Today is #WorldCancerDay.

#Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death - accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in six deaths - despite the fact that all cancers can be treated and many can be prevented or cured.

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The most common cancers are breast, lung, colorectal and prostate cancers bit.ly/2Bh7xnG

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Around 1 in 3 deaths from #cancer are due to tobacco use, high body mass index, alcohol consumption, low fruit and vegetable intake and lack of physical activity bit.ly/2Bh7xnG

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Inaccessible care for #cancer reflects the inequalities & inequities of our world.

Comprehensive treatment is reportedly available in more than 90% of high-income countries, but less than 15% of low-income countries bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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The survival of children diagnosed with #cancer is more than 80% in high-income countries, and less than 30% in low- and middle-income countries bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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Breast #cancer survival five years after diagnosis now exceeds 80% in most high-income countries, compared with 66% in India and just 40% in South Africa bit.ly/3oqKgYT Image
#Cancer diagnosis can push families into poverty, particularly in lower-income countries, an effect that has been exacerbated during the #COVID19 pandemic bit.ly/3oqKgYT Image
WHO’s efforts are focused on breast #cancer - now the most common cancer; cervical cancer - that can be eliminated; and childhood cancer that is among the most inequitable bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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National cancer centres help ensure a comprehensive approach to #cancer treatment. Bringing preventive, diagnostic and treatment services together makes it easier for patients to navigate services bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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WHO and the @iaeaorg propose a framework for both establishing a #cancer centre and strengthening the provision of services in existing centres bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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Screening is an important element of comprehensive #cancer prevention and control but decisions on what to include in a cancer programme require consideration of a number of complex factors.

WHO guide bit.ly/35RurUL

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Radiotherapy is among the most cost-effective, efficient & widely-used #cancer treatments, and may be considered as a treatment option for an estimated half of cancer patients bit.ly/3oqKgYT

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Despite being a critical component of #cancer care, worldwide access to radiotherapy is still inadequate, particularly in lower-income countries bit.ly/3oqKgYT Image
The Ministry of Health in #Mozambique has been working with WHO to develop and cost a National Cancer Control Plan. This important step is part of the country’s longer-team effort to help support people at risk of, or living with, #cancer bit.ly/3goAH8n

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It's the Int. Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

Over 2⃣0⃣0⃣ MILLION women & girls alive today have suffered FGM. FGM has no health benefits & can cause life-long suffering.

Let's #EndFGM!

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Let's #EndFGM

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WHO is opposed to all types of FGM. It should never be performed.

Let's #EndFGM

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WHO #COVID19 clinical CARE - Confirm, Assess, Respond, Evaluate

C stands for Confirm: Ensure prompt #COVID19 diagnosis using PCR or antigen-detection rapid test

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WHO #COVID19 clinical CARE - Confirm, Assess, Respond, Evaluate

A stands for Assess:
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@DrTedros "Nevertheless, with support from WHO and our partners, five countries eliminated a neglected tropical disease last year: Gambia and Myanmar eliminated trachoma; Côte d’Ivoire and Togo eliminated human African trypanosomiasis, and Malawi eliminated lymphatic filariasis"-@DrTedros
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The #COVID19 pandemic has generated extra tonnes of waste & exposed cracks in waste management, everywhere.
Waste must be reduced & managed safely, for the health of both people & the environment bit.ly/3s3RaEp Image
Personal protective equipment is important in preventing health workers from getting and passing on #COVID19.
But the unnecessary use of such equipment - like hair and foot coverings - has led to avoidable waste bit.ly/3s3RaEp Image
The extra medical waste created by #COVID19 testing, treatment & vaccination has strained 🏥.
All medical activities that create waste need to resource solutions to address it. This helps:
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