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WHO has published its first Essential
#Diagnostics List, a catalogue of the tests needed to diagnose the most common conditions as well as a number of global priority#diseases. Download the Executive Summary here: http://bit.ly/2jZOkxN pic.twitter.com/AGkCf3q7ze
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The Essential Diagnostic List is made of: -58 tests to detect and diagnose of a wide range of common conditions -55 tests designed to detect, diagnose and monitor “priority” diseases such as
#HIV,#TB,#malaria,#hepatitis and more:http://www.who.int/news-room/detail/15-05-2018-first-ever-who-list-of-essential-diagnostic-tests-to-improve-diagnosis-and-treatment-outcomes …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
WHO Western Pacific Retweeted
When it’s good to be gross
: #RepublicofKorea
for their 12 new graphic warnings to appear on #tobacco packaging—including heated tobacco products—by the end of the year. This is part of their commitment to implementing @WHOFCTC guidelines on pictorial health warnings.
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WHO Western Pacific Retweeted
The first-ever WHO list of essential
#diagnostic tests is now available! It will help improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes http://bit.ly/2wEQxI5 pic.twitter.com/4Xhb20Yvfl
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In the
#RepublicofKorea, pictorial warnings cover 30% of each side of tobacco packaging, and pictures are updated every 2 years to give people fresh reminders of the many ways tobacco harms.
#NoTobaccopic.twitter.com/cc6KMTUjT5
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#DYK that pictorial health warnings on tobacco packages are one of the best ways to increase public awareness of the dangers of tobacco use? http://bit.ly/2rHhnui#NoTobaccopic.twitter.com/EDG6hvcnRY
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When it’s good to be gross
: #RepublicofKorea for their 12 new graphic warnings to appear on #tobacco packaging—including heated tobacco products—by the end of the year. This is part of their commitment to implementing @WHOFCTC guidelines on pictorial health warnings.pic.twitter.com/qNWyB8ryhk
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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.
#REPLACEtransfat http://bit.ly/2IiVdcc pic.twitter.com/V3CNrouug6
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WHO has released REPLACE, a step-by-step guide for the elimination of industrially-produced trans-fatty acids from the global food supply. Eliminating trans fats is key to protecting health and saving lives:
#REPLACEtransfat http://bit.ly/2IiVdcc#BeatNCDspic.twitter.com/xwJiRxq1bu
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WHO Western Pacific Retweeted
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
#REPLACEtransfat http://bit.ly/2IiVdcc#BeatNCDspic.twitter.com/z4rCdz1GSPREPLACE trans-fatEliminating trans fats is key to protecting health and saving lives: WHO estimates that every year, trans fat intake leads to more than 500,000 deaths of people from cardiovascular disease.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
There is no safe level of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke. Children exposed to secondhand smoke have a 50 to 100% higher risk of acute respiratory illness.
http://bit.ly/NoTobaccoFacts
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Most young people who smoke regularly continue to smoke throughout adulthood. This reinforces the long-term health consequences of tobacco use: -risk of lung cancer, heart disease and stroke -lower levels of lung function -shortness of breath and more: http://bit.ly/2GcuiZE
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Spending on tobacco drains resources from households that could have been spent on basic needs. Tobacco-related illnesses like heart disease and cancer often leaves families without a main salary earner: http://bit.ly/2GMaHVd
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Tobacco: the ONLY product that kills up to half of the people who use it.
http://bit.ly/NoTobaccoFacts
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WHO Western Pacific Retweeted
The
#FirstEmbrace or#UnangYakap is the universal first act of love between a mother and child.
Happy Mother's Day to all incredible moms out there!https://youtu.be/_8T2ePCty4E Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Nurses provide palliative care to help people live meaningfully with the remaining time they have. They help to alleviate people’s pain and suffering. They take into account their needs, values & beliefs. They are with you from beginning to end.
#NursesDaypic.twitter.com/rr6O8aqoTF
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Nurses are often the health professionals who have most contact w/ patients, over several years—especially managing long-term conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure. Has a nurse helped YOU improve your health & well-being? Thank them today!
#NursesDay#HealthForAllpic.twitter.com/0cVrq1I7EU
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Nurses need:
Quality pre-service training
Access to career-long learning
Opportunities to keep their skills up-to-date
Nurses whose abilities are fully developed and utilized provide quality, people-centred care to people at all stages of life
#NursesDay#HealthForAllpic.twitter.com/ALqZUyZW2v
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Nurses -are on the front lines of health service delivery -care for people on the worst (and best!) days of their lives -work in some of the most hard-to-reach places and despite challenging circumstances We need more empowered nurses to achieve
#HealthForAll by 2030#NursesDaypic.twitter.com/niK4f7GMik
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WHO Western Pacific Retweeted
WHO Director-General
@DrTedros is on his way to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to assess the needs of the#Ebola response first-hand. We are working with our partners to send more staff, equipment and supplies to#DRChttps://twitter.com/drtedros/status/995059868825464833 …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this info to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
WHO Philippines
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