4⃣0⃣0⃣ million people have no access to essential health services
2⃣1⃣4⃣ million women of reproductive age in developing countries cannot access modern contraceptive methods
2⃣2⃣ million unsafe #abortions occur each year globally
🔸Every day 🗓️ more than 1⃣ million sexually transmitted infections are acquired
🔸Around the 🌎🌍🌏: the number of new #HIV infections among young people is still unacceptably high
Improving sexual and reproductive health and well-being is critical in respecting the human rights of people in all their diversity.
It is also key to achieving #HealthForAll bit.ly/3GNVvAQ
#HIV is not only driven by gender inequality, it also entrenches gender inequality, leaving women and girls more vulnerable to its impact.
✔ bit.ly/3SaLODB #AIDS2022
Women & girls can be decisive regarding their own health. Accessing quality sexual & reproductive health services is key.
Barriers to this are:
🔸Stigma
🔸Discrimination
🔸Violence
🔸Poor #MentalHealth
🔸Lack of a safe & enabling environment
Sustained and meaningful engagement of communities of women living with #HIV is not only crucial to improving health outcomes but also fundamental to transforming health systems to achieve progress on HIV/AIDS around the 🌎🌍🌏 #AIDS2022
Self-care options for #HIV, including self-testing, will pave the way for:
✅stronger health systems
✅more resilient response to sexual and reproductive health and rights
✅better outcomes
Bringing #hepatitis care closer to communities and those in need is 🗝️ to achieving a hepatitis-free future.
Here are 5⃣ things you should know about viral hepatitis 👇
More than 350 million people live with viral #hepatitis, and every 30 seconds, someone dies from hepatitis-related disease including liver failure, cirrhosis and cancer.
#Hepatitis A is an infection that can cause mild to severe illness. It is mostly transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food and water or through direct contact with an infectious person.
"On Saturday I declared a public health emergency of international concern over the global #monkeypox outbreak. More than 18,000 cases have now been reported to WHO from 78 countries, with more than 70% of cases reported from @WHO_Europe, and 25% from @pahowho"-@DrTedros
#DrowningPrevention measures incl.:
🚧Barriers controlling access to water
✅Safe places for children away from water
🏊♂️Teaching swimming & safety skills
🆘Safe rescue & resuscitation training
🌊Flood risk management
⛴️Boat, ship & ferry regulations
“A 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 concern”-@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 outcomes▶️ 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. 🧵
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. 👇
📹 bit.ly/3ISo7vL
📖Article 19 of the WHO Constitution▶️
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.
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