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Media briefing on the situation in #Lebanon & #Afghanistan with @DrTedroshttps://www.pscp.tv/w/dBrqKXR3LTE0NDk5ODI5fDFPeUtBRWpqWk53S2LYV4GqbVJNledFptyUWcY11zHGr4zCt-ItFyeBQzAmwQ== …
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"There's a serious shortage of supplies, medical equipment, fuel and electricity. 2000 medical doctors and 1500 registered nurses have left, and 600 private pharmacies have closed"-
@DrTedros#Lebanonhttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1439573458967486468?s=20 …
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we met with the President, the Prime Minister, the President of the Parliament, the Foreign Minister & the Health Minister. We discussed how best WHO can support 
"WHO continues to work to support the health system and the delivery of essential services and supplies. For example, last year’s explosion at Beirut port completely destroyed a warehouse used to store essential medicines"-@DrTedros #Lebanonpic.twitter.com/yMV6ji8FhR
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"With the support of the European Union, Kuwait and Japan, WHO has managed not only to rehabilitate the warehouse, but also to increase its capacity by five times"-
@DrTedros#Lebanonhttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1440970102451671041?s=20 …
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"In
#Afghanistan, we met with senior members of the Taliban leadership, including the interim Prime Minister. I believe that engaging the Taliban leadership is essential if we are to support the people of Afghanistan"-@DrTedroshttps://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1440273622606618625?s=20 …Show this thread -
"Over the past 20 years, significant health gains have been made in
#Afghanistan, in reducing maternal and child mortality, to#EndPolio, and more. Those gains are now at severe risk, with the country’s health system on the brink of collapse"-@DrTedroshttps://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1440278157290917900?s=20 …
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"There has been a surge in cases of measles and diarrhea; almost 50% of children are at risk of malnutrition; a resurgence of polio is a major risk; and 2.1 million doses of
#COVID19 vaccine remain unused"-@DrTedros#Afghanistanhttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1440602401132609538?s=20 …
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have already closed & all aspects of the response have dropped, incl surveillance, testing & vaccination. Swift action is needed to work towards reaching the national goal of vaccinating at least 20% of the population by the end of 2021 http://bit.ly/3nUKLee pic.twitter.com/EGmV4xoNK8Show this threadShow this thread -
"𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐧,
#𝐀𝐟𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞"-@DrTedroshttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1440599338170732554?s=20 …
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#HealthWorkers are leaving, creating a brain drain that will have consequences for years to come"-@DrTedros#Afghanistanhttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1440603081264144389?s=20 …
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"We visited a hospital where I met some nurses who have stayed. My heart broke when they told me they have not been paid in three months, but they said they would continue to serve their patients"-
@DrTedros#Afghanistanhttps://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1440276506647797771?s=20 …
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"Education is essential for protecting and promoting health in all countries, both in terms of health literacy, and for building the health workforce"-
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"The Taliban leadership has announced that primary schools are open for boys and girls, and that they are preparing to open high schools to girls. In our discussions we offered to support that process, in partnership with other
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"The focus of our efforts now is to support and sustain the Sehatmandi project, which is the backbone of
#Afghanistan’s health system, providing care for millions of people through 2300 health facilities, including in remote areas"-@DrTedroshttps://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1440274345356525568?s=20 …Show this thread -
"But a funding pause by major donors only 17% of these facilities are fully functional, and two-thirds have stock-outs of essential medicines"-
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"As a stop-gap measure, the
@UNCERF and the@GlobalFund are financing WHO and our partners to ensure continuity of health services for the next three months. But this is simply not enough"-@DrTedros#Afghanistanhttps://twitter.com/DrTedros/status/1440710734992658441?s=20 …Show this thread -
"WHO is calling on intl donors to rapidly re-commit to finance Sehatmandi, as they have done for almost two decades. We simply can't abruptly halt support for life-saving health services for millions of Afghans at a time when they're most vulnerable"-
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"We also need a reliable supply chain to be established urgently. WHO was the first agency to airlift essential medicines and supplies into
#Afghanistan, and we have now shipped more than 170 metric tons of medical supplies"-@DrTedrospic.twitter.com/emo29iNQrx
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"But we need the support of the international community to establish a regular and reliable way of getting supplies in"-
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"What we saw in
#Lebanon and#Afghanistan reminded me of why the world needs WHO, and of the incredible job our people are doing in incredibly difficult circumstances"-@DrTedroshttps://twitter.com/WHO/status/1440966403280965636?s=20 …Show this thread
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