Gabrielle Fitzgerald
Founder and CEO of Panorama, a non-profit action tank working to solve global problems through audacious thinking and bold action.
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U.S. turns to Mutombo to deliver Ebola message
Dikembe Mutombo has recorded radio and video spots designed to persuade people in Congo to take precautions to help battle one of the deadliest Ebola outbreaks in history.
The doctor who beat Ebola — and inspires other survivors to care for the sick
Maurice Kakule Kutsunga has started a motorcycle ambulance service and is working to dispel rumours about the virus.
Why the Polar Bear Is the Undisputed Image of Climate Change
One image, of a starving polar bear in a town in Siberia, seemed to encapsulate the tragedy of climate change. But the story, it turned out, was incomplete.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
“The story of #climatechange has been told, in part, through pictures of polar bears. And no wonder: in their glittering icy habitat, they reflect the otherworldly beauty that rising temperatures threaten to destroy.”
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Half of Americans know antibiotic resistance is a health threat, but many still misuse the drugs
Almost half (45 percent) of the people surveyed said they had personally not followed their doctor’s instructions regarding the taking of antibiotics.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
“Not only are almost half (47%) of Americans unaware that antibiotic-resistance is a threat, many ppl continue to harbor false beliefs about antibiotics—beliefs that are contributing to the crisis.”
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Dikembe Mutombo Ebola PSA
Dikembe Mutombo, who is Congolese and an internationally famous retired sports star and philanthropist, worked with CDC to film a public service announcement...
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
Kudos @officialmutombo for helping raise awareness in #DRC about #Ebola prevention & care: youtu.be/tpBZkSPxX58
Every effort helps to #EndEbola! @theebolafund
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Midlands Voices: Disease and deception: How not to combat epidemics
The writers, who are all physicians, are infectious diseases specialists for the University of Nebraska Medical Center/ Nebraska Medicine.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
How to fight #pandemic threats, via @unmc:
Fight misinfo & promote credible sources
Adequately fund #publichealth infrastructure
Increase int’l collaboration for preparedness & response
Make new investments in innovation for pandemic defense
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Will 1 Of These 4 Experimental Treatments Cure Ebola?
A landmark study in Congo is very close to finding out. But there are some major obstacles that have nothing to do with science.
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Gabrielle Fitzgerald
"It's the best chance we've had since #Ebola virus was first discovered in 1976 to finally find a medication that can save people from this disease."
Experimental therapies in #DRC are likely to produce results soon: npr.org/sections/goats… @NPRGoatsandSoda
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Time Is Running Out to Stop an Ebola Epidemic
A mass exodus from the Democratic Republic of Congo could be catastrophic.
How anti-vaccine movements threaten global health
Healthcare professionals around the world are pushing back against anti-immunisation campaigns.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
“The problem facing medicine is global, where disinformation about #vaccines is readily accepted as having equal or greater value than the work of scientists who have spent their careers fighting disease.” bbc.com/news/health-48… @BBCNews #VaccinesWork
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This Past Flu Season Was the Longest in 10 Years, the CDC Says
But it wasn't as severe as the previous year
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
2018-2019 flu season may not have been as severe as previous year, but was the longest in a decade, lasting 21 weeks. Per @CDCgov: high early-season vax rates & relatively effective annual vaccine appeared to help suppress illnesses -- #VaccinesWork!
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Deadly epidemic of Ebola and the deadlier spread of fake news
The recent spread of this infectious disease has prompted a rise in stories denying it. But the Red Cross has devised a system of “rumour-mapping” to fight back. Andy Martin talks to aid workers trying to treat the virus and the epidemic of fake...
Pregnancy is making Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd rethink parental work policies
The 29-year-old CEO, who recently announced her pregnancy, says she wants to think about work-life balance for parents beyond just maternity or paternity leave.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
A good example of a CEO prioritizing what her employees need to thrive in and out of the workplace & applying what she’s learned from personal experience to benefit everyone. Kudos to @whitwolfeherd: fastcompany.com/90365442/pregn… #parentalleave @paid_leave
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With More Storms and Rising Seas, Which U.S. Cities Should Be Saved First?
As the dangers and costs of climate change rise, policymakers are facing painful choices about how to decide which communities to protect.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
“As disaster costs keep rising nationwide, a troubling new debate: If there’s not enough money to protect every coastal community from effects of human-caused global warming, how should we decide which ones to save first?” @cflav
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How France is persuading its citizens to get vaccinated
One in three French people think vaccines are unsafe, yet across the country vaccine coverage is rising. Alex Whiting asks why.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
Between 2010-2017, over half a million French infants didn’t receive a first dose of #measles vaccine. France was 1 of 10 countries w/highest year-on-year increases in measles, w/confirmed cases jumping from around 500 in 2017 to nearly 3,000 in 2018.
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Religion and vaccine refusal are linked. We have to talk about it.
A major global survey helps explain the problem of vaccine mistrust.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
No major religion opposes #vaccines—but members of several groups have in certain instances come up w/religious justifications for refusal/used authority to turn ppl off immunization. Some groups have even been targeted w/misinformation: vox.com/2019/6/19/1868… @juliaoftoronto
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Dr David Nabarro appointed as IGHI co-director | Imperial News | Imperial College London
The Institute of Global Health Innovation is delighted to appoint Dr David Nabarro as co-director.
Invitation for public comment: Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being
Public discussion with objective to obtain comments on the “Global Action Plan for Healthy lives and Wellbeing for All,” which will be presented during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September 2019.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
Global Action Plan signatory agencies are inviting stakeholder feedback on how to work together to accelerate country progress on health-related #SDG targets; responses due by June 30: who.int/sdg/global-act… h/t @MThulkanam #GAPforALL
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How bad is the measles comeback? Here’s 70 years of data
PBS NewsHour breaks down the U.S. fall and rise of the measles in 3 charts.
Gabrielle Fitzgerald
“Many people alive today cannot remember those years filled with school quarantines, stillbirths and deaths. Here are key moments and outbreaks in the nation’s #measles history.” @ @MoNscience
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