LIVE NOW: @DrTedros' address at the @WHOAFRO Regional Committee #RC72AFRO ⬇️
"The liberation of #Togo from Dracunculiasis, Human African Trypanosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and trachoma is a stunning achievement that will free many people from the threat of these devastating diseases"-@DrTedros #BeatNTDs #RC72AFRO
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@DrTedros "It is very pleasing to see that reported #COVID19 cases and deaths in the @WHOAFRO region are now at their lowest levels since the pandemic began"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO Image
@DrTedros @WHOAFRO "Despite the appalling inequity in access to vaccines; misinformation and disinformation; and the many competing priorities you face, we are now seeing encouraging progress in vaccination coverage in the region"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #VaccinEquity #RC72AFRO
@DrTedros @WHOAFRO "Only 10 countries have less than 10% coverage, most of which are facing humanitarian emergencies. It’s pleasing to see that coverage of high-priority groups is improving, with 10 Member States having now reached 100% vaccination coverage of 👩‍⚕️"-@DrTedros #COVID19 #RC72AFRO
@DrTedros @WHOAFRO "We still have a lot of work left ahead of us. Our continent is by no means out of the woods. We continue to urge all Member States to commit to vaccinating 100% of health workers & 100% of people aged over 60, while still targeting the 70% overall"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO #COVID19
@DrTedros @WHOAFRO "In particular, immunization coverage has been badly affected, leaving 11 million infants unvaccinated or under-vaccinated in the region. We are now witnessing disturbingly large #measles outbreaks in many Member States"-@DrTedros #VaccinesWork #RC72AFRO
"I urge all Member States to prioritize the rapid restoration of immunization services, as the cornerstone of your recovery efforts. This is essential to protect Africa’s children – the future of our continent – from a range of diseases, including polio"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO
@DrTedros "Meanwhile, the world is waking up to a disease that has long afflicted many African Member States: #monkeypox. Although just 1% of all cases reported this year are from Africa, the region accounts for seven of the twelve reported deaths"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO
@DrTedros "As countries in Europe and the Americas clamour for vaccines, WHO is working with countries and manufacturers to avoid a repeat of the inequity we witnessed with access to #COVID19 vaccines last year"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO #monkeypox
@DrTedros "WHO is deeply concerned about the health & humanitarian crisis unfolding in the Greater #HornofAfrica, where millions of people are facing starvation due to a confluence of drought, #climatechange, conflict & increasing prices for food, fuel & fertilizer"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO
@DrTedros "WHO is working on the ground to respond to prevent, detect and control outbreaks, to treat malnutrition and to provide essential health services and medicines"-@DrTedros #HornofAfrica #RC72AFRO
@DrTedros "Since this is my first trip after I started my second term, I will be happy to outline the five priorities:
1️⃣promoting health
2️⃣providing health
3️⃣protecting health
4️⃣powering health
5️⃣performing and partnering for health"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO bit.ly/3AfUmkm Image
"1️⃣ promoting health.

Realising our vision for the highest attainable standard of health starts not in the clinic or the hospital, but in schools, streets, supermarkets, households and cities"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #RC72AFRO
"We are calling on all Member States to make an urgent paradigm shift, towards promoting health and well-being and preventing disease by addressing its root causes, and creating the conditions for health to thrive"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #RC72AFRO
@DrTedros "2️⃣ providing health, by reorienting health systems towards primary health care as the foundation of universal health coverage. We know that 90% of essential health services can be delivered at the primary health care level"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #RC72AFRO
@DrTedros "So, in delivering health, the focus should be primary health care. Many countries, including high-income countries, were surprised by #COVID19 because they hadn't invested in primary health care"-@DrTedros #HealthForAll #RC72AFRO
"3️⃣ protecting health by strengthening the 🌍 architecture for health emergency preparedness, response & resilience. The #monkeypox outbreak is yet more evidence that the 🌍’s collective failure to address neglected diseases in neglected communities puts us all at risk"-@DrTedros
"Member States are now negotiating a new #PandemicAccord, & at its last meeting the Intl. Negotiating Body agreed that this instrument would be legally binding. Which is very good news. I urge all African Member States to engage actively in this process"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO
"4️⃣ powering health by harnessing science, research, innovation, data, and digital technologies;

5️⃣ performing and partnering for health, by building a stronger WHO that delivers results, and is reinforced to play its leading role"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO bit.ly/3AfUmkm
"The pandemic has demonstrated not only why the 🌍 needs WHO, but why the 🌍 needs a stronger, empowered and sustainably financed WHO. I thank all Member States for the historic commitment you made at #WHA75 to gradually increase assessed contributions to 50%"-@DrTedros #RC72AFRO Image
@DrTedros The full remarks by @DrTedros at the opening of @WHOAFRO Regional Committee meeting - 22 August 2022 ➡️ bit.ly/3AfUmkm #RC72AFRO Image

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