Thread by @WHO

We all know someone suffering from:

Cancer
Diabetes
Lung diseases
Heart diseases and stroke
Mental Health

These noncommunicable diseases are the 🌍's biggest killers, responsible for 7 out of every 10 deaths worldwide.

We need your help to #BeatNCDs!

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN Tobacco. 🚬
Alcohol. 🍻
Air pollution. 🏭
Unhealthy diet. 🍔
Physical inactivity. 🛋️
These are the main NCDs risks.

Let's STOP them.

Let's #BeatNCDs.

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN Tobacco kills people.

We can #BeatNCDs by beating tobacco.

Say #NoTobacco 🚭

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN We can #BeatNCDs by increasing taxation and plain packaging on tobacco products.

Say #NoTobacco 🚭 bit.ly/2S7mzmc

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN WHO welcomes actions taken by
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to introduce tobacco plain packaging to #BeatNCDs.

#NoTobacco! 🚭

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN The harmful use of #alcohol killed nearly 3 million people in 2016.

3 out of 4 of these deaths were among 👨.

🍻 too much or too often, 📈 immediate risk of injury, causes liver damage, cancer, heart disease, & poor mental health.

Let’s #BeatNCDs!

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN DYK: 1/3 of deaths from:
-Stroke
-Lung cancer
-Heart disease are due to #AirPollution.

This is an equivalent effect to that of smoking 🚬, & much higher than the effects of eating too much 🧂.

https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1175606163108446208?s=20

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN These are 7 actions governments can take to reduce #AirPollution and save lives. #BeatNCDs

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN Industrially-produced trans fats are the most hazardous for health. A diet high in this kind of fat has been found to raise risk of heart disease by nearly 30%.

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Let’s #BeatNCDs!

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN The health benefits of a physically active lifestyle during adolescence include:
❤️ improved cardiorespiratory
💪 muscular fitness
🏋️‍♀️bone and cardiometabolic health
🤸‍♂️ positive effects on weight

Let’s #BeActive! Let’s #BeatNCDs!

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @DrTedros @UN "Let’s set – and meet - goals to promote health & beat cancer, diabetes, heart & lung diseases, improve mental health."-@Alissonbecker #BeatNCDs