LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… "In #EquatorialGuinea, WHO is on the ground with partners, supporting the Ministry of Health to respond to the #Marburg outbreak. We have deployed teams to assist with case finding, clinical care, logistics, and community engagement"-@DrTedros

Move.
Your.
Body.

It doesn’t matter how you move or how fit you are. When it comes to your health and wellbeing, Every Move Counts. #BeActive! From preventing diseases to boosting mental wellbeing, WHO recommends adults do

🕒 at least 150–300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity; or
🕒 at least 75–150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity

throughout the week. #BeActive!

LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… "On Tuesday, #Tanzania confirmed its first known cases of #Marburg virus disease. So far, 8 cases have been confirmed, including 5 deaths. More than 160 contacts have been identified and are being monitored"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1638525444054982656?s=20

As the world faces an upsurge in #cholera, the Global Task Force for Cholera Control appeals to countries and the international community to take concrete action bit.ly/3JXnmne 💧 Safe drinking water
💧 Sanitation and hygiene
are the only long-term and sustainable solutions to ending this #cholera emergency and preventing future ones bit.ly/3JXnmne

The @eu_echo & WHO are empowering health workers across 16 African countries.

🎯Goal: To increase #COVID19 vaccination coverage.

🧵on how health workers are reaching vulnerable populations and working with community leaders to ensure #HealthForAll.

🔗 bit.ly/3JOTBEQ In times of crisis, leadership matters.

Bornalia Kuajo Peter, a community leader in #SouthSudan 🇸🇸, decided to take his #COVID19 vaccination in public.
Why⁉

To dispel fear and demonstrate that vaccines are safe.

#VaccinesWork

🔗 bit.ly/3JyIAWY

Today is #WorldWaterDay!

Over 2 billion people around the world use a drinking water source💧 that is contaminated with faeces 💩.

Countries must ensure that everyone has the right to safe drinking water & adequate sanitation. 🔗bit.ly/3Z8HgA3 Almost half of the world’s population use sanitation services 🚽 that leave human waste 💩 untreated.

Having good sanitation helps keep people healthy and protects the environment.🔗bit.ly/3Z8HgA3 #WorldWaterDay

LIVE: Media briefing on #COVID19 and other global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… "Last Saturday, the 11th of March, marked three years since WHO first described the global outbreak of #COVID19 as a pandemic.
That was a significant moment that caught the world’s attention."-@DrTedros

Noncommunicable diseases cause 74% of all global deaths.

It's time for a change! 💪 Cities worldwide 🌐 are taking action to reduce deaths from to heart disease, cancers, diabetes, respiratory disease & injury. Swipe to see some inspiring transformations! #Cities4Health Athens, #Greece 🇬🇷 has increased access to life-saving drugs to help prevent overdose through community-based organizations & healthcare professionals.

If you think that you have #depression, remember:

𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱. 💚
𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳. 💚 If you have #depression:
🧡 talk to someone you trust about how you feel
🧡 seek professional help
🧡 try to keep up with activities that you normally enjoy

Eating too much salt is one of the top risk factors for heart disease, stroke, and death.

WHO’s first global report on sodium intake reduction shows only 5% of WHO Member States are protected by mandatory and comprehensive sodium reduction policies👉bit.ly/3l0h24K Guess what❓

If countries implement cost-effective sodium reduction policies nearly 7 million lives could be saved globally by 2030. bit.ly/3l0h24K

Today is #InternationalWomensDay

Health technologies and digital health services are powerful tools that enable women and girls to make informed decisions about their health needs
bit.ly/3J38LGj

#HealthForAll Women living in rural areas face many barriers to health services including transportation and social and economic factors.

Equitable access to health services, including e-health services, is critical for women and girls living in rural areas.

#InternationalWomensDay

▶ Evidence is growing about the link between untreated #HIV and more severe #mpox symptoms highlighting the importance of ensuring that
✅testing,
✅prevention and
✅treatment services
for both #HIV and #mpox reach all people in need – a 🧵👇
bit.ly/3mvOwbD Worse #mpox symptoms have been reported in people who are severely immunosuppressed. This group includes some people who do not know they are living with #HIV and who are not benefitting from antiretroviral treatment.
bit.ly/3mvOwbD

Today is #WorldObesityDay!

#Obesity is a disease impacting most body systems.

It affects:
🔸 the heart
🔸 the liver
🔸 the kidneys
🔸 the joints
🔸 the reproductive system

More info:
👉 bit.ly/3xWvJZm Overweight & #obesity are major risk factors for a number of chronic diseases, including:
🚨 type 2 #diabetes
🚨 cardiovascular diseases
🚨 cancer
🚨 hypertension
🚨 stroke
🚨 mental health issues

👉 bit.ly/3xWvJZm

#WorldObesityDay

LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… @DrTedros "Yesterday I returned from my visit to #Türkiye and #Syria. I was deeply shocked and saddened by the devastation and suffering I saw and heard. In the Hatay province, 🇹🇷, almost every building has either collapsed, or is leaning dangerously"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1630515002422571011?s=20

Today is #WorldHearingDay

Keep your ears 👂 healthy and prevent common ear problems and protect yourself from hearing loss. 🔗bit.ly/3QS0dTl Hearing loss may result from:

◽️ genetic causes
◽️ complications at birth
◽️ some infectious diseases
◽️ chronic ear infections
◽️ the use of particular drugs
◽️ exposure to excessive noise
◽️ ageing

Know more 👉bit.ly/2HWsuHf #WorldHearingDay

The 12-year conflict in #Syria caused enormous damage to the health system. The earthquakes stretched it further. Today @DrTedros entered north-west Syria and met health workers and communities to address their health needs. twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Since the earthquakes hit, WHO doubled its share of the medical supplies delivered to northwest #Syria. @DrTedros committed to further scaling up health assistance to Syrians across the country. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

🆕
The Global Scales ⚖️ for #EarlyDevelopment is an innovation that monitors, measures, and evaluates early childhood development 👶 globally.

Ensuring all children can reach their full potential 🌟
📌 bit.ly/3HbKNqg The quality of a 👶🏽 child’s early experiences has an incredible impact on how their 🧠 brain develops -influencing lifelong learning, health and behaviour.

Here's how we are supporting #EarlyDevelopment:
📌 bit.ly/3HbKNqg

Governments hold first detailed discussions on proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005) bit.ly/3Iy8jys The International Health Regulations (2005) set out agreed approaches and obligations for countries to prepare for & respond to disease outbreaks and other acute public health risk bit.ly/3Iy8jys

Every 2 minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth:
🆕 UN report

Most of these deaths are preventable with the right care, at the right time bit.ly/3lLG4UZ
 
#HealthForAll The report reveals concerning setbacks for women’s health, as maternal death rates either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world.
While there was progress in reducing maternal deaths between 2000 & 2015, gains largely stalled, or even reversed, after this point

https://twitter.com/who/status/1628668757596901376

LIVE: Media briefing on global health issues with @DrTedros twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… @DrTedros "As the search and rescue in #Türkiye and #Syria was drawing to a close, two further earthquakes on Monday in Türkiye brought more pain to the region"-@DrTedros

https://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1627936840786358276?s=20

🧵 A well-trained workforce is essential for reaching universal health coverage.

That is why we support training and capacity building for the whole spectrum of health professionals to achieve #HealthForAll.

#WHOImpact across the globe 🌎🌍🌏:
📌 bit.ly/3jcGEu8 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

📌 bit.ly/3jcGEu8