#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.
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
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
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
#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
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
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
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
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.
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
Despite being a critical component of #cancer care, worldwide access to radiotherapy is still inadequate, particularly in lower-income countries bit.ly/3oqKgYT
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, #cancerbit.ly/3goAH8n
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Women & girls living with female genital mutilation face serious threats to their health & well-being.
These include:
🔴 infections
🔴 bleeding
🔴 psychological trauma
🔴 chronic health conditions that can occur throughout life
🔴 death
Happy 70th anniversary, GISRS! The Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System is celebrating 70 years as a global public health collaboration founded to protect people from the threat of #influenza
#Influenza is a serious global health problem that impacts all countries: every year, there are an estimated 1 billion cases of seasonal influenza causing 3 to 5 million severe cases incl. up to 650,000 influenza-related respiratory deaths globally. bit.ly/3sg4BkJ
The Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System continuously monitors #influenza & other respiratory viruses of public health significance, incl. SARS-CoV2. GISRS is a critical resource for #COVID19 disease surveillance, sequencing & testing.
UPDATED: WHO #COVID19 clinical CARE - Confirm, Assess, Respond, Evaluate - tool to support health care workers visualize the current WHO recommendations for the care of patients with COVID-19.
When organized & carried out properly, telework improve work–life balance, reduce traffic and time spent commuting & decrease air pollution, all of which can, indirectly, improve physical & mental health and social wellbeing bit.ly/3uhgdXt
However, poor physical environment and workplace design and inadequate equipment and support in telework can result in musculoskeletal disorders, eye strain and injuries bit.ly/3uhgdXt
@DrTedros "Past Sunday marked World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day. Neglected tropical diseases affect the poorest & most marginalized communities, & the #COVID19 pandemic has made things worse, badly disrupting services to prevent, detect & treat them"-@DrTedros
@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
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
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
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:
✅ keep 🧑🏻⚕️ & patients safe
✅ protect the environment
✅ reduce climate impacts