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"Information about how to submit films is available on the WHO website"-
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"We’re delighted that the American actress has once again agreed to serve as a [#Film4Health] juror, and we look forward to putting together another high-level jury of experts in health and film."-
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Thank you @DrTedros. I am proud to once again serve on the 2023 @WHO #HealthForAll Film Festival Jury and support #Film4Health. 
Short film submissions now open at who.int/film-festival
Short film submissions now open at who.int/film-festival2
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The #HealthForAll Film Festival #Film4Health will also be part of the Health Pavilion at #COP27, and will be included in a side event on efficient communication about climate change and health."-
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"Alongside the usual categories of universal health coverage, health emergencies and better health and well-being, we have two special categories this year: sexual and reproductive health, and climate change and health."- #Film4Health
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"In addition to our normative work, one of the ways we’re doing that is through the annual #HealthForAll Film Festival #Film4Health, which is now in its fourth year.
Submissions are now open until the end of January."-@DrTedros
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"In addition to our normative work, one of the ways we’re doing that is through the annual #HealthForAll Film Festival #Film4Health, which is now in its fourth year.
Submissions are now open until the end of January."-
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The call for WHO’s #HealthForAll Film Festival 2023 is now open. Unleash your creativity. Send us your short films.
Join the #Film4health global movement.
Deadline: 31st January 2023
Application: 
bit.ly/HAFF2023
bit.ly/HAFF2023
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"Thank you Rosamund, and thank you for your tireless advocacy for clean air.
Like you, WHO is committed to drawing attention to the impacts of #ClimateChange on health."
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"Our third and final guest is Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, the founder and director of the @EllaFoundation, and an activist for action against #AirPollution.
Rosamund, welcome, and you have the floor."-@DrTedros
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"Our third and final guest is Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, the founder and director of the , and an activist for action against #AirPollution.
Rosamund, welcome, and you have the floor."-
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"Thank you, , and thank you for everything you are doing with communities in #Somalia. It’s this kind of grass-roots work that really makes a difference on the ground."-
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"It’s now my pleasure to welcome @NimoA_Hassan, the Director of the Somali @NGOConsortium, where she works with communities to mitigate the impact of food insecurity.
Nimo, welcome, and you have the floor."-@DrTedros
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"It’s now my pleasure to welcome , the Director of the Somali , where she works with communities to mitigate the impact of food insecurity.
Nimo, welcome, and you have the floor."-
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"It’s now my pleasure to welcome
Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
Martin, welcome, and you have the floor."-
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"#ClimateChange exacerbates disease and malnutrition, which have a compounding effect.
Sick people are more likely to be malnourished, and malnourished people are more likely to get sick and die.
The climate crisis is a health crisis."-
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"Around the world, #ClimateChange is fuelling outbreaks of cholera and dengue, and increasing the risks of new pathogens emerging with epidemic and pandemic potential."-
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"In the Greater Horn of Africa, a combination of drought and floods have left 47 million people facing acute hunger, and 18 million people have been displaced."-
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"#ClimateChange is already impacting health in many ways, through more frequent and extreme weather events, more disease outbreaks, and more mental health issues."- #COP27
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"Finally, next week, #Egypt will host the 2022 @UNFCCC Conference, or #COP27, where countries will assess progress towards the agreed target of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels."-@DrTedros
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"To support the response, WHO yesterday released an additional USD5.7 million from our Contingency Fund for Emergencies, in addition to the 5 million dollars we released previously"-
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.@WHO yesterday supported the establishment of a 40-bed area for suspected Ebola patients at #Mubende Hospital.
This will go a long way in strengthening the isolation of suspected cases & creating more space to improve the management of #Ebola confirmed cases.
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"Now to the #Ebola outbreak in #Uganda.
There have now been 130 confirmed cases of Ebola disease, 21 probable cases, 43 confirmed deaths and 21 probable deaths."-@DrTedros
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"The only solution to this situation remains peace, and we hope that the talks now taking place in South Africa will lead to a peaceful and enduring resolution."-
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"WHO continues to calls for unfettered humanitarian access for the millions of people who are in dire need.
And we continue to call on the international community to give the crisis in Tigray the right attention."-
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"Some health partners have shut down because they cannot access the funds, fuel and other supplies they need."-
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"It has now been more than two months since the last humanitarian aid reached Tigray.
But even before that, the aid reaching Tigray was a trickle – nowhere near enough to meet the needs."-@DrTedros
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"It has now been more than two months since the last humanitarian aid reached Tigray.
But even before that, the aid reaching Tigray was a trickle – nowhere near enough to meet the needs."-@DrTedros
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"It has now been more than two months since the last humanitarian aid reached Tigray.
But even before that, the aid reaching Tigray was a trickle – nowhere near enough to meet the needs."-
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"Since the beginning of the siege, food, medicine and other basic services have been weaponised."-
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"However, the humanitarian situation in Tigray remains catastrophic. As I have said before, the siege of 6 million people by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world."-@DrTedros
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"However, the humanitarian situation in Tigray remains catastrophic. As I have said before, the siege of 6 million people by Ethiopian & Eritrean forces is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world."-
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in which 6 million people have been kept under siege for almost 2 years like in #Tigray, Ethiopia. This is a health crisis. I urge the intl. community to give this crisis the attention it deserves. There is a narrow window now to prevent genocide.
in which 6 million people have been kept under siege for almost 2 years like in #Tigray, Ethiopia. This is a health crisis. I urge the intl. community to give this crisis the attention it deserves. There is a narrow window now to prevent genocide.
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"This week marks two years since the siege of Tigray began.
The Afar and Amhara regions are also affected by the conflict, but WHO and our partners have access to those regions and have been able to deliver humanitarian aid."-
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Reasons for ongoing concern include:
🔸 continuing transmission in some regions
🔸 potential for greater health impact in vulnerable populations
🔸 risk of stigma & discrimination
🔸 lack of equitable access to diagnostics, antiviral & vaccines
& more ⬇️
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The Emergency Committee acknowledged that some progress has been made in the global response to the #monkeypox outbreak since the last meeting in July, including the emerging information on the effectiveness of behavioural interventions & vaccines.
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The IHR Emergency Committee for multi-country #monkeypox outbreak advised the WHO Director-General that the event still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of Int. Concern.
accepted the Committee’s advice, issued temporary recommendations.
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🕔 Today at 2PM CET
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Tune in & ask your questions about nutrition, sports and health! #Sport4Health
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Access to healthy food is crucial for protecting people’s health in cities.
The city of Montevideo in #Uruguay 🇺🇾 recently introduced new standards to ensure access to healthy food in public canteens.
Read more 👉bit.ly/3DqpE9Z #WorldCitiesDay #Cities4Health
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#Malaria is a life-threatening disease transmitted to people by mosquitoes. In a few years most people living in malaria-endemic countries will reside in cities.
WHO launches a new guidance to prevent & manage malaria in urban areas 👉bit.ly/3zqgeKr
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