Indeed “stop the stigma break the silence” - strong messages on #mentalhealth, creating awareness, encouraging to address mental health challenges and looking into the future. 🙏🏼 @Houseofswaghos@WHO_Europe#RC74CPH
In a powerful demonstration of high-level support, WHO today received nearly US$ 700 million in new funding commitments from European countries, foundations and others, and another US$ 300 million in reaffirmed commitments.
Announced at the WHO Investment Round Signature Event at the @WorldHealthSmt in Berlin hosted by Germany, France, and Norway, the commitments highlighted the urgent need for investments in the Organization’s mission to improve health outcomes worldwide.
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ALT Picture of World Health Summit Participants at the Investment Round event at the World Health Summit, Berlin, October 2024
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Today countries have passed a critical Resolution at #WHA77. It takes ALL partners to lead, invest & deliver on the commitments for better health and wellbeing for children 💪 GAP-f Is excited to work with its partners on securing #bettermeds4kids 📚👇apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_fi…
Migrants’ financial contribution is key for #SmallIsands sustainable development.
In 2022, migrants' remittances to Small Island Developing States amounted to $22 billion.
These funds can help finance sustainable development, climate adaptation, and poverty reduction.
Call for experts for new @WHO Technical Advisory Group on Economic and #CommercialDeterminants of Health now open, deadline 7 July 2024. More information here: bit.ly/3UVAU76
„The health sector plays a major role in finding durable solutions for migration and we need to find ways how to work with public private partnerships“ Dr Poonam Dhavan, Director @Health_IOM@UNmigration together with @WHO@severonis@Refugees@Genevaforum
Governance is about setting the rules of the game - as such it is essentially about power. I will draw lesson from the #AIDS response on how to leverage power of advocacy coalitions to better govern the commercial determinants of health #CDoH - 🙏 @WHO@mikakosinska@baumfran
Putting climate and health at the centre of the next @WHO strategy: What does this mean? What does it need for WHO to walk the talk?
G2H2 debate (Zoom) organized by MMI Network @GCHAlliance and partners ahead of #EB154, 15 January 2024 #climatehealthmedicusmundi.org/whoclimate/
My latest: "Tackling Vaccine Equity in 2023: Have we made progress?" in which I argue that focus on manufacturing will not suffice. Equity requires decentralizing ownership and control over vaccine knowledge and technology, allowing autonomy and resilience tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Why is Cultural Psychiatry so important?
In a globalized world, cultural psychiatry has become the need of the day.
Here are three reasons why we need to understand the role of culture in our mental healthcare practices.