International development leader garnished with music, tennis, and scotch. Dad to two crazy boys. Fighting to advance global health and assistance
Bethesda, MD
Joined October 2011
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Jed Meline retweeted
Two weeks ago, I returned to my homeland of #Lebanon to visit hospitals, meet healthcare workers, & see @projecthopeorg's programs firsthand. It was a reminder of how resilient this country has had to be. I wrote about it here: projecthope.org/news-stories…
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Ready. Set. Action! Today is the start of #NationalPublicHealthWeek; let's recognize how public health has changed lives for the better in the US for 150+ years. Life spans have expanded & families are safer thanks to the public health workers and policies working to promote health for ALL.#NPHW2026
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Frontline health workers are the backbone of global health security.
Thank you @RepJenKiggans & @RepBera for introducing the bipartisan #SECUREHealthAct to ensure frontline global #healthworkers are supported! Great to partner with you. Saving lives starts with investing in the people delivering care at the last mile. bit.ly/4dwLpZg
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Slovenia is the first European Union member to ban far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir for inciting "extreme violence and serious violations of the human rights of Palestinians" with "their genocidal statements." jpost.com/israel-news/articl…
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“International humanitarian law requires an attacker to use all feasible means to avoid civilian casualties” - Civilians are NOT targets. Health clinics are NOT targets. We cannot continue to accept this pattern of aggression in #Gaza
nbcnews.com/world/gaza/gaza-… via @nbcnews
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Cuts to U.S. foreign aid don't only impact communities abroad. They're hurting American farmers and businesses too. cbsnews.com/news/usaid-trump…
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Big thank you to @jimmyfallon & @FallonTonight for highlighting @projecthopeorg's response to the Los Angeles wildfires
Tonight, we’re highlighting @projecthopeorg, where they’re mobilizing doctors & nurses, getting supplies to shelters & clinics, and providing mental health support for those impacted by the wildfires in L.A. #FallonTonight
For more information, go to projecthope.org.
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Ten Low-Cost Interventions to Provide Mental Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries bit.ly/42u3mlW
Jed Meline retweeted
Tonight, we’re highlighting @projecthopeorg, where they’re mobilizing doctors & nurses, getting supplies to shelters & clinics, and providing mental health support for those impacted by the wildfires in L.A. #FallonTonight
For more information, go to projecthope.org.
Jed Meline retweeted
We applaud the U.S. Senate’s decision to double direct support for health workers to $20M in the FY25 budget. Thanks to @PattyMurray, @ChrisCoons, and all other champions of global health workers for this crucial investment.
@FHWCoalition
Jed Meline retweeted
Wow.
This video is truly eye-opening.
Take a couple minutes to watch this.
A mind-boggling visual representation of wealth inequality in America.
This sh*t ain’t workin’, folks. #TaxBillionaires #UnionsForAll
Jed Meline retweeted
My colleague in Rafah said today, “We all fear for our lives.”
Our worst fears have come true. Last night’s horrific attack on a displacement camp killed 45 civilians and injured 200+.
Thousands of people in Rafah are stuck with no means to evacuate. We need a ceasefire now.
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Utter horror in Rafah tonight. The IDF has struck tents housing displaced people in an area that #Israel had designated a humanitarian zone & encouraged #Gaza’ns to evacuate to. At least 30 people are dead. Videos are circulating of mutilated children amidst the destroyed tents, which are still on fire.
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Thank you @RepBera for your continued leadership on H.Res.389 and for all the Representatives who are showing support.
Providing frontline health workers with essential resources saves millions of lives around the world and gets us closer to our global goals.
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.@WHO and partners managed to reach Al-Shifa — once the backbone of the health system in #Gaza, which is now an empty shell with human graves after the latest siege. The team witnessed at least five dead bodies during the mission.
Most of the buildings in the hospital complex are extensively destroyed and the majority of assets damaged or reduced to ashes. Even restoring minimal functionality in the short term seems implausible. An in-depth assessment by a team of engineers is needed to determine if the remaining buildings are safe for future use.
WHO and partners’ recent effort to support the revival of basic services at Al-Shifa are now lost, and people are once again deprived of access to lifesaving health care services.
As famine looms, disease outbreaks spread, and trauma injuries increase, WHO urges immediate:
- protection of remaining health facilities in Gaza
- protection of health and humanitarian workers
- additional land crossings to allow access into and across north Gaza
- functional deconfliction mechanism
- unimpeded access of humanitarian aid into and across the Gaza Strip
- ceasefire.
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"We demand the creation of an independent commission to investigate the killings of our WCK colleagues. The IDF cannot credibly investigate its own failure in Gaza." @WCKitchen
Read World Central Kitchen's statement about the preliminary findings of IDF's investigation into their own strikes that killed seven members of our team on April 1, 2024: wck.org/news/preliminary-inv…
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"As a global community, we cannot risk becoming unmoved and unaffected by attacks on health workers." In a new op-ed, @rtorbay and our chair @lenrubenstein call for the immediate protection of health workers, who continue to be targeted in world conflicts. buff.ly/3xeCcBP