In #Yemen๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช, nearly 2.3 million children under 5 may suffer from acute malnutrition & 400,000 of them could die if not treated.

With support from donors, WHO, @FAO, @UNICEF & @WFP are working together to tackle the crisis ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3r58S8Q #YemenCantWait
Since 2018, WHO and #Italy๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น have been working to fight malnutrition in #Yemen๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช meeting the needs of children ๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿ‘ง who suffer from severe acute malnutrition & saving the lives of thousands of children.

Here's what we have achieved ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3dYmY8n #YemenCantWait
Thanks to @GermanyDiplo๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช, WHO provided nutrition services to internally displaced people at primary health care centres in #Yemen๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช. Mothers & children were also screened & referred to appropriate health facilities.

More info๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3dULR4Q #YemenCantWait
WHO has been working with partners to ensure that the health needs of the people in #Yemen๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช are addressed, during the years of armed conflict, along with natural disasters, disease outbreaks, displacement of its people, and the #COVID19 pandemic. #YemenCantWait
WHO & @KSRelief_EN have been working together to sustain the health system in #Yemen๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช, incl.

โœ… essential health services,
โœ… #COVID19 preparedness & response,
โœ… nutrition response,
โœ… water & environmental sanitation services
โœ… malaria control & prevention

#YemenCantWait
Through the Emergency Health and Nutrition Project, WHO, @UNICEF & @WorldBank have made health care accessible for millions of people in #Yemen๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช.

More info ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3b5lHuj #YemenCantWait
WHO thanks partners & donors incl.

@JapanGov
@UAEAid
@MOFAkr_eng
#Kuwait๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ
@eu_echo
@UNCERF

for their solidarity and contribution in providing essential & lifesaving health services for vulnerable population across #Yemen๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช

#YemenCantWait
We urge donors to scale up their support and continue helping 2โƒฃ0โƒฃ million+ people in #Yemen๐Ÿ‡พ๐Ÿ‡ช.

@UN and aid agencies need USD3.85 billion more to

๐Ÿšจ strengthen Yemenโ€™s health system
๐Ÿšจ avert massive famine
๐Ÿšจ meet other critical needs to save lives

#InvestinHumanity

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The #COVAX initiative for equitable global access to #COVID19 vaccines has published the 1st round of allocations, providing information on provision of doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine to COVAX Facility participants, through May 2021
bit.ly/3qhw96x

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This first round of allocation outlines delivery of doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford #COVID19 vaccine โ€“ manufactured by AstraZeneca and licensed for production by Serum Institute of India โ€“ to #COVAX Facility participants.

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3qhw96x

#VaccinEquity
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This strong recommendation is based on high certainty evidence from six randomised controlled trials involving over 6,000 participants with and without known exposure to a person with #COVID19 infection.

โ–ถ๏ธ bit.ly/3e8tsBP
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The Saint Lukas medical train ๐Ÿš‚ in the Russian Federation๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ has delivered healthcare to people in #Siberia for many years, providing a health lifeline directly to remote communities.

Photo essay ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3b6oWl3
The Saint Lukas medical train ๐Ÿš‚

๐Ÿšž travels 1โƒฃ0โƒฃ times a year
๐Ÿšž makes 2โƒฃ-week journeys
๐Ÿšž stops at about 8โƒฃ stations
๐Ÿšž covers 4โƒฃ0โƒฃ0โƒฃ0โƒฃ kilometers in #Siberia

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3b6oWl3 Image
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โœ… an X-ray machine,
โœ… ultrasound diagnostics,
โœ… laboratory diagnostics,
โœ… a dental office,
โœ… urological and surgical rooms,
โœ… a telemedicine consulting department & more.

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"I join you in celebrating the 1st delivery of vaccines to ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด, the 1st country in the Americas to receive vaccines through #COVAX. I congratulate our COVAX partners @gavi, @CEPIvaccines & my colleagues in @pahowho, @OPSOMS_Col for hard work in bringing us to this point"-@DrTedros
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Between now and the end of May, 237 million doses of #COVID19 vaccines will be allocated to 142 participating economies in #COVAX"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity
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Today is #ZeroDiscrimination Day

Viruses donโ€™t discriminate and neither should we.

๐š†๐šŽ ๐š—๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š ๐šœ๐š˜๐š•๐š’๐š๐šŠ๐š›๐š’๐š๐šข, ๐™ฝ๐™พ๐šƒ ๐šœ๐š๐š’๐š๐š–๐šŠ in fighting the spread of #COVID19
It's time to END DISCRIMINATION, on #ZeroDiscrimination Day & beyond!

The right to health means ending all kinds of discrimination in healthcare settings. Everyone has a right to health. Together we can achieve #HealthForAll
Today is #ZeroDiscrimination Day

๐—”๐—ก๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—ก๐—˜ can contract #COVID19 regardless of race, gender, age or other personal qualities.

๐š†๐šŽ ๐š—๐šŽ๐šŽ๐š ๐šœ๐š˜๐š•๐š’๐š๐šŠ๐š›๐š’๐š๐šข, ๐™ฝ๐™พ๐šƒ ๐šœ๐š๐š’๐š๐š–๐šŠ in fighting the spread of #COVID19
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