Today is the first ever International Day of #EpidemicPreparedness

WHO calls on countries to invest their capacities to prevent, detect & mitigate emergencies of all kinds.

More in detail bit.ly/3rvg8eW
#EpidemicPreparedness is a wise investment.
Investing in health emergency response helps prepare for all emergencies which is part of an overall approach to advance #HealthForAll and strengthen #PrimaryHealthCare systems bit.ly/3rvg8eW

Investing locally pays off locally with a faster response when a health emergency happens bit.ly/3rvg8eW

#EpidemicPreparedness
Be ready for the next health emergency by being your own risk manager:
-Learn about the situation & those around you
- Follow advice from authorities
-Stick to the science. Rely on credible sources of information & avoid spreading rumours
-Discuss emergency plans with your family

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More from @WHO

28 Dec
"This week marks the one-year anniversary since WHO learned of cases of ‘pneumonia with unknown cause’ via a bulletin issued by the health authorities in Wuhan and ProMed.

We immediately set up an incident management structure to follow this development"-@DrTedros #COVID19
"This is a moment for all of us to reflect on the toll the #COVID19 pandemic has taken, the progress we have made, the lessons we have learned, and what we need to do in the year ahead to end this pandemic"-@DrTedros
Read 35 tweets
25 Dec
Follow along as we look back on WHO’s #COVID19 response in 2020👉bit.ly/3nMnA2S

Ending the most serious health threat in 100 years requires:

🧪 Science
💡 Solutions
🌐 Solidarity
In response to #COVID19, WHO has worked hand-in-hand with countries through

🗺️ the Strategic Preparedness & Response Plan
🌐 direct collaboration with our 150 country offices & 6 regional offices
🧰 the deployment of Emergency Medical Teams

👉bit.ly/3nMnA2S
Less than 2 weeks after the first alerts about #COVID19, WHO published a set of advice to countries. We then shipped test kits to labs around the 🌏🌍🌎.

Check out our interactive timeline to see WHO actions 👉bit.ly/3neFefP
Read 13 tweets
22 Dec
We are #InThisTogether to beat #COVID19

Here are 5⃣ tips that help you stay safe to protect yourself and others:

🙌clean hands
😷wear a mask
📏stay distant
🤧sneeze safely
🪟 open windows

👉bit.ly/2u1Ybvr

We are #InThisTogether to beat #COVID19 - tip 1⃣

Regularly & thoroughly clean your🙌with an alcohol-based hand rub🧴 or wash them with soap🧼& water.

Staying safe:
✅protects you
✅protects others

👉bit.ly/2u1Ybvr

We are #InThisTogether to beat #COVID19 - tip 2⃣

Make wearing a mask😷 a normal part of being around other people.

Staying safe:
✅protects you
✅protects others

👉 bit.ly/2u1Ybvr

Read 6 tweets
21 Dec
"In the past few days, there have been reports of new variants of the #COVID19 virus in 🇿🇦 & the 🇬🇧.

Viruses mutate over time; that’s natural and expected"-@DrTedros
"The #UK has reported that this new variant transmits more easily but there is no evidence so far that it is more likely to cause severe disease or mortality"-@DrTedros #COVID19

Read 23 tweets
21 Dec
Exercise helps kids with a lot of energy (and adults) to de-stress when we #StayAtHome.

Let your child choose the music and have a 10-minute dance! You might even impress them with your moves! 💃🕺👯

More parenting tips during #COVID19 👉
bit.ly/ParentingCOVID…
Catch bad behaviour early and redirect your kids' attention from a bad to a good behaviour.

Clear, positive instructions get us the behaviour that we want. Swap ‘don’t make a mess’ for ‘please put away your pens’

More parenting tips during #COVID19 👉🏽
bit.ly/ParentingCOVID…
Praise is powerful.

Try praising your child or teenager for something they have done well.
Do it in a genuine way.

They may not show it, but you’ll see them doing that good thing again.

More parenting tips during #COVID19 👉🏽
bit.ly/ParentingCOVID…
Read 7 tweets
18 Dec
"Today is International #MigrantsDay, and I am delighted to be joined by António Vitorino, @IOMchief.

@UNmigration is our next-door neighbour here in Geneva, and our close partner"-@DrTedros
"In recent years, we have witnessed the largest population movements and displacement since the end of the Second World War.

Too often, migrants and their families remain outsiders in their adopted communities, even years after migrating"-@DrTedros #MigrantsDay
Read 24 tweets

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