WHO & partners have deployed

๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ technical teams
๐Ÿฉบ๐Ÿ’Š medical equipment
๐Ÿฉน๐Ÿ’— life-saving supplies

to help national authorities respond to #Ebola outbreaks in #Guinea๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ & #DRC๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ during the #COVID19 pandemic.
WHO has allocated from the Contingency Fund for Emergencies,

โœ…USD1.25 million to #Guinea๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ & neighbouring countries
โœ…USD860,000 to #DRC๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ

to support #Ebola response & preparedness activities. ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/31vWqUc
WHO thanks all contributors that help save lives & prevent unnecessary suffering through the Contingency Fund for Emergencies.

This provides WHO the resources to respond rapidly to outbreaks & other health emergencies, often in 2โƒฃ4โƒฃ hours or less.
#DRC๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ health authorities announced a resurgence of Ebola in North Kivu province on 7 Feb 2021.

6โƒฃ confirmed cases including 2โƒฃ deaths have been reported. ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/2NEzxuz
.@MinSanteRDC launched #Ebola vaccination campaign in #DRC๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ within a week of the resurgence, immunizing health workers ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿพโ€โš•๏ธ where first Ebola patient was treated. ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3duh1jo
#Guinea๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ health authorities declared outbreak of #Ebola in Nโ€™Zerekore prefecture on 14 Feb 2021.

8โƒฃ confirmed, 4โƒฃ probable cases including 7โƒฃ deaths have been reported. ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/2M3ner0
โœ… #Ebola vaccines
โœ… Cold chain equipment
โœ… Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
โœ… Medical supplies

were shipped in response to a new Ebola outbreak declared in #Guinea๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ on 14 Feb 2021.
โ€œ#Ebola and #COVID19 are two very different diseases. But both thrive on misinformation and mistrust, and both can be stopped with proven public health measures, engaged communities, accurate information and vaccines.โ€ - @DrTedros

โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
ใ€€

Keep Current with World Health Organization (WHO)

World Health Organization (WHO) Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @WHO

23 Feb
"The first major speech I gave after my election as Director-General in 2017 was at the World Leaders Forum at @Columbia, on the subject of health security"-@DrTedros
"I began my remarks by describing the 1918 flu pandemic, which erupted during the First World War, and although it killed more people than the war itself, the pandemic was quickly forgotten and its lessons went unheeded"-@DrTedros

Read 50 tweets
23 Feb
LIVE: A Recovery Plan for the World - The Recover Better Together pscp.tv/w/cwPL5zI2MTAyโ€ฆ
"The #COVID19 pandemic has changed our world in ways we could never have imagined when it started just over a year ago"-@DrTedros
"Beyond the death and disease caused by the #COVID19 virus itself, health systems have been disrupted, millions of jobs have been lost, schools have closed, poverty and hunger have been exacerbated and the global economy has been thrown into turmoil"-@DrTedros
Read 18 tweets
23 Feb
๐ŸŒ, poisoning is an under-recognized & under-reported major public health concern.

In #Thailand๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ, there are 15000+ cases per year. Ramathibodi Poison Centre, a WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention & Control, is on the frontline of the response. ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3unOPEU
Via a 24/7 hotline โ˜Ž๏ธ, medical professionals at Ramathibodi Poison Centre answer, advise & assist with the prevention, diagnosis, and management of poisoning. Image
Timely access to information & treatment are ๐Ÿ—๏ธ to surviving & recovering from poisoning.

The centre shares clinical guidance with health professionals ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โš•๏ธ๐Ÿ‘จโ€โš•๏ธ, helping them provide the best care for poisoned patients. ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3unOPEU Image
Read 5 tweets
22 Feb
Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros, Dr Lee Bollinger, Dr Anthony Fauci, @DrNancyM_CDC pscp.tv/w/cwJvPDI2MTAyโ€ฆ
"I am deeply saddened & extremely concerned by the attack today on a humanitarian convoy in the #DRC which left three people dead, including the Italian Ambassador. I'd like to express my deepest condolences to their families as well as to the government & people of ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น"-@DrTedros
"On Friday, leaders from several @G7 countries and the European Union committed $4.3B in new funding to finance the equitable distribution of vaccines, diagnostics & therapeutics for #COVID19.
Several G7 countries also committed to sharing doses with COVAX"-@DrTedros #ACTogether
Read 24 tweets
22 Feb
LIVE: Joint virtual press briefing by @DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and H.E. German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. #COVID19 pscp.tv/w/cwI9UTI2MTAyโ€ฆ
"Vielen dank, Herr Bundesprรคsident for your kind words, and thank you so much for your leadership and partnership"-@DrTedros
"As His Excellency said, we have just had a very constructive discussion about the global response to the #COVID19 pandemic, and about how we can strengthen the relationship between #Germany and WHO even further"-@DrTedros
Read 14 tweets
19 Feb
.@G7 leaders commit US$ 4.3 billion to finance global equitable access to #COVID19 tests, treatments and vaccines in 2021 ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3blrxH1 #ACTogether
The @ACTAccelerator partnership welcomes new investments from ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ, ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, the European Commission, ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต, & ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ to fund the development and equitable rollout of the tests, treatments & vaccines needed to end the acute phase of the #COVID19 pandemic. bit.ly/3blrxH1 #ACTogether
The @ACTAccelerator initial needs for 2020-2021 were $38.1 billion. Prior to today, an unprecedented mobilization of sovereign donors, private sectors, philanthropic & multilateral contributors had already committed $6 billion. bit.ly/3blrxH1 #ACTogether
Read 6 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!