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Stephen Connor @srconnor

Executive Director, Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance

Joined March 2009
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Theme for World Hospice & Palliative Care Day #WHPCDay this year is "Pain Management: An essential part of palliative care" recently we co-sponsored a side event at the World Health Assembly #WHA79 with #IASP on the need for access to evidence based pain care. #PalliativeCare
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Stephen Connor retweeted
Hospice UK@hospiceuk
5 Jul 2024
In their manifesto, Labour rightly made health and social care a priority, with a focus on reducing pressures in the NHS and on improving care in local neighbourhoods. Hospices are ideally placed to help, and stand ready to do so, with the right support. hospiceuk.org/latest-from-ho…
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WHPCA@whpca
4 Jul 2024
The WHPCA is working on the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day Toolkit 2024 and it will be launched very soon. The logo was launched a few months ago and you can access it on the WHPCA website HERE (thewhpca.us15.list-manage.co…) .
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UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis today. Dr Atul Gawande (author of 'Being Mortal') representing USAID says "We have the will to make sure all are screened and treated for TB" #StopTBPartnership #palliativecare "We have the soul"
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The UN General Assembly has now passed a political declaration redoubling their commitment to Universal Health Coverage @UHC2030 ! We are happy that there are five references to #palliativecare as an essential part of the continuum of palliative care! @whpca
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Head of Bangladesh HE Sheikh Hasina @UN high level meeting on pandemic Only 1.4% Covid-19 deaths @whpca @uicc @IAHPC @unga2023
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At UN High Level Meeting on pandemic preparedness and response in NYC. Heads of state are speaking about what they have learned and need for support to low & middle income countries @whpca @uicc @IAHPC @WHO
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Stephen Connor retweeted
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
@DrTedros
14 Sep 2023
Every year, 57 million people around the world need palliative care. But only 14% of patients can access it. This exposes families to suffering, hardship and social isolation. I commend #Uganda for taking action to increase access to oral liquid morphine free of charge.
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See my new blog on hospice care in the US on the ASCO Cancer Net site at: cancer.net/blog/2023-08/how-…
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Stephen Connor retweeted
IAHPC@IAHPC
29 May 2023
.@LucyAlexandria’s too short life advocating for #pallliativecare was remembered today by @DrTedros #WHA76 session on #righttohealth for persons with #Disability Dr NGeaves w Dr Tedros & &DrBarbaraHastie @whpca @WaltherPallCare
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Summary of UHC/NCD component of #WHA76 includes through #PalliativeCare ! @UHC2030 @IAHPC @whpca @uicc @ncdalliance completed an intervention for Alzheimer’s Disease International @AlzDisInt
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Columbia mentions the full spectrum of #UHC including palliative and rehabilitative services during #WHA76 in Geneva @uicc @ncdalliance @who4all @whpca
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At #WHA76 @uicc Rosie Tasker giving statement on #UHC now @UHC2030 highlighting impact on rehabilitative and #PalliativeCare @whpca @IAHPC
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At World Health Assembly (governing body of WHO) in Geneva. We @iahpc @whpca are delivering oral statements, by constituent group or individual organizations, on the following topics: @UHC, @NCD, women & children, @SDH, disability, rehab, refugees & pandemic response
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Start of World Health Assembly session on Universal Health Coverage #WHA76 #UHC2030 Sweden mentions #Palliativecare on behalf of EU thank you @DrTedros #WHO
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Opening of UN Multi-stakeholder meeting on Pandemic Preparedness and Response at UN in NYC. Address by Dr Tedros #HealthForAll #UHC2030
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Stephen Connor retweeted
Union for International #CancerControl@uicc
9 May 2023
Sonali Johnson, Head of Advocacy, and Rosie Tasker, Global Advocacy Manager at UICC, participate in discussions on pandemic preparedness mechanisms, to promote international collaboration and protect populations from the effects of future pandemics. @UN @UHC2030 #UHC #UHC2030
Sonali Johnson, Head of Advocacy, and Rosie Tasker, Global Advocacy Manager at UICC, participate in discussions on pandemic preparedness mechanisms, to promote international collaboration and protect populations from the effects of future pandemics.

ALT Sonali Johnson, Head of Advocacy, and Rosie Tasker, Global Advocacy Manager at UICC, participate in discussions on pandemic preparedness mechanisms, to promote international collaboration and protect populations from the effects of future pandemics.
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TB advocates making noise to draw attention to and support patient advocates at UN multi-stakeholder hearing in NYC #HealthForAll #2023TBHLM #whpca
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Opening of the UN Multi-stakeholder meetings in NYC. First today is the meeting on #StopTB I'm planning to do an oral intervention on the need for #palliativecare for those w Drug Resistant TB #whpca
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Back from visiting Kazakhstan speaking at the International Gynecology Cancer Society conference @IGCSociety on #PalliativeCare especially for women with cervical cancer, most painful of all cancers... Looking forward to working more w KAZIOR & Kazakh Palliative Care Association
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