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Elmien Wolvaardt

@elmienw

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calendar_today17-04-2007 17:40:51

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Balancing patients’ eye health needs against the risk of complications from #COVID19 is increasingly important as the pandemic continues. Victor Hu and Elmien Wolvaardt of International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) look at ways to triage patients while maintaining essential communication 👉bit.ly/COVWhosee

Balancing patients’ eye health needs against the risk of complications from #COVID19 is increasingly important as the pandemic continues. 

Victor Hu and <a href="/elmienw/">Elmien Wolvaardt</a> of <a href="/ICEH_LSHTM/">International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH)</a> look at ways to triage patients while maintaining essential communication 👉bit.ly/COVWhosee
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This is unacceptable. What should we do? It is time for deeds, not words. ‘Utter abandonment' of special needs families during lockdown - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/education…

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Today I am fighting again to #StopHS2 in the Court of Appeal – this vanity project is appalling , unnecessary and frankly , now redundant. Here's 10 (ish) reasons why HS2 must be stopped immediately:

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#COVID19 affects everyone, yet it hits the poorest & most vulnerable communities the hardest, deepening existing inequalities. At the #SDGLive space, @aminajmohammed, Erna Solberg & Dia Mirza discuss #GlobalGoals implementation. Full discussion on 14 July bit.ly/SDGzone

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#COVID19 will be with us for many years. How can we further our understanding of the longer-term health & socioeconomic impacts & how to prepare for future waves? Put your #COVID19 questions to Peter Piot & John Nkengasong in our next live Q&A. 👉 bit.ly/3hnCE3t

#COVID19 will be with us for many years. How can we further our understanding of the longer-term health &amp; socioeconomic impacts &amp; how to prepare for future waves?

Put your #COVID19 questions to Peter Piot &amp; <a href="/JNkengasong/">John Nkengasong</a> in our next live Q&amp;A.

👉 bit.ly/3hnCE3t
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Power naps for health workers is a great idea. It needn't cost very much - just a private space, some noise-cancelling headphones and dim lighting. It's the mindset that matters. rcni.com/nursing-standa…

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Sadly, women have internalised this sexism to the extent that we police ourselves into invisibility. We need support and reassurance to contribute fully to the world. UN Women Africa UN Women @WLGH2020

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🏥 Safe services benefit both patients and staff 📰 Our latest issue, 'Running a safe eye service for patients and personnel' is now live Learn practical tips around safety, management and staff roles 👉 bit.ly/SafeEye

🏥 Safe services benefit both patients and staff

📰 Our latest issue, 'Running a safe eye service for patients and personnel' is now live 

Learn practical tips around safety, management and staff roles 👉 bit.ly/SafeEye
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Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on 10 September, the #TalkSuicide campaign is encouraging people to complete a FREE 20-minute suicide prevention training programme, which is available at talksuicide.co.uk.

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Our website is down temporarily due to hacking of our website hosts - please bear with us! The CEHJ smartphone app is also affected. We are working with our website hosts MediaTemple (GoDaddy) to get everything back online as soon as possible - watch this space for updates.