1⃣ #VaccinesWork
Vaccines:
💪🏽reduce child deaths and disease
💪🏽protect against outbreaks
💪🏽prevent malnutrition
💪🏽defend against antimicrobial resistance
With vaccines, we are protected together!
2⃣ #MentalHealth
Every 40 seconds someone dies from #suicide.
This year, WHO launched the #40seconds campaign to raise awareness about the scale of suicide around the world and roles we can play in prevention.
3⃣ #PatientSafety
Every minute, 5 patients die because of unsafe care. This year, we marked the first ever #WorldPatientSafetyDay to speak up for patient safety!
4⃣ #Breastfeeding 🤱
Breastfeeding is the best start any mom can give her child.
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That’s why WHO is supporting efforts to help moms breastfeed anytime, anywhere.
5⃣ #AntibioticResistance
Failing to tackle 💊 resistance, will:
🔺prevent us from treating serious infections
🔺make surgery riskier
🔺place mothers’ and their newborns’ lives at risk
🔺deplete health resources
6⃣ #WHA72
The 72nd World Health Assembly opened with @DrTedros', WHO Director-General, highlighting the achievements made to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable. #HealthForAll
7⃣ #EndViolence
Violence against women includes:
🔹Intimate partner violence
🔹Physical
🔹Sexual
🔹Psychological
🔹Female Genital Mutilation
🔹Forced & early marriages
🔹Femicide
🔹Trafficking
🔹Virginity testing
9⃣ #WorldChildrensDay
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This World Children's Day, we celebrate 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It's time for #HealthForAll children 🌍🌏🌎!
🔟 #WorldHealthDay
Good health:
👍Allows children to learn
👍Allows adults to earn
👍Helps people escape from poverty
👍Provides the basis for long-term economic development.
It's time for #HealthForAll!