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99% - or almost the entire world's population breathes air with unhealthy levels of fine particulate matter & nitrogen dioxide, and threatens their health.
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Over 6,000 cities in 117 countries are now monitoring air quality, but the people living in them are still breathing air that exceeds WHO air quality limits, with people in low & middle-income countries suffering the highest exposures bit.ly/3uW6wfC

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Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs & entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) & respiratory impacts bit.ly/3uW6wfC Image
Nitrogen dioxide or NO2 is associated with respiratory diseases, particularly asthma, leading to respiratory symptoms (such as coughing, wheezing or difficulty breathing), hospital admissions and visits to emergency rooms bit.ly/3uW6wfC

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#WorldHealthDay, marked on 7 April, will focus global attention on urgent actions needed for #HealthierTomorrow - to keep humans & the planet healthy and foster a movement to create societies focused on well-being. Stay tuned!

More information: bit.ly/WorldHealthDay…

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Apr 3
How would you know if you have the #flu or #COVID19? Should you take both flu vaccine and the COVID-19 vaccine if these are available to you?

Watch #ScienceIn5 to find out ⬇️
Are you a health worker 👨‍⚕️🧑🏾‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏿‍⚕️?

During the #COVID19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to protect yourself against flu.

Getting the #flu vaccine will ↘️ your risk for flu.

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Are you 60 or older?

During the #COVID19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to protect yourself against flu.

Ask your healthcare provider whether a #flu vaccine is right for you.

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Apr 2
Today is World Autism Awareness Day. With appropriate support from caregivers, the health and education sectors and society at large, autistic people can live happy, fulfilled lives.

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The abilities and needs of autistic people vary and evolve over time. Health-care services need to be designed with the participation of autistic people
to promote personalized care and respond to their evolving needs.

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Timely access to psychosocial support can improve the well-being of autistic children, and their ability to communicate and interact with others.

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Mar 30
WHO urges quality care for women & newborns in critical first six weeks after childbirth - critical time to ensure survival, support healthy development of the baby as well as the mother’s overall mental & physical recovery and wellbeing bit.ly/3iKPgV9
Postnatal contacts are recommended for healthy women & newborns between 48 and 72 hours, between seven and 14 days, and during week six after birth.
If health risks are identified, more contacts will likely be required.
Worldwide, more than 3 in 10 women & babies do not currently receive postnatal care in the first days after birth - the period when most maternal and infant deaths occur bit.ly/3iKPgV9
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Mar 25
In 2022 WHO already responded to 7⃣4⃣ emergencies 🚨 around the 🌎🌍🌏

WHO launches an urgent appeal for funding to support:
✅ ongoing health emergencies
✅ humanitarian needs
✅ millions amongst the most vulnerable to lead dignified, healthier lives

👉bit.ly/3Isrk3c
In 2021 WHO:
✅ responded to 76 health emergencies
✅ delivered supplies & maintained essential health services in Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Syria & Yemen
✅ helped fight #COVID19
✅ coordinated emergency response with over 1600 partners
✅ & much more

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Funding is 🔑 to sustain these efforts, amidst ongoing crises globally.

The appeal for US$2.7 billion represents financial requirements for WHO in 2022 to cover all 6 Regions, & country-level emergency response operations, including for #COVID19.

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Mar 25
WHO & the Government of #India🇮🇳 today agreed to establish the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine, to maximize the potential of traditional medicines through modern science and technology bit.ly/3iDIXCO
Around 80% of the world’s population is estimated to use traditional medicine.
To date, 170 of the 194 WHO Member States have reported the use of traditional medicine bit.ly/3iDIXCO
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Today is #WorldTBDay.

#Tuberculosis - also known as TB - remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers.
Each day, over 4,100 people lose their lives to it & close to 28,000 people fall ill with this preventable & curable disease.

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WHO is proactively supporting efforts to enable access to #tuberculosis care services for the people with TB, refugees and displaced populations at risk, including in Ukraine which has a high burden of drug-resistant TB bit.ly/36uasMm

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Over half of the children and adolescents with #tuberculosis miss out on livesaving TB prevention, diagnosis and care services bit.ly/36uasMm

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