President and CEO, William Davidson Institute.
Washington DC
Joined July 2009
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Wendy Taylor retweeted
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to speak on a panel to discuss how human centered narratives are critical for this moment of nuclear risk reduction and strategic stability — it is not only incumbent upon us to tell these stories but necessary in today’s landscape.
📽️ Following a screening of “Where the Wind Blew,” a documentary about US and Soviet nuclear weapons testing victims, @jqdupont stressed the importance of centering human narratives around #nuclear weapons
View highlights from the discussion: councilonstrategicrisks.org/…
Wendy Taylor retweeted
Tonight at the @DCIndieFilmFest Film festival Andre Singer’s powerful film about nuclear weapons testing in Kazakhstan and the United States 🇰🇿🇺🇸. @CSRisks superstar Jackson @jqdupont will join a discussion panel - “Where The Wind Blew - trailer” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/194539092
Wendy Taylor retweeted
A new @LancetGH analysis shows a third of new mothers—more than 40 million women worldwide—face lasting health issues after childbirth. Yet many of these conditions go unrecognized.
Women's health, including postnatal care, needs more attention. bit.ly/3RsAwLD
Wendy Taylor retweeted
📣A vaccine against Chikungunya has secured regulatory approval for the first time.
The next step is even more important: making the vaccine accessible to those in endemic countries who are most at risk from the disease, writes CEPI CEO @DrRHatchett🔽
cepi.net/news_cepi/accelerat…
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⚠️ BREAKING:
Bangladesh 🇧🇩 reports close to 1,000 deaths in the country's most severe dengue fever outbreak in recorded history.
ALT People sit and lay on beds with others on the floor in an overcrowded hospital in Bangladesh. Some look at the camera, while others sleep.
Wendy Taylor retweeted
2️⃣@Jhpiego & @LastMileHealth: From Abuja & NYC: Health Workers at the Heart of PHC and Pandemic Response 💉😷
📅 Date: 18 September
🕒 Time: 1:30 - 4pm ET
📍 Location: The Westin, NY/ Online
Find out more. 👉🏾 eventbrite.com/e/from-abuja-…
Wendy Taylor retweeted
WHO launches a new global Initiative on digital health supported by the G20 Presidency @WHO @DrTedros @alabriqu who.int/news/item/19-08-2023…
Wendy Taylor retweeted
“We don’t need to phase down coal, oil and gas. We need to phase out coal, oil and gas. We need to stop spending money on what is harming us.”
Mary Robinson at the start of the @WomenDeliver conference on why a crisis mindset needs adopting on the #ClimateEmergency.
#WD2023
Wendy Taylor retweeted
Woohoo! @GlobalHlth5050 just recognized Jhpiego as a 'Very High Performer' in our efforts to prioritize gender equality both within our workplace and in the global health sector broadly. Learn more: jhpiego.org/news/jhpiego-rat…
Wendy Taylor retweeted
📣 Check it out: #IMNHC2023 presentation slides 💻 and plenary recordings 📽️ are available online. 1,800 delegates from 95 countries came together at IMNHC to share evidence and accelerate progress toward MNH targets and the reduction of stillbirths: alignmnh.org/imnhc-2023-pre-…
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Great to be with @Koki_Agarwal, @wtaylor1, @2023Mjlacoste and the Jhpiego Indonesia team! I am inspired by meeting the Head of West Manggarai @pemkabmabar, and visiting dedicated #healthworkers throughout Labuan Bajo. We're all committed to quality care for #momandbaby.
Wendy Taylor retweeted
Preterm birth rates haven't changed in the past decade in any region of the world. One takeaway from the recent #BornTooSoon report is that the impact of #ClimateChange is increasing risks for women and babies everywhere. Learn more: alignmnh.org/resource/born-t…
#WorldEnvironmentDay
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Could not be more #ProudtobeWHO at this moment as we launch the Global #DigitalHealth Certification Network, supporting countries to exchange credentialed health information across borders. @WHO @DrTedros @JeremyFarrar who.int/initiatives/global-d…
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Why is the climate crisis also a health crisis? A deteriorating climate has deadly consequences for the world's most vulnerable countries and communities, and @creynoldsdc @pandemicaction explains why👇#PowerOurPlanet 🔗 glblctzn.me/live-in_paris
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"At the beginning of the project, the compliance to the safe surgery checklist was zero, by March 2022, the compliance was 100%.”
@JhpiegoKenya x Proximie, via @devex.
#GSD2023 #GlobalSurgeryDay
@devex reported on challenges faced by @OfficialMakueni in performing cesarean sections and how our partnership with @Proximie aims to address this by providing remote mentorship to surgical teams, enhancing their skills in handling obstetric emergencies buff.ly/3RVykfb
ALT A nurse clad in green clinical outfits, preparing a patient for surgery in a hospital as two other healthcare workers watch on
Wendy Taylor retweeted
LMH CEO @Lisha1McCormick reminds us that the same remote communities are being left behind by health systems & digital tech.
“We must put the last mile first.”
#WHA76 @devex @MedtronicLabs
Wendy Taylor retweeted
Effective national public health agencies are the foundation for global health security
Delighted to share the formal partnership of #WHOPandemicHub and @fiocruz_en to collaborate on enhancing disease surveillance & pathogen surveillance through #IPSN
bit.ly/3IDPyKJ
Wendy Taylor retweeted
The climate crisis is a health crisis, & the world's most vulnerable people face the greatest risk. As President of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera said, "Building a resilient & sustainable health system is a painstaking effort--but it is the only way to secure the health of our people."
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Dr. Jean Kaseya opens the @africaCDC High-Level Ministerial side event:
When properly supported & financed, “community health workers form an essential part of a country’s health system.” #WHA76
