Diya Banerjee
@iamdiya.bsky.social
Head of social media & media monitoring at the World Health Organization, @who.int, former ILO, and journalist. I am an introvert in a loud 🌎 world.
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Diya Banerjee
@iamdiya.bsky.social
· Nov 8
Your purpose should be bigger than you.
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Aid cuts didn't create global health financing emergency but have exposed long-standing vulnerabilities, threatening progress towards #HealthForAll.
@who.int guidance provides recommendations on how to shift toward sustainable, domestically-financed & self-reliant health systems: bit.ly/4oOVVgX
@who.int guidance provides recommendations on how to shift toward sustainable, domestically-financed & self-reliant health systems: bit.ly/4oOVVgX
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Aid cuts didn't create global health financing emergency but have exposed long-standing vulnerabilities, threatening progress towards #HealthForAll.
@who.int guidance provides recommendations on how to shift toward sustainable, domestically-financed & self-reliant health systems: bit.ly/4oOVVgX
@who.int guidance provides recommendations on how to shift toward sustainable, domestically-financed & self-reliant health systems: bit.ly/4oOVVgX
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‘The health situation in #Gaza is a crisis for generations to come’
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his latest interview with Anna Foster and BBC Radio 4's Today news programme
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his latest interview with Anna Foster and BBC Radio 4's Today news programme
October 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
‘The health situation in #Gaza is a crisis for generations to come’
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his latest interview with Anna Foster and BBC Radio 4's Today news programme
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his latest interview with Anna Foster and BBC Radio 4's Today news programme
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Congrats #Maldives 🇲🇻 for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hep B!
The country is also maintaining
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission HIV
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission syphilis
This makes Maldives the first country in the world to achieve 'triple elimination'
The country is also maintaining
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission HIV
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission syphilis
This makes Maldives the first country in the world to achieve 'triple elimination'
October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Congrats #Maldives 🇲🇻 for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hep B!
The country is also maintaining
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission HIV
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission syphilis
This makes Maldives the first country in the world to achieve 'triple elimination'
The country is also maintaining
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission HIV
🏆 Elimination of mother-to-child transmission syphilis
This makes Maldives the first country in the world to achieve 'triple elimination'
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Did you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccines?
September 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Did you know that since 1999 an independent group of global experts called the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) has been providing WHO evidence-based recommendations on #vaccines?
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@who.int is doing all we can to alleviate suffering & evacuate those who need urgent medical care outside Gaza.
The urgent problem we face is that too few countries are willing to receive them.
We call for countries to open their arms to these critically ill patients.
The urgent problem we face is that too few countries are willing to receive them.
We call for countries to open their arms to these critically ill patients.
September 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
@who.int is doing all we can to alleviate suffering & evacuate those who need urgent medical care outside Gaza.
The urgent problem we face is that too few countries are willing to receive them.
We call for countries to open their arms to these critically ill patients.
The urgent problem we face is that too few countries are willing to receive them.
We call for countries to open their arms to these critically ill patients.
It was great getting Professor Sander to talk about information manipulation tactics and how you can fight against them. Got 2 mins? Then watch.
August 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
It was great getting Professor Sander to talk about information manipulation tactics and how you can fight against them. Got 2 mins? Then watch.
Witty, humble, and relentless— Katalin Karikó’s mRNA research helped power the COVID-19 vaccines that saved millions of lives.
#VaccinesWork
#VaccinesWork
August 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Witty, humble, and relentless— Katalin Karikó’s mRNA research helped power the COVID-19 vaccines that saved millions of lives.
#VaccinesWork
#VaccinesWork
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@theipcinfo.bsky.social warns: the worst-case scenario of #famine is unfolding in #Gaza.
Mass starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths.
@who.int calls for urgent access for food and medical aid into Gaza at scale.
Ceasefire.
Peace is the best medicine!
Mass starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths.
@who.int calls for urgent access for food and medical aid into Gaza at scale.
Ceasefire.
Peace is the best medicine!
July 29, 2025 at 10:17 AM
@theipcinfo.bsky.social warns: the worst-case scenario of #famine is unfolding in #Gaza.
Mass starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths.
@who.int calls for urgent access for food and medical aid into Gaza at scale.
Ceasefire.
Peace is the best medicine!
Mass starvation, malnutrition, and disease are driving a rise in hunger-related deaths.
@who.int calls for urgent access for food and medical aid into Gaza at scale.
Ceasefire.
Peace is the best medicine!
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Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the #Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
Malnutrition rates reach alarming levels in Gaza, WHO warns
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July. Of 74 malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 occurred in July – including 24 children under five, a c...
www.who.int
July 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Malnutrition is on a dangerous trajectory in the #Gaza Strip, marked by a spike in deaths in July.
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives.
Statement from WHO.
www.who.int/news/item/27...
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On Monday, WHO’s staff residence in Deir al-Balah, #Gaza, was hit by projectiles and damaged by fire while our personnel and their families were inside.
Male colleagues were detained, stripped to their underwear, handcuffed & blindfolded.
🔊 Hear what happened on the ground. #NotATarget
Male colleagues were detained, stripped to their underwear, handcuffed & blindfolded.
🔊 Hear what happened on the ground. #NotATarget
July 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
On Monday, WHO’s staff residence in Deir al-Balah, #Gaza, was hit by projectiles and damaged by fire while our personnel and their families were inside.
Male colleagues were detained, stripped to their underwear, handcuffed & blindfolded.
🔊 Hear what happened on the ground. #NotATarget
Male colleagues were detained, stripped to their underwear, handcuffed & blindfolded.
🔊 Hear what happened on the ground. #NotATarget
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WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in #Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse.
Read our full statement: www.who.int/news/item/21...
Read our full statement: www.who.int/news/item/21...
WHO operations compromised following attacks on warehouse and facility sheltering staff and families in Deir al Balah, Gaza
WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse. Following inten...
www.who.int
July 21, 2025 at 9:48 PM
WHO condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on a building housing WHO staff in Deir al Balah in #Gaza, the mistreatment of those sheltering there, and the destruction of its main warehouse.
Read our full statement: www.who.int/news/item/21...
Read our full statement: www.who.int/news/item/21...
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Join me and many other speakers where we discuss unpacking health #misinformation. ⬇️
🗣️NEW SPEAKER!
Diya Banerjee will be speaking at LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED, 15 September 2025, London/online. @iamdiya.bsky.social @lshtmcepr.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
Diya Banerjee will be speaking at LSHTM’s Health Misinformation UNPACKED, 15 September 2025, London/online. @iamdiya.bsky.social @lshtmcepr.bsky.social
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
July 18, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Join me and many other speakers where we discuss unpacking health #misinformation. ⬇️
Loneliness is more than a feeling — it’s a health risk. 🧠💔
The new @WHO report dives into the toll of social isolation and how we can rebuild real, meaningful connections. ⬇️
The new @WHO report dives into the toll of social isolation and how we can rebuild real, meaningful connections. ⬇️
Feeling lonely, disconnected, or unsupported?
You’re not alone—and you don’t have to face it alone. 1 in 6 people on this planet feels lonely.
Read WHO’s new report to learn why social connection is important: bit.ly/3Gpw1zN
You’re not alone—and you don’t have to face it alone. 1 in 6 people on this planet feels lonely.
Read WHO’s new report to learn why social connection is important: bit.ly/3Gpw1zN
June 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Loneliness is more than a feeling — it’s a health risk. 🧠💔
The new @WHO report dives into the toll of social isolation and how we can rebuild real, meaningful connections. ⬇️
The new @WHO report dives into the toll of social isolation and how we can rebuild real, meaningful connections. ⬇️
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No one should be denied health care because of who they are or who they love. #HealthForAll #PrideMonth
June 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
No one should be denied health care because of who they are or who they love. #HealthForAll #PrideMonth
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Each year, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) leads to over 3.6 million hospitalisations and tragically claims about 100,000 young lives. Awareness saves lives. Spread the word, protect the little ones! 💙
June 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Each year, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) leads to over 3.6 million hospitalisations and tragically claims about 100,000 young lives. Awareness saves lives. Spread the word, protect the little ones! 💙
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A recent WHO study found that every 2% increase in energy intake from #TransFats significantly raises the risk of:
💔 heart disease by 25%
😐 death from any cause by 14%
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/42oIBG3
💔 heart disease by 25%
😐 death from any cause by 14%
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/42oIBG3
June 9, 2025 at 6:59 AM
A recent WHO study found that every 2% increase in energy intake from #TransFats significantly raises the risk of:
💔 heart disease by 25%
😐 death from any cause by 14%
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/42oIBG3
💔 heart disease by 25%
😐 death from any cause by 14%
Learn more 🔗 bit.ly/42oIBG3
Stay tuned for the next plot twist episode. In this one we tackle common myths and concerns around vaccines. ⬇️
June 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Stay tuned for the next plot twist episode. In this one we tackle common myths and concerns around vaccines. ⬇️
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WHO assesses the health risk posed by the COVID-19 variant under monitoring (called NB.1.8.1) to be low at the global level. 🧵
WHO continues to track variants: www.who.int/activities/t...
WHO continues to track variants: www.who.int/activities/t...
June 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
WHO assesses the health risk posed by the COVID-19 variant under monitoring (called NB.1.8.1) to be low at the global level. 🧵
WHO continues to track variants: www.who.int/activities/t...
WHO continues to track variants: www.who.int/activities/t...
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WHO and partners reached Al-Awda Hospital in North #Gaza, amid intense insecurity on 24 and 27 May to transfer critical patients to Al-Shifa and assess the situation following recent attacks.
During the first mission, the team was exposed to nearby airstrikes, shelling, and gunfire.
During the first mission, the team was exposed to nearby airstrikes, shelling, and gunfire.
May 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
WHO and partners reached Al-Awda Hospital in North #Gaza, amid intense insecurity on 24 and 27 May to transfer critical patients to Al-Shifa and assess the situation following recent attacks.
During the first mission, the team was exposed to nearby airstrikes, shelling, and gunfire.
During the first mission, the team was exposed to nearby airstrikes, shelling, and gunfire.
The pain of seeing children perish is unbearable.
Unbearable.
Unbearable.
Unbearable.
This should never happen.
This is moral depravity.
Unbearable.
Unbearable.
Unbearable.
This should never happen.
This is moral depravity.
May 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The pain of seeing children perish is unbearable.
Unbearable.
Unbearable.
Unbearable.
This should never happen.
This is moral depravity.
Unbearable.
Unbearable.
Unbearable.
This should never happen.
This is moral depravity.
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Watch a candid conversation with Dr Jeremy Farrar on the sidelines of #WHA78. We ask him about the public health funding crisis—what it means for countries, the WHO, the world, and the road ahead.
youtube.com/shorts/qLeEV...
youtube.com/shorts/qLeEV...
What is the impact of the current financial funding crisis on public health?
YouTube video by World Health Organization (WHO)
youtube.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Watch a candid conversation with Dr Jeremy Farrar on the sidelines of #WHA78. We ask him about the public health funding crisis—what it means for countries, the WHO, the world, and the road ahead.
youtube.com/shorts/qLeEV...
youtube.com/shorts/qLeEV...
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$2.1 billion is the equivalent of 🌍 military expenditure every 8h
$2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber
$2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year.
It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world.
#WHA78
$2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber
$2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year.
It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world.
#WHA78
May 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
$2.1 billion is the equivalent of 🌍 military expenditure every 8h
$2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber
$2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year.
It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world.
#WHA78
$2.1 billion is the price of 1 stealth bomber
$2.1 billion is 1/4 of what the tobacco industry spends on advertising & promotion every year.
It seems somebody switched the price tags on what is truly valuable in our world.
#WHA78
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🌍Supporting sustainably financed WHO, Member States today approved a 20% increase in membership dues—endorsing a US$ 4.2 billion budget for 2026–27.
Read more: bit.ly/4dtJbrN
Read more: bit.ly/4dtJbrN
In historic move, WHO Member States approve 20% funding increase and 2026–27 budget
In a show of support for a sustainably financed World Health Organization, WHO Member States today approved a 20% increase in assessed contributions (membership dues) as they endorsed the Organization...
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May 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🌍Supporting sustainably financed WHO, Member States today approved a 20% increase in membership dues—endorsing a US$ 4.2 billion budget for 2026–27.
Read more: bit.ly/4dtJbrN
Read more: bit.ly/4dtJbrN
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WHO faces a 21% reduction from the original proposed budget for the 2026-27 biennium.
“If we think US$ 2.1 billion a year is ambitious—or $ 4.2 billion for the biennium—then either we must lower our ambitions for what WHO is and does, or we must raise the money.” - @drtedros.who.int
bit.ly/3ZrwCXZ
“If we think US$ 2.1 billion a year is ambitious—or $ 4.2 billion for the biennium—then either we must lower our ambitions for what WHO is and does, or we must raise the money.” - @drtedros.who.int
bit.ly/3ZrwCXZ
May 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
WHO faces a 21% reduction from the original proposed budget for the 2026-27 biennium.
“If we think US$ 2.1 billion a year is ambitious—or $ 4.2 billion for the biennium—then either we must lower our ambitions for what WHO is and does, or we must raise the money.” - @drtedros.who.int
bit.ly/3ZrwCXZ
“If we think US$ 2.1 billion a year is ambitious—or $ 4.2 billion for the biennium—then either we must lower our ambitions for what WHO is and does, or we must raise the money.” - @drtedros.who.int
bit.ly/3ZrwCXZ