While immunization services begin slow recovery from #COVID19, millions of children around the 🌍🌏🌎 remain vulnerable to deadly diseases.

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According to WHO data, 6⃣0⃣ mass immunization campaigns are currently postponed in 5⃣0⃣ countries, putting around 2⃣2⃣8⃣ million people - mostly children - at risk for diseases such as #measles, #YellowFever and #polio.

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To support the recovery from #COVID19 and to fight future pandemics, we must ensure access to lifesaving vaccines and routine vaccination services are protected in every country in the 🌎🌏🌍.

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Immunization saves lives and protects peoples’ health.

βœ… #Measles vaccines alone prevented over 2⃣5⃣ million deaths since 2000
βœ… #Polio vaccines have brought cases down by over 9⃣9⃣% since 1988

Learn why #VaccinesWork to bring us closer πŸ‘‰bit.ly/3nnqfk9
Immunization improves countries’ productivity and resilience.

#VaccinesWork to protect countries from the overwhelming economic impact of future disease outbreaks.

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Immunization helps ensure a safer, healthier world

#VaccinesWork to bring us closer to stronger global health security and more resilient, sustainable health systems.

πŸ‘‡ More info πŸ‘‡ bit.ly/3nnqfk9
It’s #WorldImmunizationWeek.

Childhood vaccines save over 4⃣ million lives every year - that’s

🎈 11,000 children every day
🎈 450 children each hour
🎈 8 children, each minute, of every day

#VaccinesWork to bring us closer.
By 2030, the Immunization Agenda aims to:

🎯 Achieve 90% coverage for essential vaccines given in childhood & adolescence
🎯 Halve the number of children who completely miss out on vaccination
🎯 Introduce 500 new vaccines in low & middle-income countries

#VaccinesWork
The impact of childhood vaccination is increasing:

3⃣0⃣ million lives saved in 2001-10
4⃣0⃣ million lives saved in 2011-20
5⃣0⃣ million lives will be saved in 2021-30, if global targets are met

#VaccinesWork to bring us closer.
Vaccines protect us from diseases at every stage of our life, from infancy through adolescence and into old age.

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26 Apr
"Globally, the #COVID19 pandemic continues to intensify. Cases have now increased for the 9th straight week, & deaths have increased for the 6th straight week. To put it in perspective, there were almost as many cases 🌍 last week as in the 1st 5 months of the pandemic"-@DrTedros
"It’s pleasing to see small declines in cases and deaths in several regions, but many countries are still experiencing intense #COVID19 transmission, and the situation in #India is beyond heartbreaking"-@DrTedros #InThisTogether
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24 Apr
It's #WorldMalariaDay

Over the last 2 decades 11 countries have been certified #Malaria free:
πŸ‡©πŸ‡Ώ Algeria
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Argentina
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡² Armenia
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡» El Salvador
πŸ‡°πŸ‡¬ Kyrgyzstan
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¦ Morocco
πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ύ Paraguay
πŸ‡±πŸ‡° Sri Lanka
πŸ‡ΉπŸ‡² Turkmenistan
πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺ United Arab Emirates
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Ώ Uzbekistan

Together we can #EndMalaria!
Today is #WorldMalariaDay

#Malaria still kills 1⃣ child every 2⃣ minutes.
No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.

Reaching 0⃣ malaria is possible – Together we can #EndMalaria

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Today is #WorldMalariaDay

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 🌐

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24 Apr
Today is #WorldMeningitisDay!

Meningitis can affect anyone at any age. It can be fatal within a few hours and cause lifelong disability.

#DefeatMeningitis

More information:
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It's #WorldMeningitisDay!

Meningitis epidemics can strike fast with serious health, economic and social consequences.

The highest burden is in the β€˜meningitis belt’ of sub-Saharan Africa, stretching from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east.

Let's #DefeatMeningitis!
It's #WorldMeningitisDay!

Meningitis is a medical emergency that must always be treated quickly.

#DefeatMeningitis

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23 Apr
It’s #WorldImmunizationWeek!

Vaccines will help us end the #COVID19 pandemic so we can finally be closer to each other again.

#VaccinesWork to bring us closer.
Vaccines protects people of all ages against preventable diseases and is one of the best ways to provide children with a healthy start in life.

#VaccinesWork to bring us closer.
It’s #WorldImmunizationWeek!

By vaccinating today, you’re bringing the world closer tomorrow. Vaccines bring us closer to a world where we can travel ✈️, protected together from the threat of preventable diseases.

#VaccinesWork
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23 Apr
Tomorrow, we are kicking off #WorldImmunizationWeek and the first WHO @TwitterSpaces chats πŸŽ™!

Check the lineup and join us to learn more about how #VaccinesWork to bring us closer.

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#AskWHO on @TwitterSpaces:

#1 Session: Vaccines bring us closer - How?
πŸŽ™ @Kate_L_OBrien
πŸ•™ 10:00 AM CEST

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#AskWHO on @TwitterSpaces:

#2 Session: How new vaccines are developed?
πŸŽ™ @doctorsoumya
πŸ•™ 10:00 AM CEST

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23 Apr
The @ACTAccelerator, an unprecedented global alliance to develop & deliver the tests, treatments & vaccines the 🌐 needs to fight #COVID19, marks its first anniversary today with a special report on its progress & aims for 2021:
πŸ‘‰bit.ly/3sFJjLL

The @ACTAccelerator's vaccines pillar, #COVAX has successfully:
βœ… Secured access to over 2 billion #COVID19 vaccine doses
βœ… Shipped more than 40 million doses to 119 economies

πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/3sFJjLL
To help all countries detect #COVID19, the @ACTAccelerator'sΒ diagnostics pillar has:Β 
βœ… Supported the development & use of antigen rapid diagnostic tests
βœ… Procured 65+ million tests for lower income countries

πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/3sFJjLL
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