Passionate to end current and future pandemics and prevent disease by strengthening Health Systems, maximizing Health Equity, advancing Health Promotion and UHC
It's #WorldEnvironmentDay!
๐ซ The air we breathe.
๐ฒ The food we eat.
๐ฐ The water we drink.
๐ The environment we live in.
๐ฅ Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
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Our health depends on a healthy environment ๐๏ฟฝIt's #WorldEnvironmentDay!
๐ซ The air we breathe.
๐ฒ The food we eat.
๐ฐ The water we drink.
๐ The environment we live in.
๐ฅ Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
โฌ๏ธ
Our health depends on a healthy environment ๐๏ฟฝIt's #WorldEnvironmentDay!
๐ซ The air we breathe.
๐ฒ The food we eat.
๐ฐ The water we drink.
๐ The environment we live in.
๐ฅ Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
โฌ๏ธ
Our health depends on a healthy environment ๐๏ฟฝIt's #WorldEnvironmentDay!
๐ซ The air we breathe.
๐ฒ The food we eat.
๐ฐ The water we drink.
๐ The environment we live in.
๐ฅ Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
โฌ๏ธ
Our health depends on a healthy environment ๐๏ฟฝIt's #WorldEnvironmentDay!
๐ซ The air we breathe.
๐ฒ The food we eat.
๐ฐ The water we drink.
๐ The environment we live in.
๐ฅ Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
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Our health depends on a healthy environment ๐๐ฑ
Type 2 diabetes affects how your body uses sugar (glucose) for energy.
It stops the body from using insulin properly, leading to high levels of blood sugar if untreated.
Over time, it can cause:
๐๏ธ blindness
โ๏ธkidney failure
๐ซ heart attack
๐ง stroke
๐ฆต lower limb amputation
In most cases, the #familydoctor is the first person you approach with questions about your #health. Today especially, we reflect on the crucial role they play in the fight against diseases such as #tuberculosis.
Happy #FamilyDoctorDay!
#EndTB
Yesterday, the #COVID19 Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice.
With great hope I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency.
Read, use & share the Action Agenda ahead of
โ the September UN High-level meetings on health & the #SDGSummit
โ #G7 & #G20 meetings & Summits
โ #INB#PandemicAccord negotiations https://t.co/97gx7N9fqdโฆ #HealthForAll
New week, better habits! ๐ช๐พ
Take some time this week to incorporate physical activity to keep you healthy:
๐ถ๐พโโ๏ธ Walking
๐บ๐พ Dancing
๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ Swimming
๐ด๐พ Cycling
๐ฉ๐พโ๐พ Gardening
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Playing with the kids
Every move counts! #LetsBeatNCDs
Yes We can end TB if we Engage Accelerate Align Account and Advocate according to Dr Tedros Director General of the World Health Organization in his opening remarks at the TB talk show in commemoration of the 2023 World TB Day
Today is #WorldObesityDay!
Obesity is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases & is on the rise in #Africa
1 in 5 adults & 1 in 10 children & teenagers are projected to be obese by December 2023. We need to reverse these trends
Here are a few tips to prevent #obesity!
Investments by @GlobalFund partnership are making a huge impact in increasing life expectancy in low- and middle-income countries.
In just 17 years, life expectancy in #Malawi has increased from 46 years to 65 years โ an increase of 19 years.
https://t.co/gg32bvetPM
WHO Member States have begun negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness & response using the โzero draftโ as a basis for negotiating an agreement to protect nations & communities from future pandemic emergencies. #PandemicAccord
https://t.co/oh2Y1l4mmt
Astrid Citra Padmita outlines policy gaps in Indonesia identified by the @UNICEF Landscape Analysis Tool on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents #lancetsummitobesity
Preparations for #UN High Level Meeting on #Tuberculosis in September have intensified. 1st step is Multi-stakeholder Hearings on #TB/#UHC/ Pandemic Prevention,Preparedness & Response to be held on 8-9 May that will inform UNHLM declaration deliberations ๐https://t.co/9fzHTH3z7M
The #DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo and #Africa deserve to be respected and listened to. They deserve to find space and receive attention. Stop choking Africa: it is not a mine to be stripped or a terrain to be plundered. May Africa be the protagonist of its own destiny!
Africa made significant progress against #NTDs in 2022! ๐๐ฟ
#Benin, #Uganda & #Rwanda were validated for the elimination of sleeping sickness as a public health problem.
#Malawi & #Togo were validated for elimination of trachoma as a public health problem.
#WorldNTDDay
โ ๏ธ We must #ActNow! Leprosy is preventable and treatable.
We need to invest in interventions and research for early diagnosis and interruption of transmission to #EndLeprosy.
#WorldLeprosyDay
Today is #WorldLeprosyDay!
Join us in our work to #EndLeprosy and put a stop to the unjust challenges that people experience when they receive a diagnosis.
#EndLeprosy