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Thanas Goga

@thanas-goga.bsky.social
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Communications consultant at FAO • Ron Brown Fellow • Alumni Ohio University • Helping to build a healthier future for all, with a unique role to play for everyone • Posts are my own

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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
📖 “Një kurë për besimin e thyer” Kur informacioni për shëndetin përhapet më shpejt se kurrë, besimi bëhet çështje e shëndetit publik. 🎥 Momente nga promovimi i librit dhe një bisedë mbi përgjegjësinë e komunikimit shëndetësor. 🙏 Faleminderit të gjithëve! #Infodemia #KomunikimiShëndetësor
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Besimi është çështje e shëndetit publik. 🩺 Më 5 tetor prezantuam “Një kurë për besimin e thyer”, udhëzues për menaxhimin e infodemisë & keqinformimit shëndetësor në Shqipëri. 📺 Biseda në RTSH me Albana Agollin 🔗 youtu.be/_q5Mw-izzoY Faleminderit Noljan Lole për mundësinë dhe ftesën!
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Lidershipi është edhe komunikim. Dje mbajta leksionin “Lidershipi dhe Komunikimi Strategjik” në Akademinë e parë Rajonale të Western Balkan Fund & Open Society Foundations në Tiranë, së bashku me Klevis Gjoni të #WBF. Kënaqësi të bashkëbisedoja me 40 të rinj liderë nga rajoni i #WesternBalkans.
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🇦🇱 Kur keqinformimi shndërrohet në problem të shëndetit publik, sfida është edhe rikthimi i besimit të publikut. 📘 Udhëzuesi praktik “Një kurë për besimin e thyer” ofron mjete praktike për menaxhimin e #infodemisë në Shqipëri. 👉 zenodo.org/records/2266... #SECID #AMA
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Just earned the Very Verified certificate on media literacy from IREX’s Learn to Discern (L2D) course! ☕ Critical thinking is as essential as coffee—learn to spot #disinformation, understand #biases, and navigate today’s complex #media landscape. #MediaLiteracy #VeryVerified
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🙏 Sincere thanks to #CredinsBank for trusting us on the Executive Communications in Leadership workshop! Great working with engaged leaders and a huge shoutout to Segi Alushi & her amazing Team, #FutureGroup Aleksandra & Eris Kasmi for their energy & professionalism. Excited for future projects!
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
In crises, communication isn’t “soft” — it’s a core public health intervention. New WHO COVID-19 Response special issue in the Journal of Health Communication explores RCCE-IM capacity building during #COVID19 and lessons for resilient systems. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
🏃‍♂️ Proud to join my @fao.org Albania colleagues at #TiranaMarathon2025 🇦🇱, running the 10K for everyone’s right to good, healthy and sustainable food. 💚 Hand in Hand for #BetterNutrition, #BetterLife and a #BetterFuture! 🌾🍎 #WFD2025 #FAO80 #RightToFood #CityOfTirana #FAOShqipëri
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
🏃‍♀️Bashkohu me #FAOAlbania dhe vrapo për një kauzë! 🌾 Nesër, i bashkohemi #TiranaMarathon2025 në mbështetje të së drejtës për ushqim të mirë dhe të qëndrueshëm për të gjithë! 🍎🌍 #KrahPërKrah për ushqime më të mira dhe një të ardhme më të mirë! 💚 #WFD2025 #FAO80 #FoodHeroes #HeronjTëUshqimit
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations @fao.org · 15/10/2025
Food is life. Food is land. Food is roots. Food is memory. Food is a right, not a privilege. On this #WorldFoodDay, as we mark #FAO80, let's all walk together #HandinHand. Honour our roots and cultivate innovation. Harvest a better future for all. #4Betters #BetterTogether
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
🎓 I’m happy to share my new certification: “Infodemiology Training Program” from infodemiology.com - The Public Good Projects. @debeaumontfndtn.bsky.social #ABMF @apha.org #PHHC @nacchoalerts.bsky.social #ASTHO #CTHS @jmirpub.bsky.social #ImpactToEquity @unicef.org @acpimphysicians.bsky.social #TMP
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
📢Apply by 1 October for 🆓 Hybrid #GIS 📚 Courses: 1️⃣ Beginners → Geodata Visualization 2️⃣ Advanced → Spatial Data Automation 🗓 Oct-Dec 2025 |📍UBT | 💻 Hybrid ✅ No fee | Laptop | English B1+ 🌱 Boost your GIS skills Apply 🔗 bit.ly/4nCWEkV @fao.org #Albania @iamo.bsky.social #UBT @ubt.edu.al
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
🌱 Click. Grow. Thrive. FAO is leading the DART initiative, helping farmers, especially women and youth, in rural Albania use digital tools to boost productivity and access vital services. 📲 Read more: tinyurl.com/ch5h7cvf #DigitalAgriculture #RuralTransformation #FAO #Albania
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
🌟Check out these currently open vacancies at FAO Albania in the fields of digital services to farmers. Apply, share, repost, and like! #UNJobs #FAOJobs #FAOAlbania #DART #DigitalAgriculture #LeaveNoOneBehind #RuralDevelopment #SmartFarming #Innovation #Agrifoodsystems #DigitalTransformation 1/4
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
1/ Just returned from the SECID-SEEHN & The Task Force for Global Health workshop in Vienna 🇦🇹 (30 Jun-1 Jul 2025), where we addressed one of the biggest public health challenges in Southeast Europe: low influenza vaccination coverage. #VaccineCommunication #Influenza 🧵 Here’s what we focused on👇
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
After years of working independently in #RiskCommunication, I know the value of focus & flexibility. But in emergencies, collaboration isn’t optional—it’s essential. Proud to join a network of senior experts ready to act when it matters most. #CrisisComms #RCCE-IM #EmergencyResponse 1/
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
🚜 Can sustainable agriculture boost productivity in Albania’s vegetable sector? Join #FAO Team’s discussion panel to explore how 🌿 smarter, greener practices can drive growth - starting with greenhouse farming. 📍Lushnje |🗓️ 23 April ⏰ 13:15-14:30 🔗 lnkd.in/dSa6acbz
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Mark Cuban @mcuban.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The Blue Report is amazing. The most clicked on articles are right here theblue.report
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The Blue Report
The top links on Bluesky, updated hourly
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Owen Winter @owenwntr.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
After the AfD's surge on Sunday, far right parties are the most voted-for of any grouping in Europe, for the first time in history: www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
1/7🧵AI is revolutionizing public health—enhancing surveillance, decision-making, and resource allocation. Our new paper @thelancetph.bsky.social convened by @obshealth.bsky.social looks at the opportunities, threats, and challenges www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Artificial intelligence in public health: promises, challenges, and an agenda for policy makers and public health institutions
Artificial intelligence (AI) can rapidly analyse large and complex datasets, extract tailored recommendations, support decision making, and improve th…
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Grateful to @ecdc.europa.eu for hosting a hands-on #InfodemicManagement2025 #EUInitiativeOnHealthSecurity workshop. Combating misinformation demands collaboration, evidence-led strategies & continuous capacity building. Honored to contribute as @who.int RCCE-IM expert! #HealthSecurity #PublicHealth
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
#InfodemicManagement2025 #EUInitiativeOnHealthSecurity #InfodemicResponse #ECDC #WHO
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Eduardo Suárez @eduardosuarez.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Spanish newspaper @eldiario.es reaches 100K paying members. Journalist-owned, profitable and influential, its rise is not unique, with so many other European news sites on the same path: @zetland.dk @mediapart.fr @dennikn.bsky.social @ilpost.it www.eldiario.es/blog/el-bole...
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Contigo somos cien mil
'El boletín del director' es una carta semanal de Ignacio Escolar exclusiva para socios y socias de elDiario.es en agradecimiento por su apoyo, con claves, datos y recomendaciones personales. Si tú ta...
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Petra Hongell @petrajoel.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
What keeps you up at night? #WHO Regional Director Dr Hans Kluge talks #health, #well-being, #mentalhealth and #peace with #UN @melissafleming.bsky.social in her excellent podcast. "The most urgent medicine is peace". ▶️ bit.ly/4fY3can
WHO Regional Director Dr Hans KlugePodcast Awake at Night
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
#1Dollar1World Let’s raise $1 billion to support (@who.int) the World Health Organization’s critical mission of protecting global health, particularly in times of uncertainty and reduced funding. #HealthForAll whofoundation.donorsupport.co/page/FUNEKRB...
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1 Dollar, 1 World
I have been at WHO for over 10 years. Like my colleagues, I have worked my butt off day and night to fight Covid and work towards universal access to health care. This place frustrates me every day.
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JAMA @jama.com · 17/01/2025
In this Viewpoint, Lawrence Gostin, Benjamin Meier, and Loyce Pace explore concerns surrounding possible US withdrawal from @who.int and the effect this would have on US global health leadership and health security. ja.ma/4gXWQbs #MedSky
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
"The effects of health misinformation and disinformation are destructive and damaging to public health." @thelancet.bsky.social 👇
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
#VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives
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WHO @who.int · 31/12/2024
WHO continues to fight against misinformation and disinformation—a great challenge to global health. Governments, health agencies, and partners need to safeguard public trust by responding to misinformation and disinformation directly and effectively.
Battling misinformation and disinformationnaccurate information about diseases, treatments and vaccines undermines trust in science and public health. It threatens global health by distorting public perception and eroding confidence in evidence-based policies. During emergencies and conflicts, misinformation exacerbates health crises by fostering confusion and fear and diverting resources from a coordinated response. This erosion of public trust is leaving populations vulnerable to preventable diseases and fueling inequities.
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Sander van der Linden @profsanderlinden.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
In this new article in American Psychologist we respond to critics in detail and clarify two key points for the field; (1) The prevalence of misinformation in society is substantial when properly defined. (2) Misinformation causally impacts attitudes and behaviors. psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
🎯 Wrapping up the year with impactful work! I’m pleased to share the delivery of interactive Risk Communication Training for Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP) facilitators in Central Asia under the "Better Labs for Better Health" initiative. 🌐 #WHO #GlobalHealth #CapacityBuilding 1/
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
🎯 Milestone Achieved! 🇽🇰 now has the first-ever All-Hazards RCCE-IM Plan in the WHO European Region! 🌐 This blueprint strengthens health emergency preparedness and sets a model for others to follow. #HealthSecurity #RCCE #WHO #WHOPristinaOffice #WHEBalkanHub #EmergencyPreparedness A thread🧵👇
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
📢 Emergencies start and end with communities. #COVID19 and other crises taught us: #Communities aren’t just beneficiaries—they’re essential partners in preparedness, response & recovery. 🤝 Trust, engagement & participation are 🔑 to effective health emergency response. #WHO #WHEBalkanHub 1/4
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Susan Michie @susanmichie.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I have started a Behavioural Science starter pack - just let me know if you would like to be added - see go.bsky.app/CzLwTyZ
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
In Skopje 🇲🇰, #WHO & #EU celebrated a milestone in health emergency preparedness across the #WesternBalkans. This EU-WHO joint initiative brought together 🇦🇱🇧🇦🇲🇪🇲🇰🇷🇸🇽🇰 and partners, including @ecdc.europa.eu & #RKI, to enhance resilience safeguard health. #WHEBalkanHub 🧵👇
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DigiTips🧞‍♂️ @digitips.ch · 30/11/2024
Which Heads of State & Government and Foreign Ministers are on #Bluesky? Luckily, there is an account which keeps updated lists 📝 go.bsky.app/Mdu4Yum #DigitalDiplomacy
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DigiTips🧞‍♂️ @digitips.ch · 19/11/2024
New to Bluesky?🦋 International Organisations are signing up in droves. Here's our starter kit go.bsky.app/6yH4arA #DigitalDiplomacy
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zeynep tufekci @zey.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
We’re entering flu season with bird flu raging among US dairy cattle: ~third of CA herds infected. The danger is flu viruses have a trick: they can swap segments —one farmworker co-infected by human and avian flu— to cause pandemics. We may get lucky. I hope so. 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/o...
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Opinion | A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History (Gift Article)
It’s not too late for President Biden to give the U.S. a life-changing gift.
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Paul Belcher FRCP HonMFPH 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @pauljbelcher.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Updated: European health policy starter pack My favourite and trusted European health policy, advocacy and law connections on Bluesky go.bsky.app/K2JB6CN
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
🟢 Strengthening #CommunityResilience 📣 Effective risk communication & 🤝 community engagement save lives in #HealthEmergencies. Together with colleagues & stakeholders in Skopje 🇲🇰, we piloted a participatory #mapping of actors to tailor #CommunityEngagement strategies for those most at risk. 1/
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
In a place like a hospital where emotions can be overwhelming, art can be a potent distraction👇
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Liam Reilly of @cnn.com writes: A new @pewresearch.org study indicates that one-fifth of adults "regularly" get their news from so-called news influencers. That figure jumps to almost 40% when looking at adults aged 18 to 29, the study found.
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Nearly 40% of young Americans get their news from influencers. Many of them lean to the right, study finds | CNN Business
Young American adults are increasingly getting their news from social media influencers, a majority of whom are men and lean to the right, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
🤝 Proud to join #WHO Pristina Office colleagues & health authorities as 🇽🇰Kosovo* marks a major milestone in #health #security with the launch of its Action Plan for Health Security (#NAPHS). A stronger health system means better protection for all. #WHEBalkanHub *In line with UNSCR 1244 (1999) 1/
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Philip Mai @philipmai.com · 17/11/2024
At its core, Bluesky is a choose-your-own-adventure game, and moderation on here is an experimental DIY community project built on an ethos of decentralization; here's an overview of Bluesky's moderation architecture. More later if I can find time. docs.bsky.app/blog/bluesky...
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Bluesky's Moderation Architecture | Bluesky
Moderation is a crucial aspect of any social network. However, traditional moderation systems often lack transparency and user control, leaving communities vulnerable to sudden policy changes and pote...
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CNN @cnn.com · 14/11/2024
Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, WHO and the CDC said. About 107,500 people, mostly young children, died — an “unacceptable” death toll from a disease that’s preventable through vaccination, the health groups said.
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Measles is debilitating and deadly and cases are surging, WHO and CDC warn | CNN
Global measles cases surged by more than 20% to an estimated 10.3 million last year, the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. About 107,500 pe...
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
“Public health agencies typically tell people what to do and what not to do, but they don’t regularly explain why,” writes @emilyoster.bsky.social in @nytimes.com. “When people find one piece of guidance is overstated, they may begin to distrust everything.”
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Opinion | How to Talk About Fluoride, Vaccines and Raw Milk
How to build trust and make America healthy again.
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Rose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 12/11/2024
You want something the bsky team hasn’t gotten to yet? Our locked open system gives developers the freedom to build, so you don’t have to wait on us. Social should be open and collaborative... built by the people 💙 (We also want starter packs to be searchable.)
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Thanas Goga @thanas-goga.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Dawn, dusk or twilight…
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