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Duha Shellah

@DuhaShellah

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Physician-Scientist| Chairwoman @TResearchist| Vice Chair, EMR Youth Council @WHO| Research Lead @WFPHA_FMASP Y.Council| Palestine Chapter Chair @womeninGH 🎀🩺

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@bmj_latest
The BMJ
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New @bmj_latest opinion: Medicine's reckoning with genocide and crimes against humanity. Human rights statements and applying the human cost test in research stop the slide from neutrality to complicity #GenocideFreeResearch #MedicalEthics https://t.co/SCSyMlSZkU
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bmj.com
Accountability for human rights must guide every collaboration in medicine and science, write Rubin Minhas and colleagues From Darfur to Tigray to Myanmar, attacks on healthcare have become a weapon...
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
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From Gaza’s collapse to Sudan’s humanitarian catastrophe, genocide & war crimes weaponise healthcare itself. Medicine cannot remain silent. Our duty is to bear witness, act ethically & protect life. https://t.co/rWamisGwl2 #GlobalHealth #medicalethics #HumanRights
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@HananBalkhy
HananBalkhyحنان بلخي
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Achieving #HealthForAll means every voice counts. The @WHO Civil Society Commission has built a vital platform where civil society organizations (CSOs) connect, advocate and implement solutions that turn community voices into real change. I commend the @WHOEMRO Youth Council for
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
4 months
This #InternationalYouthDay, I’m proud to stand with young changemakers across the Eastern Mediterranean Region who are shaping today’s health agenda with courage, creativity, and vision. Thank you to Dr. @HananBalkhy , WHO EMRO Regional Director, and the incredible @WHOEMRO
@WHOEMRO
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
4 months
#InternationalYouthDay 🌍 “Being part of the EMR Youth Council is one of the most empowering experiences of my life… We are leaders of today, shaping the health agenda of the Eastern Mediterranean Region with fresh ideas and lived experiences.” - Dr Duha Shellah, Vice
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
5 months
As a Palestinian public health professional & Chair of the @WFPHA_FMASP Emergencies and Disasters WG, I proudly endorsed & contributed to this joint Gaza statement. This is a genocide-related health crisis. Famine is a weapon. Silence is complicity. Health requires peace.
@WFPHA_FMASP
World Federation of Public Health Associations
5 months
🧾Public health must not be silent. In the face of unprecedented devastation in Gaza, we, the European public health community, refuse to remain silent. Health requires peace. Silence is not neutrality. 📄 Read the full statement: https://t.co/UjV9Im3KX5. . #gaza
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@WFPHA_FMASP
World Federation of Public Health Associations
6 months
Despite growing global recognition of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as a major health challenge, significant gaps remain in how the global NCD movement addresses the needs of conflict-affected populations. Read the full story here: https://t.co/9AT63F6vHz #ncd #leadership
internationalhealthpolicies.org
Despite growing global recognition of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as a major health challenge, significant gaps remain in how the global NCD movement addresses the needs of conflict-affected...
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
7 months
🌍 Deeply honored to receive the BMJ Global Health Grant — a milestone that supported my journey as an Emerging Voice for Global Health and my participation in #HSR2024 in Japan 🇯🇵 Thank you @GlobalHealthBMJ for investing in young voices from the Global South.Proud to represent
@GlobalHealthBMJ
BMJ Global Health
7 months
Since 2019, the BMJ Global Health Grant has recognised rising talent in #globalhealth. Our partnership with @EV4GH helps us to support a young health-systems researcher through their learning & peer support programme. Meet our latest winner: https://t.co/yy80KwGrrz @DuhaShellah
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@IHPblog
International Health Policies network & blog.
7 months
From the 4th Global NCD Alliance Forum to the UN High-Level meeting on NCDs: Closing the Gaps on Conflict, Gender, and Youth Leadership https://t.co/GGO99i6dS8 Feat article by @DuhaShellah #NCDs
internationalhealthpolicies.org
Despite growing global recognition of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) as a major health challenge, significant gaps remain in how the global NCD movement addresses the needs of conflict-affected...
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
7 months
Thrilled to contribute to @IHPblog with my latest piece! ✍️ Reflecting on my participation in the 4th Global NCD Alliance Forum, I delve into critical areas that demand our immediate attention: 🔸 Addressing NCDs in conflict zones, especially Gaza 🔸  Promoting gender equity
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
8 months
Last Saturday, I had the honor of stepping onto the TEDx stage at Al-Quds University— and now I’m finally sharing this moment with you. I spoke about what it means to pursue health justice from the margins: as a young Palestinian woman, a physician, a researcher, and an
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
9 months
No global security without health security. No health security without full SRHR. And no SRHR without justice for Palestine.” This was my message at #CSW69 - carried into every room, every session, every meeting. #Palestine #SRHR #GlobalHealth #HumanitarianSetting
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
9 months
This CSW69 also marked the end of my 5-year journey with @masarouna @OxfamMENA , where I proudly served on the Youth Advisory Panel for Palestine. Grateful for the growth, solidarity & collective advocacy.
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
9 months
Spoke at 3 powerful events: 1️⃣ Resisting Backlash in MENA 2️⃣ Young Feminists from SWANA United for Liberation 3️⃣ Unfinished Business: SRHR in MENA – Beijing+30 I focused on SRHR, youth leadership & health justice in conflict settings—rooted in the lived realities of
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
9 months
Centering Palestine at #CSW69 Proud to join the global conversation at CSW69—centering Palestine, demanding health security for all, and calling for gender-responsive humanitarian systems. Representing @Juzoor as part of the @Oxfam - @AsfariInstitute at @AUB_Lebanon Youth
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
9 months
Such an honour to be appointed as the Chair of the Public Health in Emergencies and Disasters Working Group at the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), a prestigious and reputable global public health organization This is a defining moment in my career - an
@WFPHA_FMASP
World Federation of Public Health Associations
9 months
Welcome Dr. Duha Shellah, our new Chair for our Public Health in Emergencies and Disasters Working Group. 🎉 We can't wait to see all you accomplish in your new role. Congratulations! #workinggroup #emergencies #disasters #socialjustice #equityforall
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@DuhaShellah
Duha Shellah
10 months
Thrilled to share our latest research, “Building Evidences in Public Health Emergency Preparedness (BePHEP) – A Systematic Review” published in the International journal for Equity in Health. You can access the full article here: https://t.co/VVtHJvRXIb #emergency #LMICs
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International Journal for Equity in Health - Humanitarian crises exacerbate the vulnerability of already fragile healthcare systems and significantly increase the risk of infectious disease...
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@BMJStudent
BMJ Student
10 months
Over one year on from Israel's continued siege on Gaza, Duha Shellah examines the impact on Gaza’s medical students, and the implications that this has for the destruction of healthcare infrastructure. https://t.co/bcSl2qBJI1
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bmj.com
Over one year on from Israel's continued siege on Gaza, Duha Shellah examines the impact on Gaza’s medical students, and the implications that this has for the destruction of healthcare infrastruct...
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@bmj_latest
The BMJ
10 months
"The destruction of education and healthcare infrastructure will inevitably lead to profound consequences on the provision of medical education and the future of healthcare." Medical education in Gaza must be protected, writes Duha Shellah https://t.co/87UN8cpuaB
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bmj.com
Over one year on from Israel's continued siege on Gaza, Duha Shellah examines the impact on Gaza’s medical students, and the implications that this has for the destruction of healthcare infrastruct...
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