Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusVerified account

@DrTedros

Director-General of the World Health Organization. Retweets are not endorsements

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined September 2010

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  1. 6 hours ago

    #137 TY! & & everyone at The Twelve Hotel, Co. Galway Ireland participating in 2021 Light Up Teal for October 7th Intl Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day! TY! & for your support to discuss issues with (TN)

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  2. 𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐙𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐀 𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐎𝐓𝐒𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐀 Government of Botswana this afternoon received 38 400 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The consignment has been purchased by the government through the COVAX facility.

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  3. Aug 7

    What is quality of care? Would a simple 3 minute video be helpful so you can explain it to others? Well here you go: As reminds us repeatedly « quality is not a given. » Urgent action required!

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  4. Bertemakan “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”, ASEAN komited dalam mengukuhkan kemampuan negara-negara anggota untuk mendepani cabaran pandemik, termasuk..

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  5. Heartbreaking news from - my thoughts and prayers are with the Greek people and tourists affected by the dangerous fires. Sending my condolences to the families who lost their loved ones.

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  6.   . A celebration of Hope.

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  7. Aug 7

    Before the began, Japan feared that the Games might spread COVID-19, introduce new variants and overwhelm the medical system. The infection numbers from inside the Olympic 'bubble' tell a different story

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  8. Aug 7

    More AZ vaccines facilitated by arrived in , completing the donation of 1.45 million doses from the Govt of . reinforced by stringent public health & social measures is needed for a comprehensive effort against COVID-19 transmission.

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  9. Congratulations to the Indian hockey team on their medal. Thank you for dedicating your medal to the that have been fighting the pandemic for the last 18 months. It's a beautiful way to say !

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  10. Thank you , & on your financial commitment to help ensure continued RTS,S vaccine production. Financing new tools to fight malaria is key to stop this preventable and treatable disease and save lives.

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  11. The United States just delivered 151,200 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to Mali via , in collaboration with the and , as part of our commitment to saving lives and ending the pandemic.

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  12. Aug 7

    More bodies found floating in border river near Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray

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  13. Here is the latest in a series of new partner in health pages. These focus on Member States' partnerships with . Thank you for your continuous support for WHO programmes and operations.

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  14. As my friend says, it's crucial for manufacturers of vaccines to do all they can to increase production so first doses can get to , older people & others at greatest risk around the world. - if not now, when?

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  15. The authors put it well: Even if affluent countries prioritize boosters for the vulnerable, 'the degree of additional benefit...is uncertain.' Yet we know 'vaccines could do a huge amount of good for the large number of vulnerable ppl who've not yet received a single dose.'

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  16. Pleased to welcome my sister Ambassador Maimuna K. Tarishi of , at . We spoke about the situation in 🇹🇿, and lack of access to vaccine doses. We agreed that sharing doses & investment in local production are needed to deliver on everywhere.

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  17. Aug 6

    Here are the numbers: SCORE reports only 39 countries produce high-quality cause of death data, 78 produce lower quality and 77 don’t produce any cause of death data. There is a lot of work that needs to be done at speed. (3/4)

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  18. Nice chat with , Behavioural Insights Technical Advisory Group chair, who shared interesting findings on behavioural economics making social policies more effective. I thanked him for his support in advancing WHO's work on behavioural insights. &

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  19. Pleased to see becoming the first country to receive J&J vaccines produced in Africa & delivered via . 👏🏿 Congrats President & on this significant milestone. will continue supporting 🇹🇬's vaccination rollout campaign.

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  20. Very good news that all countries & areas in Region have enough vaccines to protect all their . However, we need much more to protect all health workers & vulnerable populations everywhere!

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