Slim Slama
@docfromtheblock
Chief Executive Officer, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), Qatar Foundation
UN expert calls on States to immediately stop targeting and killing health and care workers ohchr.org/en/press-relea…
"Innovation that’s not accessible to the majority is not care, it's the perpetuity of inequality." A powerful message from Dr. Slim Slama (@docfromtheblock), CEO of World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), Qatar Foundation #CKMForum
History is made! Kidney Resolution APPROVED at #WHA78 Huge thanks to 🇬🇹for taking up the challenge and the kidney community for ireless energy and hope behind this! @ISNkidneycare @EKHA_EU @HITAP_Thailand @ulasi_ifeomai @Joaquin_Barnoya @docfromtheblock @ncdalliance
About 16 million volunteers and CSOs worldwide play a critical role in public health emergency preparedness and response. They are the trusted connectors, the first responders. Their roles and contributions remain unrecognized and their safety and security is challenged @ifrc
Started my day meeting colleagues @ifrc for a session on NCDs in humanitarian settings. At the entrance I saw this display, a sobering reminder of the deadly toll attacks on healthcare are inflicting to humanitarian #protecthumanity
In 2024, attacks on healthcare in war zones have reached new depths of horror. What’s missing isn’t data — it’s political courage. Every strike on a hospital is a strike against our shared humanity. Leadership must meet this moment with action. theguardian.com/global-develop…
Join GloPAKH and other member organizations for the Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Diseases Early Diagnosis and Treatment Forum on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly on May 22 from 12-1 PM CEST at the InterContinental Hotel in Geneva! Hear about the value of…
Join us in person or online, hosted by @ifrc #WHA78 side event: Advancing #NCD Care in Humanitarian Settings 20 May 2025 | 5-7 PM speakers & panelist- @petra_khoury @DKUNmisgva , Ministry of Health - Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar, @WHO @PMIINDONESIA1 @ncdalliance @docfromtheblock
Healing After War: WISH CEO to Open CVD Session at World Heart Summit wish.org.qa/healing-after-…
We are witnessing, in real time, the creation of conditions for the eradication of Palestinian lives in Gaza. Source: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) International search.app/Y2yM4mGUvgfCfX…
Historic milestone: For the first time, @GlobalFund has procured a first-line HIV treatment manufactured in Africa - antiretroviral medicines (ARVs), sourced from a Kenyan pharmaceutical company & delivered to Mozambique. Strengthening supply security & expanding access across…
Interesting short-term consultancy aiming at documenting Malaysia's successful response to HIV and its transition away from external donor funding, most notably @GlobalFund funding: devex.com/jobs/technical…
Few doctors, throttled aid: How Myanmar’s junta worsened earthquake toll reuters.com/world/asia-pac… #NotaTarget
Dialysis in emergencies on the world agenda. Dialysis at baseline in many settings still needed too! Hope the discussion brings solutions. #Equity and #quality are major challenges @docfromtheblock @ISNkidneycare @WHO @AfricanAFRAN @Refugees
During #disasters, people living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) face a difficult situation, especially those relying on life-saving services such as dialysis machines. Prioritizing access to essential services like dialysis or cancer care can prevent excess deaths &…
Hospital bombing deepens bleak situation for war-weary South Sudanese ´Health is the last safety net. If it fails, everything else will also fall.´ news.un.org/en/story/2025/…
WHO To Shrink its Geneva Headquarters Down to Just Four Programme Divisions - With Health Systems a Key Pillar healthpolicy-watch.news/who-to-shrink-…
Professor Muhammad Yunus @earthnaqa ´World should not ignore Palestine, Rohingya crisis’ dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/gov… @QF @earthnacomm
“Putting America First” — Undermining Health for Populations at Home and Abroad nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas: Questions and Answers hrw.org/news/2025/02/2… @hrw