A child dies from #malaria every two minutes.
One death is one too many.

๐Ÿšจ Today, WHO recommends RTS,S, a groundbreaking malaria vaccine, to reduce child illness & deaths in areas with moderate and high malaria transmission bit.ly/3iEa4hd

#VaccinesWork
Over 800K children have so far received the RTS,S #malaria vaccine & are benefiting from this additional protection against malaria.
The vaccine significantly reduces malaria & life-threatening severe cases and could save tens of thousands of young lives each year.
#VaccinesWork
RTS,S #malaria vaccine was introduced in a pilot programme two years ago.
Since then, more than 2.3 million doses of the vaccine have been administered across Ghana, Kenya and Malawi bit.ly/3iEa4hd

#VaccinesWork

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7 Oct
LIVE: Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros and Secretary-General @antonioguterres. #VaccinEquity twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1โ€ฆ
@DrTedros @antonioguterres "At this press conference almost exactly one year ago, I said that the world was eagerly anticipating the results of trials of vaccines against #COVID19.
I said that once we had a ๐Ÿ’‰, we must use it effectively, by making sure itโ€™s available to all countries equitably"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros @antonioguterres "The development and approval of #COVID19 vaccines in record time took us to the summit of scientific achievement; now we stand on the precipice of failure, if we donโ€™t make the benefits of science available to all people in all countries, right now"-@DrTedros #VaccinEquity
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6 Oct
LIVE: Media briefing with @DrTedros on #malaria vaccine recommendations. #EndMalaria twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1โ€ฆ
@DrTedros "As some of you may know, I started my career as a #malaria researcher, and I longed for the day that we would have an effective vaccine against this ancient and terrible disease. Today is that day; an historic day"-@DrTedros #EndMalaria
@DrTedros "๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐–๐‡๐Ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ซ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ŸŒโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ #๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š ๐ฏ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐ž.

This recommendation is based on results from an ongoing pilot programme in ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ญ, ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช & ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ that has reached 800K+ children since 2019"-
@DrTedros
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5 Oct
Tragically, 810 women ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿง•๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿฆฐ die each day due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth, and the ๐ŸŒ is off-track to end preventable maternal deaths.

Today WHO and @UNFPA launch new targets to help countries get back on course.
bit.ly/2WMT8xy
@UNFPA For every woman who dies of ๐Ÿคฐ๐Ÿผ related causes, many more suffer from disabilities and ill-health that can last a lifetime.

#COVID19 has caused major disruptions to health services that have exacerbated such risks particularly for vulnerable ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผ

bit.ly/2WMT8xy
The 5 interim targets for 2025 include:

90% ๐Ÿคฐ๐Ÿผ women attending 4+ checkups
90% births attended by๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿปโ€โš•๏ธ
80%๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿพaccessing postnatal care within 2 days after birth
60% ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿฆฐ having access to ๐Ÿšจobstetric care within 2 hs of travel
65% of ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿฆฐ deciding on their sexual and reproductive health
Read 6 tweets
4 Oct
In 2019, the signing of a 4-year Memorandum of Understanding between @FIFAcom and WHO kickstarted a range of joint-initiatives including the promotion of physical activity, #MentalHealth support, & tackling the #COVID19 pandemic.

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/2ZX5AMk Image
In March 2020, the "Pass the message to kick out #coronavirus" campaign promoted 5โƒฃ key steps for people to protect themselves & their community from #COVID19. It was joined by @Alissonbecker @TeamMessi @CarliLloyd & other stars.

In April 2020, WHO and @FIFAcom, joined by @MarcusRashford and @TrentAA, provided recommendations for everyone to #BeActive and remain #HealthyAtHome during the #COVID19 pandemic.
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2 Oct
On International Day of Non-Violence, and always, reach out for help if you need it.
If you are experiencing violence:
๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿพ Contact supportive family, friends or neighbours
๐Ÿ“ž Call a hotline or access information online if possible
๐Ÿ†˜ Seek out local services for survivors
If you are experiencing violence at home during #COVID19 and need to leave in a hurry:
๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Identify a friend, neighbor, relative or shelter you can go to
๐Ÿ”€ Plan how to get there
๐ŸŽ’ Keep ready essential personal items to take with you
People who are at higher risk of domestic violence ๐Ÿ  during and after #COVID19 include:
๐Ÿง’Children
๐Ÿ‘ฉWomen
๐Ÿง“Older people

We must #EndViolence!
Read 5 tweets
1 Oct
The world missed the target set by WHO of vaccinating ๐Ÿ”Ÿ% of all people in all countries by the end of September.

Vaccinating the ๐ŸŒ equitably is a moral, epidemiological, and economic necessity. #VaccinEquity Image
5โƒฃ6โƒฃ countries do not have enough doses to vaccinate 10% of their populations. Half of them have only enough doses to vaccinate 2%.

No one is safe until everyone is safe. #VaccinEquity

Vaccine inequity is:

โš ๏ธ fueling a two track #COVID19 pandemic
โš ๏ธ allowing variants to flourish
โš ๏ธ threatening all the tools we have

Vaccinating the ๐ŸŒ is essential if we are to get ahead of this virus. #VaccinEquity
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