Quick intro 🧪 - I am the Humanitarian Representative to Canada for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières & respiratory therapist with a PhD in population health. Research/science interests in emerging infectious diseases, public health, long-term care, and health policy.
Good to see The Lancet drawing attention to the humanitarian and health crisis of violence, sexual violence, malnutrition, and disease outbreaks, unfolding in eastern DRC. 🧪 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)01356-9/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email
Going to throw a follow Friday out there for the Doctors Without Borders account @msf.bsky.social@jwnickerson.bsky.social ! Reskeet to help spread these top notch folks!
MSF’s advocacy on this issue is guided by the intention to protect principled humanitarian action, namely the principles of impartiality, neutrality and independence that steer us to provide assistance whenever, wherever and to whoever needs it. Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/y6xyt2zv
Yesterday the Canadian Senate voted BillC41 into law. This now fixes 20 year issues w/ the terrorism act that would criminalize humanitarian aid. OG Billc41 proposed would of made things worse. @msf.bsky.social was instrumental in pushing for change in this bill... and it pass. We made history. ✊
This fox was really proud to show me the groundhog it had just killed. Awesome moment on my morning foraging walk.
Fed-iverse n. plural: To be upset with what social media has become to the point of switching platform. Fed up with Twitter - > move to bluesky Fed up with Reddit - > move to Mastodon
Welcome to the change!