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PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
| DONNA NEWMAN
ISRRT PRESIDENT
DEAR ISRRT MEMBERS,
ISRRT Board of Management (BOM)
continues to participate and collaborate
on behalf of its ISRRT members as the
global voice for radiographers/radiological
technologists around the globe. As ISRRT’s
President I am so proud the ISRRT Board
of Management as well as the ISRRT
committee’s work is being viewed and
used throughout the world. Although
we are still not meeting in-person many
on-line meetings are happening and
much work is being accomplished for the
elevation of healthcare worldwide.
This time is a very busy time for the ISRRT
BOM members with many participating,
collaborating and representing your voice
at international and regional stakeholder
meetings. The months between January
and May tend to be very busy time for
meetings with the WHO and IAEA that
will impact our radiology profession. This
pandemic will surely continue to persist
in challenging healthcare systems and
professional organizations, stakeholder
meetings and medical conferences. Until
such times as vaccine programs reach all
countries, we will continue in the hybrid
fashion representing our profession.
I would like to take a few moments to
highlight some of the great work the ISRRT
BOM, CEO Support Services and myself
as ISRRT President have been working on
since our last News & Views issue.
As your ISRRT President myself and
the ISRRT Support Services Dimitris
Katsifarakis attended the 150th Session
of World Health Organization Executive
Board on behalf of ISRRT on January
24-28, 2022. Updates were discussed and
updated relating to the WHO Pillar One –
‘One billion more people benefiting from
universal health coverage’, Pillar Two –
‘One billion more people better protected
from health emergencies’, Strengthening
WHO preparedness for and response to
health emergencies, and Implementation
Road map 2023–2030 for the global action
plan for the prevention and control of
noncommunicable diseases were hot
topics covered during the 5-day session.
It’s is also an important meeting for the
ISRRT as it is at this meeting that the
Executive Committee determine which
organizations will renew and keep their
non-governmental organization status in
official relations with WHO. The ISRRT’s
official collaborative plan with the WHO
| Facebook Live session.
ISRRT NEWSLETTER | APRIL 2022
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