Thread by @WHO

Cervical #cancer is an entirely preventable disease.
There is no reason any woman should die from it.
And yet they do.
Last year, almost 100,000 women lost their lives to cervical cancer in @WHOSEARO region bit.ly/2ks5SX9 #RC72

@WHOSEARO @DrTedros @WHOThailand @WHOTimorLeste @WHOMaldives @WHOIndonesia @WHOSriLanka "Countries that invest in emergency preparedness will save lives, and save money"-@DrTedros at #RC72 bit.ly/2ks5SX9

@WHOSEARO @DrTedros @WHOThailand @WHOTimorLeste @WHOMaldives @WHOIndonesia @WHOSriLanka Tobacco, remains the biggest cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the @WHOSEARO region, despite signs of declining tobacco use bit.ly/2ks5SX9

#RC72 #NoTobacco

@WHOSEARO @DrTedros @WHOThailand @WHOTimorLeste @WHOMaldives @WHOIndonesia @WHOSriLanka All of @WHOSEARO countries show rising alcohol consumption, rising levels of obesity, and a projected rise in people with hypertension.
Without urgent and decisive action, these trends are a health crisis in the making bit.ly/2ks5SX9 #RC72