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  1. Pinned Tweet
    14 hours ago

    The first-ever WHO list of essential tests is now available! It will help improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes

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    9 hours ago

    Today briefed on In : •Air bridge established in 2 days •56 WHO staff deployed w/49 on stby •MoH approved vax protocol Thank you and all working with on

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  3. Retweeted
    May 14

    Industrially-produced trans fat is toxic, there's no reason people should continue to be exposed to this chemical in their food when healthier alternatives exist

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  4. 10 hours ago

    Many people are unable to get tested for diseases because they cannot access services Many are incorrectly diagnosed As a result, they don't receive the treatment they need & in some cases, may receive the wrong treatment This has to change

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  5. Retweeted
    12 hours ago

    An accurate diagnosis is the first step to getting effective treatment.

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  6. 12 hours ago

    “An accurate diagnosis is the first step to getting effective treatment. No one should suffer or die because of a lack of services, or because the right tests were not available” —

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  7. 13 hours ago

    Q: What is the WHO Essential List? A: It’s a catalogue of the tests needed to diagnose the most common conditions as well as a number of global priority diseases.

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  8. 18 hours ago

    Let's Walk the Talk together for a healthier world. Be part of the challenge on 20 May!

    Walk the Talk: The Health For All Change
    7 replies . 89 retweets 137 likes
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  9. Retweeted
    May 14

    Industrially-produced trans fats are present in: -hardened vegetable fats like margarine -often present in snack food, baked foods & fried foods. Healthier alternatives can be used that would not affect taste or cost of food. 🍱

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  10. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    Every year over 500,000 people die from eating industrially-produced trans-fat. WHO plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. It’s time to

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  11. Retweeted
    May 14

    Riposte à en 🇨🇩 Le a mis à disposition de l'OMS () un hélicoptère pour assurer une liaison aérienne entre Kinshasa, Mbandaka et les zones affectées. 6 jours par semaine, les vols par 🚁 permettent d'acheminer des fournitures et du personnel. 📷:

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  12. Retweeted
    23 hours ago

    Trans intake is responsible for more than 500 000 deaths from coronary heart each year around the world. Eliminating industrially-produced trans-fatty acids could save thousands of lives every year:

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  13. 20 hours ago

    Industrially-produced trans fats can be replaced in food with healthier alternatives without affecting taste or cost. We will work for a trans fat free 🌍 by 2023

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  14. Retweeted
    May 14

    Several high-income countries have virtually eliminated industrially-produced trans-fats. Action is needed in low- and middle-income countries, where controls of use of industrially-produced trans fats are often weaker

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  15. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    🇨🇩: 41 cas d’ rapportés en date du 14 mai. 2 cas confirmés 22 probables 17 suspects OMS ()

    41 cases of reported in on May 14: 2 confirmed 22 probable 17 suspect
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  16. Retweeted
    May 14

    Thank you for supporting our new plan to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fats from the global food supply. Eliminating trans fats is key to protecting health and saving lives

    The World Health Organization is urging countries to ban trans fats. That's a very good thing.
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  17. Retweeted
    May 14

    “WHO calls on governments to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the food supply. can help achieve the elimination of trans fat, and represent a major victory in the global fight against cardiovascular disease”—

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  18. Retweeted
    23 hours ago

    41 cases of reported in on May 14: 2 confirmed 22 probable 17 suspect

    2 replies . 154 retweets 97 likes
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  19. Retweeted
    May 14

    La OMS declara la guerra a las grasas trans. Estos químicos matan a 500.000 personas cada año.

    21 replies . 82 retweets 104 likes
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  20. Retweeted
    May 14

    Eliminating trans fats is 🗝️ to protecting health & saving lives. calls on governments to remove industrially-produced trans fats from the global food supply:

    32 replies . 171 retweets 317 likes
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