Better nutrition is related to:

๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿป improved infant, child, and maternal health
๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ stronger immune systems
๐Ÿคฐ๐Ÿฝ safer pregnancy and childbirth
๐Ÿฉบ lower risk of illnesses such as #diabetes and cardiovascular disease
๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ improved longevity

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3orQ3Ok Image
The ๐ŸŒ is off track to meet 5 of 6 nutrition targets:

โ™ฆ๏ธ 1 in 3 people are affected by at least 1 form of malnutrition

โ™ฆ๏ธ Of children < 5:
๐Ÿ”ธ149.2m are stunted
๐Ÿ”ธ45.4m are wasted
๐Ÿ”ธ38.9m are overweight

โ™ฆ๏ธ Over 40% of all ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝ & ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿฆฐ are overweight or obese

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#COVID19 has fuelled the nutrition crisis, especially among women & children.

Bringing huge burdens to global systems for nutrition, including:
๐Ÿฉบ health
๐Ÿฅฆ food
๐Ÿ’™ social protection
๐Ÿšจ humanitarian assistance

Here's what can be done to address this:
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Every year,
-800+ million people go hungry
-600 million fall ill from eating contaminated food
-3 billion can't afford a healthy diet
-8 million die due to unhealthy diets

๐Ÿšจ #COVID19 likely made this worse๐Ÿšจ

Transforming #FoodSystems can help fix thisโฌ‡๏ธ
#FoodSystems & health are connected:
๐Ÿ”€from those who work ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐ŸŒพ in our food systems
๐Ÿ”€the practices used to grow, raise, transport package & dispose of our food
๐Ÿ”€to the quality, quantity & safety of the food we eat

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3i5jAsL
Breast milk is the ideal first food for a ๐Ÿ‘ถ. It's safe, clean & contains antibodies which help protect against illnesses.
#Breastfeeding is sustainable, not for profit & it helps reduce:
๐Ÿ“‰preventable deaths
๐Ÿ“‰the risk of noncommunicable diseases
๐Ÿ“‰the risk of overweight/obesity Image
Nutrition needs to be at the center of health systems to ensure:

โœ…a healthy & equitable recovery from #COVID19
โœ…improved nutrition over the life course
โœ…achievement of universal health coverage
โœ…resilience
โœ…no one is left behind

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿฝ bit.ly/3do2nsv Image

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WHO reveals 4โƒฃ0โƒฃ countries currently implement best-practice trans fat elimination policies, protecting 1.4 billion people around the ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒŽ from this deadly food compound.

More on how countries are working to #REPLACEtransfat๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3lKXHBL Image
This year, best practice trans fat elimination policies came into effect in

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

Progress must also be urgently scaled up to #REPLACEtransfat especially in low-income countries๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3lKXHBL Image
Trans fat is an artificial compound that can be found in

โ—๏ธ cakes
โ—๏ธ cookies
โ—๏ธ biscuits
โ—๏ธ packaged foods
โ—๏ธ cooking oils
โ—๏ธ spreads

It is linked to increased risk of heart attacks & death from heart disease. #REPLACEtransfat now! ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3lKXHBL Image
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LIVE with @DrTedros at the Nutrition for Growth Summit โฌ‡๏ธ #N4G2021
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"The Nutrition for Growth Summit is a global call to action to achieve those commitments. I welcome the three areas of focus of the Nutrition for Growth Summit: health, food and resilience"-@DrTedros #N4G2021
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Based on current evidence, convalescent plasma should not be used to treat #COVID19 for non-severe patients.
It does not improve survival or reduce the need for mechanical ventilation in these patients, while it has significant costs bit.ly/3DvUNXm
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"This Wednesday marks 1 year since the 1st #COVID19 vaccines were administered. A year ago, we all hoped that by now vaccines would be helping us all emerge from the long, dark tunnel of the pandemic. As the Omicron variant demonstrates, the pandemic is from far over"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "Persistent vaccine inequity has allowed this to happen. More than 8 billion doses have now been administered ๐ŸŒ โ€“ the largest vaccination campaign in history. But we all know that this incredible achievement has been marred by horrific inequity"-@DrTedros
"When we established the @ACTAccelerator and #COVAX last year, it was because we knew from our experience with many other diseases that market forces alone wouldn't lead to equitable access"-@DrTedros
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#COVID19 pandemic has disrupted #malaria services, leading to a marked increase in cases and deaths: 14 million more cases in 2020 compared to 2019, and 69,000 more deaths - new report.
โžก๏ธbit.ly/3IlXxu9

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Approximately 2 in 3 of these additional deaths were linked to disruptions in the provision of #malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment during the pandemic bit.ly/3IlXxu9 #EndMalaria
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