7th Anniversary Commemoration of Africa CDC | Jan. 31, 2024 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Yesterday was 4th annual World Neglected Tropical Disease Day. Being here in Ethiopia I am reminded daily of the devastating impact NTDs have and the need to end these diseases. These are poverty diseases. #BeatNTDs #HealthEquitytoEndNTDs

Today is World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day ( #NTDs ).
Join us for this special webinar on #NTDs .
📅 30.01.2024
⏰ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Today marks a significant milestone for Africa CDC. We are celebrating our 7th anniversary under the theme “A journey of Commitment and Action to safeguard Africa’s health”.

This anniversary is an opportunity for us to celebrate all the stakeholders who support Africa CDC in the

Get to know the Arctic Council Working Groups: SDWG Chair aims to improve Arctic communities' environmental, economic & social conditions. It focuses on a range of topics, including mental health, infrastructure, economy, culture & more: arctic-council.org/about/working-…

Mental health is a priority in the Arctic, where high rates of suicide represent a preventable health crisis that disproportionately affects youth & Indigenous Peoples.

This is how SDWG Chair & Inuit Circumpolar Council take action👉arctic-council.org/en/news/changi… #WorldMentalHealthDay

In the #Arctic , communities battle mental wellness challenges & elevated suicide rates – youth being disproportionately affected. This is how Inuit Circumpolar Council is changing the narrative - addressing suicide through storytelling with SDWG Chair 👉arctic-council.org/en/news/changi…

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For Arctic youth, the stakes are high: as the Arctic changes, so does their future. The Arctic Council and its Working Groups have enhanced its efforts to engage with youth and make their voices heard #InternationalYouthDay : arctic-council.org/news/stepping-…

📢The World Health Organization ( World Health Organization (WHO)) is seeking experts to serve as members of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group (STAG) on the Prevention and Control of #NCDs .
⏰Make sure to apply by 1 September 2023
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If left unaddressed, the gendered causes and legacies of conflict eventually resurface over time, so are a critical part of #mentalhealth & psychosocial support ( #MHPSS ) and #peacebuilding Read more in our new report from Central African Republic 🇨🇫 👉🔗 tinyurl.com/2s44uk7m

Today United Nations adopted its first resolution on mental health. This is a milestone for global mental health, showing that the international community sees mental health as a priority. There is still a long way to go and we will be working to ensure the resolution is lived up to.

📢WHO is appealing for a total of USD 145 million over the next six months to respond to the needs of 7.6 million people in need of urgent health assistance in #Sudan and the more than 500,000 individuals forced to flee to neighbouring Egypt, Chad, South Sudan, the Central

Incredibly happy to co-organise the course on #ResponsiveCaregiving as part of the #BSRS2023 Universitetet i Bergen. Two inspiring and wonderful weeks with great students, co-organisers Ragnhild Dybdahl Senter for krisepsykologi, UiB, and guest lecturers Dr Melissa Gladstone Joshua Jeong John Phuka Associate Professor Prudence Atukunda Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar, PhD (she/her)

On the last evening together, Ingunn Marie S E leads discussion on the importance & challenges of multidisciplinary collaboration w/ Marry-Anne Karlsen BergenAnthropology, Kjellrun Hiis Hauge Høgskulen på Vestlandet, Ragnhild Dybdahl, Inger Aakre Havforskningsinstituttet & Birgit Kopainsky.
#BSRS2023 #SDGs

Mohammad Tayub is a #Rohingya boy with potential and ambitions, but few opportunities. Together with young Rohingya filmmakers, PRIO presents some snapshots concerning #RefugeeEducation in #Bangladesh . Read more: prio.org/projects/1832

Bangladesh: UN experts decry devastating second round of rations cuts for Rohingya refugees shar.es/afRsCS

🇳🇴 is proudly co-hosting the Int’l Conference on Protecting Children in Armed Conflict with ICRC, @Save_children & UNICEF.

Let’s unite forces to #ProtectChildrenInArmedConflict 🤝🏼

📆5-6 June
📍Oslo

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Norway's 2023-2025 Arctic Council Chairship program has 4 priorities:

1. Oceans
2. Climate and environment
3. Sustainable economic development
4. People in the North

Get to know the Norwegian Chairship: arctic-council.org/about/norway-c…

#Trauma , Crisis and Conflict: Connecting Research and Practice #conference
arqconference.org Netherlands
Early bird fees < May 30!
Low #LMIC /(PhD) student rates

Keynotes eg George Bonanno, Simon Wessely, @EvaAlisic, workshops & symposia
George Bonanno on the resilience paradox: