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To support the response to the #Ebola outbreak in #Uganda ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ, @CEPIvaccines, @gavi & WHO outline a plan to:
๐Ÿ”ธ accelerate research
๐Ÿ”ธ ensure access to investigational doses
๐Ÿ”ธ facilitate scaling up & access to any subsequent licensed vaccine

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๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3Ur3gEl Halimah Adam, a Nursing Officer of Mubende Regional Referral
There are currently no licensed vaccines (or therapeutics) for #Ebola disease caused by the Sudan ebolavirus.

More research is urgently needed: several candidate vaccines appear to be suitable for evaluation in a clinical trial during this outbreak.

๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3Ur3gEl A Hygienist prepares nurse in dressing room before joining t
By embedding research at heart of the #Ebola outbreak response, 2 goals can be achieved:

1โƒฃ to evaluate potentially efficacious candidate vaccines to potentially contribute to end this outbreak

2โƒฃ to protect populations at risk in the future

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๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3Ur3gEl Hygienists walk from dressing room to the nearby Ebola treat
The aim of theย #Ebolaย vaccine trial is to know how effective the candidate vaccines are in diverse populations.

WHO,ย @CEPIvaccinesย &ย @gaviย are providing support to ensure that sufficient doses of candidate vaccines are available for the trial & beyond.

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Nov 2
LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1โ€ฆ
"This week marks two years since the siege of Tigray began.
The Afar and Amhara regions are also affected by the conflict, but WHO and our partners have access to those regions and have been able to deliver humanitarian aid."-@DrTedros
"However, the humanitarian situation in Tigray remains catastrophic. As I have said before, the siege of 6 million people by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world."-@DrTedros
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Oct 31
Today is #WorldCitiesDay.

#DYKโ“ Over half of the worldโ€™s population now lives in cities.

Two-thirds of the global population will be living in urban areas by 2050. 90% of the shift will happen in Africa ๐ŸŒ & Asia ๐ŸŒ. Image
While urbanization can bring health & economic benefits, rapid & unplanned urbanization can create inequity among the population, including migrants & other disadvantaged people.

More info ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/UrbanHealthWHO #WorldCitiesDay Image
#Malaria is a life-threatening disease transmitted to people by mosquitoes. In a few years most people living in malaria-endemic countries will reside in cities.

WHO launches a new guidance to prevent & manage malaria in urban areas ๐Ÿ‘‰bit.ly/3zqgeKr Image
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Oct 27
๐Ÿ†• WHO 2022 Global TB report ๐Ÿงต

For the first time in many years, an increase has been reported in the number of people falling ill with #tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB.

๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3Fn2ALW Three doctors are looking at an X-ray of a patients lungs.
In 2021, #tuberculosis was on the rise โ†—๏ธ:
๐Ÿ”ธ10.6 million people fell ill with TB, an increase of 4.5% from 2020.
๐Ÿ”ธ1.6 million people died from TB.
๐Ÿ”ธDrug-resistant TB (DR-TB) increased by 3%, with 450 000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB).

๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3Fn2AL TUBERCULOSIS IS ONE OF THE TOP INFECTIOUS KILLERS IN THE WOR
Reasons for increase in #tuberculosis cases:

๐Ÿ”ธDisruption of essential TB services due to the #COVID19 pandemic.

๐Ÿ”ธOngoing conflicts across Eastern Europe, Africa & the Middle East have further worsened the situation for vulnerable populations.

๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3Fn2AL Illustration of the letters "TB" whit a clock goin
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Oct 25
Fungal pathogens can cause illnesses and death.
They are becoming increasingly common and resistant to treatment.

Yet, too little is known about them.

The ๐Ÿ†• WHO fungal priority pathogens list is an important step to boost urgently needed research:
๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3N6QcBi A wild west style illustrat...
Imagine having thrush that cannot be treatedโ“

When fungi that cause common infections become more resistant to treatment, the risks of contracting invasive infections also rise.

Treatments working less well is a global problem for all of us ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3N6QcBi Illustration of two speech ...
Some fungi pathogens like to lurk around hospitals ๐Ÿฅ. Why? They can attack the most vulnerable patients.

During the #COVID19 pandemic, incidences of invasive fungal infections increased dramatically among those hospitalized.

๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3N6QcBi Illustration of a hospital ...
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Oct 24
๐Ÿ’ง Water is life.
๐Ÿ’ง Water is a basic human right.

But an estimated 2โƒฃ billion people, one-quarter of the ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ world's population, do not have access to safe drinking water ๐Ÿšฐ

๐Ÿ“ท @UNICEF

๐Ÿซง bit.ly/3D0MZ1M Thimamma is seen fetching water from a water pipe in Gollara
No ๐Ÿšฐ
No #HealthForAll.

If countries fail to step up efforts on safe drinking water and hygiene, we will continue to live with diseases like:
๐Ÿ”บdiarrhoea
๐Ÿ”บcholera
๐Ÿ”บtyphoid
๐Ÿ”บhepatitis A
๐Ÿ”บother more

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3D0MZ1M A boy is leaning forward and drinking out of a water pump us
29% of schools still lack basic drinking water services:

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๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿšฐ
๐Ÿซ ๐Ÿšฑ

This impacts over 500 million schoolchildren around the ๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒ

๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3D0MZ1M Students wait in line to wash their hands with soap at the p
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Statement on the 13th meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee on #COVID19.

The pandemic continues to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern:
๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3D8yIRM
The Emergency Committee advised the DG that the #COVID19 pandemic remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. @DrTedros accepted the advice of the Committee.

bit.ly/3D8yIRM
Although the committee acknowledged progress in controlling the #COVID19 outbreak in many countries and the high levels of population immunity, concerns remain.

๐Ÿ“Œ bit.ly/3D8yIRM
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