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Muzala Samukonga of Zambia secures bronze in the men’s 400 meters with a time of 43.74 seconds at the Paris 2024 Olympics, setting a new national record. #Paris2024 #Olympics
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Sunday - on the front page of The Washington Post is a project I’ve worked on for nearly a year with a team of smart colleagues. The 9 page print edition reveals new details of abuse that Native American children endured at government-run boarding schools in the 1800s and 1900s.
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In an historic development, the #WHA77 today agreed a package of critical amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), and made concrete commitments to completing negotiations on a global pandemic agreement within a year.
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bit.ly/4bElM55
Elizabeth I Ransom retweeted
The historic decisions taken today by #WHA77 delegates to:
- adopt the International Health Regulations Amendments
- finalise the #PandemicAgreement within a year, by the #WHA78, or earlier if possible in 2024
demonstrate a common desire by @WHO Member States to protect their own people, and the world’s, from the shared risk of public health emergencies and future pandemics: bit.ly/4bElM55
Elizabeth I Ransom retweeted
As a Virginia reporter and Virginia hiker, I am so delighted to report that we have at least one sitting U.S. senator with an AT trail name.
Let this be your sign from me and @timkaine to go feel the sun on your face this weekend ☀️
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I have long wanted to put the essentials all in one place for faculty and students interested in real health policy (as we are at KFF). We finally got our act together, with yours truly as editor and our policy experts as chapter authors. New today: bit.ly/4e2O9eI
Elizabeth I Ransom retweeted
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation...
~ Rumi
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“Let’s renew our pledge to stand with all Africans in their quest to lead their continent — and our world — into a peaceful and prosperous future for all.”
– @antonioguterres on Saturday’s #AfricaDay.
Released! Report I drafted w Smile Train analyzing the economic value of freeing people from disability caused by clefts. Surgeries costing $400 each yielded a return to local economies of $60k. Value to families: priceless. #globalsurgery #WHA77 smiletrain.org/25
ALT Girl in Nigeria wearing peach colored dress smiles confidently after cleft surgery supported by Smile Train. Credit: Smile Train.
Recaptured years: @SmileTrain-supported cleft surgeries over 25 years have given patients a combined 12 million years of their lives back. Profound value for individuals + their families. Contact me for more details & interviews. smiletrain.org/25
ALT Mother wearing blue top and beige/blue sari embraces her son, wearing saffron top. Rajesh's life is transformed after cleft palate surgery. (Credit: Smile Train)
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In honor of our 25th anniversary, we calculated how much our patients have given back to the world economy as a direct result of their cleft treatments. The result is stunning: Smile Train has contributed more than $69 billion to the global economy.
smiletrain.org/25
.@SmileTrain report reveals the economic impact achieved by their cleft care surgical programs globally is more than $69 billion. Contact me for more details & interview opportunities. #globalsurgery #globalhealth #wha77 smiletrain.org/25
ALT Aira, a girl from India, wears a red flowered blouse, in a classroom with other students. Credit: Smile Train.
Elizabeth I Ransom retweeted
𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: Devastating drought and floods in Southern Africa: WFP Chief calls for global action as millions face food insecurity.
"What I’ve seen in Zambia is not just alarming, it is heartbreaking,” - says @WFPChief in #Zambia.
Read 🔗bit.ly/3KeFA2I
“... the older brain’s a wiser brain,” said MIT neuroscience prof. Earl Miller, “Knowledge and experience count for a lot, and that can more than make up for slight losses of memory as a result of aging.” Heartening story from @JoelAchenbach & @majohnso wapo.st/3yDfl3o
This makes my day! 🎶
"The Spark, a song created by a group of nine-to-12-year-olds including refugees, has amassed 8.6m views"
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Elizabeth I Ransom retweeted
It was an exciting morning at @SpelmanCollege with 🇰🇪President @WilliamsRuto and others, discussing the US Kenya partnership and the benefits of investing in STEM education.
What a joy to attend the #MaternalNewbornHealthSummit2024 in Lusaka. #Zambia is poised to complete a new Demographic & Health Survey, which will reveal progress in maternal & newborn survival. ❤️
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#MaterrnalNewbornHealthSummit2024
Be part of the conversations, look out for the Virtual participation links
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Most powerful story you’ll read this weekend. And do read to the end.
Via @teoarmus: washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/…
➡️#smallbusinessweek reveal: I've been accepted to join the @NasdaqEntrepreneurial Milestone Circles program! This free, 12-week program provides #women #entrepreneurs with the access, resources & knowledge they need to grow. To apply or learn more, visit thecenter.nasdaq.org/milesto…