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5 Jul, 4 tweets, 2 min read
πŸ†• WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes bit.ly/3qMKcCC Image
The WHO List of Priority Medical Devices for management of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes incl. >500 devices that to test, monitor and treat these diseases bit.ly/3qMKcCC
List aims to help health-care providers detect and manage heart conditions & diabetes, leading to fewer hospitalizations and deaths and the saving of precious health resources bit.ly/3qMKcCC
Non-communicable diseases – which include cardiovascular diseases and diabetes – represent 74% of global annual deaths and are responsible for more than 15 million people dying prematurely each year between the ages of 30 and 69 bit.ly/3qMKcCC
#BeatNCDs

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πŸ†• treatment recommendation from WHO:
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πŸ†• recommendations for screening and treatment to prevent #CervicalCancer will help countries take the next step towards elimination. Cervical #cancer is the 4th most common cancer among women worldwide 🌎🌍🌏

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#CervicalCancer is almost entirely preventable and treatable with the HPV vaccine, screening and treatment - but in 2020, more than half a million women πŸ‘©β€πŸ¦°πŸ‘΅πŸ§• contracted the disease, and over 340 000 women died as a result.
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WHO pledges extensive commitments towards women’s empowerment & health with focus on:
βœ… ending gender-based violence
βœ… advancing sexual & reproductive health & rights
βœ… supporting health workers, as well as feminist movements & leadership
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WHO recognizes the health sector has an important role to play in preventing and responding to gender-based violence against women and girls bit.ly/3qKvYlW
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Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros pscp.tv/w/c62ttDI2MTAy…
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"For almost 18 months now, the world’s health and care workers have been at the forefront of the #COVID19 pandemic.
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