The report indicates an๐ alarming volume of #AntimicrobialResistance infections but despite the ongoing challenges of #COVID19, more ๐๐countries are reporting in.
Let's unite to preserve antimicrobials! ๐ bit.ly/3x7sDiB
The rise of #AntimicrobialResistance is threatening our ability to treat common infectious diseases, resulting in prolonged illness, disability & death.
The future of our medicines ๐ depends on all of us.
Let's unite to preserve antimicrobials!๐
โ Seek medical advice when you are ill
โ Only take #antibiotics & other antimicrobials when prescribed
โ Prevent infections
โ Take medicines responsibly
Let's unite to preserve antimicrobials! ๐
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Where there is hunger, disease follows closely behind. People who are weakened by acute malnutrition are more at risk of falling sick and dying from diseases such as cholera or malaria. #Tigray
Children are at the highest risk of dying from malnutrition. They catch infections more easily, take longer to recover, and may be weaker for the rest of their lives. This is why people need access to health services including nutritional care. #HealthForAll#Tigray
The world has made significant progress but #HIVย is far from over. In 2020, there were:
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๐จ 37.6 million people living with HIV
๐จ 690000 AIDS-related deaths
๐จ 1.5 million new infections
Despite the challenges of #COVID19, the #UNGAย ๐บ๐ณย High-Level Meeting offers us a chance to end #AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. bit.ly/3za8iuR
Over the past 4 decades more than
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7โฃ7โฃ million people have been infected with #HIV
3โฃ5โฃ million people have died from #AIDS
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This #UNGAย ๐บ๐ณ High-Level Meeting must ensure the effective prevention tools we have are used as widely as possible. ๐bit.ly/3za8iuR
"Two people crawl into two different #MentalHealth services... One person is offered an outstretched hand & a listening ear.... The other person is given an unmarked pill bottle & a door that they donโt have a key for"
[#MentalHealth services] getting it right are โfew & far between, but they are a shining beacon of hope to those who ask for help.
Where professionals treat the person & not just the symptoms."
Such services not only respect rights but are proving successful & cost-effective.
Lower your risk from #COVID19 by combining these 5โฃ precautions:
1โฃ Wear a mask ๐ท
2โฃ Clean your hands๐
3โฃ Keep physical distance ๐
4โฃ Cough/sneeze away into your elbow ๐ช
5โฃ Open windows as much as possible ๐ช
"Globally, we continue to see encouraging signs in the trajectory of the pandemic. The number of new cases of #COVID19 reported to WHO has now declined for 6 weeks, and deaths have declined for 5 weeks"-@DrTedros
"However, we still see a mixed picture around the world. The number of deaths reported last week increased in 3 out of WHOโs 6 regions: Africa, the Americas and the Western Pacific"-@DrTedros#COVID19
๐report by @IEA, @IRENA, @GlobalGoalsUN, @WorldBank, & @WHO shows that while approximately 90% of the ๐ population gained electricity access in the past decade, regional disparities continue to persist.
Urgent actions are needed to close the gap ๐bit.ly/3v0OSW9
Close to 3 billion people have no access to #CleanCooking solutions, mainly in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Exposure to household #AirPollution will continue to contribute to millions of deaths from noncommunicable diseases, pneumonia, and #COVID19