Whether you work outdoors or enjoy your time out with family and friends, avoid exposure to the #sun between 10:00 am and 04:00 pm to the extent possible.
The sun’s #UV rays are the strongest during this time.
1⃣Seek shade when UV rays are the most intense, but keep in mind that shade structures such as trees, umbrellas or canopies do not offer complete protection.
Remember the shadow rule: “Watch your shadow – Short shadow, seek shade!”
2⃣Wear protective clothing:
A hat offers good protection for your eyes, ears, face, and the back or your neck sunglasses that provide 99% - 100% UV-A and UV-B protection will greatly reduce eye damage.
Tightly woven, loose fitting clothes will provide additional protection.
3⃣Use sunscreen of SPF 15+ and re-apply every two hours, or after working, swimming, playing or exercising outdoors.
4⃣Avoid sunlamps and tanning parlours!
Sunbeds damage the skin and unprotected eyes, and are the best avoided entirely.
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.@WHO has lost communication with its contacts in Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza. As horrifying reports of the hospital facing repeated attacks continue to emerge, we assume our contacts joined tens of thousands of displaced people and are fleeing the area. ⬇️
There are reports that some people who fled the hospital have been shot at, wounded and even killed.
Over the past 48 hours, Al-Shifa Hospital--which is the largest medical complex in Gaza--has been reportedly attacked multiple times, leaving several people dead and many others injured.
"11 days ago, the Eastern Mediterranean Region – which was already facing some of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters – was confronted with a new emergency involving Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory, which has now reached catastrophic proportions"
Dr Al-Mandhari
"The escalation of conflict on the border between Israel and Lebanon could potentially destabilize neighbouring countries and threaten the safety, health and well-being of people in the Region as a whole."
- Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, @WHOEMRO Regional Director
"I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all of you for coming together at this side event of the Brussels 7 Conference. We are gathered today because we share a common vision of a healthier, more resilient #Syria."
- Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, @WHOEMRO Regional Director
"Earlier this year, I traveled to #Syria and saw firsthand the devastating impact of the earthquake, war, economic instability, and sanctions on innocent Syrians whose health and wellbeing continues to deteriorate."
- Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, @WHOEMRO Regional Director
سواء كنت تعمل في مكان مفتوح، أم تستمتع بوقت فراغك مع أسرتك وأصدقائك في الخارج، تجنب التعرض لأشعة #الشمس بين الساعة 10:00 صباحًا و04:00 مساءً قدر المستطاع.
1⃣ابحث عن مكان ظليل عندما تبلغ الأشعة فوق البنفسجية ذروتها، ولكن ضع في اعتبارك أن الهياكل التي يمكنك الاستظلال بها، مثل الأشجار أو المظلات أو الستائر لا توفر لك الحماية الكاملة.
وتذكر قاعدة الظل المُتَّبعة: «راقِب ظِلَّك – فإذا كان قصيرًا، فالتمِس الظلَّ في مكان آخر!»
2⃣ارتدِ الملابس الواقية:
يوفر لك ارتداء القبعة حماية مناسبة لعينيك وأذنيك ووجهك وظهرك أو رقبتك، ويمنحك كذلك ارتداء النظارة الشمسية حماية تتراوح بين 99% و100% من الأشعة فوق البنفسجية-ألِف والأشعة فوق البنفسجية-باء، وهو ما يقلل بشكل ملحوظٍ الضررَ الذي قد يلحق بالعين.
349M people🌍 are facing acute food insecurity, many of them living in low & middle-income countries where tobacco cultivation has increased in the last decade.
Planting tobacco:
🔴reduces soil fertility & productivity
🔴limits capacity to grow other crops
🔴leads to more hunger