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Narcissistic leaders are threatened by talent. They want to be the smartest person in the room. Humble leaders are drawn to talent. They surround themselves with people who make them smarter. Great leaders grow talent. They strive to make everyone in the room smarter.

People living with chronic illness need multiple types of health services to manage their health & quality of life. See commentary on how integrated care can address this need in humanitarian contexts. Éimhín Ansbro Benjamin Schmid (he/him) ICRC Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre, LSHTM Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, LSHTM doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.…

Support from someone who has experienced the same challenges as you can be a powerful and profoundly human experience (I'm not alone in this!). What do we know about peer support for people living with #NCDs in #humanitarian settings? Open-access: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It's not cheap to research & develop a drug. But it's also not as expensive as Big Pharma suggests. MSF International's TB trial cost $34million. A lack of #Transparency in clinical trial costs only serves to benefit Pharma not patients. theguardian.com/global-develop…

📣 SAVE THE DATE: Access to Assistive technology and rehabilitation services in humanitarian settings. During emergencies, the need for #AssistiveTechnology and for rehabilitation surges.   This event on occasion of #WHA77 provides a platform for all stakeholders to highlight

📢One more exciting opportunity to get involved in global advocacy and influence the outcome of the High-Level Meeting on #NCDs. World Health Organization (WHO) & World Bank are launching a web-based consultation for the NCD financing dialogue. Contribute by 26 May👉 who.int/news-room/arti…

May Bank Holiday Aurora over Stonehenge last night 😍❤️💜 Photo credit Stonehenge Dronescapes #NorthernLights #aurora #auroraborealis #astro #astrophotography #stonehenge

To learn about important WHO initiatives that support meaningful engagement of people living with NCDs, mental health & neurological conditions, please visit: buff.ly/4dCw5Iq For more info on the SYMPOSIUM highlighted below and to REGISTER, visit: buff.ly/3WHX6Uq

“For a man to go to hospital, then that would be his last option” - an interesting paper from a less well-studied part of the world exploring men’s experiences, perceptions and healthcare needs in the implementation of Universal Health Coverage in Kenya journals.plos.org/globalpubliche…

#MeaningfulEngagement of people living with #NCDs, #mentalhealth, and #neurological conditions Join this kick-off meeting for a process that will culminate to inform the 4th UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in 2025. May 15-16, 2024 knowledge-action-portal.com/en/news_and_ev… Please share widely

I was privileged to participate & speak at the World Health Organization (WHO) / World Bank 2nd Global Dialogue on #SustainableFinancing for #NCDs and #MentalHealth to share my journey living with #MS, & research stories. #LivedExperience must inform & lead technical framing in financing reforms!

Living with and managing type 1 diabetes in humanitarian settings - paper by my WHO team mate Oria James - a good read! journals.plos.org/globalpubliche… #T1D #NCDs

"Giving #patients real time access to their full electronic health records can help them to manage their health as effectively as possible." Patients need access to their medical records—now, @acpatient, Tessa Richards, @ceineken, Sophia Walker bmj.com/content/386/bm…

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Today, we announce 34 diverse commissioners and a board of 15 advisers to join the 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲-𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲. hubs.li/Q02S-7vG0.

"The scale of the attacks and speed of population displacement present unprecedented challenges for an already fragile healthcare system." Israel’s large scale military operations in #Lebanon have caused a displacement crisis bmj.com/content/387/bm…

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The 2nd World Health Organization (WHO) symposium on #MeaningfulEngagement of People Living with #NCDs taking place today is a reminder that lived experience advocacy must be at the centre of the NCD agenda. Lavanya Vijayasingham put it like this this morning: