Michèle Boccoz

Former Ambassador of France to the Philippines, Croatia and Belgium, former ADG @WHO #HealthDiplomacy Tweets are my own. Retweets are not endorsements.

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

As #CervicalCancer awareness grows, so does the need for skilled health workers 🩺.

Investing in them NOW will help build capacity & bridge gaps in lower-middle-income countries, ensuring every woman & girl receives lifesaving care, regardless of her location or circumstance 👉https://t.co/ohnPtbfaF6

[Institut Pasteur, since 1887 @institutpasteur]

👏 Félicitations à Marcel Hollenstein @Hollensteinlab, chercheur à l’Institut Pasteur, lauréat du Prix Lebrasseur 2024, pour la contribution significative de ses travaux de recherche sur les acides nucléiques (ADN et ARN).

[World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @WHOWPRO]

Do you take public transport to work or school?

If it’s crowded, take care and #WearAMask. Help keep yourself and everyone safe from COVID-19, flu and other respiratory illnesses. #StaySafe

[France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @francediplo_EN]

The 30th #ConfAmbass was held in Paris last week.

A key moment for our 200 Ambassadors, who met to discuss the major international issues 🌍

Find out more about the 2025 Ambassadors’ Conference 🔗 https://t.co/s3QWgQUWP6

[Jean-Noël Barrot @jnbarrot]

Nous sommes entrés dans une période qui voit le retour de la loi du plus fort. La France et l’Europe ont besoin de renforcer leur démocratie, leurs capacités de défense et leur compétitivité pour éviter le décrochage économique.

[World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @WHOWPRO]

Make sure you take regular breaks from your electronic devices. Your mental health is important! ❤️

#MentalHealthMatters

[WHO/Europe @WHO_Europe]

What is driving the #obesity crisis?

🛑Unrestricted promotion of unhealthy food and drink products by commercial entities
🛑Industry interference in public health policy that can prevent chronic diseases

But policies can protect us: https://t.co/HuWZJLLDTA

#sugar

[World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific @WHOWPRO]

Did you know❓ Vaccines protect against more than 20 diseases:

Cervical cancer
Cholera
Diphtheria
Ebola
Hepatitis B
Influenza
Japanese encephalitis
Malaria
Measles
Meningitis
Mumps
Pertussis
Pneumonia
Polio
Rabies
Rotavirus
Rubella
Tetanus
Typhoid
Varicella
Yellow fever
COVID-19

#VaccinesWork!

[Institut Pasteur Montevideo @IPMontevideo]

🥵 El 2024 fue un año de mucho trabajo para los investigadores e investigadoras del instituto... ¡Publicaron un total de 9⃣2⃣ artículos científicos en distintas revistas internacionales, varias de ellas destacadas! 👏💪

Aquí, un resumen de los principales datos en este rubro 👇

[France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @francediplo_EN]

#UnitedStates | @jnbarrot met in Paris yesterday with his American counterpart, Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Full statement ➡️ https://t.co/l8Ckvs7Mzl

[France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @francediplo_EN]

❝Exciting work with our French ambassadors in Africa, on the sidelines of the 30th Ambassadors’ Conference this morning.

The stakes are high and our goals ambitious: building fresh, honest and pragmatic ties with our African partners, building mutually beneficial relationships for the future, inspiring our young people and knowing each other better.

As a French minister born on the African continent and working on development policies in Africa, I will play a full role.

✅ Support economic development priority areas,
✅ Strengthen dialogue with the continent’s diasporas,
✅ Continue our efforts on remembrance,
✅ Support the regional integration of our overseas territories.

These are priorities that @francediplo_EN will be fully committed to in 2025.❞

– @TMohamedSoilihi, on 8 January 2025

[France Diplomacy 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @francediplo_EN]

❝Asserting our global presence is the challenge of innovative diplomacy, as @jnbarrot has mentioned.

France is adapting to the challenges of a changing world, with digital consular services, AI being used at the French Foreign Ministry, and enhanced cultural and economic diplomacy.🇫🇷❞

– @LaurentSMartin, on 8 January 2025

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

For me, the link between health and peace is not an abstraction, it’s my lived experience.

What the people caught up in conflicts need more than the aid @WHO delivers is a ceasefire, a political solution, and the best medicine of all—peace.

https://t.co/QZRyRXtipU

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

This time five years ago, WHO’s emergency response mechanism for #COVID19 was fully operational, and work was ongoing to assess and respond to reports of pneumonia cases of a then-unknown cause in China. WHO had begun communicating with its Member States on what was known about the cluster of cases.

WHO had started using its social media channels to share initial updates, and on 5 January, WHO shared detailed information with countries through its Event Information System. The event notice advised countries to take precautions to reduce the risk of acute respiratory infections.

On 5 January as well, WHO issued its first Disease Outbreak News (DON) on the situation. DONs are a key tool WHO uses to inform not only national authorities, but also media and the public about disease outbreaks and other public health concerns. They contain WHO’s risk assessment and advice. By the end of January, WHO had issued 4 DONs on COVID-19 before switching to daily situation reports from 21 January onwards.

These early steps—rapid information-sharing, collaboration with countries, and risk assessments—illustrate WHO’s role in detecting and responding to health threats. Lessons in these areas continue to shape global preparedness and response efforts today.

Read the DONs: https://t.co/kz30krD9Fo

[Institut Pasteur, since 1887 @institutpasteur]

💉Does vaccination reduce the virulence of the bacteria responsible for whooping cough? #WhoopingCough ↘️ https://t.co/SFSQr4acno

[Institut Pasteur, since 1887 @institutpasteur]

Un nouveau cas de Mpox (clade 1b) a été signalé en France le 6 janvier.

Ce virus, apparu pour la première fois chez l’humain en 1970, continue de faire l'objet de recherches.

Découvrez son histoire et les avancées scientifiques dans ce dossier : https://t.co/RtZoqFzIyc

#Mpox

[David Bertolotti @bertodiplo]

En ce jour anniversaire un peu particulier, un ambassadeur du #rire s'était glissé parmi les ambassadrices et les ambassadeurs ce matin: @jul_auteur a croqué avec humour l'intervention du ministre consacrée à notre #diplomatie en action au service des Français. #confambass

[David Bertolotti @bertodiplo]

Séance plénière #DiplomatieFéministe
à la #ConfAmbass:
La France lancera sa stratégie internationale pr une diplo féministe début 2025.
🇫🇷 accueillera la IVème Conférence des politiques étrangères féministes en juin.
Droits des femmes & des filles angle fort aussi au sommet #IA

[Jean-Noël Barrot @jnbarrot]

Alors que la Pologne prend la présidence de l’Union européenne : honoré d’accueillir @sikorskiradek à Paris, pour la Conférence des Ambassadrices et des Ambassadeurs.

La France et la Pologne, nations amies et alliées, sont unies pour bâtir une 🇪🇺 plus forte et mieux protégée.

[UN Philippines @UNPhilippines]

Today we honor & celebrate 50yrs of @PCWgovph institutional legacy & to all who are advancing #WomensRights & ensuring #GenderEquality stays central to the national agenda. Your dedication is shaping a future with #EqualityForAll. - @UNPhilippines Chief @ggonzzalezz