๐, poisoning is an under-recognized & under-reported major public health concern.
In #Thailand๐น๐ญ, there are 15000+ cases per year. Ramathibodi Poison Centre, a WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention & Control, is on the frontline of the response. ๐bit.ly/3unOPEU
Via a 24/7 hotline โ๏ธ, medical professionals at Ramathibodi Poison Centre answer, advise & assist with the prevention, diagnosis, and management of poisoning.
Timely access to information & treatment are ๐๏ธ to surviving & recovering from poisoning.
The centre shares clinical guidance with health professionals ๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐จโโ๏ธ, helping them provide the best care for poisoned patients. ๐bit.ly/3unOPEU
In 2020, the centre ๐ฅ consulted on 29000+ unique cases. More than half were related to drug & pesticide poisonings.
Access to antidotes or antivenoms that can counteract poisoning is essential. ๐bit.ly/3unOPEU
Ramathibodi Poison Centre ๐ฅ also coordinates the procurement & improved distribution of antidotes in the @WHOSEAROย region.
Today, #Ghana๐ฌ๐ญ became the first country to receive #COVID19 vaccine doses shipped via the COVAX Facility.
This is a ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ towards our goal to ensure equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally. #VaccinEquity
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On 23 February, COVAX shipped 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford #COVID19 vaccine, from the @SerumInstIndia from Pune, #India๐ฎ๐ณ to Accra, #Ghana๐ฌ๐ญ, arriving on the morning of 24 February
The Accra batch is the first shipped & delivered in Africa by the COVAX Facility as part of an unprecedented effort to deliver at least 2 billion doses of #COVID19 vaccines by the end of 2021 - what will be the largest vaccine procurement & supply operation in history.
"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
"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
"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 ๐ฎ๐น"-@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
"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