Pete Skelton
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Focal point for rehabilitation in emergencies with WHO. Only ever tweeting about emergencies, rehab or both. Views my own.
Joined January 2020
Three years after the Political Declaration on Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas was adopted, explosive weapons continue to devastate cities around the world. While 88 States now endorse it, commitments must translate into real change on the ground. Full statement by the
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🌊Floods, 🔥heat, 🌩️storms threaten hospitals and clinics worldwide. Together, we can build climate-resilient health systems that deliver care when it’s needed most. Learn more & join the Alliance for Transformative Action on Climate and Health (#ATACH):
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Our @‌UNLazzarini wrote in the Guardian: As #Gaza begins the difficult road to recovery, UNRWA stands ready to deliver life-saving assistance and restore essential public services — including healthcare, education, and relief. With its mandate, expertise, and long-standing
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Today is One Health Day. The health of humans, animals and ecosystems are closely interlinked. Changes in these relationships can increase the risk of new human and animal diseases developing and spreading. #OneHealth is an approach to optimize the health of humans, animals and
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Did you know we have the 2nd lowest number of rehab beds in Europe? Six in 10 patients who need rehab following a trauma don't get it. The new national rehab centre is redesigning rehab care promising to return £3.3bn to the economy. Read more 👇
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Inside Britain's new £105 million rehab hospital opening on time and in budget, promising a revolution in rehab and turning around the UK's poor record for those suffering life-changing injury and disease: https://t.co/PnWQqNghK7
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Great to see this - everyone with life changing injuries deserves access to this level of rehab
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Inside Britain's new £105 million rehab hospital opening on time and in budget, promising a revolution in rehab and turning around the UK's poor record for those suffering life-changing injury and disease: https://t.co/PnWQqNghK7
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West Africa - Senegal and Mauritania - is facing an outbreak of Rift Valley fever, with 380 people confirmed sick to date. WHO is supporting countries by scaling up life-saving interventions like awareness raising, prevention measures, early detection & treatment & more.
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Two hugely important points on the extraordinary impact of physical activity on mortality and the need for governments to plan better for ageing societies - relevant both in the UK and globally
Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer @DHSCgovuk, highlighted the “extraordinary impact” of physical activity on health in our later years during our session this week on healthy ageing. 1/2 🧵
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We call on all parties and international actors to act now: đź”´Protect civilians and ensure aid access đź”´Hold violators accountable đź”´Use every lever to stop the violence and end the siege of El Fasher đź”´Fully fund under-resourced humanitarian appeals #IASC
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Only 25% of countries include neurological disorders in universal health coverage benefit packages. Critical services are often out of reach in low- and middle-income countries, including: đź“‚ Stroke units & neurointensive care units đź“‚ Paediatric neurology đź“‚ Rehabilitation
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https://t.co/IZWKugKfe4 For anyone in or around London - this looks fantastic
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Join us at the Oxo Gallery on London’s Southbank this autumn for two exhibitions celebrating our life-saving work.
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17 days to go! Join us Oct 18–19 for a 2-day study event on inclusive research, decolonisation & storytelling. Speaker line-up and bios in photos. Register: https://t.co/5pUMmZf9Ub
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#alliedhealthprofessionals #rehab #Research
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https://t.co/kIdnnAouJr This video was made almost 10 years ago but Abed could easily have been describing his work in Gaza today. But today he is gone, killed waiting for a bus to take him to work with @MSF . He was a giant of rehabilitation in Gaza and the most amazing person
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Devastated. Abed was one of the most incredible humans I ever had the privilege to meet. Noble, selfless, wise, humble, courageous, and a skilled clinician who improved the lives of so many. @WorldPhysio1951 @thewfot
It is with profound sorrow and outrage that we confirm the death of our colleague Abed El Hameed Qaradaya. https://t.co/XxUOPKHr3I
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â•ď¸ŹWHO report: Gaza’s many injured will need rehabilitation care and support for years to come Nearly 42 000 people in the Gaza Strip have life-changing injuries caused by the ongoing conflict, according to the latest WHO estimates released today. One in four of these injuries
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Full report here
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This updated technical note delivers a sobering yet essential overview of the injury and rehabilitation crisis in Gaza, building on 2024 estimates with new data and deeper analysis.
66 000 people have been killed and almost 170 000 have been injured in #Gaza. @WHO estimates that at least 1/4 of those have life-changing injuries that require immediate and ongoing rehabilitation. The explosions that cause these injuries also destroy the health facilities and
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Another horrifying loss of an @MSF colleague in #Gaza. Omar Hayek was an occupational therapist. Other colleagues injured include a physiotherapist, and an orthopaedic surgeon among others. I mention their professions because I spoke earlier today of the urgent need for this
This morning, an attack carried out by Israeli forces killed Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member, Omar Hayek, and seriously injured four others. The attack took place on a street where our teams were waiting to take a bus to the MSF field hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza.
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