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Mehreen Zaigham

@mehreenz1

Chair LCMNH | #OBGYN | @LundsUni & @HarvardPGSSC | Research & advocacy to improve #maternal & #newborn health

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Infants died at higher rates in the US following the Supreme Court decision that revoked the federal right to an abortion, new research finds cnn.it/4he5rXN

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This is across the board. The same outcomes extend to other specialities (like mine!) which makes this even more gutting for female doctors

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Tranexamic acid doesn't help pph when given prophylactically to anaemic women. I increasingly see it given “just in case” in obstetrics. I see anchoring bias and mission creep with TXA with non evidence based practice creeping in. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Tranexamic acid doesn't help pph when given prophylactically to anaemic women. I increasingly see it given “just in case” in obstetrics. I see anchoring bias and mission creep with TXA with non evidence based practice creeping in. thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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So pleased to share this article in Swedish about how the lack of access to safe #Cesarean is a threat to #globalmaternalcare #kejsarsnitt #mödrahälsa ⁦⁦⁦⁦Läkartidningen⁩ ⁦Lund University⁩ lakartidningen.se/klinik-och-vet…

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Cannot understate the continued importance of cord blood gas sampling at #birth! Millions of babies’ lives could be changed for the better with this one simple check theconversation.com/millions-of-ba… via The Conversation AJOG The ObG Project

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New World Health Organization (WHO) report: Pakistan is 1 of 4 countries accounting for 50% of global maternal deaths. A clear call for stronger data, policy, and safer #obstetric care. World Health Organization (WHO) UNFPA Dawn.com @MoH_Pakistan WHO Pakistan The ObG Project 🔗 dawn.com/news/1902684 #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth

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👋 Meet some of our fantastic team of #GlobalSurgery advocates! If you spot us at #WHA78 , come say hi 👀 Let's talk #SafeSurgery, #Equity & #UHC2030! Together, we can make #HealthForAll a reality. Kee Park Nithya Gillipelli John G Meara 🇲🇹🇦🇺🇺🇸 Mehreen Zaigham

👋 Meet some of our fantastic team of #GlobalSurgery advocates!
If you spot us at #WHA78 , come say hi 👀 Let's talk #SafeSurgery, #Equity & #UHC2030! Together, we can make #HealthForAll a reality.
<a href="/keepark/">Kee Park</a> <a href="/NGillipelli/">Nithya Gillipelli</a> <a href="/JohnMeara/">John G Meara 🇲🇹🇦🇺🇺🇸</a> <a href="/mehreenz1/">Mehreen Zaigham</a>
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🏥 “In fact, the whole movement for us is that we want to take surgical care into primary care.” “We have to call it a perioperative strategy.” — EMakasa Prof. Emmanuel Makasa This is systems thinking in action. #SafeSurgery #WHA78 #UHC #GlobalSurgery

🏥 “In fact, the whole movement for us is that we want to take surgical care into primary care.”
“We have to call it a perioperative strategy.” — <a href="/emakasa/">EMakasa</a> Prof. Emmanuel Makasa
This is systems thinking in action.
#SafeSurgery #WHA78 #UHC
#GlobalSurgery
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📍 “The further away you are from headquarters, the more that gets done.” Dr. Walt Johnson reminds us that the future of #GlobalSurgery lies in national action—not just global declarations. Real change starts in the ORs, clinics, and ministries around the world. #WHA78

📍 “The further away you are from headquarters, the more that gets done.”
Dr. Walt Johnson reminds us that the future of #GlobalSurgery lies in national action—not just global declarations.
Real change starts in the ORs, clinics, and ministries around the world.
#WHA78
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🗓 Intro to #WHA78: Critical Perspectives on Multilateralism in Global Health 💬There’s a complete misbalance between membership and financial contributions — this isn’t sustainable.” – Björn Kümmel, German Federal MOH United Nations Foundation Geneva Graduate Institute #GlobalHealth #Multilateralism

🗓 Intro to #WHA78: Critical Perspectives on Multilateralism in Global Health

💬There’s a complete misbalance between membership and financial contributions — this isn’t sustainable.” – Björn Kümmel, German Federal MOH
<a href="/unfoundation/">United Nations Foundation</a> <a href="/GVAGrad/">Geneva Graduate Institute</a> 
#GlobalHealth #Multilateralism
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Real data + reporting on The Lancet surgical indicators at a country & regional level forces accountability and therefore sustainable initiatives/interventions to improve care Data drives action This is why #TBI must be recognised as a #notifiable and #chronic condition #WHA78

Real data + reporting on <a href="/TheLancet/">The Lancet</a> surgical indicators at a country &amp; regional level forces accountability and therefore sustainable initiatives/interventions to improve care

Data drives action

This is why #TBI must be recognised as a #notifiable and #chronic condition

#WHA78
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At the #WHA78 10-year celebration of #GlobalSurgery, updates on tracking policies and indicators were presented by PGSSC Research Fellow Mehreen Zaigham on behalf of Dr. Gabriella Hyman Updates: 📉Indicator reporting has declined 📊Only 1.9 billion people with a surgical plan

At the #WHA78 10-year celebration of #GlobalSurgery, updates on tracking policies and indicators were presented by PGSSC Research Fellow <a href="/mehreenz1/">Mehreen Zaigham</a> on behalf of Dr. Gabriella Hyman
Updates:
📉Indicator reporting has declined
📊Only 1.9 billion people with a surgical plan
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Powerful to hear the personal account of experiencing a #stroke from a physician survivor Melinda B. Roaldsen at the #WHA78 side event. “My country had my back. Everything to treat stroke was in place” Alarcos Cieza SVIN Ali Sultan Harvard Global Surgery World Stroke Org

Powerful to hear the personal account of experiencing a #stroke from a physician survivor <a href="/MelindaRoaldsen/">Melinda B. Roaldsen</a> at the #WHA78 side event. “My country had my back. Everything to treat stroke was in place”
<a href="/AlarcosC/">Alarcos Cieza</a> <a href="/svinsociety/">SVIN</a> <a href="/draliazizsultan/">Ali Sultan</a> <a href="/HarvardPGSSC/">Harvard Global Surgery</a> <a href="/WorldStrokeOrg/">World Stroke Org</a>