#Malaria still kills 1β£ child every 2β£ minutes.
No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
Reaching 0β£ malaria is possible β Together we can #EndMalaria
In 2019, there were an est. 229 million cases of #malaria & 400 000 malaria-related deaths in 87 countries. Children under 5 years continued to account for approximately 2/3 of deaths from malaria π
In countries with 0β£ #malaria, all people at risk of the disease, regardless of their citizenship or ability to pay, have been reached with the services they need to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
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Inclusive health systems are π to #EndMalaria
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Today is #WorldMalariaDay
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Countries that succeed in eliminating #malaria have invested in robust surveillance systems that are capable of generating reliable and timely data.
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Strong surveillance systems are π to #EndMalaria
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Since the launch of the #malaria vaccine pilots in Ghana π¬π, Kenya π°πͺ & Malawiπ²πΌ over 650k children have received their first dose. The RTS,S vaccine is the first vaccine to show that it can significantly reduce malaria & severe malaria.
Elian was the first child to receive the #malaria vaccine through routine immunization in Kenya π°πͺ in September 2019. Less than two years later, heβs received all four doses to get the best protection.
Two years ago, Lusitana from Malawi π²πΌ was the first child in the world to receive the RTS,S #malaria vaccine through routine immunization. She has now received all four doses and is fully vaccinated.
Many countries that reach the 0β£ #malaria target have relied on dedicated networks of community-based health workers to prevent, detect & treat the disease, even among vulnerable & hard-to-reach populations.
In the face of the dual threat of antimalarial drug resistance & #COVID19, countries of the Greater Mekong subregion have made major gains towards their goal to #EndMalaria by 2030. They reported a 97% βοΈ in #malaria cases between 2000 & 2020
Health centre #malaria workers like Ly Kanha from Cambodia π°π play a pivotal role in eliminating the disease in the Greater Mekong subregion by 2030 and to #EndMalaria in hotspots around the world πππ
Successful #malaria elimination efforts are owned and led by countries. Political commitment to #EndMalaria often transcends any one government and is maintained over many decades.
Since 2017, WHO has supported a group of 21 countries to #EndMalaria through the E-2020 initiative. The π report, βZeroing in on #malaria eliminationβ, summarizes progress and lessons learned over the last three years.
LIVE: @DrTedros' briefing on the health situation in #Gaza to the @UN Security Council twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1β¦
"Let me be clear from the outset that I fully understand the anger, grief and fear of the Israeli people following the horrific, barbaric and unjustifiable attacks by Hamas and other armed groups on Israeli civilians on the 7th of October.
The killing of 1,400 people, and injuries to more than 7,200 others, is bad enough. For the survivors and families of victims, the mental health consequences will endure for a long time to come.
WHO is gravely concerned for the health and well-being of Israeli hostages in Gaza, many of whom are older people, children and those with urgent medical needs"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @UN "Two weeks ago, I spoke with families of hostages, and I will meet them in Geneva next week. I feel their heartache and fear"-@DrTedros
Media briefing on the health situation in Gaza and Israel, and other global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1β¦
"We are running out of words to describe the horror unfolding in Gaza.
Since Hamasβs horrific attacks on Israel on the 7th of October, more than 10,000 people have been killed, including over 8,500 in Gaza and 1400 in Israel. In both Israel and Gaza, 70% of those killed are women and children"-@DrTedros
"More than 21,000 are injured and more than 1.4 million people in Gaza have been displaced.
The situation on the ground, in Gaza, is indescribable.
Hospitals crammed with the injured, lying in corridors;
Morgues overflowing;
Doctors performing surgery without anaesthesia;
Thousands of people seeking shelter from the bombardment;
Families crammed into overcrowded schools, desperate for food and water;
Toilets overflowing and the risk of disease outbreaks spreading;
And everywhere, fear, death, destruction, loss"-@DrTedros
#TraditionalMedicineβ―has been at the frontiers of medicine & science laying the foundation for conventional medical texts.
#DYK: Nearly 40% of pharmaceutical products have a natural product base, incl.:
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πartemisinin
πcontraceptive pills
πchildhood cancer treatments
In 1969, Tu Youyou was tasked to search for antimalarial drugs.Β She turned to ancient Chinese #TraditionalMedicine books & discovered artemisinin. In 2015, Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work on #malaria, which has saved millions of lives.
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Derived from wild Mexican yam, norethindrone is one of the first active ingredients in birth control pills.
When Dr Luis Miramontes stabilised the synthetic hormone, norethindrone, he was unaware of his major contribution to womenβs health and history.
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FACT: Comprehensive sexuality education is associated with later sexual activity and reduced risk-taking.
Evidence shows that young people are more likely to delay having sex β and if they do have sex, practice safer sex - when they are better informed about sexual health andβ¦ twitter.com/i/web/status/1β¦
FACT: Talking about sexuality does not necessarily mean talking about having sex.
For younger age-groups, sexuality education helps children:
π Learn about their bodies
π Recognize their feelings and emotions
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π₯Β πΒ #ClimateChangeΒ makes it more likely for droughts & wildfires to happen. Wildfires contributes to increased air pollution & can cause death & injury from suffocation, burns & smoke inhalation.
π₯π¨ Burning fossil fuels drives #ClimateChange and causes air pollution that leads to lung cancer, stroke and heart disease. #AirPollution causes 1β£3β£ deaths per minute worldwide.
In adults, ischaemic heart disease and stroke are the most common causes of premature death attributable to outdoor #AirPollution. Other effects include #diabetes and neurodegenerative conditions.