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LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
@DrTedros "This week I had the privilege of travelling to Brussels for the launch of the @EU_Commission's Global Health Strategy"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @EU_Commission "The 🇪🇺 is a key partner for WHO, and has played a leading role in global health. It was a driving force behind the creation of the @ACTAccelerator, and has been one of the largest funders of #COVAX"-@DrTedros
“The Sahara will humble you, and change your looks, and your attitudes about life” This was my experience on my six days transit, through the Sahara Desert! 
The Sahara doesn’t cooperate with you, it is unfriendly, it is harsh, it is unforgiven, and the margin for error on the Sahara is so slim, you make mistakes, and you may not come back home!
The Sahara is one of the most inhospitable places on earth, it is scorching hot, the gust of wind is like hurricane force winds, and the fine sand blowing through the strong winds is like a thousand needles trying to poke through your gears into your body.
Everyday in our lives we experience some acts of grace and love from people, but at some times, we witness some acts of generosity and kindness on a monumental scale, performed by ordinary people living their lives in an extraordinary way, to make a difference in their world,
By demonstrating a deep sense of humanity, towards the under privileged around them.
This was what I witnessed at NURUL RAHMAN VOLUNTARY SCHOOL SALLARE QUARTERS HAUSAWA KANO
This was what I witnessed at NURUL RAHMAN VOLUNTARY SCHOOL SALLARE QUARTERS HAUSAWA KANO
It is a charity day school for orphaned children & those who’ve lost just their fathers, in the community. The children are not only schooled but also fed breakfast and lunch and also provided Medicare, all free.
I recalled the hard day after riding 400km from Bamako Mali to the Cote d’Ivorean border & was denied entry into Cote d’Ivorie & left with the option of returning back to Bamako riding 400km again or divert to Sikasso a border town in Mali with Burkina Faso another 420km away
I felt the cries, anger and energy of every Nigerians and other Africans and also good people around the world urging the Cote d’ivorean government to open up their border for me to ingress the country.
The cries were loud and really loud. However, there are some other voices not so loud on the social media waves but really loud at the corridors of authorities and government officials, where decisions that matters are made.
Kunle Adeyanju: Lion Hearted, Eminent Son of Yorubaland Who Rode From London To Lagos To End Polio
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Nicknamed "Lion Heart" (@lionheart1759), Kunle Adeyanju is no stranger to overcoming challenges
#LondonToLagos #EndPolio
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Nicknamed "Lion Heart" (@lionheart1759), Kunle Adeyanju is no stranger to overcoming challenges
#LondonToLagos #EndPolio
Christened Adekunle Adeyanju, this 44-years old man from Offa, Kwara State is no stranger to most people who are familiar with trends and happenings around the world in the early 2020s.
What stood out in his already impressive victory over seeming stretches that
What stood out in his already impressive victory over seeming stretches that
stand side-by-side with impossibilities is his ride from London to Lagos. A ride he undertook, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Ikoyi Metro, to raise funds for the outright alienation of all things related to polio.
According to him, polio is a personal thing.
According to him, polio is a personal thing.
I had my medicals’ today at @MYHEALTHLANE!
It was a comprehensive medical checks and it was COMPLEMENTARY!
The first “aha moment” for me arriving at HEALTHLANE was the cleanliness and serenity of the facility, it felt like a home!
It was a comprehensive medical checks and it was COMPLEMENTARY!
The first “aha moment” for me arriving at HEALTHLANE was the cleanliness and serenity of the facility, it felt like a home!
The second “aha moment” was the quality of the equipments and standard, it was world class, that will probably rival the standard at Mayo Clinic!
I got all my vitals checked, without any radiation exposure or painful intrusive processes.
I got all my vitals checked, without any radiation exposure or painful intrusive processes.
It was a highly positive experience for me, and a loud sound of hope that things can, and will indeed be better in Nigeria!
Thank you @MYHEALTHLANE for having me, it was a big eye opener and a pleasant experience at your facility, thank you!
Thank you @MYHEALTHLANE for having me, it was a big eye opener and a pleasant experience at your facility, thank you!
LIVE: Second Plenary meeting at #WHA75 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
A biker friend Dan, took the odometer readings on Eagle today, and it reads 11,301km, which represents the total distance I have travelled on eagle from London to Accra Ghana.
Of this figure, the total distance I covered in Europe was about 3,200km, while the remaining 8,101km has been in Africa.
Being opportuned to have travelled this huge distance across Africa from the North to the West of Africa is a uique opportunity, a great blessing which I am fortunate to experience.
LIVE: Media briefing on #COVID19 and other global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Some 2⃣0⃣ million people are walking today who would have been paralyzed if not for the polio programme’s efforts to deliver 💉 vaccines to children around the world. BUT there is still work to be done. Now is the time to #EndPolio and avoid reversing the progress we’ve made.
@DrTedros @WorldHealthSmt "That first @WorldHealthSmt, in 2009, was held in the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis, and in the shadow of the H1N1 pandemic. In the 12 years since then, the World Health Summit has become a landmark on the global health calendar"-@DrTedros #WHS2021
@DrTedros @WorldHealthSmt "That’s why, together with Professor Axel Pries, we have decided to join forces to organize a joint @WorldHealthSmt in October 2022, to engage an even broader group of actors, committed to multilateral action for global health"-@DrTedros #WHS2021
It's #WorldPolioDay! Protect yourself and your loved ones from #polio. Polio vaccines, given multiple times, can protect a child for life.
Proper hygiene and sanitation (use a toilet, wash hands) also help limit the disease’s spread.
#VaccinesWork
Proper hygiene and sanitation (use a toilet, wash hands) also help limit the disease’s spread.
#VaccinesWork
Remember, there is NO cure for #polio, but it can be prevented through vaccination. Polio vaccines are safe and effective. #VaccinesWork
It's #WorldPolioDay!
5⃣ of the 6⃣ WHO regions – representing over 9⃣0⃣% of the 🌎🌍🌏 population – are certified free of wild polio.
Join us in celebrating the progress we have made, & the work we must do to #EndPolio everywhere.
👉 bit.ly/2ZcYsuI
5⃣ of the 6⃣ WHO regions – representing over 9⃣0⃣% of the 🌎🌍🌏 population – are certified free of wild polio.
Join us in celebrating the progress we have made, & the work we must do to #EndPolio everywhere.
👉 bit.ly/2ZcYsuI
It's #WorldPolioDay
Polio cases are down 99.9% since 1988, but the #COVID19 pandemic has set back vaccinations and placed this incredible progress at risk. Let's strengthen our efforts to #EndPolio and ensure that progress against this virus is not lost.
Polio cases are down 99.9% since 1988, but the #COVID19 pandemic has set back vaccinations and placed this incredible progress at risk. Let's strengthen our efforts to #EndPolio and ensure that progress against this virus is not lost.
In 2020, after 4⃣ years without a case, @WHOAFRO has been certified as wild polio-free!
On this #WorldPolioDay, take a moment to learn about remarkable success against wild #polio in Africa.
👉bit.ly/3jjNV5j
On this #WorldPolioDay, take a moment to learn about remarkable success against wild #polio in Africa.
👉bit.ly/3jjNV5j
LIVE with @DrTedros at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in #Afghanistan 👇
media.un.org/en/webtv #InvestInHumanity
media.un.org/en/webtv #InvestInHumanity
@DrTedros "Access to essential health services for millions of people in #Afghanistan – especially women and girls – is likely to reduce sharply because of a pause in donor funding to the country’s largest health project, Sehatmandi"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "This project is the backbone of #Afghanistan’s health system, supporting more than 2,300 health facilities. This pause in funding could result in a worst-case scenario of more than 90% of these clinics and hospitals shutting their doors"-@DrTedros
Tomorrow, we are kicking off #WorldImmunizationWeek and the first WHO @TwitterSpaces chats 🎙!
Check the lineup and join us to learn more about how #VaccinesWork to bring us closer.
#AskWHO
Check the lineup and join us to learn more about how #VaccinesWork to bring us closer.
#AskWHO
#AskWHO on @TwitterSpaces:
#1 Session: Vaccines bring us closer - How?
🎙 @Kate_L_OBrien
🕙 10:00 AM CEST
#WorldImmunizationWeek #VaccinesWork
#1 Session: Vaccines bring us closer - How?
🎙 @Kate_L_OBrien
🕙 10:00 AM CEST
#WorldImmunizationWeek #VaccinesWork
#AskWHO on @TwitterSpaces:
#2 Session: How new vaccines are developed?
🎙 @doctorsoumya
🕙 10:00 AM CEST
#WorldImmunizationWeek #VaccinesWork
#2 Session: How new vaccines are developed?
🎙 @doctorsoumya
🕙 10:00 AM CEST
#WorldImmunizationWeek #VaccinesWork
How do #VaccinesWork❓
1⃣ Vaccines contain weakened non-dangerous parts of an antigen
2⃣ It's enough that our body can learn to build the specific antibody
3⃣ This will prompt our immune system to respond & defeat the real antigen in the future
👀 Watch for more 👇 #COVID19
1⃣ Vaccines contain weakened non-dangerous parts of an antigen
2⃣ It's enough that our body can learn to build the specific antibody
3⃣ This will prompt our immune system to respond & defeat the real antigen in the future
👀 Watch for more 👇 #COVID19
🔸 Pathogen
🔸 Antigen
🔸 Antibody
What do they mean when it comes to vaccines❓
👀 Watch this video to find out 👇
🔸 Antigen
🔸 Antibody
What do they mean when it comes to vaccines❓
👀 Watch this video to find out 👇
WHO & partners are racing to develop and deploy safe & effective vaccines against #COVID19.
👀 Watch this video to learn how pathogens & antibodies are connected 👇
👀 Watch this video to learn how pathogens & antibodies are connected 👇
Ms Keva Bain, Permanent Representative of the #Bahamas🇧🇸 to the UN in Geneva is the President of the 73rd World Health Assembly #WHA73
Watch live ▶️ bit.ly/WHA_73
Watch live ▶️ bit.ly/WHA_73
Five Vice-Presidents of the 73rd World Health Assembly #WHA73:
China🇨🇳
Congo🇨🇬
San Marino🇸🇲
Sudan🇸🇩
Thailand🇹🇭
Watch live ▶️ bit.ly/WHA_73
China🇨🇳
Congo🇨🇬
San Marino🇸🇲
Sudan🇸🇩
Thailand🇹🇭
Watch live ▶️ bit.ly/WHA_73
#COVID19 has led to setbacks for 🌎🌏🌍 immunization.
WHO & @UNICEF are launching an emergency call to action 📢 for polio & measles outbreak response & prevention, to protect more children with vaccines.
More details 👉bit.ly/3eAwhJR
WHO & @UNICEF are launching an emergency call to action 📢 for polio & measles outbreak response & prevention, to protect more children with vaccines.
More details 👉bit.ly/3eAwhJR
Disrupted immunization services during #COVID19 place children in vulnerable areas at risk of diseases like polio & measles.
We must urgently work together to stop emerging outbreaks and protect progress made. More details 👉bit.ly/38cBsOX #VaccinesWork #EndPolio
We must urgently work together to stop emerging outbreaks and protect progress made. More details 👉bit.ly/38cBsOX #VaccinesWork #EndPolio
Polio outbreaks are on the rise 📈 due in part to #COVID19. Further commitment is needed to stop these outbreaks & prevent future ones.
More info 👉bit.ly/3eAwhJR
More info 👉bit.ly/3eAwhJR
"In the summer, Africa was certified as wild #polio free. This marked one of the greatest public health achievements of all time"-@DrTedros #EndPolio
"Driven by millions of #healthworkers reaching every child repeatedly with an effective vaccine and a unique partnership between WHO, @UNICEF, @Rotary, @CDCgov, the @gatesfoundation and @gavi – global polio eradication remains achievable"-@DrTedros #EndPolio
Today is #WorldPolioDay!
5 of the 6 WHO regions – representing more 90% of the 🌎🌍🌏 population – are now free of the wild poliovirus!
#EndPolio
5 of the 6 WHO regions – representing more 90% of the 🌎🌍🌏 population – are now free of the wild poliovirus!
#EndPolio
In 2020, after 4⃣ years without a case, @WHOAFRO has been certified as wild polio-free!
On this #WorldPolioDay, take a moment to learn about remarkable success against wild polio in Africa 👉bit.ly/3jjNV5j #EndPolio
On this #WorldPolioDay, take a moment to learn about remarkable success against wild polio in Africa 👉bit.ly/3jjNV5j #EndPolio
"Tuesday was a great day in global health – the certification of the eradication of wild poliovirus in Africa."-@DrTedros #EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
"This remarkable effort was started by @Rotary in the 1980s & advanced by Nelson Mandela in 1996, with the launch of a campaign to “Kick Polio Out of Africa”. At the time, polio paralyzed 75 thousand children every year."-@DrTedros
#EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
#EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
Today an independent commission declared Africa free of wild poliovirus. This is a momentous achievement for public health made possible by the strong partnerships of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the leadership of @CDCgov & @USAID, & countless volunteers. #EndPolio
This victory shows that #VaccinesWork. Collaboration at all levels, along with sustained investment from the U.S., has brought us within reach of the complete elimination of this debilitating disease. #EndPolio
Today’s announcement comes after 47 African countries reported zero transmission detection. Recent successes in eliminating polio have bolstered other initiatives in global health, including efforts to end malaria and HIV-AIDS. #EndPolio
"Today is a day of celebration, and a day of hope.
Today we come together to rejoice over an historic public health success - the certification of wild poliovirus eradication in the African Region."-@DrTedros #AFRORC70
#EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
Today we come together to rejoice over an historic public health success - the certification of wild poliovirus eradication in the African Region."-@DrTedros #AFRORC70
#EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
"On behalf of the Polio Oversight Board, our partners at @Rotary, @CDCgov, @UNICEF, @gatesfoundation and @Gavi, and all donors and partners, I congratulate the people and governments of Africa for your leadership and determination."-@DrTedros
#EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
#EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
"None of us could have done this alone. This landmark achievement has only been possible because of the power of partnership."-@DrTedros #AFRORC70
#EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
#EndPolio #AfricaKicksOutWildPolio
