Thread by @WHO

Today is #WorldHumanitarianDay!

⛺️ Camps
🏥 Hospitals
🩺 Clinics
🏠 Door-to-door

Whatever the setting, health workers are central to humanitarian action during an emergency or a crisis. #ItTakesAVillage to support people in need. 👉bit.ly/3SZ4XJ3

Dr Marie-Roseline Bélizaire 👩🏾‍⚕️ helped communities fight #Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩 & #COVID19 in Central African Republic 🇨🇫.

Listen to her story👉bit.ly/3gHtdxz #ItTakesAVillage #WorldHumanitarianDay

WHO mobile clinics are often deployed during crises to reach people cut off from access to health services. The clinic comes with:

a doctor,
nurses,
a pharmacy assistant,
a driver.

#ItTakesAVillage to bring vital care to those in need. #WorldHumanitarianDay

Meet Laxmi, a WHO driver. She helped #Nepal 🇳🇵 prepare for the #COVID19 vaccine rollout in remote areas.

During a crisis, #ItTakesAVillage to deliver humanitarian aid to those in need. #WorldHumanitarianDay

When cyclone Batsirai hit #Madagascar 🇲🇬, Dr Andriamahefason Navalona, a member of WHO's emergency response team, was deployed to help restore healthcare services & provide emergency medical supplies.

#ItTakesAVillage to support people affected by crises👉bit.ly/3dqGdJE

Dr Ferneza, a pediatric oncologist, was on 24-hour shifts every other day, treating those affected by the shelling & shooting during the war in #Ukraine 🇺🇦.

We thank all the health workers who care for the people in conflict zones. #ItTakesAVillage

This #WorldHumanitarianDay let’s honour all those who have lost their lives serving humanity.
 
In 2022, WHO has recorded 651 attacks on health. Health workers & humanitarians are #NotATarget.
 
#ItTakesAVillage to serve those in need.

WHO & @UNOCHA work together to ensure that access to health services is available to those in need during crises or when there is a disease outbreak.
 
More info 👉bit.ly/3A5lVNc #ItTakesAVillage #WorldHumanitarianDay