Follow these steps to help keep antibiotics effective for everyone:
✅ Only take antibiotics prescribed for you
✅ Ask if the prescribed antibiotics are the preferred first-line treatment
✅ Prevent infections by washing your hands and getting vaccinated
Clean hands save lives. 🤝
Infection prevention and control action, including #HandHygiene, can reduce the risk of health care-associated infections by up to 70%.
Let’s stop the spread of germs and reduce avoidable infections!
We are now better prepared for protection from health emergencies.
Advances in pandemic preparedness, early warning systems, prevention and response capacity were supported by:
- the adopted Pandemic Agreement
- the revised International Health Regulations
Know more 👉 https://t.co/7pWazTU75H
#StandWithScience
🫸 Drop! Cover! Hold on!
If the ground starts shaking & you're indoors, this reflex can protect you.
Run a Drop, Cover, Hold On drill – & make it a habit. The reflex it builds can last a lifetime.
➡️ https://t.co/PHbFhKaF2w #BuildingResilience#EarthquakeDay#DropCoverHoldOn
#IndigenousKnowledge is disappearing. And with it, solutions we can't afford to lose.
UNESCO is updating its Policy on Engaging with Indigenous Peoples to strengthen dialogue, co-creation and accountability across education, culture, sciences and communication.
As world leaders gather for #UNPFII25, discover how UNESCO is driving change: https://t.co/5lrdLMMHYa
#ForThePeople #WeAreIndigenous
Is it still possible to #endAIDS by 2030?
Yes! Only if the world comes together in solidarity to protect decades of progress to meet the common goal of ending AIDS as a public health threat.
The #GlobalAIDSStrategy2031 will help us get there.
Read: https://t.co/GWyh08oy0K
Home to around 65 million people, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) represent less than 1% of the world’s population, yet face some of the greatest impacts of climate change.
On the International Day for SIDS, @UNESCO reaffirms its commitment to strengthening resilience and supporting sustainable futures.
👉 https://t.co/ziT3Eg1Z9n
Our oceans are becoming a trash heap, overwhelmed by plastic pollution.
It’s time to break the habit of single-use plastics.
#ActNow to #BeatPlasticPollution!
Malaria is a preventable & treatable disease that continues to have devastating impacts worldwide.
Progress is at risk from drug resistance, funding cuts, conflict & more.
On Saturday's #WorldMalariaDay, @WHO urges greater efforts to #EndMalaria.
https://t.co/myQ0NNtw2b
Reported #malaria cases in some countries in the Western Pacific Region increased by almost 9% between 2023 and 2024 but were limited to just a few countries.
We must remain vigilant to prevent progress from stalling and sustain momentum, save lives and reach #ZeroMalaria goals in 2030.
#WorldMalariaDay
It's #WorldImmunizationWeek
Vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives since 1974 — not by accident, but because ordinary people made the decision to protect themselves, their children and one another.
That’s 6 lives every minute, every day, for more than 5 decades. #VaccinesWork
Your decision makes a difference. Get vaccinated https://t.co/Z89vAV6J5U
For every generation, vaccines work.
Vaccines have helped children grow up healthy, kept families safe, and prevented diseases many people no longer see, but should never forget. This protection cannot be taken for granted.
Across the Western Pacific Region, 2.1 million children are still missing at least one vaccine dose and remain unprotected. Measles is resurging in places where stronger protection should already be in place, reminding us that progress can slip if we let our guard down and let immunization coverage weaken.
Protecting progress means reaching those still missed, rebuilding trust where needed, and keeping immunization programmes strong across every stage of life.
Check vaccination records. Catch up on missed doses. Keep protection strong.
#WorldImmunizationWeek
#VaccinesWork
⛵️History has been made in Canberra!
For the first time since February 2023, your Swire Shipping Fijian Drua have conquered the road, silencing GIO Stadium with a heart-stopping 28-33 victory!
Those final four minutes were a test of pure Fijian grit. Holding 2 point lead deep in Brumbies territory, our boys stood tall, kept their nerve and protected the lead until the final whistle.
The fans and our families back at home and to the fans in the stands tonight —this win is for you. Keep the faith.
#TosoDrua #PacificAusSports
Poverty is an important cause of mental health issues.
Poverty and mental helath issues have a bidirectional causal link, with poverty raising risks of depression, anxiety, and other disorders 1.5–3 times higher via chronic stress, while mental illness can deepen economic hardship.