Drinking too much, or too often, increases risk of:
๐ธ Injuries
๐ธ Liver damage
๐ธ Cancers
๐ธ Heart diseases
๐ธ Mental disorders
Avoid harmful use of alcohol to protect your health. It is perfectly ๐ not to drink.
Too much salt and sugar is not good for our health.
Give yourself some portions of fruit and vegetables every day ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅฆ๐ and make sure your blood pressure is in check โ !
People who are not active enough have a 20- 30% increased risk of death compared to people that are. Give your body a boost & move for 150-300 mins every week - every move counts! #BeActive ๐๐๐๐๐งก
Tobacco kills millions of people every year. Quitters are winners. Enter into a New Year like a winner - #CommitToQuit ๐ญ!
Road traffic crashes are causing high rates of death among children and young adults. This holiday season, give yourself a helmet, commit to using seatbelts and not to drink and drive!
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A high-level meeting took place on 30 December between WHO and China about the current surge in #COVID19 cases, to seek further information on the situation, and to offer WHO's expertise and further support. ๐ bit.ly/3Z3lPSb
WHO again asked for regular sharing of specific & real-time data on epidemiological situationโ incl more genetic sequencing data, data on disease impact incl. hospitalisations, ICU admissions & deathsโ & data on vaccinations delivered & vaccination status. bit.ly/3Z3lPSb
WHO has called on China to strengthen viral sequencing, clinical management, & impact assessment, & expressed willingness to provide support in these areas, as well as on risk communications on vaccination to counter hesitancy. ๐ bit.ly/3Z3lPSb
Congratulations #Malawi๐ฒ๐ผ for being 1st country in Southern Africa and #Vanuatu ๐ป๐บfor being 1st Pacific Island to eliminate Trachoma, saving many from lifelong blindness.
WHO travels deep into #Venezuelaโs๐ป๐ช rainforest to reach indigenous ethnic groups and administer thousands of vaccinations for polio, measles/rubella and COVID-19 -- going where few can go to support remote communities.
@pahowho@PAHOCaribbean WHO helps Ebola survivors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo๐จ๐ฉto overcome stigma, denial of health care and persistent mental and physical difficulties.
๐Recommendations to better understand the origins of and factors for the emergence and re-emergence of #mpox: Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens bit.ly/3BUOdM5
The Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens outlines studies most urgently needed to better understand #mpox
โข Clinical, lab & epidemiological retrospective studies
โข Sequencing & phylogenetic
โข Zoonosis
โข Environmental, behavioural & social science
The Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens recommendations are for researchers in countries with #mpox transmission - specifically those with first detected cases; for governments and for funders bit.ly/3BUOdM5
@DrTedros "2022 has been very challenging year for the health of the ๐โs people:
-3rd year of the #COVID19 pandemic
-a ๐ outbreak of #mpox
-#Ebola outbreak in ๐บ๐ฌ
-wars in ๐ช๐น & ๐บ๐ฆ
-cholera outbreaks
-drought & flooding in the greater Horn of Africa & Sahel
-flooding in ๐ต๐ฐ
..."-@DrTedros
@DrTedros "Thatโs not to mention the multiple other threats to health that people face year in, year out, in the air they breathe, the products they consume, the conditions in which they live & work, & in their lack of access to essential health services"-@DrTedros
This International #MigrantsDay, here are 5โฃ facts about migrantsโ health you should know:
Every 8th person in the world is a refugee or a migrant.
Migrant & refugee populations make valuable contributions to society. However they canโt reach their full potential unless they are in good physical & #MentalHealth.
The right to health is ๐ to achieve #HealthForAll.
Child maltreatment - incl. physical, sexual and psychological/emotional violence and neglect by parents, caregivers and other authority figures - is widespread, but often hidden bit.ly/3j1O82N
Child maltreatment can have severe (if nonfatal) short- and long-term physical, sexual and mental health consequences.
Physical health consequences incl. injuries, disabilities and gastro-intestinal disorders bit.ly/3j1O82N
Child maltreatment is widespread worldwide, but stigma, shame, or fear of repercussions (such as risk of further harm) mean that many survivors never talk about it bit.ly/3j1O82N