Global Health Programme Director, Health Service Executive

Dublin, Ireland
Joined October 2011
BMF is delighted to be a part of the health services executive visit to Tanzania conducted by the Irish Ministry of Health through the Health Service Department. The major objective of the visit is to identify potential areas of collaboration in addressing health challenges, – at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Delighted to host a delegation from the Irish Health Service @HSELive, as they visit Tanzania this week, to explore opportunities to deepen collaboration between Ireland 🇮🇪 and Tanzania 🇹🇿 in health.
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It’s all blue skies and yellow ambulances as 9 fully medically stocked ambulances near the Ukrainian border 🇺🇦 Thank you to @LifelineIreland @AmbulanceNAS @HSELive @paulreiddublin
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David Weakliam retweeted
Great work by a great team @Irish_Aid – at Dublin City, Ireland
Ireland today sent support to Nepal to help battle a serious Covid-19 surge. The shipment includes: 42 ventilators 50 defibrillators 1,126 oxygen regulators 99,750 protective coveralls 201,600 face shields 1,008,000 surgical masks 🇮🇪🤝🇳🇵 Details: gov.ie/en/press-release/523d…
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Statement from President Higgins on the sad passing of Prof Fr Michael Kelly in Zambia m.facebook.com/story.php?sto…
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#COVID19 vaccines are reaching high income countries quickly, while the world’s poorest have none at all. Science is succeeding — but solidarity is failing. Global solidarity will save lives, protect people & help defeat this vicious, mutating virus.
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David Weakliam retweeted
#WHA73. Director-General, WHO, @DrTedros: "let me also express my support for your decision to designate 2021 as the International Year of Health and Care Workers. We will use the Year to encourage investment in workforce readiness, education and learning"
David Weakliam retweeted
Thank you for sharing your story with the world. It must have been very hard. I am inspired by your generosity & vulnerability in sharing your personal experience. #LongCovid discussions led by those facing it help others to understand, empathise, connect & learn. #Together
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*LIVE WEB CONFERENCE* IGHN's Annual Conference is approaching! Topics: Migration, Non-Communicable Disease, Environment & Climate, COVID-19, Nursing & Midwifery, Global Food Supply, Eye Health Register: globalhealth.ie/qub/ #globalhealth #IGHNconference2020 @QUBelfast
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David Weakliam retweeted
WHO Workforce symposium on Accreditation and Regulation Symposium will take place in Dec 2019. Call for submissions now open! Learn more and register at: bit.ly/2YyR9Yp
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Celebrating and recognising remarkable women leaders at 'Heroines of Health' gala in Geneva. Thanks to Women in Global Health
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David Weakliam retweeted
Join us at the Bar Serpentine during #WHA72 for an interactive, live art installation with @DairoVargas who will capture the spirit & importance of #HealthWorkers in achieving #HealthForAll! #InvestInHealthWorkers
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David Weakliam retweeted
Check out the @GHWNetwork newsletter and read up on the work of the hubs driving efforts to implement the Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health and @Working4H five-year action plan leading up to #WHA72 us8.campaign-archive.com/?e=…
David Weakliam retweeted
#Astana2018. @DrTedros speaks to the need to invest in #healthworkers for #primaryhealthcare, addressing the global shortage of 18 million, preventing “poaching” of health personnel from countries with shortages.
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Hot off the press from @LancetGH - Health policy and system support to optimise #community #HealthWorker programmes: an abridged @WHO #CHWGuideline bit.ly/2PlraDi
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David Weakliam retweeted
Excited to announce four new #WHO technical docs to support #PHC *Integrating PHC & #PublicHealth 📄who.int/docs/default-source/… *#Multisectoral Action 📄who.int/docs/default-source/… *The #PrivateSector 📄who.int/docs/default-source/… *#Integrating health services 📄who.int/docs/default-source/…
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David Weakliam retweeted
The #healthworkforce agenda remains as relevant today as it was in 1978. New #Astana2018 Declaration on #PrimaryHealthCare bit.ly/2yyjPql #InvestinHealthWorkers
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