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I’m Saia, the @WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific. Very excited to connect with you and weave a new vision for #HealthForAll individuals, families, and communities in the Region.
Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala
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Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala
@RD_WPRO
@WHOWPRO Regional Director. Weaving a new vision for health for individuals, families and communities across the Western Pacific. Retweets are not endorsements.
- Great to meet with President of #Palau @Surangeljr and Cabinet members today to discuss pressing health issues facing the Region—from the impact of #ClimateChange on health to healthcare workforce challenges and noncommunicable diseases.
- A pleasure welcoming my @WHOSEARO counterpart, Regional Director @drSaimaWazed, to @WHOWPRO in 🇵🇭 As we toured the @WHOWPRO campus, we reiterated our shared priorities, including #MentalHealth and disability inclusion – areas in which her leadership continues to inspire Member
- Congratulations to #Australia 🇦🇺 for passing new vaping laws. 👏 E-cigarettes are harmful. They’re addictive. And they’re not proven to be effective for smoking cessation at the population level. We need tough legislation to protect our youth from manipulative industry tactics.JUST IN: The Albanese Government’s world leading vaping laws have passed with unanimous support of the Senate
- INclusive, Sustainable, Prosperous and REsilient. INSPIRE. Building and defining health systems of the future across Asia and the Pacific - the theme of the Asian Development Bank @aDB's INSPIRE Health Forum in Manila, where I was honoured to deliver closing remarks. My key
- Replying to @RD_WPROThe @WHO Investment Round special event during #RCM75 will help mobilize resources to support countries like Palau in tackling these challenges. I’m grateful for 🇵🇼’s strong leadership and steadfast support to WHO. Thank you, President @Surangeljr and Minister @GJUherbelau! 🙏
- If antibiotics stop working, that will be the end of modern medicine. As a surgeon, I know just how important it is that we protect the power of these precious medicines for keeping people alive when they are most vulnerable.Superbugs are a growing reality, and #AntimicrobialResistance is making once-treatable infections deadly again. AMR affects us all. We each have a role to play in combating it. Watch this message from @rd_wpro to learn how we can all act as Stewards for the Future. #WAAW2024
00:00 - Great to connect with @WHO DG @DrTedros, and my counterparts from the the other WHO regions on the sidelines of #WHA77 this week @hans_kluge, @drsaimawazed, @moetitshidi, @hananbalkhy, @diropspaho.
- It was good to see govt leaders and partners at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum @ForumSEC Leaders Meeting opening today. Our focus is on #ClimateAction to #BuildBetterNow for a healthy #TransformativeResilientPasifiki.
- #RCM75 Chair and Vice-Chair, getting close to these animals was low risk, but later this week we’ll have serious discussions on public health risks inherent in interactions between humans, animals and the environment, with a side event on #OneHealth. Please follow online!
- It was delightful to be part of my first @WHOWPRO Staff Awards today, taking time to recognize long service & great performance across the Region. I’m in awe of the commitment & time colleagues have dedicated to supporting our Member States to achieve a healthier Western Pacific.
- So good to be back home in my village, Pangaimotu 🇹🇴. No matter where I go, and what I do, I always remember where I come from, and I try to make my family and community proud.
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