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Gabriella Stern

@gabbystern.bsky.social

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Director of Communications at the World Health Organization (WHO) and former journalist at WSJ/Dow Jones and the Omaha World-Herald. Also, ex- BMGF communications. Love swimming, cats, reading, friends and above all family.

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Gabriella Stern @gabbystern.bsky.social · Jan 23

A very cool colleague has launched a grassroots effort to support @WHO. It's called 1 Dollar, 1 World. Give what you can afford. I've donated. 🙏 whofoundation.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEKRBXN…#HealthForAllll

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · Jul 7

well, you do if there's a fucking wolf

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 7

Q: Was there any discussion to evacuate before it was too late?

RICE: What we don't want to do is cry wolf

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Alan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · Jul 5

Case study on how narratives can be influenced by survivorship bias.

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Gabriella Stern @gabbystern.bsky.social · May 20

My thanks to you and all partners who helped get the accord over the finish line!

Nina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD @nschwalbe.bsky.social · May 20

💯 In a word? Adopted.

🦠 The Pandemic Treaty was just unanimously adopted by the World Health Assembly.

💊💉Bravo world. You did the right thing.

apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf...

Gabriella Stern @gabbystern.bsky.social · Apr 26

Good news 👇 and good collaboration by Uganda & @WHO & communities to end the Ebola outbreak.

WHO @who.int · Apr 26

Uganda has declared the end of Ebola disease outbreak, less than three months after the virus was confirmed.

Robust, coordinated response by the government, supported by WHO and partners, was critical in stopping the outbreak.

Health workers responding to Ebola Outbreak in Uganda.

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Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics @bermaninstitute.bsky.social · Apr 24

Global pandemic treaty finalized, without U.S., in ‘a victory for multilateralism’ - Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Global pandemic treaty finalized, without U.S., in ‘a victory for multilateralism’

Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic

www.science.org

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Gabriella Stern @gabbystern.bsky.social · Apr 18

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Apr 18

NEW MEIDAS HEALTH: America First or America Alone? Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, senior leader at WHO, joins Meidas Health host Dr. Vin Gupta to discuss the very real ways a full-scale withdrawal from WHO impacts every American, both visibly and behind the scenes. (more links in reply)

Meidas Health, Episode 4: Why Trump’s WHO Exit Puts Us All at Risk (Dr. Van Kerkhove)

The MeidasTouch Podcast · Episode

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Gabriella Stern @gabbystern.bsky.social · Jan 23

good point. will do. 🙏

Sam Rick @samrick.bsky.social · Jan 23

@gabbystern.bsky.social There is a groundswell of organic support from youth in the US on TikTok right now - a prime opportunity for grassroots advocacy if you are ready to grab it. Happy to help. www.tiktok.com/t/ZT28TbBaA/