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@WHO: "And I would like to thank all Member States for the constructive and collaborative way that you have worked this week to address a full agenda of pressing health challenges"-@DrTedros #WHA74 https://t.co/S6ZEkYNegC

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@WHO: "I would also like to thank the Chair of Committee A, Dr Adriana Amarilla of #Paraguay, and the Chair of Committee B, Dr Iferemi Waqainabete of #Fiji. Thank you both for your leadership this week"-@DrTedros #WHA74 https://t.co/9YUTKtyfzQ

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@WHO: "First of all, I would like to thank Your Excellency Dasho Dechen Wangmo for your leadership this week as President of the #WHA74"-@DrTedros https://t.co/ZVTuKKrMjH

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@WHO: Non-smokers exposed to second-hand smoke are at higher risk of developing oral and lung cancer. #CommitToQuit for yourself and those around you! https://t.co/3yOeY0hY2N #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/fttPyvaMRo

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@WHO: Closing of the #WHA74 with @DrTedros https://t.co/sKrAOaiJRD

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@WHO: Switching is not quitting! Vaping, shisha and heated tobacco products are harmful to your health. #CommitToQuit today! 👉https://t.co/3yOeY0hY2N #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/e7mbb2CgoB

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Very pleased to award @UniofBath Tobacco Control Research Group with the special recognition for tobacco control for their efforts to expose tobacco industry attempts & tactics to weaken, block or delay tobacco control. https://t.co/VsDIL5ATFS #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/7VoYLHdQmo

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Today #WHA74 approved: ✅ Resolution on Strengthening @WHO preparedness for & response to health emergencies ✅ Decision on Special session of the Health Assembly to consider developing a #PandemicTreaty ✅ Decision on the Implementation of the International Health Regulations

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@WHO: Smoking impairs lung function making it harder to fight off coronaviruses. This puts smokers at greater risk of developing a severe case and dying from #COVID19. Sign the pledge, #CommitToQuit! 👉https://t.co/otu6PR8BIp #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/dbYuKReqr0

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@WHO: Smokers burn through an average of USD1.4 million in personal costs, including cigarettes & medical costs. Tobacco is expensive 💰 - #CommitToQuit today & spend your money on more important things 👉https://t.co/vcvdnx9KQA #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/Ui3ycnIT1n

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Pleased to award @drharshvardhan, 🇮🇳 Health Minister, with the special recognition for tobacco control. His leadership was instrumental in the 2019 national legislation to ban E-cigarettes & heated tobacco products. Thank you, Minister! https://t.co/VsDIL5ATFS #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/IthC31PJau

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@WHO: Smoking prematurely ages the skin by wearing away proteins that give the skin elasticity. Sign the pledge & #CommitToQuit today! 👉https://t.co/otu6PR8BIp #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/HQmapgO0Kh

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@WHO: Cigarette butts are among the most commonly discarded pieces of plastic waste globally. #CommitToQuit - save your health ♥️ & the environment 🌳 https://t.co/vcvdnx9KQA #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/bqFz55oiUD

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@WHO: Tobacco causes 🤢 teeth to yellow 🤢 excess dental plaque 🤢 bad breath Using tobacco negatively affects your social interactions. Quitters are winners. #CommitToQuit now 👉https://t.co/vcvdnx9KQA #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/Hm9NiinkZ0

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@WHO: Smokers face a 40–50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from #COVID19 and the pandemic. More info 👉https://t.co/WQW4MyhA0g #CommitToQuit #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/lxyrofK7ws

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: To help people to #CommitToQuit, @WHO developed a wide range of digital tools: - @WhatsApp, @Messenger, @Viber chatbot two week quitting challenge - Mobile apps: Quit Genius & QuitNow! - Florence, WHO digital health worker 👉 https://t.co/DL4F3gxGCR #CommitToQuit today! https://t.co/nlHiI4AKUs

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: This #WorldNoTobaccoDay, we urge all countries to join the @WHO campaign and create tobacco-free environments that give people the information, support and tools they need to quit, and quit for good. https://t.co/DNFkCm2cg2 #CommitToQuit https://t.co/1LeQL6ZloU

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: It's #WorldNoTobaccoDay! Smokers have up to a 50% higher risk of developing severe #COVID19 & dying from it. Quitting is the best thing smokers can do to lower their risk from the coronavirus and also from developing cancers, heart disease & respiratory illnesses. #CommitToQuit https://t.co/9DC8JsPOiE

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@WHO: Every year, over 8⃣ million people die from tobacco. There is no better time to quit 🚭. Sign the pledge and #CommitToQuit today! 👉https://t.co/otu6PR8BIp #WorldNoTobaccoDay https://t.co/yxeDs87pZF

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@WHO: Day 7 of the 74th World Health Assembly #WHA74 has just started. Follow the discussions LIVE here ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: Learn about how to build laboratory testing capacity for tobacco product regulation in this free online course on #OpenWHO. 👉 https://t.co/1wJveQxAyW https://t.co/nARqFvxO7G

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: It's high time to invest in health workforce & fix the shortage of nurses & midwives around the 🌍. They're incredible people doing incredible jobs under incredible circumstances. We must do better to ensure them decent conditions to do their job! #WHA74 https://t.co/bjE6px7j1V

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@WHO: The 74th World Health Assembly will be back today from 10h00 CEST. Today’s programme and recap from Saturday https://t.co/Ap3KVlnvZJ More information on #WHA74 ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: Today is #WorldNoTobaccoDay! 🚭 The #COVID19 pandemic has led to millions of tobacco users saying they want to quit. Join communities of quitters and commit to quit today 👉https://t.co/otu6PR8BIp https://t.co/e9QObUQiUL

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@WHO: Why and how to navigate the 3 C’s: crowded places, closed spaces and close contact with others to avoid #COVID19 infection 👉 watch this week's #ScienceIn5 with @OWMorgan ⬇️ https://t.co/SYpaq1HcVO

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@WHO: Tobacco users have more than 8⃣0⃣% increased chance of quitting successfully when they receive intensive advice from a physician. Health workers can join the free WHO training here 👉https://t.co/Ccmb7traOp #CommitToQuit https://t.co/WVCXppRwJC

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@WHO: With thanks to @AllenCarr's Easyway, WHO is giving away FREE live courses & video programs to help tobacco users at higher risk of #COVID19 quit for good! Register for available countries and languages here: 👉https://t.co/TtRXoL6L0c #CommitToQuit https://t.co/K3rBziMC3K

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@WHO: #CommitToQuit tobacco and join over 750,000 people who have improved their lives 💪 via the @QuitGenius app. Download here (iOS & Android) 👉https://t.co/9t3JU3ltrd https://t.co/WaiwrMKoNj

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@WHO: #CommitToQuit smoking and share your experiences with a million people around the 🌏🌍🌎 via @QuitNowApp, featuring health indicators, daily achievements, advice from ex-smokers & more. Download (iOS & Android) 👉https://t.co/9t3JU3ltrd https://t.co/d9E1UEWu4l

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@WHO: A toll-free quitline ☎️ will help tobacco users ✅ get free advice to quit smoking ✅ build a successful quit plan ✅ stay motivated to say #NoTobacco and much more. Make a call and #CommitToQuit today 👉https://t.co/OSw8yVS8MZ https://t.co/l53Mo3CU2a

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@WHO: #COVID19 triggered millions of smokers to want to quit tobacco. #CommitToQuit now with the support of WHO’s 24/7 digital health worker 👉https://t.co/Ac2FeFT0KA #NoTobacco https://t.co/Ku1dqG1O5k

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@WHO: Florence 👤, WHO's digital health worker, is here to help over 1 billion tobacco users #CommitToQuit. Talk to Florence today in English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Russian for recommendations and tips for quitting 👉https://t.co/Ac2FeFT0KA #NoTobacco https://t.co/FwT0VXoc5P

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@WHO: The WHO Quit Tobacco 🚭 chatbot is available on @Viber to help 💯 million people quit smoking. #CommitToQuit today & start living a healthier life 👉https://t.co/YQYdimK2V6 #NoTobacco https://t.co/rOrh01p4Mc

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@WHO: Pick a quit 🚭 date and start your journey towards a nicotine and tobacco-free life! Join the WHO 14-day #CommitToQuit challenge on 📱 @WhatsApp today 👉https://t.co/8kTkzdajer https://t.co/uqnogBl1Ea

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@WHO: There has never been a better time to quit tobacco 🚭! Ahead of #WorldNoTobaccoDay 2021, here's how you can get started and #CommitToQuit 👉https://t.co/3yOeY0hY2N

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Thanks for coming to @WHO today, @DoctorsXr, & for your passion for #ClimateAction. The risks posed by #ClimateChange could dwarf that of any single disease. But there’s no vaccine for climate change. We have to act NOW, in solidarity, to prevent & prepare before it’s too late. https://t.co/50sd4vs6RP

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@WHO: Children from the poorest households in low- and middle-income countries are twice as likely to die before their 5th birthday as those from the richest households. People in rich countries live as many as 16 years longer than those in poor ones. #WHA74 https://t.co/bWeJ58cBh7 https://t.co/TMBni42wJs

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@WHO: Social determinants of health incl. the conditions people live in, as well as their access to power, money, & resources, incl. healthcare. They are often driven by discrimination & persecution, e.g. racism, sexism, classism & war. #WHA74 https://t.co/oxy0ZuEVFL

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@WHO: #WHA74 resolution on tackling social determinants of health aims to reduce the glaring health inequities recently highlighted by the #COVID19 pandemic. More ⬇️ https://t.co/bWeJ58cBh7

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@WHO: The health sector plays a major role in documenting the extent of the problem of violence against children; delivering and monitoring prevention approaches and providing services to mitigate the consequences of exposure to violence. #WHA74 #EndViolence https://t.co/fwtyFD4Itl

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@WHO: Every year, about 1 billion children are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death, as well as the negative impact of witnessing violence between parents or caregivers. #WHA74 #EndViolence More: https://t.co/bWeJ58cBh7 https://t.co/6YluyHAadb

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@WHO: #WHA74 resolution on ending violence against children through health systems strengthening and multisectoral approaches, aims to strengthen health sector capacity to prevent and respond to violence against children. #EndViolence https://t.co/bWeJ58cBh7

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@WHO: Development of innovative, highly effective health products such as mRNA technologies are necessary to address or even avert future public health emergencies and to improve access to health products in general. #WHA74 More ⬇️ https://t.co/bWeJ58cBh7

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@WHO: Member States’ requests for WHO’s support in strengthening local production have been increasing in recent years. The #COVID19 pandemic has further highlighted the urgent need for enhancing quality manufacturing capacity in all regions of the world. #WHA74 https://t.co/KB71I5IRvf

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@WHO: #WHA74 resolution on strengthening local production of medicines & other health technologies to improve access, aims for a more comprehensive, all-of-govt approach, natl strategies & action plans, an enabling business environment and more https://t.co/bWeJ58cBh7

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@WHO: Day 6 of the 74th World Health Assembly is adjourned. #WHA74 will continue on Monday, 31 May 2021, from 10h00 CEST. More information ⬇️https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: Using tobacco products can increase your chance of getting severe #COVID19. Quick tips to start your #CommitToQuit journey: 1⃣ Delay 2⃣ Deep breathing 3⃣ Drink water 4⃣ Do something else to distract yourself More resources 👉https://t.co/3yOeY0hY2N https://t.co/ctbUIXDGp6

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@WHO: #CommitToQuit tobacco today with the STAR method! S ➡️ Set a quit date T ➡️ Tell your friends, family & coworkers so they can support you A ➡️ Anticipate challenges R ➡️ Remove tobacco products from your environment. More info 👉https://t.co/T6On0mx0Vi https://t.co/whKuNEYjPE

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@WHO: Know your triggers to make a successful quit attempt: 📍 Identify your trigger situations & plan how to avoid/get through them 📰 Make a list of high-risk places to avoid 🚫 Stay away from people using tobacco #CommitToQuit today! https://t.co/GPhjFkTLM1

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@WHO: Day 6 of the 74th World Health Assembly has started. Follow today’s discussions on WHO’s website ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: Day 6 of the 74th World Health Assembly will start at 10h00. Today’s programme and recap from yesterday can be found here https://t.co/EuYTENJpUM Follow today’s discussions exclusively on WHO’s website ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: RT @WHO: It’s normal to have questions about #COVID19 vaccines & want to make the right decision for you & your loved ones. If someone you know – a friend, family member or colleague – asks questions or expresses concerns, here are some tips on how to have conversations about vaccines 👇

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@WHO: "May all be happy. May all be free from illness. May all see what it is auspicious. May no one suffer. May peace prevail." -🕊️Nobel Peace Laureate @k_satyarthi at #WHA74 https://t.co/ZpfQX85Fht

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@WHO: It’s normal to have questions about #COVID19 vaccines & want to make the right decision for you & your loved ones. If someone you know – a friend, family member or colleague – asks questions or expresses concerns, here are some tips on how to have conversations about vaccines 👇

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: .@WHO stands with #India and all countries in confronting the #COVID19 challenge. We are helping fill the gaps in oxygen supplies, providing more diagnostics tests and supporting overstretched health workers. We must #ACTogether. https://t.co/e4tHIEqkfL

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: President @TokayevKZ & I agreed that the way forward from the #COVID19 pandemic is investing in universal health coverage, with strong #PrimaryHealthCare at the foundation. I commended 🇰🇿's leadership & willingness to share its rich experience with other countries. #HealthForAll

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Very pleased to speak with @TokayevKZ, President of #Kazakhstan this morning, about the #COVID19 situation & the vaccination efforts 🇰🇿 is making. We discussed the @WHO Emergency Use Listing process to ensure more vaccines are accessible globally. #VaccinEquity https://t.co/gANLtTtuO8

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@WHO: Apart from working with partners across the society to promote healthy lifestyles, @ThaiHealth took on the role of managing risk communications in support of the government during the #COVID19 pandemic and beyond.

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@WHO: .@thaihealth's work has contributed to 🔸 a 2/3 reduction of dangerous alcohol consumption 🔸 improved workplace health at over 20,000 organizations 🔸 over 5000 disabled individuals getting a job and many more.

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@WHO: Over 2 decades, @thaihealth has been promoting healthy lifestyles among people & helping WHO advance public health agendas in #Thailand 🇹🇭, incl: ✅ alcohol & tobacco control ✅ road safety ✅ disaster management ✅ healthy diets ✅ #PhysicalActivity https://t.co/ZGFNe4Oev9

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@WHO: 🏆 The 2021 Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion goes to @ThaiHealth! Congratulations to the Thai Health Promotion Foundation on its stellar work around building healthier communities in #Thailand 🇹🇭. https://t.co/Lv1w0jkfxl

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@WHO: China developed a national five-year plan (2016-2020) based on WHO recommendations to improve the health and well-being of older populations, and to move closer to the achievement of #HealthForAll at all ages.

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@WHO: In just 20 years’ time, the population of people over 60 years old in #China is projected to reach 28% of the population, up from 10% today, due to longer life expectancy and declining fertility rates, making it one of the most rapidly-ageing populations in the world.

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@WHO: The laureate of the 2021 His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize for Research in Health Care for the Elderly and in Health Promotion is the National Center for Gerontology of #China. #WHA74 https://t.co/xBlPPnfWxf

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@WHO: Research conducted by the National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of #Ukraine 🇺🇦 has helped mitigate the impact of the Chernobyl disaster. The institute provided invaluable expertise and lessons of Chernobyl with the global expert community. https://t.co/H4vObKluhZ

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@WHO: The National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of #Ukraine 🇺🇦 has worked closely with WHO. It became a WHO Collaborating Centre for the Organization’s Radiation Emergency Medical Preparedness and Assistance Network in 1998. https://t.co/q5Z9XcZceJ

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@WHO: At #WHA74, the National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of #Ukraine 🇺🇦 has been awarded the Dr Lee-Jong Wook memorial prize for public health, for conducting 30 years of research on the impacts of radioactivity ☢️ on health following the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. https://t.co/9R2Gg3AwwA

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@WHO: Dr Wu Hao & his team train nearly 5000 family physicians a year, helping address the shortage of doctors in community healthcare. He also works to ensure equal access to primary health care, especially for those living in poor areas in #China 🇨🇳. https://t.co/QjrLO9IrDy

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@WHO: During #COVID19, Dr Wu Hao’s centre established epidemic prevention & control teams and opened a 24-service hotline and @WeChatApp official account, allowing patients to consult their family doctors for free. https://t.co/Tk85O7aOVH

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@WHO: Dr Wu Hao pioneered an intelligent family physician-optimized collaborative concept (IFOCM). This enables doctors to ✅ remotely assess & monitor patients ✅ ensure 24-hour customized care ✅ refer patients to specialist care when needed and many more. https://t.co/ji2sQe2dCe

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@WHO: 🏆 The 2021 Sasakawa Prize goes to Dr Wu Hao from Fangzhuang Community Health Service Centre in #China 🇨🇳. Dr Wu has devoted his career to improving community health & integrating the use of technology to ensure more people can access care close to home. https://t.co/n2rFF52eNM

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@WHO: To help combat antimicrobial resistance, Dr Al-Maani engaged in the national project “Be Role Model for Hand Hygiene” as part of her advocacy work for #HandHygiene in the community and health care settings in #Oman 🇴🇲 https://t.co/stG88MZ6Nx

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@WHO: At #WHA74, the Sasakawa Health Prize was awarded to Dr Amal Saif Al-Maani, for boosting awareness of antimicrobial resistance and the importance of #HandHygiene, and for advocating for rational use of antimicrobials in #Oman 🇴🇲 https://t.co/xjaa3B0hhp

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@WHO: Day 5 of the 74th World Health Assembly has just started. Today's programme and recap from yesterday available here https://t.co/qOiMZjpMob Follow the #WHA74 conversations LIVE here https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: Day 5 of the 74th World Health Assembly will begin at 10h00 CEST. Today's programme and recap from yesterday https://t.co/qOiMZjpMob You can follow the discussions LIVE here ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: #WHA74 agreed to dedicate 30 January as World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. The day will be an important opportunity to engage a wide range of partners at global, natl & local level to help accelerate the end of NTDs & the suffering associated with these devastating diseases. https://t.co/ux4NE2I0bf

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@WHO: #WHA74 requested the development of new strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis & sexually transmitted infections as present ongoing & persistent public health challenges. Together they are responsible for more than 1 million new infections per day and 2.3 million deaths per year. https://t.co/Hb1vtf1DFe

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@WHO: An estimated 100 million people have moderate-to-severe distance vision impairment or blindness that could be corrected through access to cataract surgery. #WHA74

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@WHO: Globally, more than 800 million people have distance impairment (i.e. myopia & hypermetropia) or near vision impairment (i.e. presbyopia) that could be addressed with an appropriate pair of spectacles. #WHA74

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@WHO: #WHA74 sets new targets for effective coverage of refractive errors and cataract surgery to be achieved by 2030, which will play a key role in increasing global #EyeCare coverage in the future while delivering quality services. https://t.co/9Ofbi7LsQ0

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@WHO: The new resolution among others urges Member States to step up the pace of progress against #malaria, calls on countries to extend investment in & support for health services, ensuring no one is left behind. #WHA74 https://t.co/LCy2WMGLeD

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@WHO: In 2019, there were some 229 million new cases of #malaria, an annual estimate that has remained virtually unchanged since 2015. #WHA74 https://t.co/WD2Jh2ZctM

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@WHO: Despite a period of unprecedented success in global #malaria control, with an estimated 7.6 million deaths and 1.5 billion cases averted since 2000, the global gains in combatting malaria have levelled off in recent years. #WHA74

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@WHO: The 74th World Health Assembly approved a WHO resolution which reinvigorates efforts to #EndMalaria, a preventable & treatable disease that continues to claim more than 400,000 lives each year, mainly children under the age of 5 living in sub-Saharan Africa. #WHA74 https://t.co/jY3Enu1N2B

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@WHO: Today's #WHA74 resolution on health for people living with disabilities aims to make the health sector more inclusive by tackling the significant barriers many people with disabilities face when they try to access health services.

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@WHO: Over 1 billion people currently live with some form of #disability. This number is rising as populations expand and age, and due to the increasing number of people living with noncommunicable conditions. #WHA74

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@WHO: The 74th World Health Assembly approved the WHO resolution on global disability action plan 2014–2021 for better health for all people with #disability. The #WHA74 is expected to adopt this resolution on plenary next week. https://t.co/e4T2IKD7RQ

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@WHO: Day 4 of the 74th World Health Assembly is adjourned. #WHA74 will be continue tomorrow from 10h00 CEST More information ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: RT @pahowho: ✳️ We are LIVE 👉 Commit to Quit Tobacco: How can we move forward ❓ https://t.co/LgKO2r3u41

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: More #COVID19 cases have been reported this year than in the whole of 2020. No country should assume it's out of the woods, no matter its vaccination rate. The pandemic is not over, and it won't be until and unless transmission is under control in every last country. #WHA74 https://t.co/gpXhNf7WQF

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@WHO: "We are at war with [#COVID19]. We need the logic and urgency of a war economy to boost the capacity of our weapons: the vaccines." -🇺🇳@UN Secretary-General @antonioguterres at #WHA74 https://t.co/AypUsQ8XJZ

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@WHO: "The 🌍 must respond resolutely & in solidarity to stop [#COVID19]. World leaders must urgently step up with a global plan for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, tests & treatments. This starts with financing the @ACTAccelerator & its #COVAX Facility." -🇺🇳@antonioguterres https://t.co/nOLjKYdw5d

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@WHO: "Sadly, unless we act now, we face the situation in which rich countries vaccinate the majority of their people and open their economies while [#COVID19] continues to cause deep suffering by circulating & mutating in the poorest countries." -🇺🇳@antonioguterres at #WHA74 https://t.co/ZNFK0bJZEU

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@WHO: "I pay tribute to the healthcare workers who are the heroes of this pandemic. Millions of healthcare professionals continue to put themselves in harm's way every day. We owe them our deepest appreciation. This includes our colleagues at WHO." -🇺🇳@antonioguterres at #WHA74 https://t.co/olh1ZcIFUs

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@WHO: "The #COVID19 pandemic has brought us a tsunami of suffering. Over 3.4M lives have been lost. Some 500M jobs have gone. Trillions of $ have been wiped from global balance sheets. The most vulnerable are suffering most. And I fear this is far from over." -🇺🇳@antonioguterres #WHA74 https://t.co/Asj3YgWtiv

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Ending the #COVID19 pandemic is only achievable when everyone, everywhere can access the health technologies needed for detection, prevention, treatment & response. That's why 🇨🇷 President @CarlosAlvQ & I call on all @WHO Member States to support the C-TAP https://t.co/8XDpWFDRdL https://t.co/QbiVoGNmNm

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@WHO: RT @WHOAFRO: LIVE: WHOAFRO press briefing on #COVID19 in #Africa. Speakers include: ▪️ Dr @MoetiTshidi, WHOAFRO Regional Director ▪️ Hon. Semano Henry Sekatle, Lesotho Minister of Health ▪️ H.E. Stéphanie Seydoux, French Ambassador for Global Health https://t.co/EuW68kdrAQ

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@WHO: Day 4 of the 74th World Health Assembly has just started. Today's programme and recap from yesterday available here https://t.co/rNnaDGmOFM Follow the #WHA74 conversations LIVE here ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Honoured to present a special @WHO award to Rosalynn Carter, 🇺🇸 Former First Lady, for 50 years of global advocacy and caring for people with #mentalhealth conditions and substance abuse. #WHA74 https://t.co/vyzkaByBPy

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Honoured to present @WHO Special Award to Dr Jemimah Kariuki from 🇰🇪, for her years of work on maternal and child health, preventive medicine, and public health advocacy. Huge thanks for all your outstanding work to save and improve lives! #WHA74 https://t.co/6q6wTAsb7e

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Honoured to present @WHO Special Award to Dr Catalin Denciu from 🇷🇴, who rescued #COVID19 patients from an intensive care ward during a hospital fire in late 2020, even as he sustained severe burns himself. Thank you, Dr Denciu, for your bravery! #WHA74 https://t.co/bwPp9CDVr4

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@WHO: While you #CommitToQuit 🚭, do not forget to maintain a healthy lifestyle by eating well, exercising, and getting enough sleep to help manage any stress, fear, or anxiety around quitting. https://t.co/wQi7ddIC7N

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@WHO: Day 3 74th World Health Assembly #WHA74 has been adjourned. Thank you for those who were following! Discussions will continue tomorrow at 10h00 CEST. More information ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: If we fail to address the challenge of #antimicrobialresistance we risk seeing the rise of a silent pandemic. Here is @SKyriakidesEU and my latest OpEd on how to #StopDrugResistance https://t.co/45Rih7XXxo

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Thanks, @angepratt, for great moderation, & my special thanks to @SecBecerra, @AbikarDr, Oman Abdi (@UNICEF), @JustinKoonin for their powerful statements & commitments to #HealthForAll! #WHA74 https://t.co/MOC7CvpgQ9 https://t.co/isYMfpeocn

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@WHO: RT @WHOAFRO: Join tomorrow's @WHOAFRO press briefing on #COVID19 in #Africa. Dr @MoetiTshidi will be joined by Hon. Semano Henry Sekatle, 🇱🇸Lesotho Minister of Health, & H.E. @S_Seydoux, 🇫🇷French Ambassador for Global Health. 🕚 11 AM (GMT +1) 🗓️ 27 May 2021 📺 https://t.co/EJb9DqAALa https://t.co/KNXME0UiQS

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Preparing for, preventing, detecting & responding to epidemics starts in the: -streets of deprivation & overcrowding -homes where there isn't enough food -communities without access to health workers -villages & towns whose hospitals lack electricity or clean water. #WHA74 https://t.co/onV9bHa5QB

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@WHO: "WHO has been instrumental in helping us ensure that our [#COVID19] response measures are based on the best possible data and science." -#Tonga🇹🇴 Prime Minister Dr Pohiva TU’I’onetoa at #WHA74 https://t.co/o7q3G0tSvg

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@WHO: "We are working to vaccinate the population [against #COVID19]. To date we have reached more than 25% of our target population." -#Tonga🇹🇴 Prime Minister Dr Pohiva TU’I’onetoa at #WHA74 https://t.co/lETecuoSWt

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@WHO: "#Tonga🇹🇴 activated early its national task force for #COVID19 jointly with the national emergency management committee in February 2020, even before the first case was reported in the Pacific." -🇹🇴 Prime Minister Dr Pohiva TU’I’onetoa at #WHA74 https://t.co/9D3wPEWM80

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@WHO: "I am proud to say that the Kingdom of #Tonga🇹🇴 is one of the few countries in the world to be completely #COVID19 free." -🇹🇴 Prime Minister Dr Pohiva TU’I’onetoa at #WHA74 https://t.co/n9dJPei3MW

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@WHO: Day 3 of the 74th World Health Assembly has just started. Follow the #WHA74 discussions exclusively on our website ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: Day 3 of the 74th World Health Assembly will start at 10h00 CEST. Today’s programmes and recap from yesterday ➡️ https://t.co/IzagQkeWvO You can follow the #WHA74 discussions exclusively on our website ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: A two track pandemic: -A handful of countries that have procured large quantities of vaccines are acting like #COVID19 is over -Others are experiencing serious spikes of hospitalisations & deaths #VaccinEquity is the only way to save all livelihoods.

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Pleased to be part of @TonyElumeluFDN's event on #AfricaDay with President @PaulKagame, @NOIweala & @Diop_IFC. We had a fruitful discussion on how to make Africa more prosperous through fighting #COVID19, sustainable recovery, #VaccinEquity & mobilizing youth & digital solutions. https://t.co/Gh0SvAp4f7

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Huge thanks to the chairs of: -@TheIndPanel: PM @HelenClarkNZ & Président @MaEllenSirleaf -Independent Oversight & Advisory Committee chair: Dr. Felicity Harvey -IHR Review Committee chair: Prof. Lothar Wieler for presenting their reports at #WHA74 We welcome their work & advice. https://t.co/65P4ADuX4B

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@WHO: Each time you resist a craving, remind yourself why you are doing this! You can 🎁 Give yourself small treats each day you don't use tobacco #CommitToQuit today! https://t.co/7UQeJOdOlv

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@WHO: While trying to quit tobacco, surround yourself with the proper support network. You can 📱 Text or talk with your friends or family ☎️ Call a tobacco quitline or get online support 🤗 Call a friend or quit buddy #CommitToQuit today! 👉https://t.co/OSw8yVS8MZ https://t.co/wb6Nz9apo0

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@WHO: Day 2 74th World Health Assembly #WHA74 has been adjourned. Discussions will continue tomorrow at 10h00 CEST. More information https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Consistent themes of #WHA74 so far are: solidarity, science, sharing & equity. A #PandemicTreaty would achieve this through: -Strengthening national capacities -Global mechanism to anticipate & prevent pandemics -Sustained funding for emergency response https://t.co/lygcMvKufT

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: I join them in calling for: -Countries that have vaccinated their populations at most risk to share doses now -Scaling up manufacturing in all countries & utilise C-TAP, which was designed to share licenses, transfer technology & know how -Securing funds for #COVAX #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Happy #AfricaDay to my brothers and sisters across the continent! I hope that we will work even harder together to make Africa a more prosperous, peaceful, healthier, safer and fairer place for our children! https://t.co/T7TMPHIU3N

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@WHO: LIVE with @DrTedros at the #AfricaDay event 👇 https://t.co/8ZvVstnLVd

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@WHO: "We must harness the momentum & political commitment... derived from the #COVID19 pandemic to ensure the long-term political & financial investment that ... global health emergencies require... The [Pandemic] Treaty is the best way to make it happen." -🇪🇸 @sanchezcastejon, #WHA74 https://t.co/aJzvQ1yhCT

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@WHO: "#Spain made a commitment to contribute EUR125M [and] send millions of vaccines to Latin America [through] #COVAX. It is also essential that the necessary capacities of vaccine receiving countries are enhanced to process, store & administer vaccines." -🇪🇸 @sanchezcastejon, #WHA74 https://t.co/zzL2tTwA0S

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@WHO: "#Spain has formally joined the C-TAP initiative... We invite governments and especially the pharmaceutical industry to join us so that the initiative can achieve tangible results." -🇪🇸 Prime Minister @sanchezcastejon at #WHA74 https://t.co/MW8Khq43Yu

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@WHO: "We propose to act simultaneously on 3 fronts that... hinder equitable access to vaccines. First of all we must share knowledge of all kinds, incl. the transfer of know-how & technology and aspects related to intellectual property." -🇪🇸 Prime Minister @sanchezcastejon at #WHA74 https://t.co/eI6S75i3Oh

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@WHO: "The priority now is to guarantee universal access to vaccines. That is why my government has launched a multilateral initiative “Vaccines for All” which addresses the global challenge of vaccine production & distribution in all its complexity." -🇪🇸 PM @sanchezcastejon at #WHA74 https://t.co/UyX4aNYff4

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@WHO: "Our world is in a global crisis. This Assembly [#WHA74] must act now to imbue all our societies with the confidence that we the govts are acting in solidarity to take back our world from the strangleholds of this pandemic & set our people free." -🇦🇬 Prime Minister @gastonbrowne https://t.co/dC1zqIYjLD

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@WHO: "Apart from releasing surplus [#COVID19] vaccines, the governments that now maintain intellectual property rights that prohibit wider and greater production of vaccines must act now to waive them." -🇦🇬 Prime Minister @gastonbrowne at #WHA74 https://t.co/ofgs0yzFom

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@WHO: "This ignoble system of [#COVID19] vaccine apartheid must end and end now. Nations who have stockpiled more vaccines than they require must release them to those who need them." -🇦🇬 Prime Minister @gastonbrowne at #WHA74 https://t.co/XzkaCVFg1g

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@WHO: "To refuse [#COVID19] vaccines is to court death. We are fighting a war with a grim, promiscuous and pervasive reaper of death and destruction. No nation has escaped it. No nation is immune from it. No nation can isolate itself from it." -🇦🇬 Prime Minister @gastonbrowne at #WHA74 https://t.co/51dDGQW511

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@WHO: Day 2 of the 74th World Health Assembly has started. Follow discussions - currently LIVE from Plenary and Committee A - exclusively via our website. More information ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: One of the greatest drivers of #COVID19 has been the lack of solidarity & sharing. That’s why we need an intl agreement that: -represents all nations -addresses our shared vulnerabilities -leverages our shared humanity -reflects what future generations need #PandemicTreaty #WHA74 https://t.co/lygcMvKufT

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@WHO: Day 2 of the 74th World Health Assembly will start soon. Here’s today’s Journal with programmes for today and recap from yesterday ➡️ https://t.co/TZtQlYndiX More information on #WHA74 here ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: "The #WHOAcademy’s digital learning platform has been built and will begin global testing next week. The first batch of learning programmes are in the final stages of production, translation and testing and will be rolled out by September"-@DrTedros #WHA74

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@WHO: "As part of our commitment to strengthening the health and care workforce globally, as well as our own workforce, the #WHOAcademy will be a major addition to global health learning"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "The success of this Organization depends on its people. And we are committed to doing much more to build a WHO that attracts the best, and gives them the best opportunities, in the best working environment"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #ProudToBeWHO https://t.co/U2MZGGcuEi

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@WHO: "For almost 18 months, they have worked under extreme pressure, and time and time again they have gone above and beyond to serve you, our Member States, despite the modest resources they have to do their jobs"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #ProudToBeWHO https://t.co/U2MZGGcuEi

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@WHO: "Just as health and care workers are the lifeblood of every health system, so the lifeblood of WHO is its staff – the incredible people all over the 🌍 I am honoured to call my colleagues, in country and regional offices, and here at headquarters"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #ProudToBeWHO

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@WHO: "This week you will consider two draft resolutions on the health workforce. I hope you will adopt them and, more importantly, take action on them, in every country"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #SupportHealthCareWorkers https://t.co/prw8pMK3E6

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@WHO: "If we have any hope of achieving a healthier, safer, fairer future, every Member State must protect and invest in its health and care workforce as a matter of urgency"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #SupportHealthCareWorkers

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@WHO: "We owe them so much, and yet globally health and care workers often lack the protection, the equipment, the training, the decent pay, the safe working conditions and the respect they deserve"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #SupportHealthCareWorkers

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@WHO: "Many feel frustrated, helpless and unprotected, with a lack of access to personal protective equipment and vaccines, and the tools to save lives"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #SupportHealthCareWorkers https://t.co/VZsjt1ZYzS

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@WHO: "Health and care workers do heroic things, but they are not superheroes. They are humans like the rest of us. They sweat and swear. They laugh and cry. They fear and hope."-@DrTedros #WHA74 #SupportHealthCareWorkers

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@WHO: "Many have themselves become infected, and while reporting is scant, we estimate that at least 115,000 health and care workers have paid the ultimate price in the service of others"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #SupportHealthCareWorkers

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@WHO: "For almost 18 months, health and care workers all over the 🌍 have stood in the breach between life and death. They have saved countless lives, and fought for others who despite their best efforts, slipped away"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #SupportHealthCareWorkers

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@WHO: "Today we will honour him with an award for his service, sacrifice and example. These are just a few examples. There are millions more; stories of courage, heartbreak, desperation, struggle and triumph"-@DrTedros #WHA74 #SupportHealthCareWorkers

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@WHO: "Dr Catalin Denciu is an intensive care specialist in 🇷🇴. He was on duty in Nov 2020, caring for patients with #COVID19, when a 🔥 broke out in the 🏥. 10 patients died in the 🔥 & in trying to save others Dr Denciu suffered third-degree burns to 40% of his body"-@DrTedros #WHA74

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@WHO: "...[Dr Gantsengel Purev said] "During my last shift, 3 people died in an hour. My patients are no different to my 👵 & 👴. Many patients recover & leave the hospital. What keeps me going is two words from them: 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢.”"-@DrTedros #WHA74 https://t.co/ImdLFkAfw8

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@WHO: "Dr Gantsengel Purev is an intensive care specialist at the Central Military Hospital in Ulanbataar, 🇲🇳. This is what he said: “During my first shift, I lost my grandmother to #COVID19. She died in my arms"-@DrTedros #WHA74

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@WHO: "But Lucy kept going back to the community. After weeks of engaging leaders, things started to change. Communities started following #COVID19 guidelines & accepted to be tested. The spread of the virus was curtailed and the lockdown was removed"-@DrTedros #WHA74

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@WHO: Opening of the #WHA74 with @DrTedros https://t.co/UQEUwspsVh

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@WHO: The 74th World Health Assembly #WHA74 will start in less than 5 minutes! Today’s Journal ➡️ https://t.co/fwBBGizlWH More information here ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: The 74th World Health Assembly #WHA74 will start TODAY at 10h00 CEST. 📋 Provisional agenda: https://t.co/vwNQuAgpyS 📋 Preliminary journal: https://t.co/Ej3cn8bCNZ More information ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: Q: What is the World Health Assembly? A: WHO is comprised of the World Health Assembly, Member States & the Secretariat. The Health Assembly is the main governing body of the WHO comprising of 194 Member States. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/viFhVuoFp6 #WHA74

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@WHO: RT @WHO_Europe: Highlights at #WHA74 24 May - 1 June include: 🔵Health Emergencies & #COVID19 response 🔵Global strategies/plans on public health, innovation & intellectual property; patient safety; health, environment & climate change; Nursing & Midwifery 🔵NCDs 🔵AMR 🔵Immunization Agenda 2030 https://t.co/FK8NXRIp0A

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Good read for #WHA74 eve - a historical overview of challenges & actions to put #HealthForAll at the centre of the global health agenda: https://t.co/DmeMXv9vpO Weak health systems bring nations to their knees when a pandemic strikes. This mustn’t happen again. Thanks @amymaxmen.

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: My thoughts are with the people of the #DRC living near the Mount Nyiragongo volcano. @WHO stands ready to support the governments of the DRC and Rwanda as needed. https://t.co/MI0ZTgde8X

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the Pandemic #Influenza Preparedness Framework, which aims to enhance preparedness and catalyse an equitable response to pandemic influenza. I’m thankful to all the partners for helping @WHO implement the framework. https://t.co/5eR3TbRY9o

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@WHO: #COVID19 has highlighted the need for universal access to global #HealthData. The World Health Data Hub provides an interactive digital platform & trusted source for all global health data, fulfilling WHO’s commitment to provide data as a public good. https://t.co/FDLxGqzohy

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@WHO: Financial protection has been deteriorating. The proportion of the population spending over 10% of their household budget on healthcare rose from 9% to 13% between 2000 & 2015, & almost 3% were spending over 25% of their budget on health care. https://t.co/N0VL5ADuol

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@WHO: Efforts & experience gained from implementing the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework over the past decade supported the #COVID19 response in many countries, providing infrastructure for disease surveillance, sample sharing, genomic analysis https://t.co/sxDORfWTVN https://t.co/Jy1AMeCYdJ

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@WHO: WHO has implemented the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework in partnership with industry & other partners. Thanks to these partners, WHO is investing around the world in strengthening pandemic influenza preparedness https://t.co/th8mx7mLLX

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@WHO: Tomorrow, 24 May, we celebrate 10 years of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, a consensus from WHO Member States on a pioneering approach to enhancing global preparedness for an equitable response to pandemic influenza https://t.co/bN0Kku73Xl https://t.co/JTStYu5zoV

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@WHO: World Health Assembly #WHA74 starts TOMORROW. Follow the key events here on Twitter, YouTube https://t.co/nagb3THPJU and our website. More information ⬇️ https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: On the 40th anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, @UNICEF and WHO call on governments, health workers, and the baby food industry to fully implement and abide by the Code requirements. https://t.co/jfMRGt6lSj

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@WHO: WHO and @UNICEF guidance is clear: mothers suspected or known to have #COVID19 should continue #breastfeeding. https://t.co/MsqH0mV74w

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@WHO: Before #COVID19, many countries were making progress towards universal health coverage. Improvements in the coverage of essential health services were recorded in all income groups and across different types of services, despite persistent inequalities. https://t.co/wi2ZyM37cl

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@WHO: The Intl Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes remains as relevant today as it was 40 years ago. Last year, some marketers of baby foods exploited the #COVID19 pandemic to promote their products by invoking unfounded fears that #breastfeeding could transmit COVID-19. https://t.co/fTdRpVOAth

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@WHO: 40 years later, the majority of countries have enacted legislation to implement at least some provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. But unfortunately, only 25 countries have implemented measures that are substantially aligned with the Code. https://t.co/MszrgQE0dL

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@WHO: The #HealthData shows that children & women in low & lower-middle-income countries are at higher risk of malnutrition incl.: -stunting -wasting -anaemia during pregnancy. People in upper-middle-income countries are more susceptible to being overweight. https://t.co/0q129b66gZ

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@WHO: RT @WHO: Misleading claims from formula companies can confuse parents, often undermine #breastfeeding The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes https://t.co/ccFP2ZY9n4 https://t.co/8EwNa4gXfu

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@WHO: #Breastfeeding reduces costs for families, health facilities & governments https://t.co/FxwIp2ixli https://t.co/e8xoQPoUDl

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@WHO: #Breastfeeding is vital to a child’s lifelong nutrition, health & wellbeing. Breastfeeding protects children from infections and saves lives. It supports emotional bonding between mothers & babies, along with other mental health benefits https://t.co/FxwIp2ixli https://t.co/TwhyMDscur

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@WHO: Since 1981, the World Health Assembly has tried to stop the aggressive marketing tactics the baby food industry uses to promote formula feeding over #breastfeeding https://t.co/FxwIp2ixli https://t.co/eFrb5dILHB

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@WHO: LIVE with @DrTedros from the #GlobalHealthSummit hosted by @g20org and @EU_Commission ⬇️ https://t.co/WyygnQIlPw

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@WHO: Parents can get biased advice on #breastfeeding when medical training is paid by formula companies. The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes https://t.co/ccFP2ZY9n4 https://t.co/5tXNaMZiof

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@WHO: Some countries only report #COVID19 deaths occurring in hospitals or the deaths of people who have tested positive for COVID-19. Many countries cannot accurately measure or report cause of death due to inadequate or under-resourced health information systems. #HealthData https://t.co/Z2LuXrD420

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@WHO: The term “excess deaths” describes deaths beyond what would have been expected under “normal” conditions. It captures not only confirmed deaths, but also #COVID19 deaths that were not correctly diagnosed & reported, as well as deaths attributable to the overall crisis conditions. https://t.co/dp3NiLsjQx

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@WHO: As of 31 Dec 2020, #COVID19 had infected over 82 million people & killed over 1.8 million. But preliminary estimates suggest the total number of global “excess deaths” directly & indirectly attributable to COVID-19 in 2020 is 1.2 million higher than the official figures reported. https://t.co/d46g3k2ntK

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@WHO: Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes with @DrTedros and @unicefchief 🗓️ TODAY 🕑 14h00-15h30 CEST Register here https://t.co/7rgcT81LSJ #breastfeeding https://t.co/jfMRGt6lSj

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@WHO: Misleading claims from formula companies can confuse parents, often undermine #breastfeeding The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes https://t.co/ccFP2ZY9n4 https://t.co/8EwNa4gXfu

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@WHO: RT @WHO: We are live on @TwitterSpaces with @DrSamira_Asma, talking about World #HealthData! Join us and ask your questions! #AskWHO https://t.co/I6ViR4H9Tx

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@WHO: We are live on @TwitterSpaces with @DrSamira_Asma, talking about World #HealthData! Join us and ask your questions! #AskWHO https://t.co/I6ViR4H9Tx

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@WHO: RT @WHO: See details on when and how to join our @TwitterSpaces chat about World #HealthData today with @DrSamira_Asma 👇 #AskWHO https://t.co/I6ViR4H9Tx

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: .@WHO is pleased to work with 🇬🇧 and other partners on strengthening detection, sequencing and tracking of new disease threats via a new ‘Global Pandemic Radar.’ We thank you, Prime Minister @BorisJohnson, and your government for your partnership and support. #COVID19

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Thank you 🇬🇧 Prime Minister @BorisJohnson for a constructive conversation yesterday on steps to end the #COVID19 pandemic swiftly and equitably while getting ahead of new diseases. https://t.co/CVPws6ILz5 https://t.co/EQAY7UbyYq

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@WHO: 🆕 The latest World Health Statistics report finds that #COVID19 is responsible for at least 3 million excess deaths in 2020 👉 https://t.co/yAXB5bzx1g #HealthData https://t.co/DMd9fg69I2

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@WHO: See details on when and how to join our @TwitterSpaces chat about World #HealthData today with @DrSamira_Asma 👇 #AskWHO https://t.co/I6ViR4H9Tx

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@WHO: RT @WHO: Don’t miss @TwitterSpaces chat about World #HealthData with @DrSamira_Asma ⬇️ ⏰ 21 May, 12:30 CEST #AskWHO https://t.co/AeYfZWWr7b

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@WHO: This #RoadSafety week, let's make 🚦 streets for health 🚦 streets for climate 🚦 streets for people Together, we can create #StreetsForLife 👉https://t.co/XLdADxjbjV #Love30 https://t.co/WAX2IrfXSE

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: A #PandemicTreaty can address the challenges we face today & those the #COVID19 pandemic has exposed: weak national & global capacities for preparedness & response, & need for sharing data, pathogens, resources & technologies. Together for a safer world! https://t.co/mfw0aubpJf

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: The High-Level Expert Panel will advise @WHO, @FAO, @OIEAnimalHealth & @UNEP on how to bridge the gaps between sectors, connecting veterinary and human medicine and environmental issues, and to address the challenge of implementation at both the global and country level.

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Huge thanks to Ministers @JY_LeDrian & @NielsAnnen, the governments of 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪 for their leadership & support in establishing the High-Level Expert Panel, to the co-chairs, Professor @WMarkotter & Professor Mettenleiter, & the all panelists for lending us their time & expertise.

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Human health does not exist in a vacuum, & nor can our efforts to protect & promote it. This new High-Level Expert Panel is a much-needed initiative to transform One Health from a concept to concrete policies that safeguard the health of the 🌍’s people. https://t.co/G4IkxniATr https://t.co/TtLD4N99XZ

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@WHO: 3⃣0⃣ km/h speed limits where people and traffic mix make for streets that are healthy, green and livable. WHO calls on all countries to make #StreetsForLife. 👉https://t.co/59ebyyY79x https://t.co/9NQxutcKIt

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@WHO: Children & youth are most at risk on the streets where they live, play & travel to school. Limiting driving speed to 3⃣0⃣ km/h can save children's lives & safeguard their wellbeing. 👉https://t.co/59ebyyY79x #StreetsForLife #Love30 https://t.co/eE9X1SgeoP

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@WHO: It's the last day of @UNGRSW #RoadSafety Week! The City of Cali in #Colombia 🇨🇴 highlights how they saved lives by slowing down traffic in the city and encouraged a shift towards walking and cycling for a greener city 👇 https://t.co/1wcQU3Qc1s #StreetsforLife

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@WHO: In January 2020, WHO activated the R&D Blueprint, which was established in 2015 with the aim of strengthening coordination between scientists & global health professionals, accelerating the R&D process during emergencies & catalysing research & innovation for future emergencies. https://t.co/ajNK9jypkv

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@WHO: The panel will consider the impact of human activity on the environment & wildlife habitats: -food production & distribution -urbanization -travel & trade -activities that lead to biodiversity loss, climate change & put increased pressure on the natural resource base

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@WHO: Key steps will include: -systematic analyses of scientific knowledge about disease transmission between animals to humans -development of risk assessment & surveillance frameworks -identification of capacity gaps -agreement on good practices to prevent & prepare for outbreaks

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@WHO: The panel will operate under the One Health Approach, which recognizes the links between the health of people, animals, and the environment and highlights the need for specialists in multiple sectors to address any health threats and prevent disruption to agri-food systems.

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@WHO: The panel will advise on the development of a long-term global plan of action to avert outbreaks of diseases like H5N1 avian influenza; MERS; #Ebola; #Zika, &, possibly, #COVID19. Three quarters of all emerging infectious diseases originate in animals. 👉https://t.co/A2K7ocGxsP https://t.co/IZlqNGFdtG

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@WHO: WHO, @FAO, @OIEAnimalHealth and @UNEP have come together to launch a new One Health High-Level Expert Panel to improve understanding of how diseases with the potential to trigger pandemics, emerge and spread 👉 https://t.co/sNNjTogU53 https://t.co/HO8fsYVNGC

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@WHO: RT @WHOAFRO: https://t.co/2irlZ97Sg2

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@WHO: Limiting driving speed to 3⃣0⃣ km/h not only promotes healthier lifestyles through walking and cycling but also decreases air and noise pollution. 👉https://t.co/59ebyyY79x #StreetsForLife #Love30 https://t.co/Ls7EJVZpQE

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@WHO: WHO’s technical capacity, convening power, expert networks and years of experience in research for health emergencies enabled it to shape and accelerate the research agenda for #COVID19. https://t.co/m5JGGnak5e https://t.co/kGx0gO8m0W

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@WHO: Every 1⃣ km/h increase in speed results in 4-5% increase in fatal crashes. Show your support to make streets safer 👉https://t.co/59ebyyY79x #StreetsForLife #Love30 https://t.co/W5CedBowsg

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@WHO: RT @WHO_Europe: 🎥🔴 Watch LIVE as @hans_kluge and experts from WHO/Europe provide a situation update on #COVID19 in the European Region before answering questions from journalists https://t.co/K5zffW6tPY

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@WHO: In total, WHO published over 800 #COVID19-related documents during 2020, leveraging its core normative strength to rapidly gather & synthesize evidence and data into authoritative guidance https://t.co/m5JGGnak5e

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@WHO: RT @WHOAFRO: Don't miss today's @WHOAFRO & @WEF press conference on "Financing #COVID19 Vaccines in #Africa." Speakers will include Dr @MoetiTshidi, Dena Ringold (@WorldBankAfrica) & @raziakkhan (@StanChart). 🕚 11AM (GMT+1) 🗓️ 20 May 2021 🤝 @WEF https://t.co/V7V0RQmp9O

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@WHO: "One of the many lessons of the #COVID19 pandemic is that we can only confront shared threats with shared solutions. Thank you once again to 🇫🇷 and 🇩🇪 for your support, and to my colleagues at @FAO, @OIEAnimalHealth and @UNEP. Now let’s get to work"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "The four organizations that will participate in the Joint Secretariat bring world-class expertise in their respective areas. We believe that by working together more closely in this way, we will be much more than the sum of our parts"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "The work of the panel will help us advocate for bold policy measures and investments to reduce the risk of future pandemics and to change harmful practices that threaten us now and in future generations"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "The High-Level Expert Panel will advise us on how to bridge the gaps between sectors, connecting veterinary and human medicine and environmental issues, and to address the challenge of implementation at both the global and country level"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "One Health is not a new concept, but the High-Level Expert Panel is a much-needed initiative to take it to the next level"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "The close links between human, animal and environmental health demand close collaboration, communication and coordination between the relevant sectors"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "The #COVID19 pandemic is a powerful demonstration that human health does not exist in a vacuum, and nor can our efforts to protect and promote it"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "I also want to give a special thanks to the co-chairs, Professor Markotter and Professor Mettenleiter, and the other panelists for lending us their time and expertise"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "First of all, I would like to thank the governments of #France and #Germany for their leadership and support in establishing the One Health High-Level Expert Panel. Its creation fulfils a commitment made at the @ParisPeaceForum last November"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: Media briefing on One health with @DrTedros https://t.co/um4PRmTAl7

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@WHO: To stop tobacco cravings, you can 🥤 Drink a glass of water 🥕 Eat a mint, sugar-free candy or crunchy vegetables 📋 Use nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) #CommitToQuit today! https://t.co/ObKVrAnRk0

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@WHO: Tobacco taxes and smoke-free policies are 🗝️ to help tobacco users #CommitToQuit and decrease deaths from second-hand smoke. Read more 👉https://t.co/XHQSNG05Df https://t.co/CTxHy4eVRE

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@WHO: Ever since that first sign of #COVID19, WHO has kept the world informed of every epidemiological development, and has worked rapidly through its regional and country offices to strengthen health emergency information management at the country level https://t.co/YtMAFnniRw

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@WHO: The tobacco industry is the single greatest barrier to reducing deaths caused by tobacco use. @Ruediger_Krech explains how the @UN, WHO & @FCTC work to tackle this 👉https://t.co/XHQSNG05Df https://t.co/aGPdP3qU51

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@WHO: The🆕guidance framework for testing of genetically modified mosquitoes will enable more informed & rigorous evaluation by researchers, developers, those responsible for regulatory & policy decisions & the people to whom these stakeholders are accountable. https://t.co/Pq6fdwXrXo https://t.co/Z9Y07nNgSJ

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@WHO: The first signals of #COVID19 were detected on the final day of 2019. Within 24 hours WHO had activated its Incident Management Support Team across the three levels of the Organization. https://t.co/m5JGGnak5e

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@WHO: E-cigarettes are not proven cessation aids. They generate toxic chemicals, which can cause harmful health effects such as cardiovascular disease & lung disorders. Learn more 👉https://t.co/XHQSNGhGuN #CommitToQuit https://t.co/mk24pwfbks

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@WHO: The Guidance framework for testing genetically modified mosquitoes, developed in partnership with @TDRNews & @GeneConvene describes the steps needed to safely & responsibly take genetically modified mosquito technologies into the field. 👉 https://t.co/Jvvlr0WBdj https://t.co/Y2iMC7MN05

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@WHO: The first signals of #COVID19 were detected on the final day of 2019. Within 24h WHO had activated its Incident Management Support Team across the three levels of the Organization, including at each of its more than 150 country offices around the world https://t.co/m5JGGnak5e

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@WHO: #Malaria & other vector-borne diseases affect millions globally. If proven safe, effective & affordable, genetically modified vector mosquitoes 🦟 could be a valuable🆕tool to fight these diseases & eliminate their huge health, social & economic burden. 👉https://t.co/3TFUQRcusN https://t.co/2uEB09aMZp

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@WHO: 🆕 guidance sets essential standards to inform future research & development on genetically modified mosquitoes 🦟 to fight #malaria & other vector-borne diseases, particularly in addressing issues relating to ethics, safety, affordability & effectiveness https://t.co/3TFUQRcusN https://t.co/1YBlJJesG0

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: The #COVID19 pandemic has changed our 🌍 in ways none of us could have imagined & it has demonstrated that the 🌍 needs a strong @WHO. Ahead of #WHA74, we released the new mid-term Results Report, with a wealth of easily accessible information on #WHOImpact in 2020-2021. https://t.co/qIhOYHjHAO

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@WHO: #COVID19 triggered millions of smokers to want to quit tobacco. With professional support and cessation services, tobacco users can double their chances of quitting successfully 🚭. Read more 👉https://t.co/XHQSNG05Df https://t.co/FdjPxenxMc

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@WHO: The learning platform https://t.co/RjHSBkVjlH, initially developed through the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, proved vital in 2020, achieving over one million enrolments for the #COVID19 introductory course. https://t.co/m5JGGnak5e https://t.co/IZaQKUYycu

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@WHO: The extensive laboratory & surveillance network has been leveraged, with about 90% of national influenza centres testing for SARS-CoV-2, and over 50,000 sentinel specimens tested for the virus each week through the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System. https://t.co/DPg2qtLwsE

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@WHO: Efforts & experiences gained from implementing the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework over the past decade laid down an important foundation for the #COVID19 response in countries, providing vital infrastructure for disease surveillance, sample sharing & genomic analysis https://t.co/1xf15PMOEi

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@WHO: What are the #COVID19 virus variants circulating at this time? How are variants classified as variants of interest or concern? #ScienceIn5 https://t.co/2vdZY7I9oW

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: The @WHO Programme, Budget and Administration Committee has started its meeting today, ahead of the #WHA74, to discuss our proposed 2022-2023 programme budget, which will be vital for tackling the #COVID19 pandemic, leading a healthy recovery and promoting #HealthForAll. https://t.co/g5CDFuoxOq

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@WHO: Over the past year, WHO has been responding to the #COVID19 pandemic, while also continuing its core work at all three levels of the Organization & helping countries minimize disruption to essential health services. 🆕 WHO Mid-term Result Report 2000-2021 https://t.co/m5JGGnak5e https://t.co/Whoy8tlwPH

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@WHO: RT @WHOAFRO: Join tomorrow's @WHOAFRO & @WEF press conference on "Financing #COVID19 Vaccines in #Africa." Speakers include Dr @MoetiTshidi, Dena Ringold (@WorldBankAfrica) & @raziakkhan (@StanChart). 🕚 11AM (GMT+1) 🗓️ 20 May 2021 🤝 @WEF https://t.co/36Ik59SU9j

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@WHO: The past year has been the most testing time in WHO's history. However, it has also demonstrated why, more than ever now, the world needs a strong and sustainable WHO. 🆕 WHO Mid-term Results Report 2000-2021 https://t.co/m5JGGnak5e https://t.co/jTykC6gnUd

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@WHO: Low speed streets make it safe to walk 🚶, cycle 🚴 and enjoy outdoor space 🛣️ – benefiting both people and the planet. Join us 👉https://t.co/59ebyyY79x #StreetsForLife #Love30 https://t.co/bw7Uf2sB3K

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@WHO: Every 2⃣4⃣ seconds another person is killed in a road traffic crash. Limiting speed to 3⃣0⃣ km/h saves lives. 👉https://t.co/59ebyyY79x #StreetsForLife #Love30 https://t.co/PFpL4Ss5NM

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: At the @UNFPA-hosted Policy Dialogue on the State of World's Midwifery, I used the opportunity to thank all the world’s midwives, from the bottom of my heart, for their hard work and dedication to improving the health and lives of others. https://t.co/4gbRXjaAxG

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Urgent investment in midwifery is needed in: 1. health workforce planning, management & regulation, & working environments 2. high-quality education & training for midwives 3. midwife-led improvements to service delivery 4. leadership & governance

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: There is a global shortage of 900,000 #midwives, with low-income countries facing the most acute scarcity. Fully resourcing midwife-delivered care by 2035 could save an estimated 4.3 million lives per year. https://t.co/qRvVMzvMWH

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@WHO: #SelfCare is vital to help adolescents stay physically & mentally well. @PMNCH, @UNICEF & WHO have developed a video to show how young people can maintain #MentalHealth during the #COVID19 pandemic. 👀Take a look! https://t.co/aYourjtyPP

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@WHO: Laws & policies can contribute to protecting adolescents’ #MentalHealth incl - laws relating to education - the criminalization of child marriage - forced labour - trafficking - sexual abuse - exploitation of children - the decriminalization of suicide 👉https://t.co/gtAK7WeQC7 https://t.co/9ViqEYqI43

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@WHO: Psychosocial support should be provided to prevent #MentalHealth conditions & promote mental well-being 😇, not only among adolescents but also parents, other caregivers & teachers, especially those in vulnerable situations. 👉https://t.co/gtAK7WeQC7 https://t.co/p9BaGsNId8

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@WHO: 🗒️ The strategies recommended in the Helping Adolescents Thrive toolkit include school-based programmes that address negative behaviours at school & help ensure a conducive learning environment to student well-being. More info 👉https://t.co/gtAK7WeQC7 https://t.co/zxe6LWWJSQ

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@WHO: World Health Assembly #WHA74 is less than a week away! See you on next Monday, 24 May 2021! Preliminary Journal with tentative programme of work here https://t.co/Ej3cn8bCNZ More info on the Health Assembly https://t.co/3GJsOy28xG

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@WHO: The Helping Adolescents Thrive Comic Book is the first in a series and refers specifically to adolescents’ experiences during the #COVID19 pandemic. Download here 👉https://t.co/QXGzp3PNzO #MentalHealth https://t.co/oOYASVlOqy

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@WHO: WHO & @UNICEF have launched a Comic Book & accompanying Teacher’s Guide, for use by teachers school counsellors & #MentalHealth professionals to plan & facilitate classroom activities focused on socio-emotional learning of adolescents aged 10-14 yrs. 👉https://t.co/SWMC5Ykjqr https://t.co/hKqTaPx5bd

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@WHO: The Helping Adolescents Thrive Toolkit covers ✅ the legal foundations for #MentalHealth programmes ✅ the features of environments that are conducive to well-being ✅ the provision of support to parents/other caregivers ✅ psychosocial interventions 👉https://t.co/gtAK7WeQC7 https://t.co/tF4ePEqbNC

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@WHO: When your craving hits, you can 🛑 Distract yourself by doing something else ⏱️ Put it off - make yourself wait and do something else so long #CommitToQuit today! https://t.co/7UQeJOdOlv

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@WHO: The Helping Adolescents Thrive Toolkit includes tools to help implement adolescent #MentalHealth programmes. It also features examples of programmes already introduced to benefit adolescents. Download 👉https://t.co/gtAK7WeQC7 https://t.co/UngUTxOuQu

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@WHO: #MentalHealth promotion among young people is vitally needed, especially during the #COVID19 pandemic, to 😇 improve mental well-being 💪 help adolescents cope with difficulties 💚 reduce the risk of mental health conditions Here's how 👉https://t.co/gtAK7WeQC7 https://t.co/bJR1TVDrpg

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@WHO: #MentalHealth conditions are among the leading causes of illness & disability among adolescents 👦👧, with suicide the 4⃣th most common cause of death in people aged 15-19 years. More info 👉https://t.co/gL4NJot7Sq https://t.co/647sI34apu

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@WHO: LIVE with @DrTedros at the launch of the State of the World's Midwifery report 👇 https://t.co/HNC7xDEajU https://t.co/5m8VquQx3R

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@WHO: Join the “Health Systems for Health Security” workshop co-organized by @UniversityLeeds & WHO. Learn how countries can improve capacities to manage health emergencies like #COVID19. 🗓️ Thursday 20 May ⏰ 12-5PM CEST ✅ Open to all Info & registration: https://t.co/aKfr15EVHt

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@WHO: 📢 NEW RELEASE : The Helping Adolescents Thrive Toolkit, developed by WHO & @UNICEF, provides guidance for people working in the health, social services, education & justice sectors on how to promote & protect adolescent mental health. Download 👉https://t.co/gtAK7WeQC7 https://t.co/x7lq6m51Ze

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: I join @MoetiTshidi in welcoming #Tanzania President @SuluhuSamia's leadership in strengthening the national #COVID19 response and joining #COVAX. We stand ready to sustain our support and partnership. Only together can we beat this virus! https://t.co/s7KhSaAnJu

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@WHO: Low-speed streets are the ❤️ of any community. Get involved to promote #RoadSafety, physical activity & zero-carbon mobility, and make all cities liveable! 👉https://t.co/XLdADxjbjV #StreetsForLife #Love30 https://t.co/tBG8VOIDBi

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@WHO: 5 actions to make #StreetsForLife: 1⃣ Build roads to include features that calm traffic 2⃣ Establish speed limits 3⃣ Enforce speed limits 4⃣ Install in-vehicle technologies 5⃣ Raise awareness about the dangers of speeding 👉https://t.co/59ebyyY79x #RoadSafety #Love30 https://t.co/aafxly5sw5

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: The #COVID19 pandemic has been a difficult time for each and every one of us. We all want it to be over and it will be over but we mustn't be complacent. There's always a rainbow after the rain. #InThisTogether #ItWillBeOver https://t.co/9If96wm5EK

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@WHO: Are you wondering how #COVID19 vaccines have been developed and approved so quickly? Learn all about it in just over seconds, watch this video 👇 https://t.co/We5qstcQ7T

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@WHO: "Furthermore, we need high-income countries that have contracted much of the immediate global supply of #COVID19 vaccines to share them now"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "Once the devastating outbreak in #India recedes, we also need the Serum Institute of India to get back on track and catch up on its delivery commitments to #COVAX"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "Moderna has signed a deal for 500 million doses with #COVAX, but the majority has been promised only for 2022. We need Moderna to bring hundreds of millions of these forward into 2021 due to the acute moment of this pandemic"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "#COVAX partners are in discussion with Johnson & Johnson to receive doses in the second half of 2021 but this has not been finalised and we do not know when they will arrive"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "Pfizer has committed to providing 40 million doses of #COVID19 vaccines with #COVAX this year but the majority of these would be in the second half 2021. We need doses right now and call on them to bring forward deliveries as soon as possible"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "While we appreciate the work of Astra Zeneca who have been steadily increasing the speed and volume of their deliveries, we need other manufacturers to follow suit"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "#COVAX works and has so far delivered 65 million doses to 124 countries and economies but it is dependent on countries and manufacturers honouring their commitments"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "The surge in cases has compromised global #COVID19 vaccine supply and there is already a shortfall of 190 million doses to #COVAX by the end of June"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity https://t.co/72thttQYHP

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@WHO: It is the 6th @UNGRSW Global #RoadSafety Week! WHO is proud to support the #StreetsForLife #Love30 campaign. Low speed streets are: 🚸 Safe 💪 Healthy 🌍 Green 👨‍🦯 Liveable Join the call for 30 km/h limits where people walk, live & play 👉https://t.co/59ebyyY79x https://t.co/kZmmnBb0Is

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@WHO: It's #WorldHypertensionDay. 🌐 Globally, most people with #hypertension do not know that they have it. ❔ When was the last time you got your blood pressure tested? 👉 https://t.co/41nS53Umms https://t.co/ojWVRMQo2d

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: One Health approach must go beyond zoonoses to encompass deforestation, intensive agriculture, pollution, climate change & more. I thank all the expert panelists who joined the High Level "One Health" meeting, & 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪 for their leadership & support in establishing this panel.

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: We know that human activities, which encroach on wildlife, can create opportunities for contact with previously unknown pathogens. This is a particular risk when operating in new environments; for example, when extracting resources or producing food.

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: We can only keep the 🌍 safer if we embrace the interconnectedness of human health, animal health and environmental factors. We urgently need to expand our understanding of what drives the emergence of new zoonotic pathogens, accounting for 75% of emerging infectious diseases. https://t.co/zZsLFNflx6

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@WHO: It's #WorldHypertensionDay. This is how you can prevent high blood pressure: ❗️Reduce 🧂 to less than 5g/day ❗️Avoid saturated fats & trans fats 🍔 ❗️Avoid 🚬 ❗️Reduce 🍺 ❕Eat 🍎 and 🥦 regularly ❕Be active 🏃‍🏋️‍‍ Let's #BeatNCDs! 👉https://t.co/PEXOASL1Tg https://t.co/60V3hsN021

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: To fight #COVID19 and better prepare for future pathogens and diseases, we need bold changes and investments in surveillance systems in all countries. Check out this latest piece in @TheLancet, led by @WHO experts. https://t.co/z3fIfdZwej

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@WHO: Today is #WorldHypertensionDay. #Hypertension - or elevated blood pressure - is a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of ❤, 🧠, kidney & other diseases. It is a major cause of premature death worldwide. 👉 https://t.co/PEXOASL1Tg https://t.co/pKnDaWVqyO

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@WHO: Let's protect #WorkersHealth! Governments can introduce laws & policies that: ⌛️ensure maximum limits on working time ✅promote decent working conditions Employers & workers can arrange healthy working time using: 🔄shift work 🔀flexi-time arrangements https://t.co/8gsm7nWDTE https://t.co/qCr497WAJm

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@WHO: Let's beat tobacco craving!👊 🏃 Get some exercise. Go for a run, swim or ride, play sports or jump up and down 📖 Do some housework or paperwork or read #CommitToQuit today! https://t.co/6TXA35hCv5

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@WHO: Do you know how vaccines are tested? 👉 Before a vaccine is made available, it must be carefully tested. #COVID19 Learn more in under 30 seconds, watch the video 👇 https://t.co/pV05eLCatq

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@WHO: 1 in 10 people worldwide work long hours ⏲️ & the trend is increasing. Compared to working 35-40 hours, working 55 or more hours per week is associated with an est.: 🧠35% higher risk of a #stroke 💟17% higher risk of dying from ischemic heart disease 👉https://t.co/8gsm7nWDTE https://t.co/X4L0WnpNNq

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@WHO: In 2016, #WorkersHealth was particularly affected by the disease burden caused by working long hours in: 👨🏽 men (72% of deaths occurred among males) 🌏 people living in the Western Pacific & South-East Asia regions 👷🏻 older workers 👉 https://t.co/8gsm7nWDTE https://t.co/jIQtQjk9YM

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@WHO: 🆕 WHO & @ilo analysis shows that working 55 hours or more per week impacts #WorkersHealth & increases risk of cardiovascular diseases. Long working hours led to 745 000 deaths from #stroke & ischemic heart disease in 2016, a 2⃣9⃣% rise ↗️ since 2000. 👉 https://t.co/T3nuPX3nH7 https://t.co/UW5XxbjWqo

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@WHO: Do you know how antigens work? 👉 an antigen is the active ingredient in a vaccine! Learn more in under 30 seconds, watch the video 👇 #COVID19 https://t.co/jualijoz8x

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@WHO: Do you know what ingredients are in a vaccine? 👉 most importantly: antigens! They’re active ingredient that cause an immune response in your body. Learn more about these ingredients 👉 https://t.co/CE710Z9a3Q #COVID19 https://t.co/hvuExdxUdK

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@WHO: What is data telling us about the spread of #COVID19 around the world? What does evidence tell us about transmission in populations that are vaccinated? @OWMorgan explains in #ScienceIn5 this week ⬇️ https://t.co/ICEPVKSZeW

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@WHO: This #OpenWHO course helps countries conduct national & subnational intra-action reviews during their response to #COVID19. Learn to identify & share best practices & apply lessons learned to adapt the ongoing response. Now available in 6 languages: 👉https://t.co/1YLNtUFhOz https://t.co/vT1syWdZfv

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@WHO: The second edition of the #HealthForAll Film Festival took place this week! You can watch all the winning #Film4Health short films 🎞️ from around the world here: 👉https://t.co/TXuyMsHpUV https://t.co/kPDSTsEXkn

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@WHO: ICYMI: #COVID19 Global Research and Innovation Forum was held earlier this week, you can watch it here 👉 https://t.co/3YKMz1IpyP

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@WHO: Learn about antimicrobial stewardship and help address #AntimicrobialResistance in this 🆓 #OpenWHO online course - available in 5 languages: 👉 https://t.co/eAy84TaBZy https://t.co/ltzm8okL84

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@WHO: "As we welcome this momentum, WHO has again convened researchers and scientists from around the world to update the Research and Innovation Roadmap to take stock of what we’ve learned and identify the most pressing knowledge gaps"-@DrTedros #ACTogether https://t.co/cKR9v5D2pi

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@WHO: "3⃣, leaders including the Prime Minister of #Spain, Pedro Sánchez, have called for all trade barriers to be lifted as soon as possible"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity https://t.co/WQgngvfoIO

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@WHO: "2⃣, new deals involving tech-transfer and sharing of know-how between international manufacturers to scale up vaccine production have been announced"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "1⃣, there have been a number of new country announcements about sharing #COVID19 vaccines with #COVAX, which is the fastest way to ensure equitable rollout of vaccines"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "Vaccine supply remains a key challenge, but this week I have been pleased to see leaders and manufacturers working to address some of these issues"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "#COVID19 has already cost more than 3.3M lives & we’re on track for the 2nd year of the pandemic to be far more deadly than the 1st. Saving lives & livelihoods with a combination of public health measures & vaccination – not one or the other - is the only way out"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Some countries in the Americas still have high numbers of cases and as a region, the Americas accounted for 40% of all #COVID19 deaths last week. These countries are in heightened response mode and WHO will continue to provide support in all ways possible"-@DrTedros #ACTogether

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@WHO: "But it’s not only India that has emergency needs. Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Egypt are just some of the countries that are dealing with spikes in #COVID19 cases and hospitalisations"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "🇮🇳 remains hugely concerning, with several states continuing to see a worrying number of cases, hospitalisations & deaths. WHO is responding & has shipped 1000s of oxygen concentrators, tents for mobile field 🏥, masks & other medical supplies"-@DrTedros https://t.co/u1jcOr8YLx

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@WHO: #CommitToQuit today! Each time you resist a tobacco craving 💪, you are one step closer to stopping tobacco use for good 🚭. Follow this thread for WHO tips to curb your cravings! https://t.co/uPQULrAf1S

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@WHO: In #Nepal 🇳🇵, WHO helped develop a #COVID19 Mental Health & Psychological Support intervention framework to address the #MentalHealth needs of Nepalis during the pandemic. Read more 👉https://t.co/xxrrq27pWx #WHOImpact https://t.co/PszwmayhsP

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@WHO: The #Film4Health awards 🏆 ceremony is live. You can watch it here: 👉https://t.co/VeCyyeorhH https://t.co/sdQGYGtERk

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@WHO: The special mention in the Better Health and Well-Being category of #Film4Health goes to “Match”! Watch it here: 🎞️https://t.co/x54AnjIrEM #HealthForAll https://t.co/pk6E1TxlZO

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@WHO: 🏆 The winner of the #Film4Health special prize for a health educational film for youth is “Efun/Flesh"! Watch it here: 🎞️ https://t.co/GLkGYQzBQ3 #Health4All https://t.co/VWoAarJ87m

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@WHO: 🏆 The #Health4All Grand Prix - Category of Better health and well-being winner is "The journey of hope"! Watch it here: 🎞️ https://t.co/yYktcOaGAv #Film4Health https://t.co/7vr90sX8zv

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@WHO: 🏆 The winner of the #Health4All Student Film Prize is “Cefalea”: Watch it here: 🎞️ https://t.co/JZvPPg99mE https://t.co/M2oqe3uFJL

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@WHO: #India 🇮🇳 has used performing arts to advocate and promote #COVID19 vaccine uptake. Read how WHO and @UNICEF are helping spread accurate COVID-19 information among local communities 👉https://t.co/xxrrq27pWx #WHOImpact https://t.co/RFeqV6bOe6

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@WHO: WHO helps #Bangladesh 🇧🇩 achieve quality health care delivery during #COVID19 through comprehensive training on infection prevention and control. Read more 👉https://t.co/xxrrq27pWx #WHOImpact https://t.co/36X07RcbcV

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@WHO: @CanadaDev and WHO donated computer and protective equipment to strengthen #COVID19 surveillance capacity on 🇧🇿 #Belize's land borders. Read more 👉https://t.co/xxrrq27pWx #WHOImpact https://t.co/i2cHslZg0u

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@WHO: The #Health4All Film Festival is happening now, join our jury members in an insightful conversation with the winners. 👉 https://t.co/W4SgJPtPov https://t.co/lEIn3MMVKp

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@WHO: Thank you @egovkw #Kuwait 🇰🇼 for providing over USD 200 million between 2015-20, enabling WHO to progress towards achieving #HealthForAll, address health emergencies and save millions of lives around the 🌏🌍🌎. More info 👉https://t.co/1u4QQ8KiW4 #WHOImpact https://t.co/5dIrfRipW7

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@WHO: Today the #Film4Health awards 🏆 ceremony is streamed live from 11am until 6PM CEST. Check out the agenda and follow the live stream: 👉https://t.co/QUYKFrLS5w https://t.co/Gsh2QfqMpW

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@WHO: RT @pahowho: 📍Join us on May 14 for a virtual Certification Ceremony for the Achievement of Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission (EMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis for the Commonwealth of Dominica. 🌟 2:30 pm (EST) 🔗 Register here ➡️ https://t.co/gqsnSvoAS5 https://t.co/6lF5BOvCVh

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@WHO: Thanks to funding from @USAID, WHO has delivered the second of three molecular biology laboratories to strengthen laboratory capacity and epidemiological surveillance during #COVID19 in #Honduras 🇭🇳. Read more 👉https://t.co/xxrrq27pWx #WHOImpact https://t.co/nbakL0B8im

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@WHO: With support from @gavi & @eu_echo, WHO provided new sanitation facilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo #RDC 🇨🇩 to help manage biomedical waste & better prevent hospital infections. Read more 👉https://t.co/xxrrq27pWx #WHOImpact https://t.co/BZiOdc4s9E

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Delighted to announce the winners of the second @WHO #HealthForAll Film Festival today. In an extraordinary demonstration of creative energy & enthusiasm, the 2nd edition of the festival attracted nearly 1200 short film submissions from 110 countries. #Film4Health https://t.co/pmG3yL5UGB

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@WHO: 🔴 #AskWHO Live Q&A with Dr @Kate_L_OBrien & Dr Alejandro Cravioto! 🕕 6pm CEST today 📺 WHO Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn & YouTube Join us & ask your questions about #COVID19 vaccines! https://t.co/y8H9gcmOqV

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@WHO: 🏆 The winner of the #Film4Health grand prix in the Better Health and Wellbeing category goes to “The Journey of Hope”: https://t.co/yYktcOaGAv

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@WHO: The special mention in the Better Health and Wellbeing category of #Film4Health goes to “Match”: https://t.co/x54AnjIrEM

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@WHO: 🏆 The winner of the #Film4Health grand prix in the Health Emergencies category goes to “Stressed: A pandemic of fear”: https://t.co/SYaDCEVxIP

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@WHO: The #Film4Health special mention in the Health Emergencies category goes to “Far Away”: https://t.co/HMcbyB1bDv

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@WHO: 🏆 The winner of the #Film4Health grand prix in the category of universal health coverage is the animated film “Phosphôros”: https://t.co/lxVsgYZtpS

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@WHO: The #Film4Health special mention in the universal health coverage category goes to “Chipatala cha pa Foni”: https://t.co/Yx2Ffxx0HD

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@WHO: 🏆 The winner of the Health Equity Film Prize of #Film4Health is “The Beat of Change: Rheumatic Heart Disease”: https://t.co/q1CQRIKjj8

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@WHO: 🏆 The winner of the #Film4Health special prize for a health educational film for youth is “Efun”: https://t.co/h0g16oEgjz

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@WHO: 🏆 The winner of the #Film4Health Student Film Prize is “Cefalea”: https://t.co/Gj7Tj8LbOY

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@WHO: In #Botswana 🇧🇼, @EU_Commission & WHO have joined forces to protect high risk populations & help establish a National Emergency Operations Centre to strengthen epidemic preparedness & response structures during #COVID19 & beyond. Read more 👉https://t.co/xxrrq27pWx #WHOImpact https://t.co/v3VYVwZw7X

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@WHO: LIVE with @DrTedros at the #Film4Health awards ceremony https://t.co/mcAeVkriLp

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: The #COVID19 🌍 Research & Innovation Forum has started, aiming at updating the R&D Roadmap to end the pandemic by: -delivering complete solutions & prioritizing equity & efficiency -expanding collaboration between experts & partners -maintaining & promoting large platform trials https://t.co/YQ24J5DvlD

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@WHO: You can be sick with #COVID19 but not show symptoms. To protect yourself & others, ✅ always #WearAMask ✅ avoid attending #EidAlFitr prayers & gatherings ✅ stay at home #EidMubarak https://t.co/cJzyr0r2kf

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@WHO: To celebrate Eid more safely during #COVID19, ✅ Limit social gatherings ✅ Keep physical distance 🧍🏻‍--🧍🏻‍ ✅ #WearAMask ✅ #WashYourHands ✅ Get vaccinated 💉 #EidMubarak https://t.co/iTL6tTGlM9

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@WHO: Protect yourself & others from #COVID19 during prayers: ✅ Use your own prayer rug & keep physical distancing ✅ #WearAMask ✅ Pray at home with close family members only ✅ Remember the sick in your prayers🤲 #EidMubarak https://t.co/DB3gzWNGGH

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@WHO: #EidMubarak Stay healthy and celebrate Eid more safely during #COVID19: ✅ Avoid large gatherings ✅ Opt for virtual gatherings ✅ Use outdoor venues or ensure good ventilation when indoors ✅ Keep physical distancing https://t.co/ULO0wEr4en

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@WHO: Join the #COVID19 Global Research & Innovation Forum, starting today at 13h00 CEST. Keynote speakers incl. @PeterASinger, @mbachelet, @daktari1, @aliciabarcena, Nobel laureates @e__charpentier & Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, & many experts from around the🌍 👉https://t.co/gYJGJdNgla https://t.co/kb8qp4QHuZ

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Thank you Prime Minister @sugawitter & Foreign Minister @moteging for your commitment to co-host the #COVAX AMC Summit on 2nd June 2021 & for your strong leadership towards #VaccinEquity. @WHO is proud to work closely with the Government of 🇯🇵 to end the #COVID19 pandemic. https://t.co/ERWu7KbjOW

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@WHO: Tomorrow, make sure to follow the #Film4Health awards 🏆 ceremony streamed live. Check out the agenda and follow the live stream: 👉https://t.co/QUYKFrLS5w 📅 Friday 14 May 2021 ⏰ 11am - 6PM CEST https://t.co/yLztHmwVV9

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@WHO: Nurses are critical #healthworkers. Investment in their education & training will result in: 1️⃣ improved health outcomes 2️⃣ global health security 3️⃣ inclusive economic growth #SupportNursesAndMidwives to achieve #HealthForAll! https://t.co/rMh8C74yHa https://t.co/gDIHYCGx6H

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: .@WHO is committed to supporting countries to give nurses jobs, education, leadership opportunities, and safe and decent working environments. Happy #InternationalNursesDay to every nurse, everywhere! #SupportHealthCareWorkers https://t.co/IXzXClGhsx

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: We welcome today’s presentation of @TheIndPanel's findings and recommendations, & we look forward to the publication of the full report at the #WHA74. My deep thanks to President @MaEllenSirleaf & the Right Honourable @HelenClarkNZ for their leadership. https://t.co/7RNM6GRvAF

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@WHO: 2021 marks 18 years since Virginia Legaile became a nurse. She became interested in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs( because some of her family members were patients themselves. Today Virginie is one of 12 NCDs Coordinators across the Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 https://t.co/cmWGFC8jUj

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@WHO: 🌍🌎🌏 needs more nurses! We face a global shortage of at least 5.9 million nurses – with greatest gaps in Africa, Southeast Asia, countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region, & some in Latin America. #SupportNursesAndMidwives 👉https://t.co/rMh8C74yHa #InternationalNursesDay https://t.co/TaEzpaBgQK

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@WHO: In #Zambia only 5 👂, 👃 & throat specialists & 1 audiologist serve a population of 17 million. Nurses like Carol Sinkende, who works in a clinic in a remote area of 🇿🇲, are fundamental in doing community outreach & raise awareness about hearing loss. 👉https://t.co/HoMspJ4Eg2 https://t.co/LoS2b3gnFh

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Today is #InternationalNursesDay. Nurses have been at the core of the #COVID19 response providing life-saving care and, in so many heartbreaking cases, they are there in the last moments of a person’s life. To nurses everywhere, thank you for your tireless commitment! https://t.co/3BOmdbwKfH

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@WHO: Also speaking: -Dr Amadou Sall, Director, @institutpasteur, Senegal -Dr Patrick Soon Shiong, Chairman of the Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation, CEO & Chairman @ImmunityBio & @NantHealth -Dr @NOIweala, Director-General @wto #ACTogether https://t.co/shVtdghior

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@WHO: Don't miss - also speaking: -@SKyriakidesEU, Commissioner for Health & Food Safety, @EU_Commission -@DrZweliMkhize, 🇿🇦 Minister of Health -@dagiulstein, 🇳🇴 Minister of Intl Development #ACTogether https://t.co/shVtdghior

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@WHO: "This Facilitation Council Meeting will focus on two key issues: -How we can step up production to increase the supply of vaccines -How the @ACTAccelerator’s Health Systems Connector can support country responses to increase the uptake of #COVID19 tools"-@DrTedros #ACTogether

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@WHO: "We appreciate the recent announcement by the United States that it will support IP waiver negotiations at the @wto. The political winds seem to be shifting our way, but we have to translate that into concrete commitments and action"-@DrTedros #ACTogether

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@WHO: "3. we need to pull out all the stops to increase [#COVID19 vaccine] production. That includes voluntary licensing, sharing technology and know-how, and waiving intellectual property rights"-@DrTedros #ACTogether https://t.co/0GmUTNfUKk

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@WHO: "2. we need countries to donate vaccines to #COVAX immediately. We welcome announcements on dose sharing from France, Sweden, New Zealand, Spain and the United States"-@DrTedros #ACTogether https://t.co/0GmUTNfUKk

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@WHO: "We now have an opportunity to fix the 🌍 imbalance in access to vaccines and other essential tools, in 3 essential ways: 1. we need to close the $19B funding gap for the @ACTAccelerator, to provide the funds needed for vaccines, diagnostics & therapeutics"-@DrTedros #ACTogether

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@WHO: "We have the tools to help end the #COVID19 pandemic. But that can only happen with equitable access"-@DrTedros #ACTogether

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@WHO: "Low-income countries are testing at rates up to 100 times lower than in high-income countries. Many low- and middle-income countries are also experiencing devastating shortages of oxygen"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #ACTogether

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@WHO: "In contrast, low- and lower-middle income countries account for 47% of the world’s population but have received just 17% of the world’s #COVID19 vaccines"-@DrTedros #ACTogether https://t.co/4APo0Tij1E

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@WHO: "The shocking global disparity in access to vaccines & other #COVID19 tools remains one of the biggest risks to ending the pandemic. High- & upper-middle income countries represent 53% of the world’s population, but have received 83% of the world’s vaccines"-@DrTedros #ACTogether

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@WHO: "More than 157 million #COVID19 cases have now been reported to WHO, and more than 3.2 million people have lost their lives. Those numbers are near double what they were at the beginning of this year"-@DrTedros at the 6th @ACTAccelerator Facilitation Council meeting #ACTogether

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@WHO: 6th @ACTAccelerator Facilitation Council meeting is taking place today at 12:30 CET. 📺 Live here 👇 https://t.co/5l1tAlOIhX #ACTogether

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@WHO: Nurses are at the forefront of #COVID19 response On this #InternationalNursesDay, let’s show our gratitude by doing our part and following public health advice from WHO and national health authorities. 👉https://t.co/rMh8C74yHa #SupportNursesAndMidwives https://t.co/8GoGbz0MyF

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@WHO: It’s #InternationalNursesDay! Today, we #SupportNursesAndMidwives by celebrating their bravery, kindness, and dedication 💐 Elizabeth Iro, WHO Chief Nursing Officer, takes us through her journey on becoming a nurse and what it means to be a nurse. Who is your favourite nurse? https://t.co/QtQF0x8frb

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@WHO: The #HealthForAll Film Festival received 1200 films 🎞️ from 110 countries 🌎🌍🌏 This Friday, 14 May, the winners will be announced during the #Film4Health awards 🏆 ceremony! Check out the agenda & explore the official selection: 👉https://t.co/QUYKFrLS5w https://t.co/0O1gHKEtKb

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@WHO: RT @WHOSEARO: Young people 👩🏽‍🦱👨🏽‍🦱 are also at risk of #COVID19. If you experience symptoms, isolate yourself immediately and monitor your health. https://t.co/rnI3uJbgam

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: #COVID19 has put at risk the great gains that the Every Woman Every Child movement has made for & child & women's health. For this reason implementing the @UN_EWEC Global Strategy has never been more urgent. Our focus as we transition must be on country action.

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Honoured to speak on behalf of the H6 partnership & outline transition plans for Every Woman Every Child into the SDG3 Global Action Plan. @UN_EWEC has been a powerful mobilizer of action to address major health challenges facing women, children & adolescents worldwide. https://t.co/RY2aHNqjV6

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@WHO: LIVE with @DrTedros at the @YaleSPH conversation on ensuring equitable response to #COVID19 & beyond https://t.co/ngWIE3qrf1

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@WHO: WHO is the guardian of global health: We aim to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. Together with you, we are making a healthier world. Stay tuned: #WHA74 24 May-1 June 2021 https://t.co/n739VYQMuI

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@WHO: Live Q&A on how to support midwives and nurses. Ask your questions! #AskWHO https://t.co/TdsVVzwKbT

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@WHO: Before the arrival of #COVID19 vaccines 💉, Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 used simulation exercises to prepare their health workforce for an effective & efficient vaccine roll-out. #VaccinEquity Photo essay 👉https://t.co/8hYkpwhRjj

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@WHO: RT @opsoms: Celebremos juntos el #DíaInternacionalDeEnfermería 👨🏾‍⚕️👩🏿‍⚕️ 👉🏾 Súmate al seminario web sobre “La necesidad de invertir en enfermería: enseñanzas aprendidas de la pandemia” 🗓 11 de mayo ⏰ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (EDT) ✍🏽 Regístrate ➡️ https://t.co/wAQHNTSh3o https://t.co/0KMDh3aGA6

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@WHO: Do you want to learn about the management and prevention of #Ebola virus disease? Join the free #OpenWHO online course provided by WHO experts. Available in English, French and Swahili. 👉 https://t.co/PjmCsiRMmS https://t.co/0v8Asdu3oN

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@WHO: "There'll come a time when we: -can all take off our masks -no longer have to keep our distance from each other -can go safely to concerts, sporting events, rallies & restaurants as people in some countries are able to do now because they have no #COVID19 transmission"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "In the southern hemisphere, colder temperatures are driving people inside. Both situations carry different types of risk. But when you know your risk, you can lower your risk"-@DrTedros https://t.co/8lAA9M4tOa https://t.co/rMK5bfSjxi

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@WHO: "Each contact might carry a small risk on its own, but the more contacts, the higher the risk. In many northern hemisphere countries where the weather is warmer, people are getting together for social gatherings"-@DrTedros #COVID19

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@WHO: "My message to individuals is, every contact you have with someone outside your household is a risk – the level of risk varies according to the type of contact, the duration of contact and the level of transmission where you live"-@DrTedros #COVID19

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@WHO: "Even in countries with the highest #COVID19 vaccination rates, public health capacities must be strengthened to prepare for the possibility of vaccine-evading variants, and for future emergencies"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "My message to leaders is, use every tool at your disposal to drive #COVID19 transmission down, right now. Even if your country has a downward trend, now is the time to surge your capacities"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Vaccines prevent disease. But we can also prevent infection with public health tools that have been so effective in so many places"-@DrTedros #COVID19

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@WHO: "We have many vaccines for many diseases, but for each of them we still need a combination of vaccines & public health measures. The same is true with #COVID19"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Redressing this global imbalance is an essential part of the solution, but not the only part, and not an immediate solution. We cannot put all our eggs in one basket"-@DrTedros https://t.co/44bqElh4v6

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@WHO: "By contrast, low- and lower-middle income countries account for 47% of the 🌍’s population, but have received just 17% of the 🌍’s vaccines"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity https://t.co/ZVe4NiqW6K https://t.co/04aLtHd06V

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@WHO: "But the shocking global disparity in access to #COVID19 vaccines remains one of the biggest risks to ending the pandemic. High- and upper-middle income countries represent 53% of the 🌍’s population, but have received 83% of the 🌍’s vaccines"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity

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@WHO: "Yes, vaccines are reducing severe #COVID19 disease and death in countries that are fortunate enough to have them in sufficient quantities, and early results suggest that vaccines might also drive down transmission"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Globally, we are still in a perilous situation. The spread of variants, increased social mixing, the relaxation of public health and social measures and inequitable vaccination are all driving #COVID19 transmission"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "To donate, go to https://t.co/1ySALe4WQQ, look for the black “Donate” button and select the “#TogetherForIndia” appeal"-@DrTedros https://t.co/lqBKkGXwnA https://t.co/zmiVh4KB5n

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@WHO: "Today, @thewhof is launching the “#TogetherForIndia” appeal to raise funds to support WHO’s work in #India, including the purchase of oxygen, personal protective equipment and medicines"-@DrTedros https://t.co/iQ70lBuKI7 https://t.co/pviBnIQT9t

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@WHO: "And #COVID19 cases and deaths are still increasing rapidly in @WHOSEARO region, and there are countries in every region with increasing trends"-@DrTedros https://t.co/TMM0NsfzeS

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@WHO: "Any decline is welcome, but we've been here before. Over the past year, many countries have: -experienced a ⬇️ trend in cases & deaths -relaxed public health & social measures too quickly -individuals have let down their guard only for those hard-won gains to be lost"-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "But it’s an unacceptably high plateau, with more than 5.4 million reported #COVID19 cases and almost 90 thousand deaths last week"-@DrTedros https://t.co/ocxv23djWl

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@WHO: RT @WHOSEARO: To support #India’s 🇮🇳 #COVID19 response, @WHO repurposed over 2600 field & technical officers to work with govts & partners. In Uttar Pradesh, WHO’s field officers monitored over 2,000 govt teams & visited at least 10,000 houses in a day for active case monitoring. 👇🏽 https://t.co/AmKr0dcVk9

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Looking forward to participating in the @YaleSPH Global Health Conversation Series tomorrow, May 11th, at 11am EST/ 5pm CEST, moderated by @SaadOmer3. Join us, register here: https://t.co/jUdE9gZ3BG https://t.co/vSB1twrp17

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: As we fight #COVID19, @WHO & partners are tackling other threats, including #malaria. Today, I discussed with colleagues promising data emerging from the malaria vaccine pilot in Kenya, Malawi & Ghana. This drive by colleagues to address multiple challenges makes me #ProudToBeWHO https://t.co/s70s5yRXrY

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@WHO: WHO’s #COVID19 Solidarity Response Fund helps partners such as @Refugees and youth community leaders in #SouthSudan 🇸🇸 to improve awareness of COVID-19 in a refugee camp. Full story 👉https://t.co/5X0U3N82BV #WHOImpact 📸@Refugees https://t.co/bzOjZzKgka

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@WHO: Join our free #OpenWHO online courses on #Ebola virus disease & other related topics. Available in English, French, Swahili and Lingala. 👉 https://t.co/3q1dm4FrM3 https://t.co/YxtrfQ9oPY

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: We have the power to protect each & every person from #COVID19. @mvankerkhove provides one of the most compelling explanations of what we can, & must, do to lower the risks we face, from adhering to tested public health measures to ensuring #VaccinEquity. We must #DoItAll https://t.co/jKdV6pIgeM

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@WHO: "If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that division only fans the flames of insecurity and makes us all less safe. But with a commitment to trust, cooperation and solidarity, we are all safer. I thank you."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We know the pandemic treaty will be a game-changer, and prepare us well for the future. Such a treaty would provide a framework for international cooperation and solidarity, rooted in a strengthened, empowered and sustainably resourced WHO."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We thank those @_AfricanUnion Member States that have expressed support for the idea of a Treaty on pandemic preparedness and response, and we seek the support of all Member States for the treaty at the World Health Assembly later this month."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "That’s not someone else’s job. That’s our job: every leader, every government, every institution, at every level."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Third, preparation. Even as we focus on extinguishing this fire, we must prepare for the next one. We must all learn the lessons the pandemic is teaching us and do everything we can to prepare for, prevent, detect and respond rapidly to future epidemics and pandemics."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We encourage the use of digital tools such as the Trusted Travel programme for safeguarding public health, but we must take care to ensure that they do not become another reason that some people are left behind."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We may sound like a broken record, but these measures work. We must all stay the course."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "And it means empowering and engaging communities to continue with the individual precautions that we know work: physical distancing, avoiding crowds, wearing masks, cleaning hands, covering coughs and opening windows."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "That means strengthened surveillance, increased testing, careful contact tracing, supported quarantine, and compassionate care."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Second, prevention. Vaccines are giving us all hope of light at the end of the tunnel. But to quote my friend @DrTomFrieden, we cannot allow ourselves to be blinded by that light."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "I also commend the @AfricaCDC and the @_AfricanUnion for the launch of the Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing last month. And we seek the support of AU countries for the draft resolution at on local production at the forthcoming World Health Assembly."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "I congratulate my brother @MichelSidibe on his appointment as AU Special Envoy for the AMA, and we look forward to working closely with him and we are already supporting him through the @_AfricanUnion."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "WHO remains committed to working with the @_AfricanUnion to establish the African Medicines Agency, which we expect to strengthen regulatory capacity and stimulate local production."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "First, production. The pandemic has demonstrated that Africa cannot rely solely on imports of vaccines from the rest of the world. We must build that capacity, not only for #COVID19 vaccines, but for other vaccines and medical products."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Excellencies, I would like to leave you with three specific areas that I believe must be our priority in the coming months: production, prevention and preparation."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We continue to work with countries and companies to find ways of sharing technology and know-how for these difficult-to-make vaccines."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We thank #SouthAfrica for its bold leadership in this initiative, and we are calling on other countries to follow suit, and for Africa as a continent to push this agenda forward. "-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We are seeing some progress. As you know, the #UnitedStates has announced its support for efforts in the @wto to waive intellectual property protections for #COVID19 vaccines, that is very historic."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "WHO is working day in and day out to urgently increase the production and equitable distribution of vaccines, with countries, companies and partners, including the African Vaccine Acquisition Task Team and the Partnership for African Vaccine Manufacturing."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Of course, it is critical not only to increase access to these life-saving tools, but also to make sure they are distributed properly and before they expire. Ensuring that financial and human resources are available to reach the last mile is imperative."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: Speaking now: @DrTedros at '#COVID19 in Africa : One year after' https://t.co/QFeEhu1zoY

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@WHO: Live: #covid-19 in Africa : One year after https://t.co/ljxkKKL0nU

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@WHO: How to care #COVID19 patients with mild symptoms at home: information for health care workers https://t.co/r09i9k0zGl https://t.co/i5ihXQrhzg

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@WHO: "We need a new narrative that makes #HealthForAll the central goal of public policies on innovation, industry, employment, environment and more."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "As we recover and rebuild, we have a unique moment to mobilize investments for healthier, more resilient, more productive and more sustainable societies."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "It is clear that making progress towards universal health coverage cannot just be a matter for ministries of health, but takes an all-of-government approach, with leadership from the highest political levels, and close engagement with ministries of finance."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "But globally, we are going in the wrong direction. Around the world, more households are spending an increasing proportion of their income on health. And more people are being exposed to poverty as a result of out-of-pocket health spending."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "The #COVID19 pandemic has shown that when health is at risk, everything is at risk. But when health is protected & promoted, individuals, families, communities, economies & nations can thrive. That’s why universal health coverage is WHO’s top priority."-@DrTedros #HealthForAll

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@WHO: "The #COVID19 pandemic is a vivid demonstration that a health crisis is not just a health crisis; it can have dramatic consequences for livelihoods, businesses and economies."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Vaccines remain a vital tool. But right now, the volume and distribution of vaccines is insufficient to end the #COVID19 pandemic, without the sustained and tailored application of public health measures that we know work."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, or SAGE, has also reviewed the available data, and recommends the vaccine for adults 18 years and older, with a two-dose schedule."-@DrTedros https://t.co/0ASiom6H72

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@WHO: "This expands the list of #COVID19 vaccines that COVAX can buy, and gives countries confidence to expedite their own regulatory approval, and to import and administer a vaccine."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "This afternoon, WHO gave Emergency Use Listing to Sinopharm Beijing’s #COVID19 vaccine, making it the sixth vaccine to receive WHO validation for safety, efficacy and quality."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Just as it takes a comprehensive approach of public health measures to defeat #COVID19, so solving the vaccine crisis requires that we pull out all the stops. WHO is continuing to explore every avenue for increasing access to vaccines globally."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We encourage governments to offer incentives to manufacturers to share technology & know-how. And we encourage countries with the most vaccines to donate doses through COVAX, which is the fastest & most equitable way to increase the distribution of vaccines globally."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We continue to encourage all Member States to support technology transfer through C-TAP, the #COVID19 Technology Access Pool."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: Increased transparency & access to clinical data for all new medicines & vaccines would improve: ✅ the overall scientific evidence base ✅ public trust ✅ data integrity & quality ✅ the pace of scientific advancement 👉 https://t.co/2GRrUbvZ9R https://t.co/tbK8qe1U0V

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@WHO: To ensure public health interest, clinical trial reports should be published without redaction of confidential information. Both positive & negative clinically relevant data should be made available, while only personal data & individual patient data should be redacted. https://t.co/AVzsOKYbhk

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@WHO: Conflict, instability, natural disaster and #COVID19 have forced many people to flee to their homes. WHO is committed to ensuring that migrant and refugee health is incorporated into all health responses. Full story 👉https://t.co/owKDFiAngQ #WHOImpact https://t.co/afRZ71CPa0

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@WHO: #COVID19 shows that information & data are 🔑 to support: 🔸academics, researchers & industry in dev. vaccines & therapeutics 🔸regulators & health authorities' decision-making 🔸healthcare professionals' treatment decisions 🔸public confidence in deployed vaccines & therapeutics https://t.co/mbrO7LJl6C

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@WHO: 🆕 Joint Statement by International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) & WHO calls on the pharmaceutical industry to provide wide access to clinical data for all new medicines and vaccines. 👉 https://t.co/2GRrUbvZ9R https://t.co/OKh4bWg5cY

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@WHO: Speaking now: @DrTedros at the 2021 Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development: “Bridging health, peace and security: The role of trust and community engagement”. #SthlmForum https://t.co/uX2E8YQgxj

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@WHO: The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All is chaired by the distinguished economist Professor Mariana Mazzucato https://t.co/qfZ1jULzcZ

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@WHO: The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All role is to provide independent advice to the Director-General on addressing interrelated health and economic challenges and mapping out a way forward that supports communities and countries to build healthy societies. https://t.co/sqiFp9KJP8

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@WHO: WHO is convening 11 leading figures in economics, health and development from around the world – all women - as the first members of the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All https://t.co/qfZ1jULzcZ

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@WHO: RT @pahowho: Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 used simulation exercises to prepare and train the health workforce for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines 💉 By testing procedures, simulation exercises help prepare countries and ensure that vaccine roll-outs have the best possible chance of success ✅ https://t.co/gBxmek9uwM

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@WHO: RT @DrTedros: Waiving intellectual property protections on #COVID19 vaccines will be very important for increasing production capacity and achieving #VaccinEquity. This is in the interest of all countries. #InThisTogether https://t.co/8hMUNrKLM6

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@WHO: In the #UnitedKingdom🇬🇧, voluntary targets for food manufacturers to reformulate products decreased adult #salt intake by approximately 15% between 2003 and 2011, showing that target-setting across multiple food categories can achieve meaningful reductions in sodium consumption. https://t.co/1kFy5JUuCB

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@WHO: We need countries to establish policies to reduce salt intake and provide people with the information they need to make the right food choices. We also need the food and beverage industry to cut sodium levels in processed foods https://t.co/nuGyXAMZJd #LessSalt #BeatNCDs https://t.co/7hUAHiUtgw

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@WHO: Today, the Climate Resilient Health Systems Initiative was launched at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue. The WHO supported initiative aims to ensure that by 2030 all health systems worldwide have strengthened resilience against impacts of #climatechange. 👉https://t.co/6MMzColK6V https://t.co/uKgDujQpdc

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@WHO: The WHO Global Sodium Benchmarks will also encourage industry to lower the sodium content in processed foods accordingly and advance toward the WHO goal of 30% reduction in global salt/sodium intake by 2025 https://t.co/pMbPyFLxmM

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@WHO: How do we know if we are making a measurable impact on health? Routine delivery stocktakes are data-driven reviews to critically assess gaps and scale solutions. We were already off-track before #COVID19 & must rapidly accelerate to address shortfalls ▶️ https://t.co/IgpYdvWRmg https://t.co/mc1Ijy5x2h

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@WHO: Confusingly, similar processed food products often contain different amounts of sodium in different countries. WHO’s harmonized global benchmarks will show countries how they can progressively lower their targets, based on their local food environments. https://t.co/nuGyXAMZJd

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@WHO: The Committee sought to answer key questions relating to the functioning of the IHR during the #COVID19 pandemic, such as what did and did not work in the implementation of the IHR https://t.co/rCQ2g3OGRL https://t.co/fym2hdktFQ

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@WHO: Findings of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (2005) during the #COVID19 Response https://t.co/rCQ2g3OGRL

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@WHO: The Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme published its 9th report which is based on their work from May 2020 to April 2021. More https://t.co/hAxBgJ0xJ5

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@WHO: If you have #COVID19 & are caring for someone/yourself at 🏠, WHO’s Dr @diazjv explains 🔸the treatment protocol 🔸WHO’s guidance on Remdesivir & convalescent plasma therapy 🔸how to monitor oxygen at home 🔸when you should 📞 the doctor in #Sciencein5⬇️https://t.co/9034xHeDjM

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@WHO: DYK: An alcohol-based handrub is listed as a WHO essential medicine #HandHygiene 🙌 protect patients, health workers, other caregivers and everyone from infection. #CleanYourHands to save lives in seconds by: ✅ supporting #InfectionPrevention ✅ helping combat #COVID19

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@WHO: The Global Sodium Benchmarks target several categories of high-sodium 🧂 food products: 🥯 Processed and packaged bread 🥫 Savory snacks 🥩 Meat products 🧀 Cheese products. Reducing daily sodium intake can lower the risk of future high blood pressure and heart ♥️ disease https://t.co/8bxw9VECK1

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@WHO: The WHO Global Sodium Benchmarks aim to guide for countries and industry to reduce the sodium content in processed foods. Consumption of processed food is a rapidly increasing source of sodium https://t.co/nuGyXAMZJd https://t.co/42FRNUlXqr

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@WHO: Are you a frontline clinician caring for acutely ill patients, such as those with possible #COVID19? Join our 🆕 #OpenWHO course on providing high-quality emergency care for seriously ill patients. 👉 https://t.co/kRXo6DmkDZ https://t.co/aRUQXvyvqQ

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@WHO: Most people consume 2x the WHO-recommended 5g of daily #salt intake, putting themselves at greater risk of the heart diseases & strokes that kill an estimated 3 million people each year. 🆕 WHO benchmarks help countries reduce salt intake & save lives👉 https://t.co/nuGyXAMZJd https://t.co/gBurT1i5PF

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@WHO: "@jensspahn, thank you so much once again for your leadership and partnership. You have the floor."-@DrTedros https://t.co/9MmrNnIvDK

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@WHO: "Of course, like every great leader, Chancellor Merkel is supported by a great team. Even as he has led the response to #COVID19 at home, #Germany’s🇩🇪 Federal Minister of Health, @jensspahn , has played an essential leadership role on the global stage."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "Once again, my deep gratitude to 🇩🇪 Chancellor Merkel for her leadership and partnership."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "In October last year I was honoured to speak to 🇩🇪 Chancellor Merkel, which is when we first discussed the idea for a new centre that would serve as a global platform to enhance global capacity for pandemic and epidemic intelligence."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "As part of #Germany’s🇩🇪 G20 presidency, Chancellor Merkel also initiated the first ever meeting of #G20 health ministers, which included a health emergency simulation exercise."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "In my first week as Director-General in 2017, I had the honour of attending the #G20 Summit in Hamburg, where under Chancellor Merkel’s leadership, #Germany🇩🇪 put a very strong emphasis on health and emergency preparedness, years before #COVID19."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "#Germany🇩🇪 has been a steadfast partner to WHO for many years, but especially during the past year. And I have personally appreciated the strong leadership of Her Excellency Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: Live event on new WHO Global Hub for Pandemic & Epidemic Intelligence https://t.co/zE3PII7jSQ

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@WHO: Increasing #midwife-led interventions could help reduce the number of abortions from 4⃣0⃣ million to 2⃣5⃣ million annually. 👉https://t.co/qxkv16SVxp #MidwivesDay #IDM2021 https://t.co/Xo0O0nHffH

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@WHO: #HandHygiene is essential to beat #COVID19 & support #InfectionPrevention: Regularly & thoroughly #CleanYourHands 🙌 with an alcohol-based hand rub 🧴 or wash them with soap 🧼 & water. Staying safe: ✅ protects you ✅ protects others https://t.co/uIWpfKfrVK

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@WHO: Access to inhalers for #asthma is a problem in many countries 🌎 In 2019, only 1 in 2 people with asthma had access to a bronchodilator and less than 1 in 5 had access to a steroid inhaler in public primary health-care facilities 🏥 in low-income countries. https://t.co/lg7GoVBvxw

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@WHO: Investing more in #midwives means we could avert 6⃣7⃣% of maternal deaths 6⃣4⃣% of neonatal deaths 6⃣5⃣% of stillbirths and save an estimated 4.3 million lives per year by 2035. 👉https://t.co/qxkv16SVxp #MidwivesDay #IDM2021 https://t.co/KvyfT62C8F

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@WHO: #Asthma cannot be cured, but good management with inhaled medications can control the disease and enable people with asthma to enjoy a normal, active life. For more info 👉 https://t.co/epWqSxZWvh https://t.co/TpYmAQMce2

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@WHO: Join the joint virtual event with Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel & Minister of Health @jensspahn of 🇩🇪, and @DrTedros, on the establishment of the “WHO Global Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence”. 🗓️ Today at 1:30 - 2PM CET The event will be streamed here on @Twitter

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@WHO: Dear vaccinators: Remember to always #CleanYourHands before every #COVID19 & other vaccine you administer. Thorough #HandHygiene is 🔑 to #InfectionPrevention, helping you & your patients to stay safe. 👉 https://t.co/POpWFoM0xz https://t.co/ejSyW3pJNF

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@WHO: Common symptoms of #asthma include ✅Breathlessness ✅ Coughing ✅ Wheezing ✅ Chest tightness During an asthma attack, these symptoms become much worse. Asthma attacks can be fatal but are largely preventable and manageable. https://t.co/Pq9yvwDxDD

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@WHO: During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments must ensure #midwives are protected with adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) & prioritized for #COVID19 vaccines. 👉https://t.co/qxkv16SVxp #MidwivesDay #VaccinEquity https://t.co/sNpk4Pi3Ua

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@WHO: The latest data from the State of World’s Midwifery report shows the shortage of #midwives is most critical in 8⃣8⃣ low- & middle- income countries where 9⃣5⃣% of 🌐 maternal/newborn deaths & stillbirths occur. 👉https://t.co/qxkv16SVxp #MidwivesDay #IDM2021 https://t.co/7LIMmRgvYE

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@WHO: It's #WorldAsthmaDay. #Asthma is a common lung 🫁 condition that causes intermittent breathing difficulties. It often starts in childhood, although it can also develop in adults, and affects people of all ages. https://t.co/dpUYU6xtdE

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@WHO: It's the International Day of the #Midwife! Midwives are fundamental to ending preventable maternal & newborn deaths. But the world still needs 9⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ more midwives to save lives of moms 🤰 and babies 👶. 👉https://t.co/qxkv16SVxp #MidwivesDay #IDM2021 https://t.co/LNLp1KPXx7

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@WHO: Dear patients and families, #CleanYourHands to help save lives! Good #HandHygiene 🙌 is a critical part of #InfectionPrevention. Do your part to keep others safe! 👉 https://t.co/POpWFoM0xz https://t.co/xSgjsdeZOS

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@WHO: It's #HandHygiene day! #CleanYourHands to save lives: EVERYONE has a role to play to ensure #InfectionPrevention and help stop the spread of #COVID19. YES, this includes your 🙌 too! 👉 https://t.co/POpWFoM0xz https://t.co/Euf3V0I8UW

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@WHO: It's #HandHygiene Day! Nurses, midwives, doctors & other #HealthWorkers hands 🙌 make all the difference for safe patient care & ensure #InfectionPrevention. #CleanYourHands at the point-of-care when needed using the appropriate technique: 👉 https://t.co/POpWFoM0xz https://t.co/TnFOXsclz3

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@WHO: "Does that travel need to happen right now? In many parts of the world the answer is 'No'. We are working with our partners in the travel industry, hospitality industries, to ensure that when this does open up, it can open up as safely as possible." -@mvankerkhove #COVID19 https://t.co/dqWp82XTrh

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@WHO: These 🔟 countries 🇧🇩🇨🇮🇪🇹🇬🇭🇮🇳🇲🇼🇳🇬🇸🇱🇺🇬🇹🇿 are working with WHO to halve maternal/newborn deaths & stillbirths and improve quality care for pregnant women, mothers & their babies in 🏥. 🆕 WHO report shows their 5-year progress 👉https://t.co/GD8F1eKZPJ https://t.co/UdipzHPro4

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@WHO: Healthcare systems must be ✅ effective ✅ safe ✅ people-centred ✅ timely ✅ equitable ✅ integrated ✅ efficient Achieving this could improve and save the lives of millions of pregnant women, mothers and their babies.👉https://t.co/GD8F1eKZPJ https://t.co/gS8DO9WZob

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@WHO: Too many mothers 🤰 and babies 👶 die each year due to poor quality care especially in low- and middle-income countries. Access to SAFE and EFFECTIVE healthcare services is key to change this. 👉https://t.co/GD8F1eKZPJ https://t.co/YLEJql3JoB

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@WHO: LIVE #AskWHO Q&A on World Hand Hygiene Day, 5 May now https://t.co/ib7al3JpRk

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@WHO: “We call on other countries to follow the example these countries have set, and donate through #COVAX to help accelerate equitable distribution and access.”-@DrTedros #COVID19 https://t.co/tn4v5y7Lwv

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@WHO: “Tack så mycket, #Sweden🇸🇪, for this donation, which follows similar donations by #France🇫🇷, #NewZealand🇳🇿 and #Norway🇳🇴, with positive signs from some other countries.”-@DrTedros #COVID19 https://t.co/1bgciaPd1V

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@WHO: "This morning I met with Sweden’s Minister for Development Coordination, Per Olsson Fridh @thinkper, who informed me that #Sweden🇸🇪 will donate 1 million doses of AstraZeneca #COVID19 vaccines to #COVAX."-@DrTedros https://t.co/dGnAMh1TE2

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@WHO: "We’re pleased to note that @gavi has signed an agreement with Moderna for 500 million doses of #COVID19 vaccine on behalf of #COVAX"-@DrTedros https://t.co/sw0eLDVjb5

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@WHO: “Emergency Use Listing is one prerequisite for #COVID19 vaccines to be purchased and supplied through COVAX. It also allows countries to expedite their own regulatory approval and to import and administer a vaccine.”-@DrTedros https://t.co/sw0eLDVjb5

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@WHO: "On Friday, WHO gave Emergency Use Listing to Moderna’s #COVID19 vaccine, making it the fifth to receive WHO validation."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "What is happening in #India🇮🇳 and #Brazil🇧🇷 could happen elsewhere unless we all take these public health precautions that WHO has been calling for since the beginning of the #COVID19 pandemic. Vaccines are part of the answer, but they are not the only answer."-@DrTedros

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@WHO: "We call on everyone to continue to follow WHO & national advice on keeping safe: 📏maintain physical distance, avoid crowds 😷wear a well-fitted mask that covers the nose and mouth properly 🪟 open windows 🤧 cover coughs and sneezes 🙌🏼 clean your hands" -@DrTedros #COVID19 https://t.co/C1YwgFwHa4

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@WHO: "WHO and @thewhof are raising funds to support the need for oxygen and related supplies globally."-@DrTedros #COVID19

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@WHO: “We’re also providing advice for people on how to provide care at home for families that are unable to find a hospital bed. For #COVID19 patient with severe or critical disease, WHO recommends treatment with dexamethasone.”-@DrTedros https://t.co/UYdE8gQhX7

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@WHO: "In #India🇮🇳, WHO is providing critical equipment and supplies including oxygen concentrators, lab supplies and mobile field hospitals."-@DrTedros #COVID19

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