"It is a great honour to welcome you all to the launch of The Global Strategy for Accelerating the Elimination of #CervicalCancer as a Public Health Problem"-@DrTedros
"Listening to the moving testimonies of women who have survived #cervicalcancer is a sobering reminder of the devastating effects of this disease"-@DrTedros
"I would like to thank these brave and strong women for sharing their journeys with us. Your courage and resilience are an inspiration, and highlight why the elimination of #cervicalcancer is so important"-@DrTedros
"And yet we know that for every survivor, there are many other women who are not here to tell their stories"-@DrTedros#cervicalcancer
"Every year, we lose more than 300,000 women to a disease which is almost entirely preventable and potentially curable if diagnosed early.
"The WHO Strategy to eliminate #cervicalcancer recognises that we need to join hands across borders, sectors, & economic divides to improve the lives of millions of women and girls around the world"-@DrTedrosbit.ly/38Qc6GV
"While many countries have the resources & tools to prevent & control #cervicalcancer, there are marginalised communities with limited or no access to health services. It's our responsibility to continue to advocate for access to high-quality health services for all"-@DrTedros
"2020 has indeed been a defining moment for humanity.
From confronting a global health crisis of unprecedented scale and depth;
to rising in solidarity against racism and social injustice;
to uniting for a healthier climate and world"-@DrTedros
"We are learning that we can act in solidarity as a global community.
And that advancing the rights and health of all people, particularly the most marginalised, is our shared responsibility"-@DrTedros#cervicalcancer
"With the same urgency, determination and solidarity, we can create a future free of #cervicalcancer, and a healthier, safer, fairer world for all of us"-@DrTedros#HealthForAll
Overuse & misuse of medicines are the leading causes of #AntimicrobialResistance. Without effective #antibiotics 💊 & other antimicrobials, we will lose our ability to treat common infections like pneumonia.
The rise of #AntimicrobialResistance is threatening our ability to treat common infectious diseases, resulting in prolonged illness, disability & death.
The future of our medicines 💊 depends on all of us.
Let's unite to preserve antimicrobials!
🆕 estimates of contribution of #HIV to global #CervicalCancer burden released today. Women living with HIV have a six-fold increased risk of cervical cancer when compared to women without HIV.
For women living with HIV to live long & healthy lives:
✅Combine public health & 👩-centered care
✅Engage 👩in advocating for their care
✅Provide choice
✅Improve access to HPV vaccination & #CervicalCancer screening & treatment
✅Integrate services for #HIV & cervical #cancer
🆕global strategy to accelerate the elimination of #CervicalCancer launched today.
It rests on 3 🔑 pillars:
✅Prevention through HPV vaccination
✅Screening & treatment of precancerous lesions
✅Treatment & palliative care for invasive cervical cancer
Approximately 1⃣ million children around 🌎🌍🌏 die each year due to complications from #preterm birth, and survivors may face a lifetime of ill-health.
1⃣ in 🔟 babies around the world are born #preterm - before 37 weeks of 🤰.
Complications from prematurity is the leading cause of death for children under 5. Health service disruptions due to #COVID19 may have further devastating impacts & push back progress. 📸 @UNICEF
While most #preterm babies survive in high-income countries, in low- and middle-income countries a lack of adequate newborn care puts the lives of many preterm babies at risk #BornTooSoon 👉 bit.ly/3pADpeC
While we continue to receive encouraging news about #COVID19 vaccines & remain cautiously optimistic about the potential for new tools to start to arrive in the coming months"-@DrTedros
"Right now we are extremely concerned by the surge in #COVID19 cases we’re seeing in some countries. Particularly in Europe and the Americas, #healthworkers and health systems are being pushed to the breaking point"-@DrTedros