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May 15 • 4 tweets • 4 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
WHO's first-ever comprehensive framework on reducing #anaemia - calling on countries to accelerate action to reduce the prevalence of anaemia in young children, adolescent girls and women.

Anaemia is a serious global public health problem, affecting 571 million women and 269… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
Symptoms of #anaemia incl.:
🩸 Tired
🩸 Dizzy or lightheaded
🩸 Cold hands and feet
🩸 Shortness of breath
🩸 Pale skin
🩸 Bruised more easily

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Anaemia can cause extreme fatigue, poor growth and development and poor pregnancy outcomes, and increases the risk of impaired cognitive performance, infections and death in severe cases.

#Anaemia is a strong indicator of overall health bit.ly/41BL5yE ImageImage
Prevent and manage #anaemia
Choose foods rich in iron, folate, vitamin A and B12, such as:
Lean red meat
Fish
Poultry
Legumes
Citrus fruits
Orange and yellow vegetables
Dark green leafy vegetables
Fortified cereals

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🆕 resources from @WHO aim to help ensure more babies born early (before 37 weeks of pregnancy) or small (under 2.5kg at birth) can benefit from kangaroo mother care.

To improve health and survival, the 🌎’s tiniest babies should be held skin-to-skin – for as many hours as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
Kangaroo mother care meets a small or preterm baby’s needs for warmth, comfort and nutrition.
It incl.:
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WHO recommends that small and preterm babies should NOT be separated from their families after birth – even in intensive care.

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LIVE: Media briefing on #COVID19 and global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
@DrTedros "1221 days ago, WHO learned of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China.

On the 30th January 2020, on the advice of an Emergency Committee convened under the International Health Regulations, I declared a public health emergency of international concern… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@DrTedros "At that time, outside China there were fewer than 100 reported [#COVID19] cases, and no reported deaths.

In the 3 years since then, COVID-19 has turned our world upside down.

Almost 7 million deaths have been reported to WHO, but we know the toll is several times higher – at… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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It’s World #HandHygiene Day

#CleanHands are key to keep patients & health workers safe, yet:
🔸50% of health care facilities don't have basic hand hygiene facilities at points of care & toilets
🔸3.85 billion people lack a basic hand hygiene service at their health care facility
Stop avoidable infections.

Practice #HandHygiene by using alcohol-based hand sanitizers 🧴 or soap 🧼 and water 🫧

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In hospitals, the lack of #HandHygiene can cause:
🔸 infections
🔸 avoidable treatment
🔸 even death

#CleanHands 🙌 save lives & reduce costs.

Let’s work together to keep more people safe:
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May 2
After 3 years of #COVID19 pandemic, essential health service disruptions are still reported but national health systems start showing the first major signs of health system recovery.

More info in WHO’s fourth pulse survey:
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Persisting disruptions are due to both demand- & supply-side factors, incl.:
💢 low levels of health care-seeking in communities
💢 limited availability of health workers & medical products

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A positive trend.
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LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"First to #Sudan. The bloodshed we have seen in the past 10 days in Sudan is heartbreaking. In a country whose people already suffered so much in recent years. WHO welcomes the ceasefire agreed between the parties.

We urge all parties to fully respect the ceasefire. Already, the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"On top of the number of deaths and injuries caused by the conflict itself, WHO expects there will be many more deaths due to outbreaks, lack of access to food and water, and disruptions to essential health services, including immunization."
-@DrTedros #Sudan
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Today is #WorldMalariaDay.

#Malaria is transmitted through the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes 🦟. Nearly half of the world's population is at risk of malaria.

Here are 4 things you need to know about malaria ⬇️
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🦟 Fever,
🦟 Chills,
🦟 Weakness,
🦟 Other flu-like symptoms.

Contact a healthcare professional if you are living in a malaria-affected area & experience these symptoms🔗bit.ly/2tARuMY #WorldMalariaDay Image
#Malaria is PREVENTABLE. Lower the risk of getting malaria by using

✅ Mosquito nets,
✅ Mosquito repellents,
✅ Antimalarial medicines.

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