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About two-thirds of women receiving #MentalHealth services have experienced intimate partner violence.
Mental health services must:
🆘 Help respond to violence against women
👋 Support survivors
📞 Provide referrals.
👉bit.ly/3OAxkve #ENDviolence
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Many people with disabilities lack equitable access to healthcare, especially for sexual and reproductive health services.
Coumba’s story bit.ly/3EWGYoY
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To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals sanitation targets, the world needs to quadruple the rate at which sanitation coverage is increasing.
Learn how to achieve safely managed sanitation in your community with our 🆕 free #OpenWHO course:
👉 bit.ly/3hTfs2K
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Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Persons with psychosocial disabilities frequently face stigma, discrimination and rights violations.
Ahmed’s story bit.ly/3EWGYoY
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Countries are only 40 steps away from achieving a disability-inclusive health sector.
Learn more about the 40 actions needed for health equity for persons with #disability 👉bit.ly/3EWGYoY #HealthForAll
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"Key populations - men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, people who inject drugs or are in prison - continue to face many barriers to care. With their partners, these populations make up 70% of all new infections globally"-
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"Finally, yesterday was #WorldAIDSDay – an opportunity to re-affirm and refocus on our shared commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. We have just 8 years left, and we’re not where we need to be"-
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"Earlier this week, WHO announced that we will begin using “#mpox” as a synonym for monkeypox. Both names will be used for one year while the name “monkeypox” is phased out"-@DrTedros
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"Gaps in surveillance, testing, sequencing and vaccination are continuing to create the perfect conditions for a new variant of concern to emerge that could cause significant mortality"-@DrTedros #COVID19
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"WHO estimates that at least 90% of the world’s population now has some level of immunity to SARS-CoV-2, due to prior infection or vaccination. We are much closer to being able to say that the emergency phase of the pandemic is over – but we’re not there yet"-@DrTedros #COVID19
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"Since the emergence of Omicron, the #COVID19 virus has continued to evolve. Today, there are over 500 sublineages of Omicron circulating"-@DrTedros
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"Those fleeing conflict or drought, or living in poverty & facing hunger, are also those whose health is the most threatened. In humanitarian crises, immunization, disease surveillance & the treatment of malnourished children can be the difference between life & death"-
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"A record 339 million people will require humanitarian aid in 2023 – 1 in every 23 people on the planet. Humanitarian crises affect people in all aspects of their lives, including reducing their access to health care, often at the exact time when they need it most"-
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"I was also very grateful to sign an agreement with Commissioner for a contribution from the 🇪🇺 of €125 million to support WHO’s UHC Partnership, which is supporting 115 countries to progress towards universal health coverage"-
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Thank you Commissioner @JuttaUrpilainen & @EU_Commission for the continued support to the #UHCPartnership. Your added contribution of €125 million for the next 5 years will help @WHO support countries to strengthen pandemic preparedness & health system resilience. #HealthForAll
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"The 🇪🇺’s global health strategy is aligned with WHO’s priorities, & will help to tackle the most pressing challenges in global health, from addressing the root causes of disease, to supporting countries on the road to #HealthForAll, to making our 🌍 safer, & #EndPolio"-
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"The 🇪🇺 is a key partner for WHO, and has played a leading role in global health. It was a driving force behind the creation of the , and has been one of the largest funders of #COVAX"-
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"This week I had the privilege of travelling to Brussels for the launch of the 's Global Health Strategy"-
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LIVE: My remarks at the @EU_Commission Health Policy Forum on the new #EUGlobalHealthStrategy twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1
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Governments could expect a return of about US$ 10 for every US$ 1 invested in implementing #disability-inclusive prevention and care of noncommunicable diseases.
Investing in action for equity is investing in #HealthForAll 👉bit.ly/3EWGYoY
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Health equity for persons with disabilities is a fundamental human right.
We must take action for equity NOW to ensure all persons with #disability can look forward to a healthy future! 👉bit.ly/3EWGYoY
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Comprehensive forms of sex education can reduce physical and sexual aggression, in particular dating and partner violence and homophobic bullying.
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Training youth in specific life skills such as
💟assertiveness
💟empathy
💟problem-solving
💟emotion management
💟help seeking
can help protect children against online violence.
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To prevent online violence against children, the report highlights the importance of implementing educational programmes directed at children and parents.
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Today, 1 in 6 people have significant #disability.
Yet many are disadvantaged in health care access.
Every person with disability has the right to health 👉bit.ly/3EWGYoY #HealthForAll
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🆕 report by WHO on what works to prevent online violence against children, addressing the growing worldwide concern of keeping children safe online
📌 bit.ly/3B3xOoi
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We call on film enthusiasts to submit their short films on #HIV / AIDS to the #HealthForAll Film Festival until the 31st January 2023.
More information:
👉 bit.ly/howtoapplyHAFF
Join the #Film4health global movement!
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