on leadership roles in healthcare.

#IWD2024

This is. Excellent.

Books can start conversations. 📕
When Susana’s mother gave her a book on #menopause , at first, this offended her.
Then it made sense.
Watch her story.

#WorldBookDay

‘My period has become a nightmare’: life in Gaza without sanitary products (The Guardian). I've long lost count of the litany of reasons we need #GazaCeasefireNow . A visceral reminder of just how dehumanizing daily life is.
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Safe #abortion is health care.

We welcome #France ’s decision to secure women’s rights and save their lives.

“Until our last breath.” Dr. Amjad Eleiwa on what it's like to be a health worker in #Gaza .

WHO calls for the protection of all health workers.

#sexperts assemble. Help HRP and World Health Organization (WHO) steer the future of our work in #sexualhealth and well-being

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There’s a litany of lies and conspiracy theories about the #PandemicAccord .

Let me tell you what the accord is about — it’s a set of commitments by countries to strengthen the world’s defences in several areas:
-prevention with a One Health approach
-health and care workforce

The situation in Rafah is already catastrophic. The few hospitals that remain open are overwhelmed & under-resourced. We call on the international community to take a decisive stance to end this war for the sake of human life & dignity. Gaza needs peace now more than ever.

#COVAX , the multilateral mechanism for equitable global access to #COVID19 vaccines launched in 2020, will draw to a close on 31 December.

It delivered nearly 2 billion doses of vaccines to 146 economies, and averted an estimated 2.7 million deaths.

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Sound & Fury. #Gaza

Four in five UK women say workplace support for menopause lacking theguardian.com/society/2023/d…

Nice read and end of an era CDC . 'With so much stigma around sex, it bleeds right into the general population and acts like a wall that prevents them from accessing the services that they need.
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What is the best way to ask about sexual and reproductive health in surveys? If you are organizing a survey and need inspiration, see SHAPE: who.int/publications/i… Lianne Gonsalves

Over the weekend, a World Health Organization (WHO) team visited Nasser Medical Complex in southern #Gaza . Conditions at the hospital are worsening.

With 1000 patients and hundreds seeking shelter, the hospital is operating at 3⃣ times beyond its capacity.

The emergency ward is overflowing with patients.

Calling all #sexperts : Our day has come. The Bulletin of the World Health Organization issued a call for papers for a special issue focusing on #sexualhealth . Submission deadline 1 Mar 2024. Kudos Manjulaa Narasimhan, Pascale, HRP for making this happen.
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Today, World Health Organization (WHO) received notification from the Israel Defense Forces that we should remove our supplies from our medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours, as ground operations will put it beyond use.

We appeal to #Israel to withdraw the order, and take every possible

How's your sex life? After 4 years, 2 open calls, a hackathon, a 19-country study, 20 revisions of an initial draft, and the BEST global network of collaborators, we're launching the SHAPE questionnaire. Join us, 11 December bit.ly/WHO-HRP-SHAPE23

Looking for a consultant to support development of client facing digital family planning content—closing 28 Nov (tomorrow!) HRP

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