Who is WHO?
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the @UN's specialized agency for health, governed by 194 Member States.
It provides science-based recommendations to protect people's health everywhere
Thanks to WHO:
There’s a global standard-setting body to bring together the 🌍’s top health experts to produce to make recommendations to bring better health to people throughout the world. bit.ly/3fRQYkY
Thanks to WHO, the 🌍 has an International Classification of Diseases, which enables all countries to use a common standard for reporting diseases and identifying health trends
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Thanks to WHO:
We have a Global Health Observatory, a powerful tool helping countries chart vital details about who is falling sick, from which disease, and where, so that efforts can be targeted where they are needed most bit.ly/3dRH3tS
If you are experiencing violence during #COVID19:
🤝 Reach out to supportive family, friends or neighbours
📞 Call a hotline or access information online if possible
🆘 Seek out local services for survivors
If you are experiencing violence at home during #COVID19 and need to leave in a hurry:
🏘️ Identify a friend, neighbour, relative or shelter you can go to
🔀 Plan how to get there
🎒 Keep ready essential personal items to take with you
During the #COVID19 pandemic, risks of violence increase due to:
❗️ More time at home with abusers
❗️ Rising stress
❗️ Isolation from social support networks
❗️ Limited access to critical services
"We’ve drawn new & much-needed attention to #mentalhealth, with new guidelines on stress management & adolescent & mental health, & we hosted the Big Event for Mental Health, a global advocacy event seen by more than 600,000 people"-@DrTedros#WHA73
"On maternal & child health, we’ve published new standards for improving the quality of care for small & sick newborns & provided intensive support for 20 countries to address the indirect impact of #COVID19 on mothers & children"-@DrTedros#HealthForAll
125 years ago today Wilhelm C. Roentgen discovered X-rays. He helped save millions of lives and won a Nobel Prize. X-ray imaging and guided interventions play a 🔑 role in achieving #HealthForAll including during #COVID19
This year #InternationalDayofRadiology is dedicated to radiologists & radiographers who play a crucial role during #COVID19. Medical imaging plays a 🔑role in COVID-19 management, incl.:
🔸 chest radiography
🔸 chest computed tomography
🔸 lung ultrasound
Conventional medical ⚕️ and dental 🦷 radiography uses X-rays to visualize the internal organ and structures of the body - including:
🎞️ film-based techniques
💻 digital technologies
Today we commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Marie Curie in 1867. She pioneered 💡 research on radioactivity ☢️ & discovered it destroys #cancer cells faster than healthy cells, paving the way for radiotherapy
#Medicalphysicists are health professionals that play a🔑 role in ensuring quality & safety in the medical use of radiation by:
✅ enhancing radiation protection education & training
✅ strengthening radiation safety culture
✅ supporting radiation safety standards implementation
#Medicalphysicists 👩⚕️ play a crucial role in advancing health & saving lives around the 🌐