Nahreen Husna Ahmed MD, MPH
@GlobalHusna
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Critical Care Doc @Penn. Dedicated to Med Ed programming aimed at capacity building and improving health equity
Philadelphia, PA
Joined April 2019
Habiba was born in a small tent. She’s 2 weeks old and weighs less than 2 kg. According to @UN_Women, more than 150,000 pregnant and breastfeeding women are facing dire sanitary conditions and health hazards No child should suffer like this. We need a #CeasefireNow
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grateful to work alongside some amazing people from some amazing NGOs. It was a tremendous honor to discuss the work our Gaza team has accomplished against all odds, their efforts have been an inspiration to many. @MedGlobalOrg
Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) represent the best of us, at the worst of times. They are a vital pillar in the Global Health Emergency Corps. Last year, the EMT Initiative supported the response to many health emergencies, including the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, earthquakes
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📣Happening today at 10 AM ET: Stop Gaza's Famine Join @JeremyKonyndyk, Alex de Waal, @Z_Jamaluddine, @GlobalHusna, and Nuha Bashir for an expert discussion on famine, health, and humanitarian response in #Gaza. https://t.co/IwwbuZYhc7
refugeesinternational.org
Refugees International hosted a virtual event with leading experts who provided first-hand and expert accounts of conditions in Gaza, the imminent famine, and how to reverse course.
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Full-page spread in the 30th Anniversary supplement of The Financial Express Bangladesh. "A major health disaster hidden from plain view" highlights trauma and its impact on Bangladesh. @dwwuk @WHO
#trauma #publichealth
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"...just getting it across the border is only one part, actually being able to safely disseminate it to people in Gaza, to the people in need is an absolute priority" @GlobalHusna discusses the massive challenges healthcare workers face trying get medical supplies into Gaza
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I WILL ABSOLUTELY JOIN YOU IN CONGRATULATING ! Dr Jeanyoung Kim ladies and gentleman, double boarded Internal medicine/Derm, dynamite human with the most giant heart, mom of 4, superhero and “my person” (if you watched Greys like we did you know what i mean) ❤️
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jeanyoung Kim, who works with @WCMEnglanderIPM Member Dr. Jonathan Zippin (@ZippinLab) as lead on the #WCM #dermatology #precisionmedicine biobanking effort, on her new 2023 @WCMC_CTSC Pilot Grant Award, with funding beginning July 1st!
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MedGlobal’s @GlobalHusna emphasized that greater priority needs to be given to people in #Sudan with chronic illnesses as they cross borders to escape the conflict or risk dire health consequences, with the @guardian: https://t.co/8dZgG5UkXb
theguardian.com
With makeshift coolbags and an endless quest for ice, refugees are desperately struggling to protect their precious medication – if they can access any at all
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An area doctor is sharing her experiences after a humanitarian trip to earthquake-stricken regions of Turkey and Syria.
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A critical care physician from the University of Pennsylvania is back from Syria and Turkey after spending 10 days trying to help people devastated by last month's deadly earthquake. @ARobertsCBS reports. https://t.co/ZjSJXZUpQq
cbsnews.com
Dr. Nahreen Ahmed was one of 12 doctors to volunteer their expertise to travel with MedGlobal, an organization helping communities rebuild healthcare systems after disasters.
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Impact of the massive fire in the camps in Bangladesh on 5 March: 2,000 shelters damaged or destroyed 12,000 Rohingya refugees who lost everything again 90 facilities including hospitals and learning centres burnt down
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Dr. @GlobalHusna with @MedGlobalOrg mobile clinic team at one of the newly constructed temporary camps for the #earthquakeinsyria victims in the city of Kaleh near Idlib. There are five thousand families in this camp in the middle of nowhere. No schools are available for children
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Hard to believe we’re nearing the end of this @HumanitarianGC grant! Excited to see the group in Yemen, and grateful for all the hard work @GlobalHusna and our team @bridgetohealth_ & @MedGlobalOrg have put into making this happen. Exciting to get to the TOT portion! 👏👏
Last Thursday, the trauma and pediatrics residents and residents-in-training at the university hospital and the Ibn Sina hospital participated in a Training of Trainer (TOT) workshop. 1/2
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Read about how CGH Global Health Faculty Prize '22 winner @GlobalHusna builds clinical capacity thru ultrasound! Bringing Life Saving Tech to Global Conflict Zones https://t.co/Nj5QCLyhOT via @PennMedicine
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From Bangladesh to Ukraine, Nahreen Ahmed, MD, MPH (@GlobalHusna) has traveled the world to teach hundreds of clinicians how to use ultrasound equipment in emergency areas, conflict zones, and refugee settlements. @UPennCGH
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Health is a human right. Wherever you are from, wherever you are now, and wherever you are going. Whatever your circumstances. Everyone has the right to access health services whenever they need them. On this #HumanRightsDay, and every day.
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“Providing training to build the capacity of physicians in hard to reach areas is how we make a major impact in building resilience.” Dr Nahreen Ahmed #medglobaldays22 #medglobal
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What a way to conclude the MedGlobal conference: “Everyone has a true genius” “Push yourself you will surprise yourself”
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How we use point of care ultrasound #POCUS in the field to improve access to healthcare @GlobalHusna @MedGlobalOrg @ButterflyNetInc #medglobal #medglobaldays22
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Thank you to every person who played a part in this, there are so many of you ❤️ We are all humans in this community called Humanity, let’s use our voices to move the dial towards a better world.
Congratulations to Dr. Nahreen H. Ahmed for receiving the 2nd Annual Robert Suskind and Leslie Lewinter-Suskind Faculty Prize in Global Health, recognized for establishing ultrasound training programs in Philadelphia and abroad. @UPennCGH
https://t.co/kn88hAz10m
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