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    Today is ! Environmental factors - including climate change - claim 13 million lives every year. Stop burning fossil fuels like oil, coal and natural gas for a More:

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  2. Happy weekend! Be sure to to reduce the spread of : 😷Wear a mask 🧼 Wash hands ↔️ Maintain social distance 🪟 Open a window 💉Get vaccinated 💪 Cough or sneeze into your elbow

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  3. Mental health & psychosocial support is a 🔑 part of public health emergency response. Learn how to strengthen this critical support in emergency operations & protect against the & psychosocial consequences of crises. 🆕 course: 👉

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  4. As the 🌍 rebuilds from , we can create societies, economies & products that nurture health & well-being, & stop subsidising those that destroy it. Because we cannot afford ever-deepening inequalities & expect continued prosperity. We must choose a .

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  5. The updated toolkit is intended for clinicians working in acute care 🏥 in low- & middle-income countries. It provides some of the necessary tools that can be used to care for the critically ill patient from hospital entry to hospital discharge. 👉

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  6. Patients with bacterial or viral infections, like , influenza and MERS, can sometimes end up with a severe acute respiratory infection.

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  7. Updated toolkit for the clinical care of severe acute respiratory infections including: 🔸 severe 🔸 acute respiratory distress syndrome 🔸 sepsis & septic shock 👉

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  8. Health promotion = : clean air, water, safe food, environments to cycle, walk or exercise mustn't be a privilege for some, but a part of a well-being society. We need consistent effort around health promotion for everywhere!

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  9. The amount of reveals the need for a transformative move away from fossil fuels. With exponentially increasing fuel prices, leaders have an opportunity to move rapidly toward renewable energy, for humanity's survival.

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  10. L’ampleur de la pollution atmosphérique montre qu’il faut s’éloigner des énergies fossiles. La hausse fulgurante des prix des carburants donne aux dirigeants l’occasion d’avancer rapidement vers les énergies renouvelables, pour la survie de l’humanité.

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  11. Thank you, , for your teamwork to promote health, physical activity and healthy lifestyles for all in past and future Games. Together, for !

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  12. Constructive meeting with on the Financial Intermediary Fund, and Health and Finance Board as important to an improved global health architecture. We agreed that the -World Bank partnership can be further leveraged to boost pandemic preparedness & response.

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  13. Join our World Health Day Conversation here: Hear from our experts about: ▶️The impact of Climate Change on Health ▶️The impact of Tobacco on environmental pollution

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  14. Apr 7

    Son tiempos de desafíos comunes. La Dra. de se une al movimiento mundial al plantar un árbol. Este acto es un compromiso con el cuidado del ser humano y del planeta. , movilízate por un

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  15. 🇨🇴 is building healthy communities by equipping people with the knowledge & skills they need to choose healthier lifestyles and care for their environment

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  16. Enjoying is possible w/out a surge in cases. Remember to: Wear a well-fitted mask Keep a safe distance Frequently sanitize or wash your hands w/ water & soap Get vaccinated Keep indoor spaces well-ventilated Limit gatherings & hold them outdoors when possible

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  17. Attacks on health are unfortunately seen amid conflicts globally. Since 1 January 2022, WHO has verified 160 attacks on health care in 11 countries and territories, resulting in 97 deaths and 74 injuries Health workers, health facilities are

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  18. The impact of this violence is not only immediate, in the numbers of deaths and injuries – but also long-term in the consequences for ’s health care system

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  19. More than 100 attacks on health care in verified by WHO since the start of the war on 24 February. The attacks so far have claimed 73 lives and injured 51. Health workers, health facilities are

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  20. Rising temperatures and floods caused by climate change will place an additional 2 billion people at risk of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue.

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  21. "We cannot afford ever-deepening inequalities, and expect continued prosperity. We must choose. And so this , we call on all governments to choose our planet, our health"-

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