In #Samoa 🇼🇸, WHO, @dfat 🇦🇺 & @MFATNZ 🇳🇿 supported the training of the Emergency Medical Team respond to the impact of cyclones. The group rehearsed setting up & operating mobile clinics. #WHOImpact
WHO is strengthening the fight against vector-borne diseases like #malaria & dengue.
Participants from Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Timor Leste were trained in controlling mosquitoes & other disease-carrying bugs. #WHOImpact
WHO helps in scaling up mental health services in #Palestine.
The country lacks #MentalHealth facilities & services to keep up with demand. WHO fills the gap by training hundreds of health workers to identify & treat mental health conditions.
WHO supports training of hundreds of frontlines health workers in 🇭🇹 #Haiti's cholera response.
The workers disseminate life-saving information in the most-affected communities & let people know how to prevent #cholera, seek early treatment. #WHOImpact
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In #Malaysia 🇲🇾, WHO supports training for caregivers of people with dementia.
WHO has been collaborating with @KKMPutrajaya & the Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Malaysia to provide dementia-care skills training covering symptoms, care & more:
📌 bit.ly/3jcGEu8
Without adequate funding, this life-saving work wouldn't be possible.
We thank all the governments, organizations and individuals contributing to achieving #HealhtForAll.
"Last night I returned from #Syria, where I visited areas affected by last week’s devastating earthquake. I saw the destruction of entire communities, the unspeakable suffering of people, & the courage & determination of survivors & responders"-@DrTedros
"I would like to start by offering my sincere condolences to the Syrian people for the enormous losses they have sustained. I have seen first-hand the devastating impact of the earthquake and listened to the stories of survivors"-@DrTedros#Syria
@DrTedros "In Aleppo yesterday I met Nour, a girl who lost both her parents and suffered a broken arm when their 6-storey apartment building fell. Nour is just one example of an unfolding tragedy that is affecting millions"-@DrTedros#Syria
WHO has released more than US$ 16 million from the Contingency Fund for Emergencies, including US$ 3 million within hours of the disaster, in both #Türkiye and #Syriabit.ly/3XkEwi8
Main health issues following the earthquakes in #Türkiye & #Syria, incl:
🔴 Trauma-related deaths, injuries & disabilities from building collapse
🔴 Hypothermia
🔴 Increased mental health & psychosocial support needs
🔴 Increased risk of infectious diseases
"I want to start by expressing my deepest condolences to those affected by the earthquakes that hit Türkiye and the Syrian Arab Republic in the early hours of Monday morning."-@DrTedros
"So far almost 8,000 people have died, many thousands more are injured and we know these numbers will climb.
With the weather conditions and ongoing aftershocks, we’re in a race against time to save lives."-@DrTedros
This new analysis underscores the importance of increased efforts to ensure all older adults receive all doses they need of #COVID19 vaccines, including primary series and booster doses as recommended by WHO and national health authorities bit.ly/3YcTLuA