Dr. Mercy Mwangangi
@DrMercyHealth
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Official Twitter account for Dr. Mercy Mwangangi, CAS, Ministry of Health - Kenya
Nairobi
Joined April 2020
'It is essential, for #COP28 promises to mean anything, that governments develop policy and regulatory systems to back climate pledges.' @KayaAxelsson discusses turning COP’s promises into progress and the rise of climate regulation ���️ https://t.co/aJZ4DwT3Dk
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COP28’s outcome is meaningful. For the first time in three decades (since the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change was founded, and the year I was born) oil and gas has been included in an
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From six #HPV vaccine introductions to the first non-pilot country receiving the world’s first #malaria vaccine, Gavi CEO David Marlow gives his reflections on the driving forces for progress in 2023 and what's in store for 2024:
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Gavi CEO David Marlow gives his reflections on the driving forces for progress in 2023 and what's in store for 2024.
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The Future of Global Health Initiatives #FGHI is a great next step in global health to maximize the impact of GHIs in accelerating country-led #UHC with alignment at global, regional & country level. Thank you co-chairs @jarottingen & @DrMercyHealth for your leadership.
Today my co-chair @DrMercyHealth and I have launched the Lusaka Agenda: Conclusions of the Future of Global Health Initiatives Process. It captures five key shifts for the evolution of the health financing ecosystem in better supporting countries
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.@WHOAFRO is actively working with governments to curb ongoing cholera outbreaks. Currently, 11 countries in the region are experiencing active cholera transmission.
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How machine-learning models can amplify inequities in medical diagnosis & treatment. Steve Nadis v/@MIT_CSAIL cc @BetaMoroney @enilev @mvollmer1 @Nicochan33 @NevilleGaunt @AkwyZ @antgrasso @jeancayeux @FrRonconi @DrFerdowsi @Khulood_Almani @JagersbergKnut
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Exploring the implications of AI bias in health care, Marzyeh Ghassemi and her MIT team examine the disparities arising from machine learning models, often negatively affecting underrepresented...
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With @FIFAcom Secretary General @fatma_samoura. It’s incredible to have an African woman as the first female Secretary General of FIFA!
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Receiving the Princess of Asturias Award tonight fulfills me with honor, as it’s an acknowledgement for something that I’ve believed in thoroughly throughout my career. To some, running is simply an act of physical movement. But ever since I started running as a young boy in
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Huber's book on causal analysis breaks down hard-to-understand topics in a way that is easy to grasp. IMO suitable for undergraduate & postgraduate students. So far, I've read the chapters on instrumental variables and selection on observables, amazingly clear & with R examples
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Congrats to @thembakalua on his appointment by @UN chief @antonioguterres to lead our @un_samoa team! 🇼🇸🇨🇰🇳🇺🇹🇰 We look forward to working with him & his team to rescue the #GlobalGoals in this Decade of Action #ForPeopleForPlanet. ⏩ https://t.co/S4RJIajeYS
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🗣️ When we lose a language, we lose access to diverse ways knowing about the world. @CJoyEberle believes languages are increasingly important for disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation. Here’s why 👇 #YouthLead
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Breaking: A paper in @TheLancet finds that not only do people with HIV who are on antiretrovirals and maintain a viral load <200 have zero risk of transmission via sex, but there is a nearly zero chance of transmitting with a viral load <1,000. #IAS2023 #UequalsU
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Interesting new paper by two up and coming economists on causes of modern inflation https://t.co/E7yovvm3T8
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MTRH SUCCESSFULLY PERFORMS COCHLEAR IMPLANT SURGERY Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) has performed its inaugural Cochlear Implant Surgery today, Wednesday 21st June, 2023. (1/)
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We are pleased to announce that FDA has accepted our biologics license applications for our potential treatment for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia. Our application for sickle cell disease has been granted priority review: https://t.co/pu6iOOi7lp
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Couple of additional important take away from the JPM Conference: 1) $CRSP is the first company in the world to dose patients with edited stem cell derived products, in their T1D program. 2) Some of the early research they are doing, according to @CrisprSam, is mind blowing: a)
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The greatest inspiration for young girls and women across Africa. Many congratulations Faith, for the new 1500m World Record. Your hard work, determination, resilience and focus has reaped great fruits! Asante sana, you’ve made us proud.
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On May 27 1963, Kenyatta, Kibaki, and Mboya leapt for joy as the results of the election came in. Africans had finally taken over government. Madaraka remains because it reminds us of that first taste of running the state ourselves.
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These women lead humanitarian country teams in the most complicated places in the world. And it's not even their only job. Respect and multi-tasking. @JoyceMsuya @UNReliefChief @AminaJMohammed
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Over 100 governments in low- and middle-income countries have introduced anti-poverty cash transfer programs over the last 3 decades In new research, we examined the effects of these initiatives on the ultimate health outcome — mortality Published today in @Nature /1
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