So we know the @FCDOGovUK has to make tough choices. But the 80% cut of water sanitation and hygiene aid makes no sense on a number of levels. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧵" title="Thread" aria-label="Emoji: Thread">
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> It’s madness in the midst of a pandemic to cut coverage of a proven public health measure for combatting COVID, and for Ebola that has re-emerged in West Africa as @sallyhayd reports https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/africa/terrified-locals-in-sierra-leone-brace-for-another-ebola-outbreak-1.4540717">https://www.irishtimes.com/news/worl...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="2️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 2" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 2"> The Govt is reducing its ability to achieve one of its stated ambitions of ending preventable deaths esp maternal and child deaths. If it were serious it would listen to @HelenClarkNZ & @Laura_Ch https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/06/opinions/international-womens-day-water-and-sanitation-clark-chinchilla/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/0...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3"> Our international partners are already raising eyebrows and scratching their heads? Just ask Sweden’s new development minister @thinkper https://twitter.com/thinkper/status/1387431978149023749">https://twitter.com/thinkper/...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="4️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 4" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 4"> We are undermining our ability to address the spread of superbugs, identified as one of the nation’s big threats in #IntegratedReview. @DrTedros
covered this yesterday weak health systems lacking WASH means we can’t halt AMR https://bit.ly/2S54aeD ">https://bit.ly/2S54aeD&q...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="5️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 5" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 5"> Existential threat for the @G7 to deal with, says @MattHancock today. I’m not sure cutting aid for #WASH is the kind of bold, pragmatic step @UKAMREnvoy would advocate. https://twitter.com/dhscgovuk/status/1388055528933363713">https://twitter.com/dhscgovuk...
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="6️⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 6" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 6"> Nor does the cut help with making the case with the public about Global Britain playing it’s part in the world with #UKAid https://twitter.com/devengagelab/status/1387409225597472769">https://twitter.com/devengage...
Depriving the poorest people in the world of access to clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene and the wrong thing to do, and we need to put it right. But don’t just take my word for it. https://twitter.com/justinwelby/status/1387728993563070470">https://twitter.com/justinwel...
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