Our ๐ง supports our ability to:
๐งฉ Problem-solve
๐ผ๏ธ Remember past events
๐ Interact with the world around us
๐ฅ Communicate
๐คธ Move
๐คจ Feel emotions
Brain health is about how well our brain functions across these areas.
There is a lot you can do for a healthy brain ๐ง :
๐โโ๏ธ Keep physically active
๐ Eat a healthy diet
๐ด Get enough sleep
๐งฉ Stimulate your mind
๐ Look after your heart
โ๏ธ Wear a helmet
โA month ago, I convened the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations to assess whether the multi-country #monkeypox outbreak represented a public health emergency of international concernโ-@DrTedros
"At that meeting, while differing views were expressed, the committee resolved by consensus that the [#monkeypox] outbreak did not represent a public health emergency of international concern."-@DrTedros
Key outcomesโถ๏ธ of the 2nd meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response. ๐งต
Member States of the World Health Organization agreed that the new instrument should be legally binding and contain both legally binding & non-legally binding elements. ๐
๐น bit.ly/3ISo7vL
๐Article 19 of the WHO Constitutionโถ๏ธ
The Health Assembly has the authority to adopt conventions on any matter within the competence of the Organization. They come into force for each country when accepted.
READ: bit.ly/3PqvwVv
During the last 30 years, the number of int. migrants ๐ almost doubled:
๐น 1990: 153 million
๐น 2020: 281 million
โ Health & social protection systems need to be prepared to accommodate the โ๏ธ health needs of refugees & migrants. Information & data on their health is crucial.
"Today, WHO is proud to launch the first World Report on the health of refugees and migrants. 1 in every 8 people on our planet is a refugee or migrant, and the numbers are growing"-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "With conflicts, #ClimateChange, growing inequality, and global emergencies such as the #COVID19 pandemic, more and more people will be on the move. Like anyone else, refugees and migrants have the right to the highest attainable standard of health"-@DrTedros
In the greater Horn of Africa, WHO is scaling up its operations to maintain access to health care & help safeguard over 80 million people from a worsening food insecurity crisis & the worst drought in 40 years.
In drought-affected #Somalia ๐ธ๐ด, WHO & partners provide necessary assistance to health workers, enabling them to visit 300,000+ households & helping sick children, including those with #measles.
Zero-dose children, those who havenโt received a single dose of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, more than doubled in ๐ countries between 2019 and 2021.
This puts more lives at risk than ever before:
๐ bit.ly/3RztfJ1
Inadequate immunization coverage leads to:
๐จ outbreaks
๐จ children dying from preventable illnesses
๐จ collapse of the global health system
We cannot let children needlessly suffer from preventable illnesses.