WHO suggests that molnupiravir is only provided to non-severe COVID-19 patients with the highest risk of hospitalization - e.g. people who have not received a #COVID19 vaccination, older people, people with immunodeficiencies & people living with chronic diseases like diabetes
As this is a new drug, WHO recommends active monitoring for drug safety, along with other strategies to mitigate potential harms

Children, pregnant and breastfeeding women should not be given the drug.

People who take molnupiravir should have a contraceptive plan. Health systems should ensure access to pregnancy testing and contraceptives at the point of care.
WHO also updates its recommendation on casirivimab-imdevimab, a monoclonal antibody cocktail.

Based on evidence that this combination of drugs is ineffective against the Omicron, WHO now recommends that it is only given when the #COVID19 infection is caused by another variant.

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Today is #WorldObesityDay!

More than 1⃣ billion people worldwide are obese:
👉 650 million adults
👉 340 million adolescents
👉 39 million children.

Act now to prevent #Obesity ➡️ bit.ly/3CaS7iQ Image
#Obesity is a disease impacting most body systems.
It affects:
🔸 the heart
🔸 the liver
🔸 the kidneys
🔸 the joints
🔸 the reproductive system.

More info
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Overweight & #obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including:
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🚨 cardiovascular diseases
🚨 cancer
🚨 hypertension
🚨 stroke
🚨 mental health issues

More info
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The number of 👥 in need in Burkina Faso, Northern Cameroon,Chad,Mali,Niger, and North-Eastern Nigeria 📈 from 24M in 2018 to over 30M in 2022 due to the combined effect of:
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In 2021 despite security and funding challenges WHO helped over 300,000 people in #BurkinaFaso🇧🇫 with

✅ emergency supplies to treat cholera
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LIVE: Media briefing on expanding local pharmaceutical manufacturing with Dr Tedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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"We have been targeted with marketing from formula milk companies."

Over half of parents & pregnant women exposed to formula milk marketing, violating international standards and harming child health
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➡️ bit.ly/3LVbIbi

#EndExploitativeMarketing
Formula milk industry marketing techniques incl.:
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💰 📞 sponsored advice networks & helplines
💰 🎁 promotions & free gifts
💰 🩺 practices to influence training & recommendations from health workers

#EndExploitativeMarketing
STARTING SOON: How the marketing of formula milk influences our decisions on infant feeding: WHO-@UNICEF report

🗓️ Wednesday, 23 February 2022
🕙 10h00 CET

Second session:
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