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#WHA74 starts TOMORROW. Follow the key events here on Twitter, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/WHO and our website. More information
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Q: What is the World Health Assembly? A: WHO is comprised of the World Health Assembly, Member States & the Secretariat. The Health Assembly is the main governing body of the WHO comprising of 194 Member States. Read more
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Highlights at
#WHA74 24 May - 1 June include:
Health Emergencies & #COVID19 responseGlobal strategies/plans on public health, innovation & intellectual property; patient safety; health, environment & climate change; Nursing & Midwifery
NCDs
AMR
Immunization Agenda 2030https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1396396951420215298 …World Health Assembly#WHA74 starts TOMORROW. Follow the key events here on Twitter, YouTube https://www.youtube.com/WHO and our website. More information https://bit.ly/2R0TLkg Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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Good read for
#WHA74 eve - a historical overview of challenges & actions to put#HealthForAll at the centre of the global health agenda: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01313-3 … Weak health systems bring nations to their knees when a pandemic strikes. This mustn’t happen again. Thanks@amymaxmen.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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My thoughts are with the people of the
#DRC living near the Mount Nyiragongo volcano.@WHO stands ready to support the governments of the DRC and Rwanda as needed.https://twitter.com/cnn/status/1396203524124512256?s=21 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
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Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the Pandemic
#Influenza Preparedness Framework, which aims to enhance preparedness and catalyse an equitable response to pandemic influenza. I’m thankful to all the partners for helping@WHO implement the framework.https://bit.ly/2QHxbgaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
#COVID19 has highlighted the need for universal access to global#HealthData. The World Health Data Hub provides an interactive digital platform & trusted source for all global health data, fulfilling WHO’s commitment to provide data as a public good.https://www.who.int/dataShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Financial protection has been deteriorating. The proportion of the population spending over 10% of their household budget on healthcare rose from 9% to 13% between 2000 & 2015, & almost 3% were spending over 25% of their budget on health care.https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1396208477505261570?s=20 …
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Efforts & experience gained from implementing the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework over the past decade supported the
#COVID19 response in many countries, providing infrastructure for disease surveillance, sample sharing, genomic analysis https://bit.ly/3vdk8Cl pic.twitter.com/Jy1AMeCYdJ
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WHO has implemented the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework in partnership with industry & other partners. Thanks to these partners, WHO is investing around the world in strengthening pandemic influenza preparednesshttps://bit.ly/2QHxbga
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Tomorrow, 24 May, we celebrate 10 years of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework, a consensus from WHO Member States on a pioneering approach to enhancing global preparedness for an equitable response to pandemic influenza https://bit.ly/3bNrNj7 pic.twitter.com/JTStYu5zoV
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On the 40th anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes,
@UNICEF and WHO call on governments, health workers, and the baby food industry to fully implement and abide by the Code requirements.https://twitter.com/who/status/1395703593999732736 …
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WHO and
@UNICEF guidance is clear: mothers suspected or known to have#COVID19 should continue#breastfeeding.https://twitter.com/who/status/1396068619365326848 …
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Before
#COVID19, many countries were making progress towards universal health coverage. Improvements in the coverage of essential health services were recorded in all income groups and across different types of services, despite persistent inequalities.pic.twitter.com/wi2ZyM37clShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
The Intl Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes remains as relevant today as it was 40 years ago. Last year, some marketers of baby foods exploited the
#COVID19 pandemic to promote their products by invoking unfounded fears that#breastfeeding could transmit COVID-19.pic.twitter.com/fTdRpVOAth
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40 years later, the majority of countries have enacted legislation to implement at least some provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. But unfortunately, only 25 countries have implemented measures that are substantially aligned with the Code.pic.twitter.com/MszrgQE0dL
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The
#HealthData shows that children & women in low & lower-middle-income countries are at higher risk of malnutrition incl.: -stunting -wasting -anaemia during pregnancy. People in upper-middle-income countries are more susceptible to being overweight.pic.twitter.com/0q129b66gZ
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World Health Organization (WHO) Retweeted
Misleading claims from formula companies can confuse parents, often undermine
#breastfeeding The International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes http://bit.ly/2VhRbHz pic.twitter.com/8EwNa4gXfu
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#Breastfeeding reduces costs for families, health facilities & governments https://bit.ly/3ytW67U pic.twitter.com/e8xoQPoUDl
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#Breastfeeding is vital to a child’s lifelong nutrition, health & wellbeing. Breastfeeding protects children from infections and saves lives. It supports emotional bonding between mothers & babies, along with other mental health benefits https://bit.ly/3ytW67U pic.twitter.com/TwhyMDscur
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