Max Meis, Public Health Consultant

Passionate to end current and future pandemics and prevent disease by strengthening Health Systems, maximizing Health Equity, advancing Health Promotion and UHC

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

It's #WorldEnvironmentDay!

🫁 The air we breathe.
🍲 The food we eat.
🚰 The water we drink.
🌆 The environment we live in.
🔥 Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
⬇️
Our health depends on a healthy environment 🌍�It's #WorldEnvironmentDay!

🫁 The air we breathe.
🍲 The food we eat.
🚰 The water we drink.
🌆 The environment we live in.
🔥 Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
⬇️
Our health depends on a healthy environment 🌍�It's #WorldEnvironmentDay!

🫁 The air we breathe.
🍲 The food we eat.
🚰 The water we drink.
🌆 The environment we live in.
🔥 Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
⬇️
Our health depends on a healthy environment 🌍�It's #WorldEnvironmentDay!

🫁 The air we breathe.
🍲 The food we eat.
🚰 The water we drink.
🌆 The environment we live in.
🔥 Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
⬇️
Our health depends on a healthy environment 🌍�It's #WorldEnvironmentDay!

🫁 The air we breathe.
🍲 The food we eat.
🚰 The water we drink.
🌆 The environment we live in.
🔥 Climate change, plastic pollution, hazardous chemicals & natural habitats destruction.
⬇️
Our health depends on a healthy environment 🌍🌱

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

Your #MentalHealth is just as important as your physical health.

Take care of your mental health this Sunday and everyday 💜

[Max Meis, Public Health Consultant @max_meis]

And 50% reversible when adopting a healthy lifestyle!

[WHO Rwanda @WHORwanda]

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:
👁️ blindness
❗️kidney failure
🫀 heart attack
🧠 stroke
🦵 lower limb amputation

[KNCV TB Plus @KNCVTBPlus]

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

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

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.

[UHC2030 @UHC2030]

Read, use & share the Action Agenda ahead of
✅the September UN High-level meetings on health & the #SDGSummit
✅#G7 & #G20 meetings & Summits
✅#INB #PandemicAccord negotiations https://t.co/97gx7N9fqd… #HealthForAll

[WHO Rwanda @WHORwanda]

New week, better habits! 💪🏾

Take some time this week to incorporate physical activity to keep you healthy:

🚶🏾‍♀️ Walking
🕺🏾 Dancing
🏊🏽‍♀️ Swimming
🚴🏾 Cycling
👩🏾‍🌾 Gardening
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Playing with the kids

Every move counts! #LetsBeatNCDs

[Max Meis, Public Health Consultant @max_meis]

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

[WHO Zimbabwe @WHO_Zimbabwe]

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!

[Max Meis, Public Health Consultant @max_meis]

@WHO @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @WHOPhilippines @WHOThailand @WHOIndonesia @WHOAFRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @WHOAfghanistan @WHOPakistan And obesity can be treated effectively with a combined lifestyle intervention such as SLIMMER

[Max Meis, Public Health Consultant @max_meis]

O wow! In just 17 years, so between 2005 and 2022. Most of those years I was around and tried my best to contribute

[The Global Fund @GlobalFund]

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 – an increase of 19 years.

https://t.co/gg32bvetPM

[Max Meis, Public Health Consultant @max_meis]

Why do countries have to negotiate on such an important accord ? Isn’t it about everybody’s safety and health?

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

WHO Member States have begun negotiations on a global accord on pandemic prevention, preparedness & response using the “zero draft” as a basis for negotiating an agreement to protect nations & communities from future pandemic emergencies. #PandemicAccord
https://t.co/oh2Y1l4mmt

[The Lancet Global Health @LancetGH]

Astrid Citra Padmita outlines policy gaps in Indonesia identified by the @UNICEF Landscape Analysis Tool on overweight and obesity in children and adolescents #lancetsummitobesity

[Dr. Simón Barquera @SBarquera]

I presented a number of high impact @WorldObesity initiatives at the #LancetsummitObesity encouraging our #worldobesityday theme “let’s talk about obesity” | thanks @unicef !#changingperspectives #intercambiandoperspectivas
#happythursday
@uniceflac

[Tereza Kasaeva @TerezaKasaeva]

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 👉https://t.co/9fzHTH3z7M

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Daily walk prevents one in 10 early deaths - study https://t.co/rv3X8GuvQg

[Pope Francis – ARCHIVE @Pontifex266Arch]

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!

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

Africa made significant progress against #NTDs in 2022! 👏🏿

#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

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

⚠️ 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

[WHO African Region @WHOAFRO]

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