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LIVE: Opening of 152nd WHO Executive Board meeting twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"Three years ago today, I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global spread of #COVID19 – the highest level of alarm under the International Health Regulations, and for the moment, the only level of alarm"-@DrTedros #EB152
@DrTedros "As you know, on Friday the Emergency Committee met to consider whether that remains the case. The committee has advised me that in its view, #COVID19 remains a global health emergency, and I agree"-@DrTedros #EB152 bit.ly/3JtgqhJ
Sugar is addictive and keeps you hooked on unhealthy drinks like sodas & energy drinks.
Break the cycle today for a healthier life! bit.ly/3HyPRH1
Break the cycle today for a healthier life! bit.ly/3HyPRH1
Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages like soda & energy drinks is linked to weight gain and obesity bit.ly/3HyPRH1
Only 80 countries in the world have taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.
Raising taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages decreases consumption and is an opportunity for health - we will see less:
❤️🩹Heart disease
❤️🩹Stroke
❤️🩹Diabetes
❤️🩹Cancers
❤️🩹Teeth cavities
#BeatNCDs
Raising taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages decreases consumption and is an opportunity for health - we will see less:
❤️🩹Heart disease
❤️🩹Stroke
❤️🩹Diabetes
❤️🩹Cancers
❤️🩹Teeth cavities
#BeatNCDs
The cost of physical inactivity will reach over USD300 billion in 10 years if governments don’t take urgent action to encourage more physical activity among their populations.
The first-ever WHO Global status report on physical activity 2022 explains 👉bit.ly/3D5TNMO
The first-ever WHO Global status report on physical activity 2022 explains 👉bit.ly/3D5TNMO
Governments can prevent heart disease, obesity, diabetes or other noncommunicable diseases & #BeatNCDs by implementing policies that encourage physical activity.
But overall progress in 194 countries is slow, uneven & unfair 👉bit.ly/3EUrsua
But overall progress in 194 countries is slow, uneven & unfair 👉bit.ly/3EUrsua
Policies to facilitate increased physical activity include:
✅safer roads for cycling & walking,
✅urban spaces where people live, work & play,
✅promotion of physical activity for all,
& much more. Read the full report 👉bit.ly/3D5TNMO
✅safer roads for cycling & walking,
✅urban spaces where people live, work & play,
✅promotion of physical activity for all,
& much more. Read the full report 👉bit.ly/3D5TNMO
⏱️ Every two seconds, one person under the age of 70 dies of a noncommunicable diseases - such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes & respiratory diseases.
Almost 9 in 10 of those deaths are taking place in low- & middle-income countries ncdportal.org
#BeatNCDs #UNGA
Almost 9 in 10 of those deaths are taking place in low- & middle-income countries ncdportal.org
#BeatNCDs #UNGA
Along with #MentalHealth, noncommunicable diseases - such as cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases - cause nearly three-quarters of deaths in the world killing 41 million people every year bit.ly/3BXE5mr
Noncommunicable diseases – such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases - are one of the greatest health and development challenges of this century bit.ly/3BXE5mr
#BeatNCDs #UNGA
#BeatNCDs #UNGA
Investing less than 1 US dollar per person per year could save 7⃣ million lives from heart disease, #cancer, #diabetes, and lung disease before 2030.
Let's #BeatNCDs!
📌 bit.ly/3GBcYwQ
Let's #BeatNCDs!
📌 bit.ly/3GBcYwQ
For every dollar spent on noncommunicable diseases prevention and care there is a return of investment of 7 US Dollar.
Let's #BeatNCDs!
📌 bit.ly/3GBcYwQ
Let's #BeatNCDs!
📌 bit.ly/3GBcYwQ
10 million heart attacks and strokes could be averted by 2030 by investing less than 1 US Dollar per person per year.
Let's #BeatNCDs!
📌 bit.ly/3GBcYwQ
Let's #BeatNCDs!
📌 bit.ly/3GBcYwQ
"#COVID19 has been a powerful demonstration of the need to engage communities, understand the challenges they face, their concerns and motivations, and work with them to adapt strategies accordingly"-@DrTedros #BehaviouralInsights
"Noncommunicable diseases are responsible for over 74% of all deaths, with a high burden in low & middle-income countries. Informing people about the risk of certain behaviours or the need for treatment & care is important & useful but isn't enough"-@DrTedros #BehaviouralInsights
Three ways in which #BehaviouralInsights can help #BeatNCDs:
1️⃣ in understanding how better to make use of available evidence
2️⃣ to fill in the gaps to address disease prevention and control
3️⃣ to design community interventions
1️⃣ in understanding how better to make use of available evidence
2️⃣ to fill in the gaps to address disease prevention and control
3️⃣ to design community interventions
LIVE: Media briefing on #Ukraine, #monkeypox, #COVID19 and other global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
@DrTedros "Yesterday marked six months since the Russian Federation’s invasion, which has had a devastating impact on the health and lives of #Ukraine’s people. Although shaken, the health system has not collapsed"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "WHO continues to support @MoH_Ukraine to restore disrupted services, displaced #healthworkers and destroyed infrastructure, which is essential not only for the health of #Ukraine’s people, but for the country’s resilience and recovery"-@DrTedros
LIVE: Second Plenary meeting at #WHA75 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
.@DrTedros is now presenting the World Health Organization Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award at the #WHA75
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
WHO Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award, established in 2019, is given by @DrTedros to recognize contributions to advancing global health, demonstrated leadership & commitment to regional health issues.
Dr Paul Farmer was Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at @harvardmed, co-founder & chief strategist of @PIH - an intl NGO established in 1987 providing direct health care services, research & advocacy for those who are sick and living in poverty #WHA75
It's World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day!
Chagas disease
Chikungunya
Dengue
Dracunculiasis
Leishmaniasis
Leprosy
Elephantiasis
Mycetoma
River blindness
Rabies
Sleeping sickness
Trachoma
...
& other neglected tropical diseases affect 1 BILLION people 🌍!
bit.ly/3scvAhl
Chagas disease
Chikungunya
Dengue
Dracunculiasis
Leishmaniasis
Leprosy
Elephantiasis
Mycetoma
River blindness
Rabies
Sleeping sickness
Trachoma
...
& other neglected tropical diseases affect 1 BILLION people 🌍!
bit.ly/3scvAhl
Neglected tropical diseases are:
1️⃣Responsible for thousands of preventable deaths
2️⃣Found in🌍's poorest regions
3️⃣Caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi & toxins
4️⃣Associated with stigma & social exclusion
5️⃣43 countries eliminated at least 1 of these diseases
#BeatNTDs
1️⃣Responsible for thousands of preventable deaths
2️⃣Found in🌍's poorest regions
3️⃣Caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, fungi & toxins
4️⃣Associated with stigma & social exclusion
5️⃣43 countries eliminated at least 1 of these diseases
#BeatNTDs
It's World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day! DYK:
🔺Elephantiasis
🔺River blindness
🔺Bilharzia
🔺Intestinal worm infections
🔺Trachoma
are treatable & preventable when detected early! Delay in seeking treatment & care can result in life-long disability & death. Let's #BeatNTDs!
🔺Elephantiasis
🔺River blindness
🔺Bilharzia
🔺Intestinal worm infections
🔺Trachoma
are treatable & preventable when detected early! Delay in seeking treatment & care can result in life-long disability & death. Let's #BeatNTDs!
It's #UHCDay!
The #COVID19 pandemic emphasized and exacerbated health inequities around the 🌍 . WHO calls on governments, donors and leaders to prioritize 👇
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The #COVID19 pandemic emphasized and exacerbated health inequities around the 🌍 . WHO calls on governments, donors and leaders to prioritize 👇
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On #UHCDay, we must remind everyone that it's not just #COVID19 that’s killing people. It's:
-underprivilege
-lack of access
-years of living with health conditions that haven't been properly managed because of their skin colour, ethnicity, or social group
-underprivilege
-lack of access
-years of living with health conditions that haven't been properly managed because of their skin colour, ethnicity, or social group
We all have different health needs, but our right to health is the same. Health systems must be ready to provide the full spectrum of
🏥promotive
🏥preventative
🏥curative
🏥rehabilitative
🏥palliative
services based on our needs, not our ability to pay.
That means #HealthForAll!
🏥promotive
🏥preventative
🏥curative
🏥rehabilitative
🏥palliative
services based on our needs, not our ability to pay.
That means #HealthForAll!
@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
🆕 WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes bit.ly/3qMKcCC
The WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes incl. >500 devices that to test, monitor and treat these diseases bit.ly/3qMKcCC
List aims to help health-care providers detect and manage heart conditions & diabetes, leading to fewer hospitalizations and deaths and the saving of precious health resources bit.ly/3qMKcCC
Opening of the Small Island Developing States Summit for health with @DrTedros pscp.tv/w/c6gowDI2MTAy…
"I would like to warmly welcome you to the SIDS Summit for Health, the first ever gathering of leaders focusing exclusively on health in Small Island Developing States. Today is about you and the many health threats your nations face"-@DrTedros
"#COVID19 has presented a dire economic and health crisis for SIDS, while other health risks such as #ClimateChange, non-communicable diseases and malnutrition have further put your communities at risk"-@DrTedros
Stay fit & healthy like @Cristiano 💪 by reducing sugar consumption and limiting intake of sweets & sugary drinks.
There is more you can do 👉bit.ly/3ooyo6I #BeatNCDs
There is more you can do 👉bit.ly/3ooyo6I #BeatNCDs
Limit intake of sweets & sugary drinks for a healthier lifestyle:
🙅♀️ Fizzy drinks
🙅♀️ Juice drinks
🙅♀️ Liquid & powder concentrates
🙅♀️ Flavoured water
🙅♀️ Energy & sports drinks
🙅♀️ Ready-to-drink tea & coffee
🙅♀️ Flavoured milk drinks
More info 👉bit.ly/3ooyo6I #BeatNCDs
🙅♀️ Fizzy drinks
🙅♀️ Juice drinks
🙅♀️ Liquid & powder concentrates
🙅♀️ Flavoured water
🙅♀️ Energy & sports drinks
🙅♀️ Ready-to-drink tea & coffee
🙅♀️ Flavoured milk drinks
More info 👉bit.ly/3ooyo6I #BeatNCDs
Consumption of sugary drinks is one of many factors contributing to heart diseases 💔.
More info 👉bit.ly/2wGUfMz #BeatNCDs
More info 👉bit.ly/2wGUfMz #BeatNCDs
It is #WorldBicycleDay!
Cycling is good for your health. It helps
🚲 to prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes & some cancer
🚲 to reduce obesity
🚲 to improve mental health & wellbeing
Ride your bicycle to #BeatNCDs!
Cycling is good for your health. It helps
🚲 to prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes & some cancer
🚲 to reduce obesity
🚲 to improve mental health & wellbeing
Ride your bicycle to #BeatNCDs!
Low-speed streets make it safe to cycle 🚲 – benefiting both people ❤️ and the planet 🌳.
Let's make cycling safe by promoting #RoadSafety!
Let's make cycling safe by promoting #RoadSafety!
For many women and girls, cycling 🚲 is more than a sport or hobby. It means
✅ access to water
✅ access to jobs
✅ access to education
& much more.
Let's make cycling safe for everyone! #WorldBicycleDay
✅ access to water
✅ access to jobs
✅ access to education
& much more.
Let's make cycling safe for everyone! #WorldBicycleDay
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.
👉 bit.ly/3bukNqU
#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.
👉 bit.ly/3bukNqU
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!
👉bit.ly/3bukNqU
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!
👉bit.ly/3bukNqU
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?
👉 bit.ly/2YyZlYS
🌐 Globally, most people with #hypertension do not know that they have it.
❔ When was the last time you got your blood pressure tested?
👉 bit.ly/2YyZlYS
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👉 bit.ly/3ems7qA
🆕 WHO benchmarks help countries reduce salt intake & save lives👉 bit.ly/3ems7qA
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 bit.ly/3ems7qA
Consumption of processed food is a rapidly increasing source of sodium bit.ly/3ems7qA
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
🥯 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
In recognition of @MikeBloomberg's contributions in improving public health, WHO confirms his third term as Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries
👉 bit.ly/3thmzTP
📷 2017
👉 bit.ly/3thmzTP
📷 2017
Joining @DrTedros, @MikeBloomberg calls for urgent action to tackle noncommunicable diseases like #diabetes, hypertension, #cancer & respiratory diseases, which account for over 74% of deaths 🌐 & worsen outcomes of patients with #COVID19
👉 bit.ly/3thmzTP
📷 2018
👉 bit.ly/3thmzTP
📷 2018
In his role, @MikeBloomberg will continue to raise awareness about the link between #COVID19 & noncommunicable diseases, advocate for investment in measures to #BeatNCDs & injuries, mobilize cities for better health, & support the use of health data 📊
bit.ly/3thmzTP
bit.ly/3thmzTP
"First of all, I would like to thank Your Excellency @drharshvardhan for your leadership as chair over the past week, and the past year.
And my thanks to all members of the Board for your dedication and attention over the past 8 days"-@DrTedros #EB148
And my thanks to all members of the Board for your dedication and attention over the past 8 days"-@DrTedros #EB148
Still looking for a #NewYear2021 gift 🎁 for your loved ones ?
Look no further, we've got you covered.
Tag a friend (or a lot of friends) and give them WHO advice to keep them healthy in the year ahead!
Look no further, we've got you covered.
Tag a friend (or a lot of friends) and give them WHO advice to keep them healthy in the year ahead!
Here are five tips for a healthy diet this #NewYear2021:
1⃣ Eat a variety of foods 🥗
2⃣ Cut back on salt 🧂
3⃣ Eat moderate amounts of fats & oils
4⃣ Limit sugar consumption 🍫
5⃣ Avoid drinking alcohol 🍻
1⃣ Eat a variety of foods 🥗
2⃣ Cut back on salt 🧂
3⃣ Eat moderate amounts of fats & oils
4⃣ Limit sugar consumption 🍫
5⃣ Avoid drinking alcohol 🍻
Here's how you can prevent high blood pressure:
❗️Reduce 🧂 to less than 5g/day
❗️Avoid saturated fats & trans fats
❗️Avoid 🚬
❗️Reduce 🍻🍷
❕Eat 🍎 and 🥦 regularly
❕#BeActive 🧘♀️🏊
#BeatNCDs for a healthier #NewYear2021
❗️Reduce 🧂 to less than 5g/day
❗️Avoid saturated fats & trans fats
❗️Avoid 🚬
❗️Reduce 🍻🍷
❕Eat 🍎 and 🥦 regularly
❕#BeActive 🧘♀️🏊
#BeatNCDs for a healthier #NewYear2021
As an unprecedented year comes to a close and a New Year beckons, here are 🔟 global health issues WHO and our partners will focus on in 2021
👉bit.ly/2Jjxbzf
👉bit.ly/2Jjxbzf
1⃣ Build global solidarity for 🌏 health security
We can only end the #COVID19 pandemic if we #ACTogether: no one is safe until everyone is safe.
WHO will work with countries to improve their own preparedness for future pandemics & health emergencies
👉bit.ly/2Jjxbzf
We can only end the #COVID19 pandemic if we #ACTogether: no one is safe until everyone is safe.
WHO will work with countries to improve their own preparedness for future pandemics & health emergencies
👉bit.ly/2Jjxbzf
2⃣ Speed up equitable access to safe and effective #COVID19 vaccines, tests, and treatments.
WHO will continue to work to make these tools available everywhere across the 🌎
#ACTogether 👉bit.ly/2Jjxbzf
WHO will continue to work to make these tools available everywhere across the 🌎
#ACTogether 👉bit.ly/2Jjxbzf
