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22 Sep

Every year, exposure to #AirPollution is estimated to cause 7⃣ million premature deaths and result in the loss of millions more healthy years of life.

🆕 guidelines recommend air quality levels to protect health and save lives around the 🌎🌍🌏

👉 bit.ly/3EMJ6Ob

The WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines provide clear evidence of the damage #AirPollution inflicts on health, at even lower concentrations than previously understood. The guidelines recommend 🆕 air quality levels by reducing levels of 🔑 air pollutants.

👉bit.ly/3EMJ6Ob

The 🆕 WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines recommend air quality levels for 6⃣ pollutants.

Small particulate matter (PM₁₀ and PM₂.₅) are of particular public health relevance, as they are capable of penetrating deep into the lungs 🫁.

👉 bit.ly/3EMJ6Ob

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22 Sep

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LIVE: Launch of the WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines with @DrTedros pscp.tv/w/dBnQEnR3LTE0…

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"There is nothing more essential for life than air.

And yet because of #airpollution, the simple act of breathing contributes to 7 million deaths a year.

Almost everyone around the world is exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution"-@DrTedros

@DrTedros

"Inhaling dirty air increases the risk of:
-respiratory diseases like pneumonia, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-severe #COVID19.
It’s also a major cause of other noncommunicable diseases like ischaemic heart disease, stroke, and cancers"-@DrTedros #AirPollution

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22 Sep

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.@DrTedros and @WHOEMRO's Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari concluded their visit to Kabul. #Afghanistan’s health system is on the brink of collapse. Unless urgent action is taken, the country faces an imminent humanitarian catastrophe 👉 bit.ly/3nUKLee #StayAndDeliver

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@DrTedros @WHOEMRO @WHOAfghanistan @UN_News_Centre @UNNewsArabic The visit allowed @DrTedros and Dr Al-Mandhari to witness the immediate needs of the Afghan people firsthand and meet with stakeholders to define ways to urgently scale up our health response. bit.ly/3nUKLee #StayAndDeliver

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@DrTedros @WHOEMRO @WHOAfghanistan @UN_News_Centre @UNNewsArabic Cuts in donor support to #Afghanistan’s health project Sehetmandi have left thousands of health facilities without funding for medical supplies & salaries for health staff. With reduced operations, health providers are forced to make hard decisions on who to save & who to let die

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20 Sep

Oral diseases - incl. dental caries, gum disease and oral cancer - affect an estimated 3.5 billion people globally.
They affect health, well-being and quality of life, especially where resources for prevention, diagnosis and treatment are limited.

More: bit.ly/3knxQzh

Untreated dental caries in both primary (milk) and permanent teeth is the most common oral health condition. Reducing the amount of sugar we consume and regular toothbrushing with fluoride toothpaste prevent dental caries bit.ly/3knxQzh

Severe gum disease is widespread and is a major cause of tooth loss. It is characterized by bleeding or swollen gums pain and sometimes bad breath.
The main causes are poor oral hygiene and tobacco use bit.ly/3knxQzh

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14 Sep

@DrTedros

Media briefing on #VaccinEquity with @DrTedros, Strive Masiyiwa, @SongweVera, @JNkengasong, @afreximbank's Benedict Oramah, @MoetiTshidi, @GaviSeth pscp.tv/w/dA9SSXR3LTE0…

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"As you know, WHO’s global targets are to support every country to vaccinate at least 40% of its population by the end of this year, and 70% of the world’s population by the middle of next year"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity

@DrTedros

@DrTedros "So far just 2 countries in Africa have reached the 40% target, the lowest of any region. That’s not because African countries don’t have the capacity or experience to roll out #COVID19 vaccines. It’s because they've been left behind by the rest of the 🌍"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity

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13 Sep

@DrTedros

LIVE with @DrTedros at the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in #Afghanistan 👇
media.un.org/en/webtv #InvestInHumanity

@DrTedros

@DrTedros "Access to essential health services for millions of people in #Afghanistan – especially women and girls – is likely to reduce sharply because of a pause in donor funding to the country’s largest health project, Sehatmandi"-@DrTedros

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@DrTedros "This project is the backbone of #Afghanistan’s health system, supporting more than 2,300 health facilities. This pause in funding could result in a worst-case scenario of more than 90% of these clinics and hospitals shutting their doors"-@DrTedros

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