Kate Dodson
@katesdodson
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Senior Advisor @unfoundation; Chair, @GlobalHealthOrg. Views are my own.
Joined June 2019
I've just invoked Art.99 of the UN Charter - for the 1st time in my tenure as Secretary-General. Facing a severe risk of collapse of the humanitarian system in Gaza, I urge the Council to help avert a humanitarian catastrophe & appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire to be declared.
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As the crisis engulfing Gaza, Israel, and the region escalates, an immediate humanitarian ceasefire must be secured. The terror, violence, and incalculable harm already suffered by children, women, and families must end.
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The Women in Global Health movement deplores the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip, which has led to horrific loss of life, with hundreds of fatalities and injuries. This was an operational hospital where health workers were treating patients. It also
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This from @malloch_brown in @ProSyn — if we want multilateralism to deliver, we need to look to Africa and other young regions. Here’s why: a 🧵 https://t.co/zWYllHDaYn
project-syndicate.org
Mark Malloch-Brown explains why the continent should be at the forefront of efforts to bring about international reforms.
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🔥 Let´s count! 21 women leaders ONLY stood at the rostrum of the General Assembly Hall during 🇺🇳 #UNGA78 among 136 Heads of State & Government & 40 Ministers. 11% ! We need more #Women in the international scene 🔥. @GWLvoices @UN_Women @pass_blue @devex
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The @washingtonpost gets it right: polio is stubborn, but we have the tools, and need sustained commitment and funding to eradicate it for good. We at @unfoundation are committed to #endpolio. Are you? https://t.co/ilVCytl3s2
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A variety of obstacles has cropped up in the long, immensely difficult struggle to eradicate polio.
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“Health is a Human Right,” @unfoundation's @katesdodson says. Why aren’t governments treating it like one? @TonyMaciulis caught up her with at #UNGA78 to learn about her fight to connect the world's most vulnerable people to proper healthcare. https://t.co/Q6APec780u
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Your UNGA Day 3 explainer: We talk Financing for Development+Global Health events, with Vera Songwe + Kate Dodson of @unfoundation
https://t.co/hvB7CvIbpS
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Today is Wednesday, September 20th and it was a very busy day at the United Nations. Of all the days this week, today was arguably the most packed with high level consequential meetings. Throughout...
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The @unfoundation has been committed to the goal to #EndPolio since our founding. Now, Pakistan and Afghanistan have it in their sights to stop this devastating disease for good. Together, we can make history and #EndPolio.
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Nature - Given that global efforts to eradicate the poliovirus were recently described as unsuccessful, how are Afghanistan and Pakistan now on the verge of eliminating it?
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Childhood vaccination rates are starting to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels. What will it take to keep up the momentum? Fully funding @WHO & other global health initiatives. Our Senior Director of Global Health Lori Sloate explains to @thehill. https://t.co/byZAUQjx8E
thehill.com
The health of every American, and especially that of our kids, depends on immunization.
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We have never meant it more than now: We are the FAST-GROWING women-led movement challenging power and privilege for gender equity in health! 🌍🩺 Today we welcomed our 51st Chapter, #WGHRwanda, in a room full of gender champions at the #WD2023 conference in #Kigali! 🇷🇼
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84% of the world’s children were vaccinated in 2022. This is a giant step toward reaching pre-pandemic levels. But there’s still a ways to go to prevent future outbreaks — and save more lives. Learn more via @WHO and @UNICEF: https://t.co/2w5N5ypvYT
#BuildBackImmunity
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Congratulations to Geeta Rao Gupta, our next Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues at the State Department. A lifelong advocate, Ambassador Gupta will continue the fight to lift up women and girls everywhere and to secure their basic freedoms and rights.
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After wrapping up my first in-person meeting as a new board member of the @GlobalHealthOrg I am filled with gratitude. Returning to Washington, DC, brings back memories of my global health journey, which began with the @ghcorps.
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Last week, the 76th World Health Assembly focused on the future of @WHO. Here are the top takeaways you need to know about: https://t.co/v2UFignSnJ
#WHO75 #WHA76
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"We have a momentous opportunity to advance health of migrants and refugees, by ensuring that migrants are included in the political declarations made during the HLMs on UHC; Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response; TB and the SDG summit." @daniels_ugochi #HealthForAll
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Normally I don’t tweet updates from panels but LOVE this one from @JNJGlobalHealth @Amref_Worldwide & @lastmilehealth
#UHC first about frontline delivery Also finally- for me this #WHA76 - an all women panel talking about #representation, #sexualabuse in health workforce !!!
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