The first years of life are among the most important for a child’s development.
WHO guidelines to help children learn, be happy & thrive from these precious first moments
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WHO, @UNAIDS, @UNICEF and partners bring together a 🆕 alliance to end AIDS in children by 2030. Only 52% of children living with #HIV are on life-saving treatment. This is far behind adults, nearly 76% receive antiretrovirals.
The 🆕 global alliance aims to ensure that no child living with #HIV is denied treatment by the end of the decade. It also aims to prevent new infant HIV infections. 👉bit.ly/3vz8XG2
The 🆕 Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 has identified 4⃣ pillars for collective action.
5 #breastfeeding facts for mothers:
1⃣ Your body is ready to 🤱🏻 from the moment your 👶 is born
2⃣ 🤱🏻 lowers stress & anxiety
3⃣ 🤱🏻 sets up a 👶’s immune system for life
4⃣ 🤱🏻 fights infections
5⃣ The more you 🤱🏻 in the early days, the faster your body makes milk
Many women do not 🤱🏻 for as long as they would like.
Here’s how we can ALL step up for #breastfeeding mothers anytime, anywhere.
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
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