Thread by @WHO

"We depend on our planet for everything we are and everything we have.
The air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink.
#ClimateChange strikes at the heart of what it means to be human"-@DrTedros at #PIF2019 🇹🇻

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO "We must work to mitigate the root causes of #ClimateChange. By 2030, we want to see a world in which all countries will be reducing their carbon emissions. This will protect the most vulnerable from climate risks, & deliver large health benefits"-@DrTedros at #PIF2019 🇹🇻

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO "WHO #ClimateChange & health in SIDS initiative has four goals:
-Amplify the voices of SIDS health & political leaders
-Gather the evidence for investment in climate change & health
-Prepare for climate risks
-Facilitate access to climate & health financing"-@DrTedros at #PIF2019

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO "Part of what it means to make health systems climate-resilient is transforming health services away from expensive models of care that focus on treating the sick, to those that prevent disease and promote health"-@DrTedros at #PIF2019 🇹🇻

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO "Promoting health and preventing disease at the community level is the best way not only to adapt to the effects of #ClimateChange; it’s also the best investment in the long-term health and prosperity of your populations"-@DrTedros at #PIF2019 🇹🇻

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO "#PrimaryHealthCare helps to keep people out of hospitals and in their homes, their communities and their workplaces. It’s not just an investment in health; it’s an investment in sustainable development"-@DrTedros at #PIF2019 🇹🇻

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO "For the @UN #ClimateAction Summit during #UNGA next month, WHO has been given the mandate to develop two health commitments:
- save lives: cut carbon emissions & clean our air
- invest more in climate action for public health & sustainable development"-@DrTedros at #PIF2019 🇹🇻

@DrTedros @WHOWPRO @WHO_Europe @WHOEMRO @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @UN The full speech by @DrTedros at the #ClimateChange Sautalaga, #Tuvalu 👉bit.ly/2ORNV2x