Virtual media briefing with @hans_kluge on the #COVID19 situation across the European Region, including international travel & the growing spread of a new sub-variant. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Science. Surveillance. Responsibility.

Three words that encapsulate my three main messages to the @WHO European Region today, amid the latest developments in the #COVID19 narrative.

@hans_kluge

Childhood obesity is one of the biggest challenges in the WHO European Region.

According to the latest Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative survey results, 31% of boys and 28% of girls aged 7-9 years are living with overweight or obesity.
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bit.ly/3t9Vm6A Every day, among children aged 7-9 in the WHO European Region:

🍏Less than 50% eat fresh fruit
🥕Less than 35% consume vegetables
🥤More than 20% consume sweet soft drinks

@WHO/Europe, @CDCgov, & @UW_ITECH are launching a new fellowship in EECA countries to improve the use of #DataScience in #PublicHealth
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bit.ly/3DJPDJB The #COVID19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of #digitalhealth technologies 💻📱🖥️ to benefit patients but has also highlighted the need for a well-trained workforce 🧑‍⚕️👨‍⚕️ that understands health informatics and data systems.

🔴🎥Watch LIVE as WHO/Europe holds a virtual press briefing on COVID-19 with @hans_kluge and technical experts, including a message from @aronanderson ahead of #WorldCancerDay twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… The European Region has recorded 12 million new cases in the past week. This is the highest weekly case incidence since the start of the pandemic and is largely being driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, as it sweeps from West to East @hans_kluge

New publication! A short reference guide to help policymakers get to grips with the complexities, evidence & principles around cancer #screening - seeking to increase effectiveness of screening practices by maximizing benefits & minimizing harms👉 bit.ly/3GfQqRD

1/7 All screening programmes do some harm.

Some screening programmes do good as well as harm.

For some screening programmes, the benefits outweigh the harms.

Find out more 👉 bit.ly/3HoiweS

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🎥🔴 Watch LIVE as @hans_kluge and experts from WHO/Europe provide a situation update on #COVID19 in the European Region before answering questions from journalists twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… Last month, we alerted that a further half a million lives could be lost by early 2022 unless we take urgent action. We called upon governments and people to take immediate steps to bring down transmission, by implementing 5 pandemic stabilizers @hans_kluge

🎥🔴 Watch LIVE as @hans_kluge and experts from WHO/Europe provide a situation update on #COVID19 in the European Region before answering questions from journalists pscp.tv/w/c6wo8DFwempN… A ten-week decline in number of COVID-19 cases in the 53 countries in the WHO European Region - has come to an end. @hans_kluge

How healthy are children’s eating habits? A new WHO/Europe report analyzes and describes the eating habits of children from 23 countries in the WHO European Region.

Read the findings 👇 and 👉 bit.ly/3c5eZUB Having breakfast daily is a healthy eating habit for children. According to the study, almost 80% of 6 to 9-year-old children in the WHO European region had breakfast every day. However, there were big differences among countries.

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🎥🔴 Watch LIVE as @hans_kluge and experts from WHO/Europe provide a situation update on #COVID19 in the European Region before answering questions from journalists. pscp.tv/w/cw9UeTFwempN… Good morning, last week, new cases of #COVID19 in Europe rose 9% to just above one million. This brought a promising six week decline in new cases to an end, with more than half of our region seeing increasing numbers of new infections @hans_kluge

Hearing loss is on the rise. It is estimated that by 2050, 236 million people in the WHO/Europe region will experience problems with their hearing. Countries must act now to provide access to ear and hearing care for all #WorldHearingDay #hearingcare #hearathon2021 #safelistening An integrated people-centred ear & #hearingcare:

➡️respects social preferences
➡️is coordinated across the care continuum
➡️is comprehensive, safe, effective, timely, efficient & acceptable
➡️has a motivated, skilled workforce that operates in a supportive environment

🎥🔴 Watch LIVE as @hans_kluge and experts from WHO/Europe provide a situation update on #COVID19 in the European Region before answering questions from journalists. pscp.tv/w/cvOlCTFwempN… Even though we’re still seeing more than one million cases reported every week across the European Region, the overall case incidence of #COVID19 has been declining for four consecutive weeks, and for two weeks in a row, the number of new deaths has decreased. @hans_kluge

🎥🔴 Watch LIVE as @hans_kluge and experts from WHO/Europe provide a situation update on #COVID19 in the European Region before answering questions from journalists 👇 bit.ly/3nqBBCq First and foremost, wishing you a happy and healthy new year for 2021. We were prepared for a challenging start to 2021 and it has been just that. @hans_kluge

🎥🔴 Watch LIVE as @hans_kluge and experts from WHO/Europe provide an situation update on #COVID19 in the European Region. pscp.tv/w/cjHLcjFwempN… We have a very serious situation unfolding before us. Weekly cases have now exceeded those reported when the pandemic first peaked in Europe in March. Last week, the region’s weekly tally exceeded 300,000 patients. @hans_kluge

🚭 The tobacco industry spends billions of dollars every year to encourage you to use their products.

Find out how in the thread 👇 & here 👉 bit.ly/3ezhUo7

#TobaccoExposed #NoTobacco #WNTD2020 #SpeakOut 🎒 Distributing branded, promotional products is just one way the tobacco industry tries to influence your choice.

#TobaccoExposed #WNTD2020 #NoTobacco #SpeakOut

Over these past three months, since the first cases were reported, the WHO Regional Office for Europe has worked around the clock to support countries prepare and respond to #COVID19. @hans_kluge As part of this support we have sent teams into countries to offer on-the-ground support and guidance. One such country was Spain. Yesterday, I received a report from our second mission to the country that indicates an encouraging decline in new #COVID19 cases. @hans_kluge

🎥 Watch as @hans_kluge and technical experts provide a briefing and answer questions from journalists on #COVID19.

Watch live here👉 bit.ly/3ac4UC7

#coronavirus Thank you for joining us once again. For over 100 days we have been battling COVID-19 around the world. @hans_kluge