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5 Jun, 7 tweets, 6 min read
Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay !

Safeguarding & restoring ecosystems globally will help boost greener & healthier recovery efforts from the #COVID19 pandemic.

WHO’s 6⃣ prescriptions for a healthier & greener #COVID19 recovery👉bit.ly/HealthyRecovery

Nature is the foundation of physical & mental health.

Protecting & restoring nature is 🗝️ to a green recovery.

👉bit.ly/HealthyRecovery #GenerationRestoration
Invest in essential services, from water & sanitation to clean energy in healthcare facilities.

Around the 🌍🌎🌏, billions of people lack access to the most basic services that are required to protect their health.

👉bit.ly/HealthyRecovery #GenerationRestoration
Ensure a quick healthy energy transition.

More than 90% of people breathe outdoor air with pollution levels that exceed WHO air quality guideline values.

👉bit.ly/HealthyRecovery #GenerationRestoration
Promote healthy, sustainable food systems.

Meeting WHO’s dietary guidelines would save millions of lives worldwide, reduce disease risks, and bring major reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions.

👉bit.ly/HealthyRecovery #GenerationRestoration
Build healthy, liveable cities 🏙️.

Public transport, walking and cycling bring major health benefits through reducing air pollution, road traffic injuries.

👉bit.ly/HealthyRecovery #GenerationRestoration
Stop using taxpayers’ money to fund pollution.

It‘s time to stop paying the pollution bill, both through our pockets and our lungs.

👉bit.ly/HealthyRecovery #GenerationRestoration

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4 Jun
Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay tomorrow, WHO is proud to join #GenerationRestoration with the @UN, @FAO, @UNEP & partners to heal the planet 🌏🌎🌍 in the next 10 years.

Learn more about the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration & WHO 👉bit.ly/3fMGjKf Image
Ecosystem restoration can contribute to supporting health & well-being by:

✅ helping to regulate infectious diseases
✅ supporting food & nutrition security
✅ contributing to climate mitigation & adaptation.

And much more 👉bit.ly/3fMGjKf #GenerationRestoration Image
The health of people 👥, animals 🐮 and the planet 🌐 is closely interlinked.

Throughout the @UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, WHO will promote 'One Health' approaches to achieve a healthy recovery for all.

More info 👉bit.ly/3fMGjKf #GenerationRestoration
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4 Jun
Promoting healthy, sustainable food systems is part of WHO’s prescription for healthy recovery from #COVID19 and delivering #HealthForAll, well-being and equity around the 🌎

👉 bit.ly/35HDIg9
How are food systems and health linked?

1⃣Unhealthy diets and food insecurity
Diseases caused by either a lack of access to 🥦🥕🍏or a diet high in sugar, salt or fats, are now among the most significant causes of 🌎 ill health.

👉 bit.ly/3urvzFo Image
Food systems are more than what we eat!
Our relationship to food 🥗 spans society, politics, culture, jobs, faith, communities & families; every part of our lives, including our 🩺
Understanding food systems & health, helps all of us take action for👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏾&🌏

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3 Jun
It is #WorldBicycleDay!

Cycling is good for your health. It helps

🚲 to prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes & some cancer
🚲 to reduce obesity
🚲 to improve mental health & wellbeing

Ride your bicycle to #BeatNCDs!
Low-speed streets make it safe to cycle 🚲 – benefiting both people ❤️ and the planet 🌳.

Let's make cycling safe by promoting #RoadSafety!
For many women and girls, cycling 🚲 is more than a sport or hobby. It means

✅ access to water
✅ access to jobs
✅ access to education
& much more.

Let's make cycling safe for everyone! #WorldBicycleDay
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2 Jun
LIVE with @DrTedros at the @gavi #COVAX AMC Summit ⬇️
#VaccinEquity
"I would like to thank #Japan and Prime Minister @sugawitter for hosting the #COVAX AMC summit. Arigato gozaimasu. 🇯🇵 is a steadfast leader on global health, from universal health coverage to #COVID19"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity Image
"A year ago, #COVAX began as a groundbreaking global partnership, pooling risk and driving equity. So far, we have delivered almost 78 million [#COVID19 vaccine] doses to 127 countries and economies since February – from remote islands to conflict zones"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity
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WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac #COVID19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies & communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy and manufacturing.
More ⬇️ bit.ly/3fKHyd3
WHO’s Emergency Use Listing is a prerequisite for #COVAX Facility vaccine supply and international procurement. It also allows countries to expedite their own regulatory approval to import and administer #COVID19 vaccines bit.ly/3fKHyd3
The Emergency Use Listing assesses the quality, safety and efficacy of #COVID19 vaccines, as well as risk management plans and programmatic suitability, such as cold chain requirements bit.ly/3fKHyd3
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1 Jun
Media briefing on #COVID19 & #VaccinEquity with @DrTedros, @KGeorgieva, @NOIweala & @DavidMalpassWBG pscp.tv/w/c4TyaTI2MTAy…
"Yesterday, #WHA74 wrapped up a highly productive week of discussions & decisions. It was conducted entirely virtually. I was heartened that together we adopted over 30 resolutions & decisions on a broad range of health challenges"-@DrTedros
"And the three recent reviews of the international response to the #COVID19 pandemic reflected the need for a paradigm shift in both the quantity and quality of funding for WHO"-@DrTedros #WHA74
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