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We are the #UnitedNations’ health agency - #HealthForAll. ▶️ Always check our latest tweets on #COVID19 for updated advice/information.
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"Your WHO is working to promote, provide, protect, power and perform for health. I leave you with 3️⃣ requests: 1️⃣ I urge every Member States to work with the Secretariat identify concrete ways to pick up the pace of progress on the triple billion targets and health related…
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Working with you, we developed the Secretariat Implementation Plan, with 96 actions, which the Executive Board endorsed in January. So far, we have implemented 42 actions, and 54 are ongoing. "We are also continuing in our efforts to transform the way this organization prevents…
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"The final set of highlights relates to performing for health, by building a stronger and sustainably financed WHO. Your decision last year to transform WHO’s financing model was a landmark towards strengthening and empowering WHO to fulfil its role as the leading and directing…
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"Central to our efforts to track progress towards the health-related is our work to strengthen health information systems in countries, to generate and analyse reliable data to inform the best health policies and programmes. One of last year’s key data products…
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"The fourth set of highlights relate to powering health, by harnessing the power of science, research, innovation, data, and partnerships to deliver impact. The mRNA Hub in #SouthAfrica is a perfect example, as part of our commitment to strengthen local production and enhance…
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"Last year, 3 million children previously inaccessible in Afghanistan received #polio vaccines for the first time. And in October, donors pledged $2.6 billion to support the push for eradication. At the same time, as part of the polio transition, more than 50 countries have…
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"The end of COVID-19 and mpox as public health emergencies of international concern means #polio remains the only official global health emergency. After an all-time low of 5 wild poliovirus cases in 2021, we saw an increase last year, with 20 cases in Pakistan, two in…
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"The Pandemic Fund is just one of many initiatives that WHO and Member States are undertaking to make our world safer against health emergencies: For enhanced accountability, the Universal Health and Preparedness Review; For enhanced surveillance, the WHO Hub for Pandemic and…
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"Just as we continue to respond to emergencies around the world, so we are continuing to work with Member States and partners to strengthen the global architecture for health emergency preparedness and response. One of last year’s key achievements in this regard was the…
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"Already this year we have allocated more than $37 million to fund our response to the earthquakes in the Syrian Arab Republic and Türkiye, the conflict in Sudan and more. And our Dubai Logistics Hub in the United Arab Emirates processed almost 600 shipments to 90…
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"A crucial enabler of our response was the Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE), which was established following the West African Ebola outbreak in 2014 and 2015. Last year, the CFE released almost 90 million US dollars in as little as 24 hours to support the rapid response to…
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"The third set of highlights relate to protecting health by strengthening the global architecture for health emergency preparedness and response. In addition to #COVID19 and #mpox, last year WHO responded to 70 graded health emergencies from floods in 🇵🇰, to Ebola in 🇺🇬, the war…
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"Following WHO’s recommendation for widespread use of the RTS,S #malaria vaccine in 2021, more than 1.5 million children have now received it in 🇬🇭, 🇰🇪 and 🇲🇼. Among those vaccinated, we see a 30% reduction in severe malaria, and a 10% drop in child deaths. We estimate that one…
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"Last year we published new guidelines on the use of long-acting injectables for preventing #HIV – a potential game-changer for those most at risk. So far, based on WHO guidelines, six countries have approved the use of long-acting injectables – 🇦🇺, 🇧🇼, 🇲🇼, 🇿🇦, 🇺🇸, and 🇿🇼 – and…
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"We’re also working hard to support countries to deliver lifelong training to continuously improve health worker competencies and quality of care. Just last month we launched the Global 25 x 25 x25 Campaign, which aims to provide access to basic emergency care training for 25%…
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"The new WHO compendium - “Promoting the health of refugees and migrants: experiences from around the world” - showcases dozens of country case examples from 44 Member States that demonstrate real progress in addressing the unmet health needs of refugees. Over the longer-term, it…
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"We continue to support research to improve care for pregnant women. Last year, WHO reviewed evidence from trials in 20 countries that showed for the first time that immediate skin-to-skin care, or kangaroo mother care, can save almost one third of children born…
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"Strong primary health care is especially vital for delivering life-saving services maternal and child health, including routine immunization. Between 2019 and 2021, an estimated 67 million children missed out on at least one essential vaccine, including 48 million children who…
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"On #ClimateChange, at COP-27 last year, we Launched the Alliance on Transformative Action on Climate Change and Health, which is supporting 65 countries to build climate resilient and climate-friendly health systems. For example, with support from WHO, 🇬🇳 has begun assessing…
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"Many countries have also made impressive progress in reducing salt intake, a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease. For example, over the past 10 years, 🇱🇰 has reduced average salt consumption per capita by almost 20%, with support from the WHO country office"-
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"Just in the past six months, 🇧🇩 and 🇳🇬 and the 🇦🇪 have implemented trans fat policies, and 🇦🇷, 🇪🇬, 🇲🇽, 🇵🇾, 🇵🇭 and 🇺🇦 are all preparing to introduce their own policies in the next two years"-
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"We also see encouraging progress in eliminating industrially-produced trans fat from the global food supply. Since we launched our REPLACE initiative in 2018, we have seen a six-fold increase in the number of people protected by WHO-recommended policies on the use of…
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